This document provides advice for startups presenting to accelerators. It recommends that startups have an executable plan, team to execute it, and focus on business fundamentals rather than lengthy explanations. Startups should know the answers to all questions and be coachable. The presentation should focus on why the accelerator is a good fit rather than unrealistic projections or claims without evidence like going viral.

1. ACCELERATE.

2. HELLO!
I am Moriya Kassis,
Senior Venture Associate at UpWest Labs
Product Management Consultant
Ex-Co-Founder of Morpheus
Not necessarily in this order...
You can find me at
moriya@productofthings.com

3. I am the Founder of
the two biggest
Product Management
communities in Israel:
Join us!

4. This presentation is about handful of ideas you should
give up on and about one thing you have to remember:

5. Accelerators just want startups to do business with.

6. Accelerators just want startups to do business with.

7. STARTUPS.

8. IDEA COMPANYSTARTUP

9. HAVE A PLAN.

10. SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.

11. NOT A ONE PERSON SHOW.

12. THE TEAM TO EXECUTE.

13. BUSINESS.

14. A SUFFICIENTLY GOOD BET.

15. IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE. NOT THE PRESENTATION.

16. DON’T OVER EXPLAIN IT.

17. MAKE SURE TO KNOW THE ANSWERS.

18. ON EVERY SINGLE DAY.

19. WITH.

20. FORMIDABLE YET COACHABLE.

21. WHY THIS ACCELERATOR.

22. ALWAYS ON THE MISSION TO EXECUTE.

23. BONUS:
WHAT YOU SAY…
AND WHAT THEY
ARE HEARING

24. “If we will have only
1% of the market
share,
we will be hugh”

25. “If we will have only
1% of the market
share,
we will be hugh”
Good luck
and Hasta la Vista.

26. “Meet my
Advisory Board”

27. “Meet my
Advisory Board”
You see advisors?
I see people who did
not invest in your
company.

28. “We have
no competition.”

29. “We have
no competition.”
Chances are, there's
no business either.

30. “We have
financial projections
for 24 months.”

31. “We have
financial projections
for 24 months.”
Someone is here to
play with my money

32. “We are going
to be viral.”

33. “We are going
to be viral.”
Any other black magic
that I need to know
about?

34. THANKS!
Any questions?
You can find me at:
moriya@productofthings.com
Moriya Kassis