The document describes a pitch deck template called "The Show" that tells a startup's story in a compelling way. It begins by outlining common pitches' failures to either provide too little content or too much cluttered content. The template then advocates conveying three key things: that the problem matters and is painful, that the founding team can solve it, and that early success indicates future growth. It presents the template as its own story, with an observation of pitches' shortcomings, the problem this creates, and the template as the solution. The document teaches the mechanics of an effective story while demonstrating the emotional storytelling style.
Customizable pitch deck templates which include two different versions, both built by leading seed investors at NextView Ventures. Entrepreneurs can use them to save time while building a pitch deck to raise seed capital.
7 Fatal Pitch Deck Mistakes Scaring Away Investors - Don't Be A Little PitchBryce North
Ahh…rejected pitch decks. Having a hard time attracting investors or not sure how to get their attention? Don't waste another minute building investment presentations that are doomed to fail! This presentation is for anyone who has spent hours chasing investors that never close.
Find more great resources here --> www.dontbealittlepitch.com
For many of us, the feeling of inevitable doom when we start writing our investment strategy can be overwhelming. Just how much effort should we put into creating something that might just get shut down? Or worse, ignored. It all feels so defeating and before you know it, you are quickly running out of cash. Major heartburn.
Check out our successful pitch deck master class: https://www.dontbealittlepitch.com/pitch-deck-master-course
The Best Pitch Deck Format To Attract InvestorsBryce North
**Validated by real investors!**
Based on the Guy Kawaski format, this pitch deck layout has been proven over and over again and has helped many companies raise their investment round.
If you are looking to raise your seed round, impress investors, and build a high-quality investment deck, then make sure you follow this format. This is the best pitch deck template available today.
Find more great resources here --> www.dontbealittlepitch.com
Primer on raising seed capital for first time and experienced startup founders and employees. In this slideshare, I provide insight into the following questions:
-What is seed capital?
-Why should I raise?
-What is the current state of the seed market.
-Who invets in startups?
-How do I prepare?
-What is the close process?
-What are some useful resources?
Lessons we learned from designing 30+ pitch decksVisual Hackers
Everyone has their own way of communicating and this is reflected in the way they formulate their pitch deck structure. In all these journeys, we’ve learned a series of lessons that we want to share with you today, based on real-life decks we've helped build.
How to Create a Pitch Deck to Impress Investors?SlideTeam
Getting investors is the most difficult task for a startup. This presentation explains how to create a pitch deck or business plan to attract investors or venture capitalists
Customizable pitch deck templates which include two different versions, both built by leading seed investors at NextView Ventures. Entrepreneurs can use them to save time while building a pitch deck to raise seed capital.
7 Fatal Pitch Deck Mistakes Scaring Away Investors - Don't Be A Little PitchBryce North
Ahh…rejected pitch decks. Having a hard time attracting investors or not sure how to get their attention? Don't waste another minute building investment presentations that are doomed to fail! This presentation is for anyone who has spent hours chasing investors that never close.
Find more great resources here --> www.dontbealittlepitch.com
For many of us, the feeling of inevitable doom when we start writing our investment strategy can be overwhelming. Just how much effort should we put into creating something that might just get shut down? Or worse, ignored. It all feels so defeating and before you know it, you are quickly running out of cash. Major heartburn.
Check out our successful pitch deck master class: https://www.dontbealittlepitch.com/pitch-deck-master-course
The Best Pitch Deck Format To Attract InvestorsBryce North
**Validated by real investors!**
Based on the Guy Kawaski format, this pitch deck layout has been proven over and over again and has helped many companies raise their investment round.
If you are looking to raise your seed round, impress investors, and build a high-quality investment deck, then make sure you follow this format. This is the best pitch deck template available today.
Find more great resources here --> www.dontbealittlepitch.com
Primer on raising seed capital for first time and experienced startup founders and employees. In this slideshare, I provide insight into the following questions:
-What is seed capital?
-Why should I raise?
-What is the current state of the seed market.
-Who invets in startups?
-How do I prepare?
-What is the close process?
-What are some useful resources?
Lessons we learned from designing 30+ pitch decksVisual Hackers
Everyone has their own way of communicating and this is reflected in the way they formulate their pitch deck structure. In all these journeys, we’ve learned a series of lessons that we want to share with you today, based on real-life decks we've helped build.
How to Create a Pitch Deck to Impress Investors?SlideTeam
Getting investors is the most difficult task for a startup. This presentation explains how to create a pitch deck or business plan to attract investors or venture capitalists
Investor pitch deck template for business plan start up investmentFraser Hay
Investor pitch deck template for business plan start up investment is an overview of what to include when pitching for investment for your new business start-up. More help available at http://www.growyourbusiness.club
investor pitch deck template
investor pitch deck
pitch deck template
pitch deck
funding pitch deck
investment pitch deck
startup pitch deck
crowdfunding pitch deck
How to make an investor pitch deck that really worksDeck Rooster
In sales, a well established principle is, before one starts pitching to a customer, one should listen to what the customer has to say. That is because if you listen carefully he will lay out his needs in front of you, letting you present your solution in a way that fits into his needs perfectly.
