Comments on: The Torturous World of Powerpoint

By: Day 2 on the job « starting up

Day 2 on the job « starting up — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:25:23 +0000

[...] I should be spending more time on my powerpoint desk. A couple of great posts by David Cowen, Brad Feld and Chris Dixon on the subject. So needless to say, I spent the rest of the day working through [...]

By: Shall We Trust the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint? :: MarketingSavant

Shall We Trust the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint? :: MarketingSavant — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:50:13 +0000

[...] seen a few pitch decks in their life. In fact, as I go over the rules in Brad Feld’s post The Torturous World of Powerpoint, I’m reminded of just how many details we really need to cover in order to convince the committee [...]

By: The Perfect PitchVentureStab | VentureStab

The Perfect PitchVentureStab | VentureStab — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:33:07 +0000

[...] The Torturous World of Powerpoint, Brad Feld enumerated all the questions which entrepreneurs need to answer in their presentation. [...]

By: The Perfect Pitch | VentureStab

The Perfect Pitch | VentureStab — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:00:38 +0000

[...] The Torturous World of Powerpoint, Brad Feld enumerated all the questions which entrepreneurs need to answer in their presentation. [...]

By: poker blog

poker blog — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:04:59 +0000

great list

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:55:47 +0000

Thanks Brad. If it's a yes to both, then it would seem to me that 3.2 (How does it solve your customer’s problem?) would require an explanation for both and even size of the market might require two sets of answers (the market for users of A and customers of B).

Starts getting a bit complicated, and perhaps unfocused in the eyes of some. Ultimately, it would seem as users are just a means to an end (a solution for the paying customers). But on the flip side, clearly you have to show the pain point you are solving for users or an investor may not understand why you're going to get paying.customers that can take advantage of the audience.

By: Brad Feld

Brad Feld — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:25:04 +0000

Yes to both, although I’d typically refer to the non-paying customers as the “users” and the actually paying “customers” would be the “customers.”

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:36:50 +0000

Hi Brad,

For point number four, "WHO IS YOUR CUSTOMER?", would non-paying users of a consumer web-application be considered the customer of your service? Or would the customers be the companies (ie advertisers or marketing partners) that pay to allow for the service and business to continue to exist?

thanks!

By: Sunny

Sunny — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:38:44 +0000

Fan of Microsoft!

By: 11 tips for the VC pitch « Venture Generated Content

11 tips for the VC pitch « Venture Generated Content — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:13:02 +0000

[...] in what most investors are hoping to see and hear. Given that there are so many great resources on this topic available on the web for entrepreneurs, I wanted to focus on a few key things that seem to [...]