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Forethought AI's CEO explains the pitch deck that won Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018

Episode Summary

Hear Forethought AI's CEO talk through how the company found the best time to launch its service, win TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield, and navigate stiff competition.

Episode Notes

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Forethought AI won Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018. Since then, the company raised two rounds of funding and is now a leader in human-centric artificial intelligence. During this live event, Dean Nicholas, CEO and co-founder of Forethought, and Vanessa Larco, NEA partner and Forethought board observer, talked through the company's early days. The two talked in depth about how Forethought launched its AI-based service amid stiff competition and a booming tech industry. 

Nicholas shared the pitch deck that helped the company win Startup Battlefield. He admits: the deck's design isn't pretty, but it worked in part because of several key slides around traction and partners.

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