The principle should be equally useful while pitching to an investor while raising funds. I can’t see a reason why it won’t be. But no one seems to be suggesting “you should listen more and talk less during an investor pitch”. Probably it is assumed that we already know what investors look for in a business. Is it a rockstar team; or may be a huge market size or is it traction or a break-through technology? Or may be different investors look for different combination of those things.
Actually all of those are means towards an end. They help investors figure out something more specific and quantitative that all investors look for in a startup before investing. But what is it?
A 10x return on their investment. That is it.
That number may vary from an early stage investor to a growth stage one, but you get the point, right? Not everyone says it out loud, because it makes them look money hungry, but that is what an investor business is all about.
But, now with that knowledge, how do you tweak your pitch and your pitch deck to make an investor feel that you are offering him an investment opportunity that could deliver a 10x return? And more importantly, can your business even deliver 10x return?
The above presentation by Deck Rooster answers those questions and offers a structure (not a template) for an investor pitch deck for startups. Check it out.
How to define and position your VC brand to attract funding and dealflow.
* note: more recent updated version below:
https://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/branding-strategies-for-better-dealflow-and-fundraising-aka-the-helpful-vc
What investors are looking for in your pitch deck Infocrest
For raising money for your business, having an
impressive pitch deck is an essential component. A great pitch deck gets potential investors excited about your idea and
engages them in a conversation about your business,
hopefully leading to investment. What are the key elements investors are looking in your pitch deck? Here is the answer
How To Create The Perfect Start-Up Pitch Deck The right Way for Entrepreneurs || From a VC perspective
Founders who deeply follow those recommendations will have better chance to build a defining pitch deck for VCs.
If you think you have a good pitch, send it through my way at eharfouche@polytechventures.ch
Presentation from Marc Phillips, Managing Partner of Arafura Ventures, and author of "Inside Silicon Valley: How the deals get done," with a slide-by-slide approach to developing your pitch deck -- using examples from real-life winning pitch decks.
Check out sample essential pitch deck slides for: .
- Mission/Vision
- Problem/Solution
- Market size
- IP
- Financial projections
- Management team
- and more!
Sponsored by Early Growth Financial Services and Cooley.
The Startup Studio Playbook is the World's first professional book dedicated to startup studios, a.k.a. venture builders, startup factories. It is a book for entrepreneurs and innovators. Read about exciting case studies and best practices, discover how the startup studio model enables you to build startups easier
You will benefit from this book if you are interested in entrepreneurship or innovation. Startup studios are on the rise, quickly becoming the new trend in building startups. If done right, model enables you to build startups in a less risky and more cost-efficient way. Discover how this model can benefit you.
The main goal of the Startup Studio Playbook is to make startup studios more transparent, and make it easier to create and grow new studios. In this book you will learn about:
- Who are the founders behind the most exciting studios;
- How are are these organizations funded;
- Where do studios take the idea for their startups;
- How startup studio organize their team and operations;
- What are the spin-off and exit strategies;
- What are the pros and cons of the model;
- How different startup studios operate across the Globe;
- How corporations can leverage the benefits of the model;
- How you can build your own startup studio?
Find out more:
http://www.startupstudioplaybook.com/
Get the book. Use the offer code 'earlybird' to get a discount.
https://gumroad.com/l/startupstudioplaybook
The slide deck we used to raise half a million dollarsBuffer
This is the pitchdeck we used to raise half a million dollars from Angel investors. More here:
http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/98034/The-Pitch-Deck-We-Used-To-Raise-500-000-For-Our-Startup.aspx
Mapme Investor Deck.
The deck we originally used to raise our seed round of $1M. See the progress we've made at www.mapme.com. Welcome to try it out and create a map.
Any questions? I'm at ben@mapme.com
Innovate Calgary's Presentation on Perfecting the Investor Pitch at Startup W...Boast Capital
This is a presentation by Alex Raczenko, EIR at Innovate Calgary in Alberta at Startup Weekend on July 12, 2013. Alex discusses the 12 key questions every entrepreneur needs to answer before raising outside capital. Following this presentation you will be able to perfect your investor pitch.
Slash - the Startup Studio Playbook (13 dec2018)Slash
New models for collaboration emerge between corporates, startups and investors.
In his keynote at the Asia Startup Summit, Slash CEO Andries De Vos shares how Slash (www.slash.co) has developed a startup studio model which can be applicable to corporates, investors and entrepreneurs.
