Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. On December 3rd Brad Feld wrote a one paragraph blog post titled “ Raising Venture Capital &# in which he linked to my blog.

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OkDork

DECEMBER 9, 2022

These are some of the milestones that helped make—and almost break—Amazon along the way: Jeff had a feeling that the internet was going to be very popular, so he pitched the idea of starting an online bookstore to his boss. In the last quarter of 2001, Amazon finally turned its first profit. As entrepreneurs, we can’t do it alone.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

In my first company I had to raise money in April 2001 or die. Otherwise, what incentive exists for the VC to put in more capital or to have the founders earn money. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital. And importantly you start thinking about your next gig.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Meet in person.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

It quickly became impossible to raise venture capital. I lived through this again September 2001. It isn’t even a story about raising venture capital or M&A. Don’t over shop – If the deal you’re involved with involves raising venture capital or selling your company you naturally want some competition. Any deal.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We raised a seed round of capital in 1999 and our first venture capital round was the first week of March 2000 (e.g. We were now set to close at $46 million in new capital. We found a way to get a round of venture capital closed after all of this. I stopped doing conferences, traveling or pitching to VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

You’ve got to be able to come out of unsuccessful VC meetings, pull your socks up, and go into the next pitch. This was soon after the bursting of the dot com bubble – in early 2001. We commited to getting by on much less capital than was planned. They believe in you and they draw strength from you.

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TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Gen Z is getting a dose of some economic medicine that has older generations recalling 2008 and 2001, and Uprise is here for it. 10 fintech investors discuss what they’re looking for and how to pitch them in Q1 2022. Uprise’s financial recommendations for Gen Z. Image Credits: Uprise. The company also took in $1.4

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

He didn’t raise any capital for Chaotic Moon. He launched his latest venture, Strangeworks in 2018 and raised $4 million in seed stage capital. In addition, he created Ecliptic Capital, a $100 million evergreen investment fund that could grow to $150 million by the end of the year. Whurley pitched him to invest in the company.

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