Casey Flint, Author at Startup Daily

Casey Flint

Casey spent five years at Uber in the operations and strategy teams in Australia, Europe and North Asia.
She's passionate about platform businesses, the emerging gig and creator economy and enterprise SaaS in the data/AI space.

Pitching

A VC explains the difference between what they say and what they actually mean when talking about traction

Casey Flint - April 2, 2024 2 MIN READ

I often hear founders say “Australian VCs are so conservative, they all want traction before they’ll invest! You have to go to the US!”. While the idea that you must go to the US for funding merits a longer write-up, let’s talk about VCs asking for traction. VCs, like most people, can be bad communicators.… Read more »

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Pitching

Square Peg investor Casey Flint on 5 pitching mistakes to avoid

Casey Flint - January 30, 2024 2 MIN READ

For better or for worse, some small things can make you look like a beginner when pitching to VCs. During my time at Square Peg as a senior associate, I’ve seen plenty of things founders and startups do well, but also don’t, during their pitches. So here are my top five things to avoid –… Read more »