Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 23, 2011
How did the experience of pitching Iron Planet to investors affect you as a VC? (5:00 In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company. He then worked in consulting which gave him a broad base of business experience working with the newspaper, cable, and advertising industries. 5:00 – 5:55).
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. You can try to convince them of your “pay no more once you’ve signed up&# model but they fall for the other guy’s pitch every time. I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK.
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Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 25, 2010
In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. You can try to convince them of your “pay no more once you’ve signed up&# model but they fall for the other guy’s pitch every time. I had been competing to win a contract at Thames Water, the largest water company in the UK.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 15, 2009
In the 2003/04 timefame I was living in the UK and running my first company. You can try to convince them of your “pay no more once you’ve signed up&# model but they fall for the other guy’s pitch every time. I’m talking Tom Watson at the British Open or Andy Roddick at Wimbledon. Low numbers are sexy.
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 2, 2012
It was June of 2003. He introduced himself and the name of his company, noted that he was helping his YC friend learn how to talk to investors, and just went off into his pitch. When he finished, I turned to his friend and said, "Want me to critique his pitch?" She had flower sleeves of spectacular color. He said, "Sure!"
Paul G. Silva
JUNE 14, 2023
From 2003-2022 the River Valley Investors operated as a traditional angel group, investing in nearly 100 startups. The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. They’re first starting with the high-complication, hand-cranked, most common neurosurgery: bedside craniotomy. Jaia Robotics Inc.
Guy Kawasaki
MARCH 3, 2015
He pitched the idea of similar restaurants to Dick and Mac McDonald, and the rest is history. From Forbes FYI, Winter 2003) Steve Wozniak built the Apple I because he believed there was a better way to access computers than having to work for the government, a university, or a large company. Is there a better way?
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