A sales playbook is a solution with different silos for each challenge in a sales cycle. It can
be used to set up tactics or methods that characterizes the roles and responsibilities for
you (and your sales team).
Investor pitch deck template for business plan start up investmentFraser Hay
Investor pitch deck template for business plan start up investment is an overview of what to include when pitching for investment for your new business start-up. More help available at http://www.growyourbusiness.club
investor pitch deck template
investor pitch deck
pitch deck template
pitch deck
funding pitch deck
investment pitch deck
startup pitch deck
crowdfunding pitch deck
How to make an investor pitch deck that really worksDeck Rooster
In sales, a well established principle is, before one starts pitching to a customer, one should listen to what the customer has to say. That is because if you listen carefully he will lay out his needs in front of you, letting you present your solution in a way that fits into his needs perfectly.
The principle should be equally useful while pitching to an investor while raising funds. I can’t see a reason why it won’t be. But no one seems to be suggesting “you should listen more and talk less during an investor pitch”. Probably it is assumed that we already know what investors look for in a business. Is it a rockstar team; or may be a huge market size or is it traction or a break-through technology? Or may be different investors look for different combination of those things.
Actually all of those are means towards an end. They help investors figure out something more specific and quantitative that all investors look for in a startup before investing. But what is it?
A 10x return on their investment. That is it.
That number may vary from an early stage investor to a growth stage one, but you get the point, right? Not everyone says it out loud, because it makes them look money hungry, but that is what an investor business is all about.
But, now with that knowledge, how do you tweak your pitch and your pitch deck to make an investor feel that you are offering him an investment opportunity that could deliver a 10x return? And more importantly, can your business even deliver 10x return?
The above presentation by Deck Rooster answers those questions and offers a structure (not a template) for an investor pitch deck for startups. Check it out.
How to define and position your VC brand to attract funding and dealflow.
* note: more recent updated version below:
https://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/branding-strategies-for-better-dealflow-and-fundraising-aka-the-helpful-vc
What investors are looking for in your pitch deck Infocrest
For raising money for your business, having an
impressive pitch deck is an essential component. A great pitch deck gets potential investors excited about your idea and
engages them in a conversation about your business,
hopefully leading to investment. What are the key elements investors are looking in your pitch deck? Here is the answer
How To Create The Perfect Start-Up Pitch Deck The right Way for Entrepreneurs || From a VC perspective
Founders who deeply follow those recommendations will have better chance to build a defining pitch deck for VCs.
If you think you have a good pitch, send it through my way at eharfouche@polytechventures.ch
Presentation from Marc Phillips, Managing Partner of Arafura Ventures, and author of "Inside Silicon Valley: How the deals get done," with a slide-by-slide approach to developing your pitch deck -- using examples from real-life winning pitch decks.
Check out sample essential pitch deck slides for: .
- Mission/Vision
- Problem/Solution
- Market size
- IP
- Financial projections
- Management team
- and more!
Sponsored by Early Growth Financial Services and Cooley.
The Startup Studio Playbook is the World's first professional book dedicated to startup studios, a.k.a. venture builders, startup factories. It is a book for entrepreneurs and innovators. Read about exciting case studies and best practices, discover how the startup studio model enables you to build startups easier
You will benefit from this book if you are interested in entrepreneurship or innovation. Startup studios are on the rise, quickly becoming the new trend in building startups. If done right, model enables you to build startups in a less risky and more cost-efficient way. Discover how this model can benefit you.
The main goal of the Startup Studio Playbook is to make startup studios more transparent, and make it easier to create and grow new studios. In this book you will learn about:
- Who are the founders behind the most exciting studios;
- How are are these organizations funded;
- Where do studios take the idea for their startups;
- How startup studio organize their team and operations;
- What are the spin-off and exit strategies;
- What are the pros and cons of the model;
- How different startup studios operate across the Globe;
- How corporations can leverage the benefits of the model;
- How you can build your own startup studio?
Find out more:
http://www.startupstudioplaybook.com/
Get the book. Use the offer code 'earlybird' to get a discount.
https://gumroad.com/l/startupstudioplaybook
The slide deck we used to raise half a million dollarsBuffer
This is the pitchdeck we used to raise half a million dollars from Angel investors. More here:
http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/98034/The-Pitch-Deck-We-Used-To-Raise-500-000-For-Our-Startup.aspx
Mapme Investor Deck.
The deck we originally used to raise our seed round of $1M. See the progress we've made at www.mapme.com. Welcome to try it out and create a map.
