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Julian Shapiro on X: "It's done! I read 3,000 startup pitch decks. I wanted to find what the incredible pitches had in common. Was there a "secret ingredient" unifying them? YES. The 4 best (that VCs wanted intros to) had the same talking point:"
I wanted to find what the incredible pitches had in common.
Was there a "secret ingredient" unifying them?
YES. The 4 best (that VCs wanted intros to) had the same talking point:
— Julian Shapiro (@Julian)
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