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Executive Director, Evolution Accelerator Inc. Principal, Chompff Consulting LLC Director, NatureTrak LLC CEO, Goodees, Inc. Technology Director, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Technology Director, Integral Capital Partners Technology Director, The…

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Having cofounded several companies which have collectively raised millions in angel and institutional funding, I founded Evolution Accelerator, Inc. in Sacramento California to help entrepreneurs realize their dreams through coaching, connections and access to capital. Contact me for help with your fundraising goals.

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Alex Chompff

El Dorado Hills, California, USA

Executive Director, Evolution Accelerator Inc.
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Director, NatureTrak LLC
CEO, Goodees, Inc.
Technology Director, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Technology Director, Integral Capital Partners
Technology Director, The Barksdale Group

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Can you recommend anyone or a service that we could present our startup pitch deck to where we could get feedback before our real pitch?

Hello, good question. I've prepared many decks in my time and reviewed hundreds (maybe thousands by now) to help entrepreneurs with seed through A-Round fundraising.

There are standard questions which must be answered in any basic pitch deck:
Positioning
Problem
Solution (How it Works, Why it Works)
Market Opportunity (TAM, TOM, SOM)
Market Position (Competitive Situation)
Sources of Revenue (Business Model)
Leadership Team and Strategic Advisors
Barriers to Competitive Entry and Exit (Moats)
Roadmap and Timing to Revenue/Payback/Exit
Ask and Offer (Structure, Form, ROI expectations)

It's important to cover all the bases. It's also important to distinguish between the deck you send in email (text heavy) versus the deck you deliver in person (text light).

Generally, you want to lead with your strongest elements. For example, if the market opportunity is huge but you're missing some key leaders or strategic advisors, then lead with your product-market fit and make your ask about the people you need to fill in the holes (before asking for $$).

A really great practice is to distill your pitch down to 1-2 pages, often called an executive summary. Another great practice is to develop a high-quality pitch video which can be sent in addition to your executive summary.

It's also a good idea to prepare a dealroom for your prospective investors, which will help you to keep materials current. Online dealrooms can be free (dropbox, Google) or paid. There are several good subscription sites which will track who looks at your deal materials, when they look, how often they look at each piece etc. This kind of investor CRM is invaluable to the entrepreneur.

I hope that's helpful. Feel free to reach out if I can be of further assistance.

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how can i discuss my startup app idea with confidentiality

Hi there, great question.

When dealing with professional investors, especially VCs and active Angels, it's usually pointless to ask for an NDA. They'll reject your request out of hand and your request will mark you out as a newbie.

The basic reason for this is that active investors and professional investors don't want to steal your idea. They've got reputations to protect. Stealing ideas will get them blacklisted in the startup community. There's nothing more valuable to an investor than their reputation and besides, they want to invest in good ideas and teams, not steal from them.

It can be helpful to use NDAs with technical experts (assuming they'll sign it) and with vendor/service companies for your startup. There are NDAs available to entrepreneurs. They're definitely of varying quality. If you want to develop and use an NDA, I recommend hiring an attorney to help you when you're ready.

Here's a video I put together on this topic in case it's helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzgpJMXPGZc

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