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 most things in life, it's not so hard once you know how; In less than two hours, learn what you need to bring, what investors are looking for, and how to play investor against investor to make them fear missing out on your round.
In no uncertain terms and without fancy buzzwords, what are the sources of funding available to startups and what are their differences, where do you find investors, and what are the best ways to contact them and how.
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 less time than it takes to watch a movie.
If you're not satisfied with my Masterclass for any reason, I offer a 14 days money back guarantee - The only risk you should be taking is on your startup. The Masterclass also including the top resources for learning even more in-depth on how to pitch your startup - You don't have to only take my word for how this works.
In less than a couple of hours of video. All slides - with extra notes - are also included as a download for your convenience. In it you'll also find a list of online resources and suggestions for further reading, complete with an introduction to startup metrics basics - everything you need to know - and every purchase of the Pitching Masterclass also includes a whole month of subscription to the alumni Discord community.
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 practice and improve your pitch whenever it suits your schedule.
*Every week I'll draw a random email to receive a 50% discount code for a single team / user. Just enter your email to watch a free sample now - and a chance to win!
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 many more first-time entrepreneurs around the world. My goal is 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. +320 pages booklet 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
"Thank you very much for a mind opening Masterclass! I can't remember the last time I learned so much - and I have participated in over sixty other programs of this kind over the years. Interesting, helpful, no boring parts!"
Head of Zentis Research
"The Pitching Masterclass taught me how to present my metrics and look smart to investors. Saved us from making dumb mistakes!"
Became fully financed by business angels and exited to Ceconomy Group
"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
Get smart, get funded: A single user with lifetime access (with free updates) to the Pitching Masterclass and the +320 companion slides. No recurring costs. Learn at your own pace, revisit as often as you want. Perfect for scrappy early-stage startup entrepreneurs.
Online eLearning on demand with unlimited users for startup support programs and their yearly cohorts. A popular choice for universities, accelerators, and incubators. Recurring yearly, invoiced as works best for your organisation, cancel at any time.
*Also available in a CORPORATE EDITION with additional video content & 115 more slides: get in touch
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. (Additional costs may apply.)
**Additional travel costs & expenses may apply. Discounts available for GOs & NGOs: get in touch
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The bare basics for founders in a pinch: Hold the mains. Just the slides, plz!
When you want feedback after the Masterclass: Register for a monthly peer pitch review
For those times when you need exclusive priority access: Book a private pitch feedback session
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*Every week a random subscriber receives a 50% discount for a single startup. Just enter your email to watch a free sample now and a chance to win.