3 Startup Founders Pitch Live – Honest Feedback Makes Them Better
Welcome to the ultimate startup stage, where early founders step into the hot seat and present their big ideas – from revolutionary space manufacturing infrastructure to next-gen property management SaaS. And after they've had their minute to pitch, they get feedback from two check-writing investors – feedback to help them push forward, telling a better story as they continue to raise money, hire teammates, and sell their product.
This is Episode 045 of The Feedback Loop.
In this episode:
- how to craft a crisp, memorable startup pitch that resonates with venture capitalists, even when you're still in the problem maze
- telling a tellable story: how to pitch in a way that enables an investor to tell their friends about your tech company
- the distraction of too many good ideas versus the value of a niche ICP when you're building a tarpit startup
Be sure to leave a comment talking about your favorite pitch down below! And leave your own feedback for these founders and judges, because feedback is a gift, after all.
Timestamps:
00:00 Hello!
00:37 Pitch 1 (Reditus Space)
13:20 Pitch 2 (Cribbly)
27:30 Pitch 3 (SelfTact)
As always, The Feedback Loop is hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. He's a many-time startup founder, angel investor, and LP in multiple venture capital funds.
Today's guest investor is Marty Ringlein. On the venture capital side, he's a GP at Adventure Fund, which has invested in early to growth stage companies like Figma, Chime, Plaid, SpaceX, Beehiiv, and SwagUp, to name a few. As a founder, Marty has started and served as CEO at three startups acquired by Twitter, WPP, and Eventbrite, respectively.
Now, he's on his latest upstart journey as Co-founder & CEO of Agree.com, an e-signature and payments platform. In other words, the man knows both how to recognize and craft an excellent startup pitch. There are few resumes in tech as dense as this one.
Follow Sherveen on X: https://www.x.com/sherveen
Follow Sherveen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherveenm
Follow Marty on X: https://www.x.com/martymadrid
To attend The Feedback Loop in-person or apply to pitch as a founder, head to afterfeedback.com.
Thank you to all of the brave founders who participated in this episode. The Feedback Loop is dedicated to creating an engine of support for startup founders attempting to change the way the earth spins. We're on your side.
Startup founders – get inside the mind of top investors as they pinpoint weak spots, highlight opportunities for narrative, and shape early-stage ramblings into venture-ready narratives. You need a one-liner that resonates, you need to shape your TAM, and you need to pivot on the fly. Subscribe to the channel to get more essential feedback to feed your early stage journey.
Spacetech, hardtech, reusable space vehicles, Varda Space, smart CRM, selfies, networking apps, property management SaaS, proptech, investor feedback, venture capital philosophy, early stage founder journeys, startup stories, and so much more.
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4 Startups, 1 Minute to Pitch | Unfiltered Feedback! | The Feedback Loop, Ep. 023
THIS WEEK! Plant-to-hotel matching, AI relationship coach, payments for the smallest online transactions, and a new loyalty platform for brands. They have 1 minute to tell their story, then they get UNFILTERED feedback from two check-writing venture capitalists. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given conversation that starts them on a journey to success. Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome and intros 01:32 - Investor Intro: Marty Ringlein 06:55 - AI dating coach (Luv Actually) 18:17 - Startups buying expensive domain names 21:18 - Plant-to-hotel matchmaking (Plantmatch) 36:07 - Micropayments infra fintech (Micro) 51:31 - Experiential consumer loyalty (GLASS) 1:00:53 - Takeaways & bye! As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. Follow him on X at @Sherveen. Today's guest investor is Marty Ringlein. On the venture capital side, he's a GP at Adventure Fund, which has invested in early to growth stage companies like Figma, Chime, Plaid, SpaceX, Beehiiv, and SwagUp, to name a few. As a founder, Marty has started and served as CEO at three startups acquired by Twitter, WPP, and Eventbrite, respectively. Now, he's on his latest upstart journey as Co-founder & CEO of Agree.com, an e-signature and payments platform. In other words, the man knows both how to recognize and craft an excellent startup pitch. There are few resumes in tech as dense as this one. Follow him on X at @martymadrid. To attend The Feedback Loop in-person or apply to pitch as a founder, head to afterfeedback.com. Thank you to all of the brave founders who participated in this episode. The Feedback Loop is dedicated to creating an engine of support for startup founders attempting to change the way the earth spins. We're on your side.
Can This Startup Founder Win Over 2 Investors?
