Additional Resources

Help During the Competition 

During the sprint (Wednesday, September 13 - Thursday, September 28, Venture College will review each slide required in the pitch deck template. This will include best practices on what to mention, what to display, and judges will be looking for. Two of the last daily lessons will be dedicated to pitch practice - where you will pitch in front of mentors and business leaders for feedback and impressions.

In addition to lesson content, Venture College will arrange one-on-one pitch practice time. This will help you and your team be amply prepared for the competition. 

Overall Best Practices for Pitching: 

• (Article) 15 Quick Pitch Tips for Kick Ass Presentations

• (Article) 9 Things That Take a Pitch From Good to Great

• (Video) The SECRET Ingredient to The PERFECT PITCH: How to tell a compelling STORY

• (Video) The SINGLE Most Important Element of Your Pitch

• (Video) Startup Pitch Video: How to Create a Pitch Deck for Investors

Best Practices - Problem Slides: 

• (Article) Problem Slide - How to Guide

• (Article) Getting the problem right: Investors and Consultants Talk About What Makes a Great Pitch Deck Problem Slide

• (Video) DoorDash at YC Summer 2013 Demo Day (What’s the problem?)

• (Video) Unbird Techstars Boulder 2019 Demo Day Pitch (See if you can find the problem)

Best Practices - Solution Slides: 

• (Article) Solution Slide - How to Guide

• (Article) How To Position The Solution In A Pitch Deck

• (Video) Quilt at Y Combinator Demo Day  (How is Quilt better than the status quo?)

• (Video) GetAccept - YC W'16 Demo Day (What’s the benefit of using Get Accept?)

• (Video)YC Demo Day Pitch (vote.org) - (Notice how she leads with the solution first)

Best Practices - Business Model Slides: 

• (Article) Business Model Slide - How to Guide

• (Article) Pitch Deck Pointers Part 7: The Business Model Slide

• (Video) YC Demo Day Pitch (Official) -- Goodybag  (He knows the numbers around his average customers)

• (Video) Shiru Y Combinator Demo Day pitch   (She doesn’t share a lot of financial numbers - but do you understand how she makes money?)

Best Practices - Business Model Slides: 

• (Article) What Your Opportunity Slide is Missing – Make Investors Believe

• (Article) Market Slide - How to Guide

• (Article) HOW TO HACK THE MARKET SLIDE ON YOUR PITCH DECK

• (Video) GiveMeTap Demo Day Pitch  -- Are you convinced there is a market opportunity?

• (Video) Unbabel Demo Day YC W14  --- (What market did they start in? Where are they going?)

• (Video) How To Calculate Your Startup’s Total Addressable Market (TAM) The Right Way