Cindy Machles is CEO and Co-Founder of Glue Advertising & Public Relations and a recognized expert in global branding and entrepreneurship. As an entrepreneur, chief marketing officer for a startup ...

You’ve spent weeks polishing your product, and now an investor wants to “see the deck.” Your stomach drops. You’ve got slides, but do they actually tell a story that makes someone write a check? Most ...

Did you invent something? Do you have a terrific idea for a new product? You may think it’s time to present your idea to an investor and launch your business, but it’s not quite that simple.

Entrepreneurs already understand that getting media attention helps with user aquisition, customer traction, making a mark in the space where you play, and attracting investors. If an angel or VC sees ...

I didn’t have a co-founder, prior exits or a deep-pocketed network. I still raised a $1.5 million seed round. Here’s how I positioned my pitch to win. I walked into fundraising with credentials but ...

In this episode of "Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch," our investors are fired up. Can contestants take the heat as they attempt to secure funding for their dream businesses? Before you pitch, make sure ...

At TechCrunch Disrupt, three investors took the stage to dissect what makes — and breaks — a pitch deck. Jyoti Bansal, a founder-turned-investor; Medha Agarwal of Defy; and Jennifer Neundorfer of ...

Anrok reports SaaS startups must prioritize compliance in funding pitches, focusing on infrastructure and addressing investor ...

Think you know how to raise? These five counterintuitive investor lessons reveal the mistakes founders make, and how to save ...

It was a perfect sunny day and my spirits were high. My co-founder and I had a meeting lined up at one of Silicon Valley’s most prestigious investment firms, which had funded such startups as Snapchat ...

New end-to-end system connects founders with pre-matched investors and replaces months of cold outreach with a ...