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How to Protect Your Pitch Deck from Bad Investors
How to Protect Your Pitch Deck from Bad Investors

Learn the best practices for protecting your pitch deck and startup from investors with bad intentions.

By Stéphane Nasser| August 2, 2026
The best startup pitch deck ever built
The best startup pitch deck ever built

What does the perfect pitch deck look like? Well, we built it. We took the absolute best slides, we put the together, and we created a deck that no investor could pass - ever.

By Stéphane Nasser| July 1, 2026
Investor Outreach Strategy: The 2026 Playbook
Investor Outreach Strategy: The 2026 Playbook

In this article, I want to walk through how investor outreach actually fits inside a fundraising strategy. When cold outreach works, when it doesn't, and how to build a process that maximizes your odds of landing investor meetings.

By Stéphane Nasser| June 22, 2026
How VCs make money: dirty edition
How VCs make money: dirty edition

Many founders ignore how VCs make money. In my opinion, that's a mistake. Today, we're fixing this situation! In this post, you will learn how VC firms actually make money - including some of their dirty tricks - and what it means for you as a founder.

By Stéphane Nasser| June 1, 2026
How to get warm intros to VCs
How to get warm intros to VCs

Warm intros are the cornerstone of today's fundraising, for better and for worse. So how do you get one intro? Or even 100? This post will tell you everything you need about warm intros to VCs.

By Stéphane Nasser| May 11, 2026
59 VC horror stories compiled
59 VC horror stories compiled

We went through 500+ VC horror stories and compiled the best ones for your masochistic pleasure.

By Stéphane Nasser| May 8, 2026
Why VCs won't sign your NDA
Why VCs won't sign your NDA

Should founders ask investors to sign a NDA before sharing their deck. The answer is no. Here are the 6 reasons why, and here's how you can actually protect your startup without a NDA.

By Stéphane Nasser| April 14, 2026
How to secure a lead investor for your startup?
How to secure a lead investor for your startup?

Today, we cover three strategies you can use to secure your lead investor. But before that, let's understand what a lead investor exactly does, and why nobody wants to be one.

By Stéphane Nasser| April 8, 2026
Are startup accelerators worthless?
Are startup accelerators worthless?

Learn which startup accelerators are actually worth it (if any) and what you should expect from them. We'll break down the actual value add for each case, as well as the associated funding and ownership dilution.

By Stéphane Nasser| March 18, 2026