Successful startups seem to be the bread and butter of modern business. But what’s one old-fashioned skill they all share? Sales. Every startup company had to master the art of sales in order to ...

What if someone gave you a sales pitch by saying, “I make some mean pancakes. They’re really good, my kiddos love them. I may be the best at making them. You want to buy some?” Sounds silly, ...

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For this week’s Pitch Deck Teardown, I’m (virtually) traveling to Sweden to take a look at the $3 million seed round raised by developer tool startup Encore. I wanted to take a look at this deck in ...

Last month, I wrote about Minut and its $14 million Series B round, an investment that closed in December. Today, we are sharing the pitch deck the company used to raise the round, led by Almaz ...

As a small-business owner, generating revenue is your responsibility, so along with all the other challenges you face in business, you also have to invest time and effort into securing clients. One ...

If you’re pitching in a baseball or softball game, you want to get the batter out, whether swinging or just watching as those perfect pitches drop right into the strike zone. With sales pitches, it’s ...

First impressions stick. It’s obviously an overused cliche, but it’s a cliche for a reason. People remember how you make them feel the first time you meet them. Did you make them feel uncomfortable?

In many professional scenarios, when introducing yourself, you’ll have a limited period of time to capture the attention of the person you are meeting. From networking events to first-round interviews ...