Any questions? I'm at ben@mapme.com
Innovate Calgary's Presentation on Perfecting the Investor Pitch at Startup W...Boast Capital
This is a presentation by Alex Raczenko, EIR at Innovate Calgary in Alberta at Startup Weekend on July 12, 2013. Alex discusses the 12 key questions every entrepreneur needs to answer before raising outside capital. Following this presentation you will be able to perfect your investor pitch.
Slash - the Startup Studio Playbook (13 dec2018)Slash
New models for collaboration emerge between corporates, startups and investors.
In his keynote at the Asia Startup Summit, Slash CEO Andries De Vos shares how Slash (www.slash.co) has developed a startup studio model which can be applicable to corporates, investors and entrepreneurs.
A sales playbook is a solution with different silos for each challenge in a sales cycle. It can
be used to set up tactics or methods that characterizes the roles and responsibilities for
you (and your sales team).
Essential elements that pitch decks must have in one for or another. Must add industry and domain elements, but these are a few critical elements. mikeklein2010.wordpress.com
Sourcing, talent brand, and future recruiting trends to amplify your 2015 strategy.
Download the full Global Recruiting Trends report: http://lnkd.in/2015recruitingtrends
Why do you need a Pitch Deck?
Catch attention and get the first/second meeting!
To make the Pitch Deck crisp and clear you need a kickass Startup Pitch Deck Template.
Digital Corporate Banking for the Connected Corporate Customer Misys
Learn how your bank can meet the demands of the connected corporate customer. These slides will focus on how to improve the commercial banking customer experience, generate a 720 degree view of the client and bank operations, and provide real-time reporting capabilities to customers.
CEB presentation for Aug 25 Millennial Hiring and Management event.
The millennial generation makes up 35% of the workforce globally. By 2020, they will be 46% of the world's working population - 60% of them will be in Asia. It's more important than ever to understand millennials and develop a strategy to engage them, but how? How do companies make themselves appealing to this game-changing generation?
To find out, we are honored to invite experienced HR industry experts and millennials themselves to an interactive session, which will cover:
Millennials - who they really are
Why are millennials important to your company
What entices millennials to join a company
How to use social and digital channels to attract millennial talent
What’s the secret sauce of high retention rate among millennial employees
You will have a chance to listen to the following experts share their knowledge and experience, and interact with them and the millennials during the fireside chat and Q&A session.
Mandy Wong, Talent Brand Consultant, LinkedIn Talent Solutions
Kelvin Chua, Senior Executive Advisor, CEB
Bocco Chen, Senior Human Resources Manager, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Delton Li, Head of Talent Acquisition - Personal Banking, Bank of China
(Hong Kong)
Angie Sung, Regional Talent Development Manager, Hilti Asia
Joyce Lai, Associate Consultant, Stanton Chase International
High-potential employees are the future leaders of your organisation and twice as valuable as other employees. Based on a decade of research and analysis from 6.6m staff assessments, "The HR Guide to Identifying High-Potentials" is a comprehensive look at everything you need to know to help your HiPo programme succeed.
An Introduction to The Challenger Customer [Pat Spenner, CEB]Quarry
Pat Spenner, co-author of The Challenger Customer presented to animal health marketing and sales professionals at NAVC 2016 about the changing landscape of B2B buying.
From Big Data to Big Insight - Dave Edwards, SHL/CEBThe HR Observer
There has been a lot of talk about big data but the conversation has now moved
onto big insight. Our research shows “For 85% of business leaders, more data is
not adding up to better business decisions”. How can you turn talent analytics data
into insight? And how can you turn this insight into a strategic advantage? Find out
how you can use data to answer questions such as:
• Are we attracting and retaining top talent?
• How strong is our pipeline of future leaders?
• Do we have the right talent on board to drive the next phase of business growth?
These board deck templates include customizable slides and advice from the VCs at NextView Ventures. Use them to save time while building a deck based on best practices as a startup founder or CEO.
How to pitch a startup project ? What to do and not to do ? How to be short ? Those are the questions any candidate entrepreneur will ask ... I propose you a crash course to answer those questions ... Based on my experience coaching startup, being in jury of BP competition, financing startups and teaching MBA students ...
Please, don't hesitate to comment or share your experience ...
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Bruno Wattenbergh
The pitch is a performance, not a presentation. This deck will help you delivery of pitch by understanding the preparation work required to get it right.
Many of us post on social media, share ideas, give opinions, and at times spend more time than we should writing long replies to someone else’s post.
Social media is great, and we all can see its benefits, but a post is fleeting and a moment never lasts...and creating content takes AGES!!!
You need to create content that will RESONATE with your audience in a way that you have NEVER connected before and then to be able to very simply share it.
What If I was to show you a way to create a complete set of content, end to end in 1 hr
🔥10x killer headlines
🔥1x video script
🔥1x 500 word blog
🔥1x 5 minute video
All this, in ONE HOUR
So, join me at 7PM tomorrow (UK time) to discover the process of capturing your insight and re-purposing them into a lots of epic content - really, really quickly.
