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From first pitch to funded — what founders say about working with Matt

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Matt understood our business plan very quickly, set priorities, and gave helpful suggestions. All our team members became more confident with our presentation.

Lydia Lun
Director, WSP China Region
Real Estate Startup · China

Matt coached us on preparation for investors pitching with an extremely professional manner. One of the biggest contributions to our success is because of him.

Orkhan Aghalarov
Founder, Bronfy
Services Startup · Azerbaijan

Matt Boardman is the best sales & elevator pitch coach I've come across. He went through every slide in detail and takes you to the next level, making your pitch deck perfect.

Shravan Kumar
Founder, Weedeo
Tech Startup · India

Matt has a great ability to listen and identify the minute corrections required. I strongly recommend Matt for his services in global expansion strategy coaching.

Naveen Merudi
Co-founder, Quifers
Tech Startup · India

Matt taught us about pitching skills with very detailed and specific comments to each of us. This greatly improved our presentation skills and pitching content.

Nicole Lo
CEO, Alcoly
Tech Startup · Hong Kong

In just 3 sessions, he changed the complete scenario of the deck and our way of presentation. He made my team confident enough to perform a marvellous show in the final pitch.

Rohit Saxena
Director, RUR Industries
Asset Management Startup · India

Matt helped our team to improve the pitch deck and communication skills. He made us feel very confident to pitch. I highly recommend Matt to founders.

Arvindhan Pa
Founder/Director, Outreal Gaming
Tech Startup · India

Matt suggested new ways to sell my ideas and helped me surprise myself with my own project. The result: I won the Coca Cola GIRAMujeres competition!

María Pinero Marrufo
CEO, El Cielo Rosa
Social Enterprise · Spain

Although we are the founders, Matt captured the essence of our business better than anyone else. In just two weeks, we experienced a dramatic change in our presentation assets.

Minha Kim
Founder/CEO, Lingle
Language Startup · South Korea

We managed to give a brilliant pitch in the given timeframe, which received very positive feedback from both the jury and the audience.

Katharina Petersen
Founder, Dialogue in the Dark
Social Innovation · Germany

Matt transformed our pitch, helping us identify and communicate the specific parts of our story that attract investors. The judges said we stood out as the most unique and exciting pitch.

Guiomar Contreras
Co-founder, Mimetrica
Design Startup · Spain

Matt is an expert, but more than that he does magic with words. He's one of the best coaches ever. Your new pitch will be so amazing you won't want to see your old one.

Raj Sahu
Founder & CEO, Utobo
Education Enterprise · USA

Joining with Matt gave me the best experience in pitching practice. As a result, our team improved the pitch decks and became more confident in our journey.

Khoa Phan
CEO, IntelliG
Smart Glass Startup · Vietnam

I've had 2 coaching sessions with Matt, but looking at how much I've advanced they seem like 10. My confidence and capacity to express myself on stage have improved significantly.

Carlos Rodríguez
Co-founder, TidyAnt
Tech Startup · Spain

Working with Matt was a wholesome experience. He listens very carefully and makes very relevant pointers that help bring out the best changes.

Tanisha Pant
Founder, DonnaFMCG
FMCG Project · India

Matt helped us craft our pitch with very pointed suggestions that brought out our vision, story and strategy more holistically. I recommend him for his ability to listen and empathize.

Alok Dukle
Co-founder & CEO, Intelisa
Finance Startup · India

Matt supported dozens of diverse companies with workshops and 1:1 coaching to hone their pitching skills. Some participants stated his support was the best aspect of the entire fund and others stated his services directly and tangibly improved the offering.

Kathy Nothstine
Head of Future Cities, Nesta
London Mayor's Resilience Fund · UK

Matt is a very engaging coach, he provides specific recommendations and uses a lot of real-life examples and his own experience to illustrate his points. Thanks to his coaching, my team won a startup pitch competition (BBVA Startup Battle).

Pierre Kiang
CEO, ConnectIf
Tech Startup · Spain

I thought we had a pretty good pitch — but Matt was able to bring it to the next level. The changes are subtle but make all the difference in the world to capture the right investors. Matt will ask you hard questions, which only shows the quality of his intervention is par to none.

Michael Memeteau
Founder, NESTO.IO
Energy Technology Startup · Portugal

Matt is an excellent orator and an even better public speaking coach. He guided me and my team on presenting our pitch deck to investors, highlighting nuances you'd only ever pay attention to if you have mastered the art of public speaking. My team and I came out better armed and prepared to tackle future investors.

Saivya Chauhan
Founder & CEO, Blitz Electric Mobility
Electric Vehicle Startup · India

Matt worked on our pitch deck and helped us improve our presentation skills. His strategic and amazing suggestions got us to the final funding round and we ended up with the funding. I appreciate his patience, knowledge and deep understanding capabilities.

Amit Tewari
Founder & CEO, Graphnile
Tech Startup · India

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