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From the desk of Oren Klaff.
Oren's writings about strategy, tactics, and useful observations about the world.
How this ONE SLIDE gets the money to come to you
Everyone thinks that I – Oren Klaff – have a magic pitch deck formula that can help people quickly raise millions of dollars… And yes, I do. And next Wednesday 1/25, I’m going to reveal the exact 12-slides people pay me $150k to make for them. “But here’s the thing about my magic pitchdeck…It…
This 6-page pitch deck saved my life
See this image? This pitch deck – quite literally – saved my career (and maybe my entire life). While I can’t spill the exact amount of money this pitch brought in … you're right to think a pitch like this can quickly get you between $1 – 3 million of investor capital. Using what…
A CEO who can't raise money
If you don’t have at least 2 new-investor meetings per week, something is wrong… A lack of any kind of meeting has nothing to do with your company, competition, or your pitch deck… Doesn't matter if you're in a “hot market” either. Instead, it has to do with this one simple rule that most CEOs…
The ONLY 3 minutes that matter when talking to investors
Did you ever fall in “love” with someone in a bar … …. and you both traded contact information to connect later … But later, when you when called them, it was the WRONG NUMBER. But at least you KNEW you were rejected when it happened. Which is exactly why I hate the typical investor…
Are you experiencing some “Fundraising Pain?”
How bad will you let “this problem” get before you “ask for an assist?” Ha, don’t worry, this is not my annual substance abuse awareness message for you… Instead, let’s get serious about The Other Big Problem that business people do NOT like to admit to in public. You'll be surprised to hear, The Big…
THIS kind of money does buy happiness
They say money won't buy you happiness, but you know damn well it does. Why? it's simple really because in our technologically advanced society… … pretty much every problem you have can be solved with money. Problems at home? Get a bigger house, a home manager and another maid. Problems in your marriage? Go see…