This startup founder is on a virtuous mission, but is she one pivot too far from actually making things work? Ruth Becke is an early stage founder building Plantmatch, with a vision to bring more plants into more people's lives. Today, that involves plant perk programs for properties and hotels. She had 1 minute to pitch her business before receiving unfiltered feedback from 2 startup investors. And they had their doubts – watch as they grill her on exactly how her business model works, and walk her through their skepticism and their hints at opportunity. Catch the rest of the founders who pitched on this particular evening on Episode 023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDQHfC1twE As always, hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. Follow him on X at @Sherveen. Today's guest investor is Marty Ringlein. On the venture capital side, he's a GP at Adventure Fund, which has invested in early to growth stage companies like Figma, Chime, Plaid, SpaceX, Beehiiv, and SwagUp, to name a few. As a founder, Marty has started and served as CEO at three startups acquired by Twitter, WPP, and Eventbrite, respectively. Now, he's on his latest upstart journey as Co-founder & CEO of Agree.com, an e-signature and payments platform. In other words, the man knows both how to recognize and craft an excellent startup pitch. There are few resumes in tech as dense as this one. Follow him on X at @martymadrid. The Feedback Loop is all about getting ambitious founders on stage to pitch and get unfiltered feedback from experienced, honest investors. Because the thing that can hold even the best founders back from reaching their ambition? Their pitch. Whether a startup founder is raising money, recruiting a team, or selling their product, it's the pitch at the start of any given conversation that starts them on a journey to success. For those founders on stage and in the audience, it's an answer to the essential query: how to pitch your startup. To attend The Feedback Loop in-person or apply to pitch as a founder, head to afterfeedback.com. The Feedback Loop is dedicated to creating an engine of support for startup founders attempting to change the way the earth spins. We're on your side.
3 Startup Founders Pitch Live – Honest Feedback Makes Them Better
Welcome to the ultimate startup stage, where early founders step into the hot seat and present their big ideas – from revolutionary space manufacturing infrastructure to next-gen property management SaaS. And after they've had their minute to pitch, they get feedback from two check-writing investors – feedback to help them push forward, telling a better story as they continue to raise money, hire teammates, and sell their product. This is Episode 045 of The Feedback Loop. In this episode: - how to craft a crisp, memorable startup pitch that resonates with venture capitalists, even when you're still in the problem maze - telling a tellable story: how to pitch in a way that enables an investor to tell their friends about your tech company - the distraction of too many good ideas versus the value of a niche ICP when you're building a tarpit startup Be sure to leave a comment talking about your favorite pitch down below! And leave your own feedback for these founders and judges, because feedback is a gift, after all. Timestamps: 00:00 Hello! 00:37 Pitch 1 (Reditus Space) 13:20 Pitch 2 (Cribbly) 27:30 Pitch 3 (SelfTact) As always, The Feedback Loop is hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi, Founder & CEO of Free Agency. He's a many-time startup founder, angel investor, and LP in multiple venture capital funds. Today's guest investor is Marty Ringlein. On the venture capital side, he's a GP at Adventure Fund, which has invested in early to growth stage companies like Figma, Chime, Plaid, SpaceX, Beehiiv, and SwagUp, to name a few. As a founder, Marty has started and served as CEO at three startups acquired by Twitter, WPP, and Eventbrite, respectively. Now, he's on his latest upstart journey as Co-founder & CEO of Agree.com, an e-signature and payments platform. In other words, the man knows both how to recognize and craft an excellent startup pitch. There are few resumes in tech as dense as this one. Follow Sherveen on X: https://www.x.com/sherveen Follow Sherveen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherveenm Follow Marty on X: https://www.x.com/martymadrid To attend The Feedback Loop in-person or apply to pitch as a founder, head to afterfeedback.com. Thank you to all of the brave founders who participated in this episode. The Feedback Loop is dedicated to creating an engine of support for startup founders attempting to change the way the earth spins. We're on your side. Startup founders – get inside the mind of top investors as they pinpoint weak spots, highlight opportunities for narrative, and shape early-stage ramblings into venture-ready narratives. You need a one-liner that resonates, you need to shape your TAM, and you need to pivot on the fly. Subscribe to the channel to get more essential feedback to feed your early stage journey. Spacetech, hardtech, reusable space vehicles, Varda Space, smart CRM, selfies, networking apps, property management SaaS, proptech, investor feedback, venture capital philosophy, early stage founder journeys, startup stories, and so much more.
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