The 6 Startup Pitches Every Founder Needs
Most founders only create one pitch deck, and it costs them investors.
In this video, I’ll show you the six pitches every startup founder needs to win funding. From your 3-minute competition pitch to your self-guided deck for investors to read on their own, each version has a specific purpose. Skip one, and you risk losing the deal.
You’ll learn:
✅ Why different contexts demand different pitches
✅ The right length and structure for each type of pitch
✅ How to avoid the common mistake of using the wrong deck at the wrong time
✅ How to build a self-guided deck that actually gets read
By the end, you’ll know exactly how to tailor your message whether you’re on stage, in a meeting, or in an investor’s inbox.
Want to go deeper? Join my Pitch Deck Alchemy workshop for a 90-minute masterclass on designing a deck that gets you funded: https://founderquest.com/pitch-deck-alchemy
Read the Blog: https://ftb.bz/124B
Watch the Video: https://ftb.bz/124V
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The 6 Startup Pitches Every Founder Needs
Most founders only create one pitch deck, and it costs them investors.
In this video, I’ll show you the six pitches every startup founder needs to win funding. From your 3-minute competition pitch to your self-guided deck for investors to read on their own, each version has a specific purpose. Skip one, and you risk losing the deal.
You’ll learn:
✅ Why different contexts demand different pitches
✅ The right length and structure for each type of pitch
✅ How to avoid the common mistake of using the wrong deck at the wrong time
✅ How to build a self-guided deck that actually gets read
By the end, you’ll know exactly how to tailor your message whether you’re on stage, in a meeting, or in an investor’s inbox.
Want to go deeper? Join my Pitch Deck Alchemy workshop for a 90-minute masterclass on designing a deck that gets you funded: https://founderquest.com/pitch-deck-alchemy
Read the Blog: https://ftb.bz/124B
Watch the Video: https://ftb.bz/124V
107. Startup Failure Analysis Key Lessons from Abby Sugar
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107. Startup Failure Analysis Key Lessons from Abby Sugar
Startup Failure Analysis Key Lessons from Abby Sugar
In this episode of Feel the Boot, host Lance Cottrell delves into the startup journey of Abby Sugar, the impressive founder of PlayOut Apparel, a gender-equal apparel brand. Despite the brand's promising concept and innovative approach, it ultimately failed. Abby bravely shares her experiences and the unique challenges she faced, providing valuable insights for early-stage founders. Topics covered include founder mental health, team dynamics, investor relations, and the impact of external market factors. This in-depth conversation offers actionable lessons for anyone navigating the complex world of startups.
Abby Sugar’s Bio:
Having worked as a writer, editor, and independent personal trainer, Abby Sugar is a lifelong learner and taught herself about fashion, business and startups after studying English Literature in college. Abby is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University, and studied abroad at Hertford College, Oxford University.
To Abby, learning is everything, and her life motto is f*cking figure it out – so she set out to build the brand that she and her cofounders wish existed when they were younger. As an outgoing, unapologetically queer startup founder, she strives to be a leading voice in and for the LGBTQ+ community. Abby founded Play Out Apparel in 2018 with her cofounder, Grey Leifer. As Play Out's CEO, Abby:
- Graduated from the Founder Institute as a Select Portfolio Company
- Raised $750K in pre-seed from mission-aligned investors and secured loan opportunities
- Won $20K from the National Business Inclusion Consortium’s pitch competition and $10K from Alibaba and HelloAlice (chosen as 1 of 50 winners from 12,000 applicants!), as well as winning other pitch competitions
- Shared her story in the New York Times and Forbes
After an incredible journey, Abby closed Play Out Apparel in 2024 to pursue other opportunities as a startup founder, consultant, and investor.
Abby was named to the Forbes Next 1000 List in 2021, she speaks on podcasts, international panels, and gives frequent interviews about startups, fashion, diversity and inclusion, and topics important to LGBTQ+ individuals.
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to Multitudinous Musings, Abby's monthly Substack Newsletter, where she shares general educational articles about startups and investing, longform journalism, and poetry/literature that she reads - it's also known as Sugar's Recommended Reading. https://abbysugar.substack.com
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Feel the Boot
The 6 Startup Pitches Every Founder Needs
Most founders only create one pitch deck, and it costs them investors.
In this video, I’ll show you the six pitches every startup founder needs to win funding. From your 3-minute competition pitch to your self-guided deck for investors to read on their own, each version has a specific purpose. Skip one, and you risk losing the deal.
You’ll learn:
✅ Why different contexts demand different pitches
✅ The right length and structure for each type of pitch
✅ How to avoid the common mistake of using the wrong deck at the wrong time
✅ How to build a self-guided deck that actually gets read
By the end, you’ll know exactly how to tailor your message whether you’re on stage, in a meeting, or in an investor’s inbox.
Want to go deeper? Join my Pitch Deck Alchemy workshop for a 90-minute masterclass on designing a deck that gets you funded: https://founderquest.com/pitch-deck-alchemy
Read the Blog: https://ftb.bz/124B
Watch the Video: https://ftb.bz/124V
