This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. Around that time, I’ll be able to mark twenty years since I started as the first analyst at Union Square Ventures. It will also be my last venture capital deal.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

She was pitching for a pre-seed round of $400k. Founders hit the street with their pitch deck, some make it, and some don’t, but nearly all of them ascribe a lot more human influence over the process than there probably is. You didn’t do any of those things and your raise took forever, so it must be causal, right?

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 4, 2023

Starting a business is a big challenge, but one of the biggest hurdles for most entrepreneurs is funding. While some business owners use personal savings or loans to get started, many others turn to investors to help finance their dreams. However, getting investors to fund your business is no easy task.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The YLAI Network hosted Michael Goldberg , a professor of entrepreneurship and an expert in international business development, for a Facebook chat in November for Global Entrepreneurship Week. Many themes came up, such as overcoming issues with funding, navigating unstable governments, expanding your business, and dealing with competition.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 25, 2022

Typically, investors don’t take a board seat until you raise your first equity round—which means that it could be *years* before you have a real board meeting: A year of nights/weekends work researching, prototyping, and fundraising. You raise your pre-seed round and if you're lucky and good, you can get to an equity round in 12-18 months.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As a minority female entrepreneur, Lou shared her observations on the Olympics and how they reflected and exposed the struggles of female entrepreneurs striving to build sustainable businesses. Yet women own only 2 percent of business revenue. You have to look out for your own mental health.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

Pictured left to right: Barry Snyder, Erin Kerner, Bob Dornich (TechCelerator Coach), Michael Irvin “We are thrilled to witness the success of these promising startups and their potential to drive economic growth in the Erie region,” remarked Brian Slawin, Portfolio Manager for Ben Franklin CNP. Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

From thoughts on maximizing meeting efficacy and expanding your mindset on goal-setting to improving employee engagement and reaping the benefits of systems and processes, EO members share personal experiences and action steps that can benefit your business. OKRs-Objectives and Key Results-have transformed how I do business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

As she marks 25 years in business, Renée shared what she’s learned along her entrepreneurial journey. It was my 26 th birthday, and I was officially starting my company, Renée Rouleau Skin Care, in Dallas, Texas (though I would eventually relocate the company headquarters to Austin). Do I owe all my success to the astrologer?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 17, 2021

Entrepreneurial success hinges on generating breakthrough ideas. But 15 years elapsed before he developed the system knowledge, as the owner of a successful trucking company, and the insight to transfer entire containers instead of individual crates and barrels. It prepares your mind to make unexpected connections.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we discuss How to negotiate your startup’s valuation. Are you actually ready to pitch? How do you negotiate the valuation of your startup? When pitching, the startup has to put a number on the table. Let’s do this.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind. I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are not yet ready to pitch an investor. Just saying your product is AI-driven will not cut it.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

What is one business basic every entrepreneur should perfect when looking to start a business? To help you master the business basics, we asked business leaders and entrepreneurs for their best insights. Here is what 12 thought leaders had to say: Deliver the right pitch. Brett Farmiloe, Terkel.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Securing funding for a startup relies heavily on the connections you have among investors, as well as your ability to attract attention to your business. It’s also equally important not to let these extra obstacles overwhelm your vision and stop your business from getting the investments it needs.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

Do you dream about partnering your small business with a multi-million dollar brand? These are some tips and tricks to help you secure the brand partnership of your dreams. Check out the Smart Hustle Small Business Guides – get your cheat sheet to marketing, sales, and more. Network your way to success.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

STATE COLLEGE, PA –Ben Franklin’s Tech Celerator @StateCollege; a partnership with the Invent Penn State initiative, is again offering local entrepreneurs, grad-students, professors, and university researchers its VIRTUAL 10-Week Business Startup Boot Camp. In addition, a “People’s Choice Award” of $1,000 will also be awarded at graduation.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. However, what is often direly needed is how to appeal to investors and raise smart money — knowledge that is essential for fundraising and a master key to building, accelerating and scaling your new venture.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 18, 2022

Top 3 DIY tactics, according to a former BBC journalist turned media relations troubleshooter Image by author I sifted at least 100,000 story pitches when I worked on the main planning desks for BBC News (radio, tv, and online) and its investigative show Panorama. They just need the right insights and tools to pitch successfully.

