Rabeea Aftab

Rabeea Aftab

Business Analyst

About

I am a Business and Delivery Specialist with 3.5+ years. Over time, my role has evolved beyond development into driving end-to-end delivery, working closely with stakeholders, and ensuring successful execution of complex initiatives. In my current role at Ericsson, I collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and business functions to define requirements, coordinate delivery, and ensure high-quality outcomes for global clients. I have been involved across the full lifecycle of digital platforms from requirement gathering and system integration to testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.

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🧑‍🏫 What makes a product pitch deck work?

I think a pitch deck is almost like a passport for a startup =)

It needs to contain all the important information about the business, but at the same time, it has to be presented in the right, clear, and aesthetic way.

I m realizing how difficult that balance actually is...

Too much information - nobody wants to read it.
Too little - the business isn't clear.
Too much design - the message gets lost.
Too little - it becomes just another boring document.
So, I have a lot of questions =D

How to raise your seed from accelerators?

Getting a let s keep in touch from investors can keep you waiting for months. Accelerators are different. You apply, and eventually you get a clear Yes or No.

So here s a simple way to start applying without spending hours rewriting the same answers:
1. Go to ApplySeed
2. Find programs you qualify for !!

Would love your support and feedback !!

💸 When is a product/maker ready to raise money?

At what point does a product become ready to talk to investors?

When you have users?
Revenue?
A clear business model?
A certain number of people using it?

Especially for solo or small-team makers, it feels twice as hard to reach all of these points alone - while continuing to build the product without income and bootstrapping everything.

At some point, it starts to feel like an infinite loop:

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