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The "Best" Startup Pitch Deck - How To Raise Venture Capital (Udemy.com)

A guide to creating the "best" start-up investor pitch deck and insights into raising venture capital from an actual VC

Created by: J Skyler Fernandes

Last updated August 2014

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What you will learn

  • Help you create a start-up pitch deck that is best in class
  • Learn what investors are looking for in the deals they invest in
  • Learn how to speak "investor" and answer the main questions they ask every entrepreneur
  • Avoid some of the main mistakes that many entrepreneurs make when creating and presenting a pitch deck for their start-up

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Course Description

This course is based on the "Best" Startup Investor Pitch Deck Methodology, which has become the #1 Startup Pitch Deck online, viewed and downloaded over 45,000 times, and taught at top business schools and accelerators around the world. This course is taught by its creator, J. Skyler (Sky) Fernandes, who is a top ranked Venture Capitalist (a Powerlist 100 VC), an Angel Investor, a serial entrepreneur, adviser to start-ups, and a frequent speaker on the topic of entrepreneurship at institutions such as Harvard Business School, Wharton, New York University, New York Stock Exchange, and also presented the first TED Talk on Venture Capital.

The knowledge you'll obtain from this class comes from an aggregation of some of the best pitch decks and wisdom from some of the top angels, VCs, and entrepreneurs, including Sky's personal insights and experiences.

The class is much more than just a template for entrepreneurs to use to present to investors and a discussion of what details should be addressed on each slide. During each session, Sky will discuss personal stories and share some of the "secret" inner thinking that goes on inside an investor's mind and how (ultimately) they decide to invest in a select few of the thousands of opportunities that show-up in their in-boxes each year.

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Instructor Details

J Skyler Fernandes

J. Skyler Fernandes a Powerlist 100 VC.  He is the Managing Director of Investments at Cleveland Avenue, a private equity and venture capital fund, co-founded by the former CEO of McDonald's, focusing on investing in food and beverage technology, brands, and restaurants.   Previously, Mr. Fernandes founded and ran Simon Venture Group (SVG), the venture capital arm of Simon, an S&P 100 company and largest retail real estate company in the world. Simon Venture Group is ranked as a top 5 corporate venture capital funds by CB Insights along side Google Ventures, Intel Capital, and Comcast Ventures.  SVG focuses on investing in the future innovation of retail, from in-store retail technology to ecommerce, as well as data analytics, logistics, and internet of things. Mr. Fernandes is also the founding Partner of One Match Ventures, a seed fund, and prior to that was a Partner at Centripetal Capital Partners, a multi-stage venture capital fund with an innovative fund structure where he focused on consumer internet, online services / marketplaces, enterprise SaaS, and commercializable high-tech.

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By Gary Adkins on 11/13/2024

Having worked in both public and private firms for many years, and now as a CEO seeking to raise capital for a new startup, this is absolutely the first presentation that speaks thoroughly to the 'art of raising capital', developing a comprehensive and coherent pitch deck, and presenting to potential investors. This should be taught in every business class in every business school in the nation. Thanks for making this available! Bravo!

By Luke Swaney on 10/26/2020

This was really good and detailed. I have taken a few courses on this topic and this is by far the best. It was long and detailed enough to cover everything in full, but still concise enough to not make it unnecessarily long with added fluff. Definitely would recommend this video if you are interested in this or wanting to take your knowledge to the next level.

By Ziad Hussami on 5/16/2020

This was an excellent course. I was stressing about preparing a pitch and this took some of the anxiety of of it. A few more real life examples would be great. The financials sections seems devoted to online tech companies. Low Volume - High Margin durable goods (infrastructure) is not really the target audience. Then again, it doesn't seem like the entire ecosystem has much for an appetite businesses that have some inkling of Unicorn bait.

By Joan on 11/7/2019

Thank you very much for this course. If you need or have some doubts about how to create/improve your Pitch Deck, this course is definitely for you! I am the founder of a platform and my company will enter an accelerator program soon. All the information given in this course will be used to improve our presentation -Many thanks again

By Kirthy Iyer on 3/5/2018

If you are an entrepreneur, this is definitely a valuable course. J. Skyler is an experienced Venture Capitalist and Start-up Advisor. The aggregated wisdom he shares is highly beneficial when you go into the landscape of raising venture capital. After doing this course, I feel better equipped knowledgeably and confident to take action and create a pitch deck that captures why one should invest in my startup.

By Helena Fogarty on 2/12/2018

This course was recommended to me by an entrepreneur who has now raised millions for her start-up. I am a founder of MI OLA (www.MI-OLA.com,) we have already raised $1M for growth capital, but are now starting meetings for our seed round. We're updating and reviewing our pitch and this is incredibly helpful to see where we can improve.

By Denver Gram on 2/10/2018

I have not pitched to investors before in my life and obviously, before doing so I want to learn what to expect, and how to respond, to the best of my abilities. This course is instrumental in providing this framework. I feel less nervous and more prepared and believe it will be invaluable in the near future when I look for investment capital. Do not hesitate as this course will help you and is taught by a "Doer" in the investment world and not just someone who claims to know what they are talking about.

By Tslki on 1/3/2018

very interesting, insightful. Some things I wish I would have known before. Very-pin pointed so be focused. graphics should be better as he is teaching us how to pitch but the presentation is far from professional. Real world slides should be embedded more often in order to show implementation.

By Christopher Aiello on 5/12/2017

This is a alpha course on pitch deck strategy and preparations for Entrepreneurs. I am a HK based Entrpreneur and have been both a fund manager and now Entrepreneur. In 2007 I prepared for an IPO on the London Stock Exchange and pitched to 150 banks and funds and hedge funds across the US and Europe. This is an outstanding course to know how to prepare an top-tier pitch and to prepare yourself to go get some dollars. Highly recommended resource. Well done to the presenter/course providor.

By Chris Cone on 5/26/2015

"The Best Startup Pitch Deck" is a home run. Fernandes is articulate and very knowledgeable. The course is easy to follow and packed with best practices and investor-perspective insights that give any serious entrepreneur an advantage in finding funding. The production quality is excellent and Fernandes' engaging presentation style and step-by-step instruction provide high value and actionable advice. This course is a real find. Thank you, Mr. Fernandes, for a great experience.

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