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Cramer has dealt with a huge number of pitch decks in her time as an entrepreneur and VC. She has shared on LinkedIn her top tips for creating a successful pitch deck. "If you want to build a brand, your pitch deck needs to highlight that brand. If you want to build a tool, you need a pitch deck that shows mock-ups of the product," Cramer wrote. It allows senders much more control over who reads their pitch deck — and who can forward it.

☆ Europe's booming startup scene is taking on Silicon Valley. Five German headhunters share which positions and startups offer the best pay.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Nina Anika Klotz | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Insider spoke to five experienced headhunters from Germany's booming startup scene about which startups and sectors are offering the highest salaries. He shared the average salaries he said he had seen for early-stage startup roles:Founder : 60,000 — 75,000 euros: 60,000 — 75,000 euros Software developer : 50,000 — 110,000 euros: 50,000 — 110,000 euros Sales : 60,000 — 80,000 euros: 60,000 — 80,000 euros Operations : 45,000 — 60,000 euros: 45,000 — 60,000 euros Product manager : 60,000 euros: 60,000 euros Business development: 50,000 eurosPay at growth-stage startupsJulian von Blücher advises well-funded growth-stage startups on their recruitment. : 70,000 euros base salary and 40,000 euros variable pay, which is compensation that's awarded to an employee based on their performance. Average variable pay as a percentage of total compensation for C-suite positions is 23.5% across all stages and industries, von Hettinga said. "Of that, about half of the variable pay is company shares or share programs."

☆ VCs say successful founders work as 'founder associates' first. Here's how to land the job, how much it pays, and why it's in demand.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Nina Anika Klotz | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A founder associate is a relatively new job open to career starters and young professionals. VCs help startups find founder associatesSandow said Atlantic Labs felt that, given the demand of founders, the fund should create a "structured work experience" for founder associates. Niklahs added that "most founders understand that a founder associate is not an executive assistant — they're far too expensive." "Candidates have to be hungry and have the drive to learn and go through everything with the founders," Sandow said. Salaries and exit opportunitiesAt VC firms, a founder associate is a full-time entry-level job.

☆ Chief revenue and sales officers can earn up to $290,000 in a startup. Here's what the roles involve — and the key skills you need to land them.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Nina Anika Klotz | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Chief revenue and sales officers are C-suite executives who are in charge of sales and marketing. Simon Vogt is a cofounder and the chief sales officer, or CSO, of &Charge, an electric-mobility startup. "I've always liked working with people," Sascha Koppe, the chief revenue officer, or CRO, of 1Komma5°, a climate-technology startup, said. She told Insider that CROs focus on sales, marketing, and customer service. Salaries"Regardless of the title, revenue board roles in sales, marketing, or growth are compensated much like CEOs and COOs," van Hettinga said.

It recently raised 6.5 million euros in a second seed round. Insider has an exclusive copy of the pitch deck it used to raise the funds. The founders launched the software in August 2021, quickly raising 3.5 million euros, or around $3.42 million, in a seed round. The company has just increased their total funding to 10 million euros, which is around $9.77 million, through a second seed round of 6.5 million euros, or around $6.35 million. Insider has an exclusive copy of the pitch deck that Paretos used to raise the funds.

☆ A VC partner names the 4 key elements to a successful startup pitch — and one crucial thing founders should avoid
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-15 | by ( Nina Anika Klotz | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He said too many founders present "short pitches of five to eight minutes." He said he was particularly annoyed by "short pitches of five to eight minutes." Have 2 decks — one short, one longer"You should have two versions of your pitch deck," Goeldi said. "We need a pitch deck that gets our attention in the first two to three minutes. "More in-depth questions will follow in further discussions, and a prerehearsed short pitch doesn't work."

☆ A VC associate breaks down what it's like to work in venture capital: 'Our business model is to make piles of money into bigger piles of money'
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-11 | by ( Nina Anika Klotz | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Generation Z has already produced many founders, but it's still underrepresented in venture capital, Lawrence said in an interview with Insider. "Our business model is to make piles of money into bigger piles of money," Lawrence said. Lawrence said she got into venture capital because she wanted to help founders with visions she believes in. Her LinkedIn profile said she started in the operations team and then moved to the funds team. In Berlin, everyone is looking, and some funds work together, leading to everything becoming overpriced, she added.

Charlotte Pallua and Estelle Merle studied at Harvard and had successful corporate careers. "You can make more of a difference as a founder," Merle said. a small to medium-sized company, can use directly with just a few clicks. "We see ourselves as an enabler for retailers and as a supporter of medium-sized companies," Pallua explained. But we think it will actually be most helpful for small and medium-sized businesses," said Estelle Merle.

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