Ryan Baird manages startup pitch competition in 10 countries across the globe. In this episode he shares a great deal of practical advice on how to impress investors with your pitch.

Highlights from the interview:

- What investors look for in a startup pitch?

- How investors do their research to follow trends?

- Criteria of evaluating the founding team

- Does graduating top universities really matter?

- Dos and don'ts in a startup pitch

- Must haves when pitching to investors

- Challenges of raising A round after seed

- How to pitch press?

- How startups are different across countries

- Why often SV investors focus on SV only?

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The show is produced by Denim Video in fabulous co-working space SOMAcentral. Thank you to our partner G-Startup Worldwide. Styling by SV Creatives.