VCs can read your deck in 90 seconds. These pitch habits are still killing deals.
Philly investors who sat through 2025's brutal funding climate name the tops ways founders fumble. Don't overvalue the idea, they warn: everyone pitches similar things, so your edge is how you execute. Stop leaning on past employers or schools — demo a 30-minute no-slides obsession instead. And skip the polished deck; storytelling in conversation beats it.