Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 19, 2015

In addition to the pitches themselves, the types of companies presenting forbear trends in the startup world more broadly. Surprisingly, media companies spiked this year, driven by a Twitch for X phenomenon. Last the decline of social media investment is consistent with the rest of the market. This year was no exception.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Users will be able to interact with multimodal models the way they interact with the rest of the world: through images, text, voice, and other media. Right now, it’s a bit like 2000 and the internet is about to take over everything, and the most important thing is whoever can build the best router. So, who has the largest LLM?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

One 2018 study found that, during investment pitches, female entrepreneurs are more likely to be asked “prevention” questions, or those related to safety and potential risks and losses. Baby Einstein grew revenues from $1 million in 1998 to over $10 million just a few years later in 2000.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

If you can raise $250k, through at least 1000 donations of no more than $250 each, with a cap of $2000, you can qualify for an 8:1 match of taxpayer dollars. He’s deserving of a bigger look than he’s gotten, but he’s not a big social media personality type guy. Basically, if you can create a groundswell of support, you’re in the game.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

M y company had raised a seed round of capital in late 1999 even before either of us were full time in the company (ominous side note: on the way to pitch our seed investor, Delta Partners, a man walking right in front of me died of a massive heart attack making me late to the meeting. True story.)

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Red Rocket

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The fans were most panicked after the 2000 season (COVID year), when the team went 2-4 and people we calling for Harbaugh's firing. He launched a documentary about the Michigan football team on Amazon Prime, to get the program more media exposure nationwide, with an "inside look" at how business is done in Ann Arbor.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

In 2000 our industry had more than $100 billion in LP money. Many entrepreneurs come by with great pitches and say, “I’m hoping to have term sheets in the next 30 days.” I use social media. I pitch a lot of LPs. The industry isn’t dying. It is changing. And reinventing itself. That’s normal.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

Then the business developed, then I moved into a thousand square feet and then that outgrew, and then I moved into 2000 square feet, which is my max. But I actually am on a path that’s a little bit different now where I I’m pitching the Giggling Pig as a children’s show. This has been awesome. Hannah Perry: Thank you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Spend time researching your buyers and not just pitching them. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. Why buy me?

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