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

He is a successful entrepreneur, VC, 2x best-selling author, speaker, super connector to startups and standouts, Jeopardy contestant, and screenwriter/executive producer. His latest venture, The Brain Wrx , revolutionizes the way founders approach and grasp growth by providing a straightforward and effective framework for success.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Partnering with the right co-founder is the biggest determinant of your future success. Having founded multiple startups across various industries, I firmly believe having the right co-founder(s) is the most significant determinant of startup success. These are the folks you should be starting with.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

But financing isn’t always easy — especially if you’re the proud founder of a brand new business. They want to see years in business, consistent revenue and excellent credit scores, and those are things that most new businesses just don’t have. Creative financing options for new businesses.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 30, 2019

One of the traits of successful founders is their ability to turn a loss into a win. Investors pass on your funding pitches, people pass on your job offers, customers pass on your sales efforts, competitors take your customers and your employees, you get sued, you miss critical ship dates, morale tanks, and on and on and on.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

I didn’t know Jake Millar, save for a few emails swapped with our editor when he was just getting started with Unfiltered. After enjoying some early success with Oompher, we watched Jake and Unfiltered ascend to seemingly ever greater heights. It also made me angry.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

It’s been growth ever since, and in 2020 the company pitched for funding to scale up. StockTrim came out successful – oversubscribed, in fact. The fund raise required three in-person pitches, seven Zoom pitches and 30 Zoom calls before closing successfully in August. Successful pitches help your confidence snowball.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Search out resources that are timely to starting and growing a small business. For any entrepreneur to be successful in starting a business, they must have the right help and resources to support of their hard work. Small Business Administration is a great resource in a range of areas. Learn more here.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

Angela: You’ve had 3 corporate careers and Global Payments was really your first operating role. Talk through the journey before you started Global Payments, and then why did you specifically join when you did? I started out as a lawyer, corporate finance lawyer, for about two and a half years. Jeff: Yeah.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. Slides in this deck The team submitted this slide deck with the note that it was submitted exactly as it pitched it to the investors. What are your marketing and customer acquisition channels?

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Red Rocket

MAY 20, 2022

More often than not, most growing business typically use sales and marketing efforts to drive their revenues. Marketing basically uses advertising and other techniques to bring leads into the business. This post will help you understand what channel sales is, and how best to set up your channel sales efforts for maximum success.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 19, 2022

So how do you know whether your great new business idea is a darling or a dud? Better yet, how do you know if your big idea will connect with anyone else? Related: 7 Sure-Fire Signs You’ve Discovered a Strong Business Idea. Finding a business idea that stands out from the crowd. Can it actually get made?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. Consider all the smart business people who want to start tech companies, all with an idea or unique insight. Traction Think about what you can do to test the underlying business proposition?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2023

Your first slide is obviously important for a pitch deck; first impressions count, and having a solid introduction goes a long way. Companies are often give shorthand summaries of the businesses they’re working with. As a founder, you have an opportunity to influence how someone summarizes your company.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Starting a new business as a student is daunting. How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear.

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StartupNation

APRIL 21, 2021

While rewards-based crowdfunding isn’t the be-all, end-all of fundraising methods, it’s one of the simplest and cheapest ways to raise capital for your new business. However, not every campaign is guaranteed to be a success. In fact, about one of every three crowdfunding campaigns is successful.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Created by DocSend By Russ Heddleston , Co-Founder and CEO of DocSend As a founder, you have many “firsts” to look forward to on your journey to entrepreneurial success?—?from On the fundraising side of things, there is no milestone more validating for a young company than securing your Series A financing.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

You’ve got to pitch investors, target the right customer, hone your business model and raise critical funding just in time. Your team is lean, the margin of error narrow. The commitment to coaching is serious business. As a founder, it’s your job to listen, adapt and act. Don’t sign if it doesn’t feel right.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

The bad news is that I over-capitalized my companies, but the good news is that the process taught me how VCs think and the best way to pitch them. Below are general best practices for pitching, followed by specific advice on structuring a Series A story arc. VCs prefer to work with founders who can discuss their business thoughtfully.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Investors are spending 24% less time looking at pitch decks in 2022, compared to 2021. It’s pretty rare that I get to talk to someone who is as big of a pitch deck nerd as I am, but when I was finally able to nerd out with the research lead at DocSend , how could I not? ” The timeline to fundraising varies.

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