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How to Create a Winning Data Room
How to Create a Winning Data Room

With this guide, you’ll be equipped to understand the purpose and importance of a data room, and how to create a winning one for your startup.

By Iuliia Shnai| April 30, 2025
How to build a startup pitch deck
How to build a startup pitch deck

This playbook is my home-made, battle-tested process to prepare the structure, content, and design of a typical early-stage startup pitch deck. These 2 hours of prep work will save you 10x more time down the road, I promise.

By Stéphane Nasser| March 15, 2025
Pitch deck for startups - 9 templates compared
Pitch deck for startups - 9 templates compared

Here's our list of the absolute best 9 templates of pitch decks for startup founders. Most of what you find online - both free and paid - sucks. So we tested them all and produced a detailed benchmark for you.

By Stéphane Nasser| February 14, 2025
13 Cold Email Examples Sent to VC Investors
13 Cold Email Examples Sent to VC Investors

They are all 100% real, they've all been sent via OpenVC. These examples are amongst the best we've seen. This is an excellent material to find inspiration when writing your own cold email to investors.

By Stéphane Nasser| January 18, 2025
Series A explained
Series A explained

This article aims to help you understand everything you need to know about the series A stage: stage, check size, criteria, and more.

By Shaun Gold| January 5, 2025
How to attract VCs: Inbound fundraising
How to attract VCs: Inbound fundraising

Inbound fundraising is the most powerful, yet most underutilized way to access investors. In this post, we'll cover everything you need to know about inbound fundraising.

By Stéphane Nasser| November 7, 2024
Advisory Shares: A Guide for Startup Founders
Advisory Shares: A Guide for Startup Founders

In the tech startup sphere, advisory shares are a double-edged sword. Let's venture into the realm of startup advisory shares, addressing the whys, whos, and how muchs.

By Shaun Gold| October 27, 2024
12 Best Startup Financial Model Templates [Free & Paid]
12 Best Startup Financial Model Templates [Free & Paid]

Need a financial model for your startup? Fear not. I have extensively compared the top 12 templates, free and paid, so you don't have to do it.

By Stéphane Nasser| October 22, 2024