Pitching investors

YouTube

How to pitch your startup idea clearly and concisely

Y Combinator September 13, 2019

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Pitching investors 9

Copywriting 8

• Investors extrapolate — your only job is to be clear
• Three nouns every pitch must include: product, problem, customer
• Concise descriptions signal a founder who knows what matters

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Productivity & habits

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How to prioritise your time as a founder

Y Combinator September 13, 2019

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Productivity & habits 9

Time management 8

• Conferences and awards are fake progress — they don't move your KPI.
• Grade every task by impact and complexity before you start it.
• A wrong choice made fast beats a right choice made slowly.

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Case studies

Podcast

How to build a company that lasts a century or more

Masters of Scale September 12, 2019

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Case studies 10

Long-term planning 8

Pivoting 7

• Only 45 in a million companies survive 100 years — growth speeds decline
• Truth-tellers at the top are non-negotiable in any real turnaround
• Asking 'what are we, really?' unlocks reinvention without losing identity

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SEO

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Four advanced keyword research tips to find untapped SEO topics

Ahrefs September 11, 2019

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SEO 9

• Find keywords your competitors haven't discovered to gain a real edge.
• Pages with few backlinks but high traffic signal low-competition opportunities.
• Forums rank for millions of keywords despite thin content — easy to outrank.

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Business operating systems

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How a specialty contractor scaled 5x revenue in two years

Bill Gallagher September 11, 2019

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Business operating systems 9

Hiring & recruitment 7

Cash flow management 6

• Organic growth and acquisitions simultaneously will drain cash without a foundation
• Fix strategy, people, and culture before layering on acquisitions
• A compelling manifesto cuts bad hires and accelerates growth at scale

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Business operating systems

YouTube

How a specialty contractor scaled to 5x revenue across multiple regions

Bill Gallagher September 11, 2019

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Business operating systems 9

Culture building 8

Processes & SOPs 6

• Why acquiring companies before fixing culture destroys cash and focus
• The three-stage sequence: foundation, acquisition, integration — in that order
• How a manifesto turned a 100-person hiring wave into a culture asset

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