Wotch Mauricio Piper
"The Masterclass was essential to being accepted to Wearable World. I can't recommend it highly enough!"
Wotch went on to be accepted at Wearable World in San Francisco, the world's leading HW accelerator
Like many things in life, it's less hard once you know how the game actually works. In around two hours, learn what you need to bring, what investors are looking for, and how to play investor against investor, and make them fear missing out on your round.
In no uncertain terms or fancy language, what are the sources of funding available to you, what are their differences, where do you find investors, which are the best channels to contact them, and how do you contact them.
Learn the difference between the high-concept pitch, the elevator pitch, and the pitch deck, how they are related, and how to master them all. Learn how to create your compelling pitch deck to send to investors with 13 bulletproof slides in the time it takes to watch a Marvel movie.
The Pitching Masterclass includes +2 hours of video content in snackable-sized chunks in a convenient online learning interface, all the +370 slides with extra notes are included as a download for your convenience, and in the slides and in the course you'll also find a list of additional online resources and suggestions for further reading, a complete introduction to startup metrics basics, and AirBnB's first successful pitchdeck as an example.
And it doesn't have to end here - there's more: You can also join the monthly peer-review pitching sessions online or book a private exclusive online session on-demand to get feedback and improve your fundability.
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I’m Vidar Andersen and I don’t talk about myself in the third person. I tend to found tech startups to scratch my own itches, and in between I'm doing my part to educate founders and students how to build startups faster and more successfully. And because corporations also keep asking me to help them with their innovation due to my past and present experience, I also founded +ANDERSEN & ASSOCIATES to address their requests.
I created the origninal in-person Pitching Masterclass over ten years ago out of a need to help regional founders become better at convincing investors and compete internationally for funding from top tier venture capital - and it has been evolving ever since. I know first hand that as a startup, you have a million problems - and not knowing how to get funded shouldn't be one of them. The Pitching Masterclass contains all the information I wish would have been available to me when I was starting out. Over the last 10 years I've helped over 3.000 startups just like yours pitch investors successfully - as a co-founder, pitch trainer, and moderator (MC) of the monthly Rheinland Pitch - Germany's (and maybe even Europe's) largest startup pitch event, and through my in-person Pitching Masterclasses booked and offered by Corporations, Startup Support Programs (incubators, accelerators, etc), Universities, and Events.
I created this online Masterclass to spread the knowledge of how to pitch investors to as many entrepreneurs around the world as possible. My goal is to take this to the next level by helping over 100.000 founders over the next years!
On my entrepreneurial journeys so far, I've had the fortune to pitch some of the most famous and well-respected startup investors and tech journalists out there and I've been invited to pitch publicly on stage around the world. It's been a roller coaster ride that has taken me from the frontpage of The New York Times, CNN and TechCrunch to helping other founders succeed faster.
Because one of the things I learned from my Silicon Valley mentors is the importance of helping others like you. So I'm sharing from my pitching experience to help you understand what investors are looking for, master your pitch and successfully raise that round - so you can move on to the more important things of building a great product and growing your business.
My presentations on startups and pitching have been featured multiple times internationally by e.g. LinkedIn SlideShare's "Slide of the Day", and Germany's largest business publication "Wirtschafts Woche" named me "one of the most important people in the German startup scene".
If you still have reservations and doubts about the value and relevance of my Pitching Masterclass for you - I totally get you; There's no shortage of "experts" and "coaches" selling you promises of fast and easy solutions out there (spoiler alert: there are no shortcuts). If in doubt - take a minute to google me. I'll be here waiting. And don't forget the 14 days money back guarantee - this is a risk-free investment.
Because of my previous life between 1997 and 2010 successfully pitching global corporations and GOs for millions of dollars in contracts, I'm also from time to time hired to help with creating their decks and pitching high-stakes development projects - but that's probably not what you came here for.
If you're a startup in or around Germany - you should also apply for the next round of the Rheinland Pitch (Germany's largest startup pitch event)!
