How to get your startup funded, according to VC giant Y Combinator VC giant Y Combinator has a notorious two-and-a-half minute time limit for startup founders to present their pitches; only two and a half minutes to explain why a brand new product is valuable, innovative, and profitable. While most VCs and incubators give founders more…

This article was written by Quake Capital’s Founding Partner Glenn Argenbright. Glenn has founded over a dozen startup ventures, resulting in three public offerings, 9 exits, and billions in shareholder returns. In my work advising startups, I’ve been called upon to review thousands of pitch decks, and through that process, certain universal truths and mistakes show…