With a little help from my friends
I think that every Canadian startup could throw a couple of slides in their presentations and pitch decks that could help themselves and help build a stronger ecosystem in Canada. I was struck by the story of Jon Medved in Startup Nation including other startups in his pitch deck. It’s a simple thing. It demonstrates entrepreneurial density, provides social proof, and potentially helps create some FOMO in foreign investors. All from including 2 or 3 slides at the end of your presentation or pitch deck, particularly when you are travelling.
At StartupNorth, we’ve always believed that we as entrepreneurs should help each other out. The goal here is to raise the noise around Canadian startups and your friends and colleagues when you are travelling. There is a lot of amazing stuff going on in Canada. We don’t need public sector programs and not-for-profits to support us, we already do the things to grow our companies. And a little bit of extra effort to raise the attention of those around us. It won’t hurt, it will help.
Here are basic un-styled PowerPoint slides that include a set of recent fundings in Canada by US VCs and a second slide that lists a set of other local companies that the audience might find interesting. (I have added 24 companies I think are interesting).
Help us. Add the following slides to your presentations.
StartupNorth.ca Slides for Canadian Startups
Great idea and they are going in the deck, as I type. I’ll also be adding MyMusic.com to the “Other Companies” section ;-)
The wicked rif/solo at the beginning of the song really resonates well with the content. I felt like a pride-full badass as I read the first two paragraphs. :P
awesome idea Dave. I also recently started putting together a facebook (still building it) list of Ontario region startups/early stage – http://www.facebook.com/lists/257080494400511 – . Perhaps I will start a Canadian one (if not already present)
This is a great idea. Thanks for the shoutout on slide 2 as well!