I'll give you a full software demo and strategy outline.
To be successful at sales prospecting, you need to reach out and connect with customers in a meaningful way. Confidence, charisma, and resourcefulness are all wonderful attributes to have as a salesperson. Still, historically you had to get your foot in the door with a cold call or email that caught the prospect's attention before they could learn all those things about you and want to connect.
Now that we live in a remote selling world and have video to work with, you can cold "call" a potential customer using a video and show them all those things at first click.
The beauty of sales prospecting with video is that in just under two minutes, you can catch a prospect's attention by emailing a video personalized made just for them. You can also help put a face to a name and show who you are.
We’ve rounded up 10 useful templates and ideas to help you get started using video in your prospecting efforts.
Get more details and tips over on our blog: https://bit.ly/3xG76id
We all know the impact of a good presentation, however we end up ignoring the reason behind the presentation - “TO SELL”; and instead just dump content in each slide in a haphazard manner, completely confusing the audience.
We need to make it presentable, organized and (not to be missed) interesting for the audience to understand
Presentations are not boring, it is up to us how we make them!
A short presentation about the dos and donts of pitching and how to always be prepared for a stellar performance in front of investors or potential partners. Further useful resources included at the end of the presentation.
Arts & Crafts: 5 Tips for Becoming a Better Marketer-DesignerBen Ratner
As inbound marketers, we're all content creators in a visual world. In order to succeed and grow, we must learn to tell our story both visually and verbally.
Here are my 5 tips for becoming a better marketer-designer. They are based on my 2 years experience doing inbound marketing and design at HubSpot.
Startup Pitch Deck Template: The Kitchen Sink AppendixNextView Ventures
The second of our templates to help entrepreneurs create better pitch decks and more successfully raise venture capital. Find the first here: http://www.slideshare.net/nextviewvc/startup-pitch-deck-templates-next-view-ventures-slideshare
The Next Decade of Agile Software Development and TestTechWell
After almost fifteen years of history with agile practices, J.B. Rainsberger sees some alarming trends in our attitudes, practices, and even what we teach about agile. At the same time, he sees some progress in approaches and technologies—e.g., behavior-driven development, naked planning, and continuous delivery. Sadly, we still have maturity models, complicated process checklists, and unnecessary certification schemes. In the coming decade, unless we begin to focus on fundamental ingredients absent from many agile teams, J.B. fears we are doomed to miss many opportunities for getting better. It's not good enough anymore just to be a great agile tester. J.B. says testers, programmers, product analysts, and managers must encourage workplace transformations so we can take full advantage of new tools and techniques. He shares a vision of these transformations and calls on testers and test managers, who work with all stakeholder groups, to stand up and lead us into the next decade of agile.
By this point of the project you should have a good understanding of how your product may appeal to your clients. The day of showing the latest product of your company is coming soon. Each company has to give a very short presentation about their company, product and show their promotional materials (posters, leaflets, TV commercials) to the public.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
2. NextView’s series of tactical resources for entrepreneurs, built specifically for
seed-stage startups – part of NextView’s platform of startup support.!
For more, visit ViewFromSeed.com
The leading seed-stage VC firm investing in internet and mobile startups on
the East Coast. We focus exclusively on seed, all in support of our mission:
Help founders give their companies the best possible start.
!
NextView was founded in 2010 by Lee Hower (PayPal, LinkedIn, Point Judith
Capital), David Beisel (About.com, Venrock) & Rob Go (eBay, Spark Capital).!
6. We created TWO
templates for
startups raising
seed capital.!
You’re about to
explore just one.!
(It’s the better
version for
SlideShare.)!
7. We created TWO
templates for
startups raising
seed capital.!
You’re about to
explore just one.!
(It’s the better
version for
SlideShare.)!
You can
download
BOTH versions
at the end.!
13. Get the Next Meeting
• The goal of your first meeting is NOT to secure funding. Your very first order of
business is to secure the NEXT meeting so the process can continue.!
14. Get the Next Meeting
• The goal of your first meeting is NOT to secure funding. Your very first order of
business is to secure the NEXT meeting so the process can continue.!
• You want to get an investor excited and intrigued enough to perform some due
diligence and convey that excitement to his or her partners.!
16. • Many pitches fall flat because they’re not framed as a story. You need to play
to both the head and the heart – investors make decisions with both.!
Deliver a STORY
17. • Many pitches fall flat because they’re not framed as a story. You need to play
to both the head and the heart – investors make decisions with both.!
• All stories can be broken into three parts, which we’ll get to shortly. Your
pitch’s story should lead to your product being the LOGICAL conclusion. !
