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What’s My Startup Worth?
Pitching investors? Here’s how to figure out your startup’s valuation in 30 seconds. 30-Second Startup Valuation Here's how to figure out...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Nov 8, 202216 min read
A Walkthrough of My Startup Pitch Deck to Solve Traffic
I’m launching a startup to solve traffic. It’s called rShare (get it?), and it’s a mobile app that rewards people for not driving alone:...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Sep 19, 202211 min read
Is STEPN Actually Web3?
Philosophical question: Is STEPN actually #Web3 if they made $122M in profit while user rewards went to zero? Here's what STEPN says on...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Mar 22, 20227 min read
Top 5 Pitch Deck Tips for Non-Designers
Overview I help a lot of founders with their pitch decks. In fact, most of my startups were presentation apps., and before I focused on...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Dec 8, 20216 min read
Q&A About Raising Money for Startups—Your Fundraising Questions Answered
I did a webinar walking through the basics of startup financial projections, the three financial statements, cash vs. accrual (they work...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Oct 15, 202113 min read
The Pitch Deck Analyzer for Every Startup
Want specific suggestions on how to improve your startup pitch deck? Find what investors aren't telling you using this Pitch Deck Analyzer.
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Oct 1, 20216 min read
Valuing Your Startup
It’s an amazing feeling to see $2 million show up in your company’s bank account! Founders who are raising money always ask me how much...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Sep 17, 20215 min read
Step-by-Step Guide: LinkedIn Cold Outreach (Message Templates Included)
Thanks for all of the great response to the last article on cold emailing investors! One big question that keeps coming up is, “How do we...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Sep 4, 20216 min read
Step-by-Step Guide: How to Reach Out to Investors (Email Templates Included)
Founders always ask me if they can reach out to investors they don’t know without an introduction. It’s better to have a warm...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Aug 20, 20217 min read
Are You Actually Looking for Venture Capital?
I hear a lot of people say they want to raise VC money but…sometimes they’re actually looking for friends and family or angel investors....
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Jul 23, 20217 min read
Pitch Deck Playbook, Part 2
Pitch decks are an important part of the fundraising process. I see a million of them, and I'm constantly thinking about what works well...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Jul 9, 20214 min read
Revenue per Employee (Startup Financial Projections Sanity Check)
One of my sanity-checking secrets for startup financial projections is revenue per employee. It also tells us how many people to hire.
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Jun 25, 20215 min read
Your Startup Hiring Plan Made Simple
I’ve been working on an easy yet powerful financial template for startups at Rocket Pro Forma, and one of the tabs is your startup Hiring...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
May 27, 202112 min read
B2B Sales for Startups: A Simple Process to Start Selling
As a startup founder, it’s your job to bring in those first accounts. First of all, most of us don’t have the resources to hire a sales...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Nov 28, 20206 min read
The Startup Pitch Deck Playbook
We Finally Did It! In 2009 we raised $2 million in venture capital for SlideRocket. We had been building the business for over a year and...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Nov 25, 20203 min read
The Reverse Investor List
Work your way up to your dream investors. I was a DJ in New York City for over a decade. I would sit home and work on my skills and I got...
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Aug 26, 20206 min read
Streamlined Financials for Entrepreneurs - With Q&A
I just wrapped up a webinar on finance basics for startups and how to create pro forma financial projections that impress investors.
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Aug 24, 20208 min read
I Feel like I'm Pulling Numbers Out of Thin Air in My Startup Financial Projections
“It's still unclear to me how to ‘project’ and build believable financial assumptions. I feel like I’m pulling numbers out of thin air.”
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Jul 17, 202021 min read
The Best Pitch Deck Financials Slide
Here's my killer financial projections slide for your pitch deck. It’s exactly what investors want to see, and you can grab it here.
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Mike Lingle at Rocket Pro Forma
Jul 6, 20206 min read
The Best Slide to Finish Your Startup Pitch Deck: Milestones Slide
Want to get investors to put money into your startup? I recommend using a Milestones Slide at the end of your startup pitch deck.
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