Episode 65: Sriram Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthy dissect the mystery of the ideal pitch from an investor's point of view. Don't miss out on the upcoming episode where they delve deeper into the art of pitching, exploring it from the founder's perspective.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Intro
(4:19) What is a good pitch?
(5:04) People who don’t need to pitch
(7:47) Big takeaway about pitching
(9:17) Aarthi’s experience working with Netflix’s Reed Hastings
(11:22) VC perspective on pitching
(15:17) Founder perspective on pitching
(18:24) Dangers of bringing too many people to a fundraising meeting
(21:39) Aarthi and Sriram disagree on pitching
(26:25) Right and wrong way to show power as a founder
(30:04) Important things to get across in a pitch
(35:01) Bringing up competition when pitching
(37:17) Aarthi’s mistake while fundraising
(39:48) Talking about your startup team
(42:07) How VC’s test founders during a pitch
(43:30) Knowing who you’re pitching ahead of time
(47:50) Pitching process broken down
(55:10) Dealing with rejection
(1:03:47) Difficulties of being a founder

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