Deliver a STORY
20. Under-
or Over-
Preparing
• Some pitches feel under-prepared. They don’t convey the basics (what, why,
and how), nor do they articulate the problem being solved by the product.!
21. Under-
or Over-
Preparing
• Some pitches feel under-prepared. They don’t convey the basics (what, why,
and how), nor do they articulate the problem being solved by the product.!
• On the other hand, some pitches feel stuffed full of too many details, either in a
sloppy fashion or in an overly “type A student” fashion.!
23. Claiming
This Is Your
Last-Ever Round
• This is somewhat common for entrepreneurs to say. But if the business is truly
great, you’re better off raising future capital so you can step on the gas.!
24. Claiming
This Is Your
Last-Ever Round
• This is somewhat common for entrepreneurs to say. But if the business is truly
great, you’re better off raising future capital so you can step on the gas.!
• Additionally, taking venture capital implies a founder is trying to maximize
growth and returns. Claiming otherwise can hurt your credibility, as it conveys
a potential lack of understanding of the fundraise process and expectations.
26. Sharing
Your Deck
in PowerPoint
• Nothing is more cringe-inducing than a sloppy looking deck. It’s so easy to
avoid too – send PDFs, not editable files, to maintain design consistency.!
27. Sharing
Your Deck
in PowerPoint
• Nothing is more cringe-inducing than a sloppy looking deck. It’s so easy to
avoid too – send PDFs, not editable files, to maintain design consistency.!
• While this may seem trivial, we see this often enough – and you get so few
chances to make a good impression – that it’s worth mentioning here.
32. An alternative to the more “traditional” pitch deck.!
Perfect for telling your story start to finish to investors!
(and doing so in a timely manner).!
33. An alternative to the more “traditional” pitch deck.!
Perfect for telling your story start to finish to investors!
(and doing so in a timely manner).!
The following slides are an example, and since there’s no
exact template to telling your specific story, we’re
teaching The Show by pitching YOU The Show.!
34. An alternative to the more “traditional” pitch deck.!
Perfect for telling your story start to finish to investors!
(and doing so in a timely manner).!
This “meta” approach will teach you both the mechanics
of these story-driven slides and convey the emotional arc.!
The following slides are an example, and since there’s no
exact template to telling your specific story, we’re
teaching The Show by pitching YOU The Show.!
35. An alternative to the more “traditional” pitch deck.!
Perfect for telling your story start to finish to investors!
(and doing so in a timely manner).!
This “meta” approach will teach you both the mechanics
of these story-driven slides and convey the emotional arc.!
The following slides are an example, and since there’s no
exact template to telling your specific story, we’re
teaching The Show by pitching YOU The Show.!
Look for these call-out boxes to learn more about a particular slide.
These exist OUTSIDE the actual story arc (i.e. it’s our attempt at
stepping back to analyze a slide). They’re not part of the pitch.
36. You’ll get both versions, including The Show:
DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES
Created by!
39. Confidential Investor Presentation!
January 2015!
The Show
Remember: We’re about to present this template to you as if The Show is the startup being
pitched. Thus, the slides that follow will convey both the emotional style of this type of pitch
AND some tactical details of what you should include in your own version of The Show.
Tell Your Seed-Stage Startup’s Story. Better.
40. Confidential Investor Presentation!
January 2015!
The Show
(Still with us on the meta approach? Good. Now,
quite literally, on with The Show…)
Remember: We’re about to present this template to you as if The Show is the startup being
pitched. Thus, the slides that follow will convey both the emotional style of this type of pitch
AND some tactical details of what you should include in your own version of The Show.
Tell Your Seed-Stage Startup’s Story. Better.
41. is an investor pitch deck template!
that guides an audience!
through a compelling story!
and helps entrepreneurs!
more successfully!
raise seed capital.!
The Show
2!
42. is an investor pitch deck template!
that guides an audience!
through a compelling story!
and helps entrepreneurs!
more successfully!
raise seed capital.!
The Show
As with any style pitch deck, you should articulate the basics of
WHAT you do up front. Founders fail to convey this surprisingly
often, which derails your pitch immediately. Don’t forget to
include this simple yet critical detail early in your own story.
2!
44. What we’ve observed:!
After conveying the basics of WHAT you do, it’s now time to tell
the main story: WHY you exist. This is what makes The Show so
effective – it tells a compelling story, with you at the center.
3!
45. What we’ve observed:!
After conveying the basics of WHAT you do, it’s now time to tell
the main story: WHY you exist. This is what makes The Show so
effective – it tells a compelling story, with you at the center.
Note that all compelling stories, from nursery
rhymes to Shakespeare to your pitch, can break
down into THREE parts, which we’ll discuss…
3!
46. What we’ve observed:!
Web and mobile
entrepreneurship is in
vogue and growing fast.
