Reality Checks

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Investor Checks

Think you’re ready to pitch to investors?

  • No fluffy fillers - just actionable advice.

    I sit in deal rooms and listen to what investors say when the founders aren’t there.

1:1 Masterminds

  • Tailored sessions to help you move forward

  • Safe space to discuss issues

  • Get past feeling stuck

  • Uncover your “unknown unknowns”

  • Tactical and Practical guideance

Free Pitch Review

  • Confirm you’re Investor-Ready

  • Make your story more compelling

  • Show the right kind of Traction

  • Additional Design Services available

Investor Pitch Generator

  • Save hours creating your pitch and deck

  • Build a compelling narrative

  • Thought-provoking questions help you fill-in-the-blanks on deck templates

“Everything you said is right on the point. You are helping us raise what problems we are solving and how to show it to investors. Working with you is extremely helpful because I see what investors want to know and how they want to hear it.”
— Alex Sokoletsky, CEO & Founder @ SwipeSwipe

“We had a decent deck and revenue-generating product but just weren’t getting the call backs from investors.  After working with Diane, we re-submitted our decks and suddenly those same investors were eager to talk to us.  Our new deck was the key to making headway on our fundraise.”
— Mason Hays, COO @ iBOS

Who is this lady???

My approach to launching startups during this new normal time blends pragmatism with empathy, serving as the catalyst for startup founders to navigate the early-stage complexities and turn their concepts into investor-ready companies.

I chat with investors, sit in due diligence meetings, and listen to founders who have just raised their round. This holistic approach means you get a multi-faceted approach to building a successful, venture-backable company.

Director for the Founder Institute’s Core Program for Colorado
• Created over $60M in company value across 4 cohorts
• #1 Founder-rated cohort for Spring 2022 (out of ~60 cohorts globally)

Expertise in Early-Stage Pitching
• Provided insights and advice to over 3,000 founders on creating their pitch decks
• Pitch Judge for Go Code Colorado, $80,000 in prize money
• Pitch Judge for Unicorn Events, the world’s largest pitch competition
• Co-Organizer for 1 Million Cups, preparing ~50 founders to pitch live

Requested International Public Speaker
• Panels on startup ecosystem, venture capital, and early-stage growth
• Dedicated presentations on the state of early-stage startups