Jam's Board Deck Template

We're sharing Jam's board deck template. It has been instrumental in growing our startup, and I hope it helps other founders.

Questions to Ask Before Starting Your Company

Here are the 5 questions to ask yourself before you start your company:

1. What problem am I solving?
2. Who is my target audience?
3. What is my unique value proposition?
4. How will I acquire customers?
5. What is my business model?

Before I started a company, all I knew was that I wanted to start a company. And, who I wanted to start it with (meet my awesome co-founder, Irtefa).

Finding Product-Market Fit

Finding product-market fit can be one of the most challenging and confusing parts of being an early-stage founder. While some rare startups hit product-market fit right out of the gate, it often takes companies multiple years.

I’ve asked multiple entrepreneurs this week how long it took them. When you're in the earliest stages of your startup trying to find product-market fit, the advice everyone gives you is to ship fast and ship messy, because you'll know you have product-market fit when users are willing to jump through hoops and use your product.

Raising VC

Raising VC is one of the most confusing parts of being a founder. Before co-founding Jam, I was really lucky to spend a few years as a VC at Union Square Ventures and watch hundreds of founders pitch. Of course there's no one good way to raise.