As a result, more
entrepreneurs are
pitching more VCs.!
4!
47. What we’ve observed:!
Web and mobile
entrepreneurship is in
vogue and growing fast.
As a result, more
entrepreneurs are
pitching more VCs.!
Compelling Story, Part 1: A status quo. What is the state of things
historically or today? For a pitch, the status quo is the observation you’ve
made about the market that will inevitably lead to Part 2 of your story…
4!
49. Problem!
Unfortunately, many startup
pitches are broken. They’re
ineffective and fail to
convince VCs to invest.!
! Compelling Story, Part 2: Conflict. A problem is encountered by the “hero”
of your story. In your case, that’s your customer, NOT your company
5!
50. Problem!
Unfortunately, many startup
pitches are broken. They’re
ineffective and fail to
convince VCs to invest.!
!
But the status quo alone isn’t enough. It must lead to a problem. No problem,
no product. No product, no company. You want to really hammer home this
idea of the problem you solve, so we’ll dedicate a few more slides to just that…
5!
Compelling Story, Part 2: Conflict. A problem is encountered by the “hero”
of your story. In your case, that’s your customer, NOT your company
51. Why do pitches fail?
During the seed-stage, many pitches
exhibit the same issue…!
6!
56. Ø Not enough content.
Ø Not crystal clear on WHAT they do.
11!
57. Ø Not enough content.
Ø Not crystal clear on WHAT they do.
Ø No overt ask for capital.
12!
58. Ø Not enough content.
Ø Not crystal clear on WHAT they do.
Ø No overt ask for capital.
Ø No stated plan post-fundraise.
13!
59. Ø Not enough content.
Ø Not crystal clear on WHAT they do.
Ø No overt ask for capital.
Ø No stated plan post-fundraise.
Ø Not clear why this is “inevitable.”
14!
60. Ø Not enough content.
Ø Not crystal clear on WHAT they do.
Ø No overt ask for capital.
Ø No stated plan post-fundraise.
Ø Not clear why this is “inevitable.”
All of this only confuses and
frustrates investors.!
15!
63. Ø Too much copy.
Ø Too many details (vs. the KEY details)
18!
64. Ø Too much copy.
Ø Too many details (vs. the KEY details)
Ø Not delivered as a compelling story.
19!
65. Ø Too much copy.
Ø Too many details (vs. the KEY details)
Ø Not delivered as a compelling story.
These are hard to follow. The
story gets lost in all the noise. !
20!
66. Ø Too much copy.
Ø Too many details (vs. the KEY details)
Ø Not delivered as a compelling story.
(As an aside, you should be picking up on the style of The Show by
now: short, clear statements, presented in a single, connected story.)
These are hard to follow. The
story gets lost in all the noise. !
20!
69. Instead, the goal is
to convey 3 things:
1. This matters.!
!
2. We’re the
people to do it.!
!
23!
70. Instead, the goal is
to convey 3 things:
1. This matters.!
!
2. We’re the
people to do it.!
!
3. It’s already
happening.!
24!
71. Instead, the goal is
to convey 3 things:
1. This matters.!
!
2. We’re the
people to do it.!
!
3. It’s already
happening.!
The problem is truly
painful and the
opportunity is huge.
25!
72. Instead, the goal is
to convey 3 things:
1. This matters.!
!
2. We’re the
people to do it.!
!
3. It’s already
happening.!
The problem is truly
painful and the
opportunity is huge.
Your team has the
talent and the unfair
advantages to win.
26!
73. Instead, the goal is
to convey 3 things:
1. This matters.!
!
2. We’re the
people to do it.!
!
3. It’s already
happening.!
The problem is truly
painful and the
opportunity is huge.
Your team has the
talent and the unfair
advantages to win.
Early traction hints
at much bigger
success in the future.
27!
75. The Showto help entrepreneurs easily create
the most compelling stories possible.
We’re building!
29!
76. The Show
We’re building!
Compelling Story, Part 3: Resolution. You’ve laid out the status
quo of what’s happening, as well as the resulting problem. The
resolution to that problem comes next. It should lead neatly into an
“oh, by the way” moment...
29!
to help entrepreneurs easily create
the most compelling stories possible.
77. The Show
We’re building!
Compelling Story, Part 3: Resolution. You’ve laid out the status
quo of what’s happening, as well as the resulting problem. The
resolution to that problem comes next. It should lead neatly into an
“oh, by the way” moment...
Putting it all together: “We’ve observed X, which creates problem Y. The
solution is Z, and oh, by the way, that’s exactly what we’re creating.”
Investors want to believe you are the inevitable resolution to this story.
29!
to help entrepreneurs easily create
the most compelling stories possible.
78. The Show
We’re building!