Some of the people I've pitched in person include Gary Vaynerchuk (Gary Vee, Investor), Don Dodge (Microsoft, Google Ventures), Steve Blank (father of the Lean Startup, Angel Investor), Robert Scoble (Tech Blogger Legend), Lori Greiner (Investor, Shark Tank), Yossi Vardi (Mensch, Legendary Israeli Investor), Mike Butcher (Mr. TechCrunch Europe), Zach Klein (Founder Vimeo, Investor), Ben Parr (Ex Mashable), Robin Wouters (TNW, Tech.eu), John Bradford (TechStars London), Daisuke Minamide (Investor, NTT DoCoMo, CyberAgent Ventures), Lars Hinrichs (Founder XING, Investor), Christian Thaler Wolsky (Investor, Wellington Partners, Paua Ventures), Christoph Janz (Mr. SaaS Metrics, Managing Partner Point Nine Capital), Daniel Waterhouse (Partner, Balderton), Kurt Müller (Partner, Target Partners), Philipp Möhring (SeedCamp, Angel List), Gilad Novik (Investor, Horizon Ventures) and many more.
Some of the places I've been invited to pitch my own startups on stage include South By Southwest (SxSW) in Austin TX, the Web Summit in London, Le Web in Paris, Tech Cocktail in Austin, C'n'B in Cologne, Pirate Summit Cologne, Campus Party Berlin and more.
If your experience is anthything like mine, you probably have a million problems right now - and wondering about how to find investors and how to successfully pitch them shouldn't be one of them. I should know. I've been there too. That's why I made the Pitching Masterclass for others to go farther faster and avoid my mistakes.
Let me take a minute to first clarify who this Masterclass is not for: It's not for people looking to improve their sales pitches or learn how to pitch for projects; This Masterclass is only going to provide value to early-stage startups looking to raise a round of financing from startup investors - for pre-seed, seed, to perhaps even series A funding rounds.
Colorful visuals paired with coloful language: Who said education can't be entertaining?
The Pitching Masterclass consists all you need to know condensed down to under two hours of easy to follow videos plus a comprehensive companion slide deck for more details (and so you don't have to take notes).
Here's the table of contents of what it covers:
This Masterclass is for the early-stage startup entrepreneur who wants to successfully raise money from investors so they can get on with building their vision. Watch anywhere, pick up where you left off at any time, watch as many times you need, free updates forever, +370 slides included. Get smart, get funded.
"The Masterclass was essential to being accepted to Wearable World. I can't recommend it highly enough!"
Wotch went on to be accepted at Wearable World in San Francisco, the world's leading HW accelerator
"Taking the Masterclass gave us the confidence to raise a solid round."
Studydrive went on to raise $2.2 million after taking the course and exited to StepStone
"Pitching Masterclass opened our eyes, made us understand we weren't ready to pitch VCs yet, saving time and embarrassing rejections."
Distribuddy used the Masterclass to find out if they were ready to raise VC money
"The Pitching Masterclass is a cornerstone of our 'Creativity Bootcamp' program, a testament to its unparalleled excellence, for over seven years. As both organizers and participants, we love the exceptional high quality results it consistently delivers!"
Senior Director Strategy Campus
Get smart, get funded: A single user with lifetime access - including free updates - to the Pitching Masterclass and the +370 companion slides. No recurring costs. Learn at your own pace, revisit as often as you want. Perfect for scrappy early-stage startup entrepreneurs.
Also available as a gift option (on checkout)!
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With Vidar Andersen in-person, on-premise or online. One whole interactive day getting to pitch perfect: 20% theory, 80% practice & feedback. Great for events, startup support programs, universities, and corporate innovation programs. Also available as pitch competition MC.
**Discounts available for GOs & NGOs: inquire now
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The bare basics, download the +370 slides as a PDF: Hold the mains - just the slides, plz!
When you want maximum feedback on your pitch: Attend a monthly Peer Review
For feedback in private without the wait: Book a private session
*Every week a random subscriber receives FREE ACCESS + a FREE PITCH FEEDBACK SESSION. Just enter your email to watch a free sample now and a chance to win.