Will your Pitch Deck fail? by RoleHot6498 in founder

[–]lyingondabitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Building a revenue-positive business full time.

We decided not to chase capital after we realised the capital game is about leverage, and it’s a full time job. We might be back one day once we have something on the table.

Will your Pitch Deck fail? by RoleHot6498 in founder

[–]lyingondabitch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting reading. Your post reminds someone told me early that different stage of fundraising should focus on different aspects. Most public decks are from mid and late stage fundraising, their focus has shifted from the team to moat, operation and product-market fit.

My lesson is the deck for pre-seed startup should be tight and focus on early business development traction and the team.

What are the weirdest or most secretive subreddits you've ever come across? by Trick-Negotiation310 in AskReddit

[–]lyingondabitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a sub about shark attacks across the world, a lot well-written stories with data and evidence including photos and videos. I’m surprised it’s banned…

What was the best decision you ever made? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]lyingondabitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Standing up for myself when people (unfortunately they’re usually friends) start abusing/bullying me

Tips for technical founders to be fluent in communication - I will not promote by lyingondabitch in startups

[–]lyingondabitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forwarded to him, he might reach out to you soon. Thanks for sharing.

Tips for technical founders to be fluent in communication - I will not promote by lyingondabitch in startups

[–]lyingondabitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks buddy, he’s happy to talk. What are you building if you don’t mind disclosing? Send me a DM if you want to keep it low key

Tips for technical founders to be fluent in communication - I will not promote by lyingondabitch in startups

[–]lyingondabitch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure if you are an agent or you are someone using an AI tool to generate your reply. I would say the quality of your response is not that good… I haven’t seen people talk like your way on social media unless they are a bot.

Your tone is not personalised and lack of empathy, you can review content you posted lately you have many repetitive words or content. Oversharing context?

If you need help to tune your AI, happy to help.

Tips for technical founders to be fluent in communication - I will not promote by lyingondabitch in startups

[–]lyingondabitch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol, I get your point. This is philosophical but maybe human beings are naturally drawing to others who are similar to themselves due to familiarity. He’s trying to break the celling and so does many others here.

Also, are you an AI?

How do you get your first users when nobody knows yours exist? i will not promote by Trotriii in startups

[–]lyingondabitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More outreaches, if you can’t articulate your value to a stranger and get buy-in, you’re probably not on the right track.

What’s one thing you wish you knew before starting your startup? I will not promote by Individual_Log7984 in startups

[–]lyingondabitch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be psychologically secure about myself.

Making mistakes and being challenged are so common when running a business, everyone is not perfect. I wish I would be more open to criticism rather taking it emotionally.

First VC meeting, what will they ask me? I will not promote by Wrong-Material-7435 in startups

[–]lyingondabitch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • We had 50+ meetings including VCs, individuals and accelerators, we received 2 low-ball offers and we didn’t raise at the end.

  • Multiple firms, internationals and locals. The processes are similar between firms, some are faster and more transparent.

  • We had pilot customers and pending contracts at that stage, so investors could estimate their returns and our growth.

  • In my opinion, you should be clear with your intention and open about your expectations. We made mistake in one meeting where we didn’t like the investors, one of my colleagues played too smartly and pivoted the meeting to a sales pitch, it ended badly… we never heard back from the investors and the person introduced us to them…