Compelling Story, Part 3: Resolution. You’ve laid out the status
quo of what’s happening, as well as the resulting problem. The
resolution to that problem comes next. It should lead neatly into an
“oh, by the way” moment...
Next, outline why
you’re the best team
to provide it.
29!
to help entrepreneurs easily create
the most compelling stories possible.
Putting it all together: “We’ve observed X, which creates problem Y. The
solution is Z, and oh, by the way, that’s exactly what we’re creating.”
Investors want to believe you are the inevitable resolution to this story.
81. Why Stories Succeed!
1
You’ll want to speak to each point. For #1, we’d add this: “Investors make decisions using both of
these things. But unless you’re a world-class storyteller that can make plain slides come to life,
regular slides won’t cut it. The Show is more adept at targeting both the head (Is this a smart
business? Can it scale and make money?) and the gut (Am I excited about this? Does this feel huge?).
Stories target the head and the gut.!
Investors make decisions with both.!
31!
82. Why Stories Succeed!
1
Stories convey the WHY.!
Young startups lack a history of
proof but have plenty of purpose.!
2
Stories target the head and the gut.!
Investors make decisions with both.!
32!
83. Why Stories Succeed!
1
“This is the driving factor behind your pitch. If you’re launching to simply make money, most
investors won’t actually get excited. At NextView, for example, we look for ‘authentic’ founders –
people who identify a problem and understand their why, their mission. When things get tough or
challenges arise, as they always do, these founders will run through walls to keep building their
businesses. The Show effectively conveys this sense of purpose and succeed-at-all-costs mentality.”
2
Stories target the head and the gut.!
Investors make decisions with both.!
Stories convey the WHY.!
Young startups lack a history of
proof but have plenty of purpose.!
32!
84. Why Stories Succeed!
1
2
Stories have high impact in little time.!
Maximize your short pitch meetings. !
3
Stories target the head and the gut.!
Investors make decisions with both.!
Stories convey the WHY.!
Young startups lack a history of
proof but have plenty of purpose.!
33!
85. Why Stories Succeed!
1
2
“Stories shed light on things two sides might have in common, like shared purpose or common
interests. Seed VCs invest in people much more than they invest in business plans and ideas. The
Show show delivers a story can quickly get others excited about the opportunity. If structured
properly, The Show doesn’t require a lot of time to deliver. This fits within the constraints of a pitch
meeting and allows for important follow-up questions after.”
Stories target the head and the gut.!
Investors make decisions with both.!
Stories have high impact in little time.!
Maximize your short pitch meetings. !
3
Stories convey the WHY.!
Young startups lack a history of
proof but have plenty of purpose.!
87. • Data Point/Proof!
• Data Point/Proof!
• Data Point/Proof!
Stories were the most
effective means for
securing a positive
response from investors.
Early Results
35!
88. • Data Point/Proof!
• Data Point/Proof!
• Data Point/Proof!
Stories were the most
effective means for
securing a positive
response from investors.
Early Results
Note that this slide should present just a few key data
points and perhaps a powerful statement, quote, or
conclusion. In addition to the short list of data points,
provide context verbally, e.g., “For comparison, Famous
Company A gets X results, making ours better by Y.”
35!
90. Not only should your story in your pitch present your company as the logical
conclusion, it should drive home the “unfair advantage” every investor seeks
in entrepreneurs when it comes to actually gaining traction. It’s not just
about building something worth using – it’s about growth.
for achieving traction and distribution!
Our Unfair Advantage
36!
92. Our Unfair Advantage!
1
Maybe you have an exclusive partnership with a big brand. Maybe your
team boasts a truly connected, all-star cast. Whatever the unfair advantage(s)
is/are for your company, articulate that loudly and proudly. These are the
factors that help investors see you will not only succeed in general but will
succeed early and often. Note that this is mainly about distribution.
Our Advantage:!
Context!
37!
2
Our Advantage:!
Context!
98. Raise $N
Million in
Seed!
Grow X Part
of Business!
Achieve Z
Key Results!
Remember, you should be prepared to speak more to each point in your
pitch. Otherwise, it can feel like a gross oversimplification. For this slide, you
should demonstrate that you understand the key levers you need to pull to
gain traction and successfully reach your Series A round or other milestones.
18-Month Plan
40!
99. David Beisel! Jay Acunzo!
Rob Go!Lee Hower!
Our Teamdeep expertise and decades of combined
experience in seed startup fundraising!
41!
100. The Show
Our mission is to help entrepreneurs
everywhere tell better stories to succeed.
Contact: example@example.com!
555-555-5555!
ViewFromSeed.com!
@NextViewVC!
101. Get The Show + a more traditional second template with
commentary from the NextView partners:
DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES
More Resources for Seed-Stage Startups at
ViewFromSeed.com