Links & Resources on Business Plans & Pitching- Venturehacks, Guy Kawasaki , Brad Feld etc...

Topics :  Start Ups · Venture Capital · Oct 20, 2009  |  0  Comments

I get an email about once a month asking me for "business plan templates" or input on thier deck. I often send them the same links over and over again on pitching and business plans. So, I thought, I will just consolidate the links in one page and send this link next time anybody asks me for my thoughts.
  1. VentureHacks - If you are going to do a startup, read all the archives , print it out and put it under your pillow before going to sleep. All the advise is absolutely essential and helps in the pitching, fund raising process and start up development process (especially the customer development process).
    1. What should I send investors? Part 1: Elevator Pitch
    2. What should I send investors? Part 2: Deck
    3. What should I send investors? Part 3: Business Plans, NDAs, and Traction
  2. Guy Kawasaki
    1. The Zen of Business Plans
    2. Is a Business Plan Necessary
    3. The 10/20/30 Rule of Powerpoint
  3. Brad Feld (who is also a VC and has written a great series on term sheets)
    1. How to explain your idea to a VC
    2. The Tortuous world of Powerpoint
  4. Other resources (there are many many links from VCs and investors on pitching and business plans but here are a few of them)
    1. How to NOT write a business plan
    2. Study Finds Business Plans a Waste of Time
    3. Should I send my Business Plan to a VC
    4. The Pitch Deck & The Pitch Deck Does NOT Stand Alone

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