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9 out of 10 startups fail; that's just the hard truth. The most common reasons, according to founders themselves, are related to the 5 Startup Myths that we covered in this article.

The original Airbnb Pitch Deck from 2009 has become an increasingly popular reference for entrepreneurs around the world. The company founders, Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk used this pitch to raise $600K from Sequoia Capital and Y Ventures.Try it for free.

Roy Bailey created the perfect idea for sports fans: a social platform where they can find people like them through their common passion. He needed help with his financial model and signed up for Slidebean's financial modeling workshop which helps educate entrepreneurs on driver-based financial modeling while a team builds your custom financial model.

A company CEO should probably be working on their financial model 2-3 times per week. It is a key decision-making tool for any business. In this article, we explore the financial model template that we used to get our startup to profitability.

This article will help you understand the concepts and components of an effective pitch deck. What is a pitch deck meaning?

We analyzed 250+ pitch decks to find the ideal startup pitch deck structure, from Status Quo (Problem, Solution) to Product and Go-to-Market sections.