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Startups Fundraising: 16 Most Common Mistakes

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8 min readJun 30, 2021

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Most common Startups fundraising mistakes

A pitch deck is quite possibly the most important document a startup will ever produce. Businesses who get it right could generate millions of dollars worth of capital, generate new leads and expose their brand to a huge audience in one fell swoop. Businesses who get it wrong could jeopardize investment opportunities in the boardroom before they even get to the second slide. Here are some of the most common startup fundraising mistakes — and how new businesses can avoid them.

“A pitch deck is quite possibly the most important document a startup will ever produce.

These are the 16 most common startups fundraising mistakes:

  1. Pitch Decks don’t have a narrative
  2. Startups don’t have a roadmap
  3. Startups aren’t credible enough
  4. Pitch deck are too long
  5. There’s no product demo
  6. Startups don’t understand their niche
  7. Businesses are Sketchy on the Details
  8. Pitches Contain Too Much Jargon
  9. Startups Aren’t Honest About Their Intentions
  10. Startups Haven’t Practiced Their Pitch
  11. Pitch Decks Don’t Engage the Audience
  12. Startups Don’t Use…

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