The holidays are in full swing, which means you might start receiving autoresponder emails when people go on vacation.
But don't let the relative calm of the holidays stop you from fundraising. According to a DocSend report on fundraising trends, young startups aren't looking so good. That means that no matter how hard they've tried to get investors' attention, it's not working. For example, there has been a drop in the amount of time investors spend on the “product” and “business model” slides and a significant increase in the time they spend on the “competition” slide.
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Now is a good time to brush up on your presentations, practice them and prepare for when things start up again next year, writes resident presentation expert Haje Jan Kamps.
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