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MATH 101 Video
December 6, 2018

MATH 101: Pot of Gold

  • By Troy Henikoff

It sounds obvious when you say it out loud: if you show an investor a big pot of gold and a low-risk path to getting that pot of gold, he/she is going to invest. In episode four of MATH 101, Troy explains how to best illustrate this in your VC pitch. If you follow this advice, your audience will be listening!

8 Responses

  1. Darcy Bonner says:
    December 6, 2018 at 10:35 pm

    Very simple & concise – great content that clears A LOT of noise about the fundraising process – thank you!

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  2. Ajay Vonkarey says:
    December 12, 2018 at 4:10 pm

    That’s great advicet, good information for a company like Flyght club which is in the developing stage.

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  3. test says:
    December 13, 2018 at 9:56 pm

    Helpful high-level knowledge, w/ little tactical advice

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  4. Dylan Lewis says:
    February 24, 2020 at 6:45 pm

    Such a good reminder that — just like in other parts of our business — it’s critical to always focus on the customer. In this case, the customer is an investor who is buying into a low-risk future where they make outsized return. Rarely do I hear investor decks framed this way, and it’s a really powerful way to rethink the narrative.

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  5. Clement Cazalot says:
    October 29, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    I just rewatched this, and realized after doing this for many years, that this is probably the most elegant conceptualization of what goes into evaluating a company 🙂 Thanks, Troy!

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  6. Mahmoud Reza says:
    February 26, 2021 at 2:42 am

    I watched it 4 times in 30 minutes. This is awesome. Going to apply it to my deck.

    Many thanks.

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  7. Arjita says:
    July 28, 2021 at 9:57 pm

    You make it look easy, Troy! Very helpful and concise narrative.

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  8. Sudhakar Kaushik says:
    November 29, 2021 at 4:28 pm

    Wouldn’t vc want to know why our path is low risk and how we keep it that way.. how do you add that flavor

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