Live Presentations
Below are the three most popular topics that Jason Tagler (Pitch Creator’s founder) has presented at:
Accelerators and incubators
Workforce development, and similar, programs
Universities and colleges
Bootstrapping Strategy
How to Fund Growth Without Raising Outside Capital (Expensive Equity or High-Risk Bank Loans)
Raising equity from angels and VCs or securing a bank loan is difficult -especially for early-stage founders. Bootstrapping using alternative growth capital strategies to help you:
Minimize Outside Capital: Avoid raising expensive equity or high-risk debt for as long as possible.
Increase Enterprise Valuation: Achieve milestones that increase the value of your business - allowing you to negotiate from a position of strength if you need to raise outside capital later.
What makes this presentation unique
Other bootstrapping books, guides, and courses focus on endless tactics. However, with so many different bootstrapping options available, what you actually need is a strategy to focus your limited time!
Growth Capital Strategy
Should You Raise Outside Capital or Continue to Bootstrap?
As a founder or CEO, your time is your most valuable asset. Don’t waste months (or potentially years) chasing the wrong investors or pursuing growth capital strategies at the wrong time! Raising growth capital isn’t just hard—it’s a critical strategic decision.
In this presentation, we compare growth capital strategies across different business types, stages of company maturity, and business models.
To get a better perspective, we will also be putting ourselves in the shoes of equity investors or debt lenders to understand how they evaluate opportunities.
The 3 Business Pitch Strategy
Master the Framework and Leverage AI
Learn a proven framework (refined by investors who have deployed over $1B) that leverages AI to help you to efficiently craft all three types of business pitches required to raise capital.
Many people start their fundraising journey by trying to create a pitch deck - a time-consuming and frustrating approach that often leads to founder burnout.
The reality is that pitch decks are only one piece of the puzzle. To successfully raise equity capital from angel investors and venture capital firms (as well as secure grants or bank loans), founders need three distinct types of business pitches:
Attention grabber (elevator pitch): Capture potential investor interest quickly.
Investment summary (read-me pitch): Pitch your business effectively via email, so investors ASK YOU for an in-person meeting.
Pitch deck (listen-to-me pitch): Command the room with a visual asset that supports your verbal presentation without distracting your audience.