2006 founder pitching venture capital 
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Improve your pitch: Startup Battlefield isn’t just thrilling to watch; it’s a masterclass in how investors think. All right, here are the final five business Brahmins who will help judge the Startup Battlefield pitch competition. Mar Hershenson , co-founder and managing partner at Pear VC. Rich Wong , partner at Accel.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 1, 2022
We have an outstanding cohort of VCs ready to hear their pitches and follow up with tough Q&As — and we’re thrilled to add three more to the slate. Prior to joining Sequoia, Chen worked at Emergence Capital and McKinsey. Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges?
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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. It included some well known firms that made me come for a team pitch and then only gave me literally 15 minutes when we’d scheduled an hour. My blog was wiped out. Tempus Fugit.
Feedough
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
But, still, every startup, especially those seeking angel and venture capital funding, are conditioned to project this growth curve – because investors love it. Usually, founders haven’t quit their jobs at this stage. Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Not every startup see such hockey stick growth. million.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
the founders of a young company hailing from Cambridge, England addressed a crowd of celebrities, investors and entrepreneurs at Y Combinator’s August Demo Day promising a revolution in food science. “Conventional cane sugar is heavily heavily water intensive,” said Supplant co-founder Tom Simmons in an interview.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 6, 2023
A definitive founder’s guide would have to include chapters like, “So you’ve hired the wrong person,” or, “Five ways to tell if an investor is lying to you.” Investors say they want to add value, but for founders under pressure, it’s hard to know exactly when to ask for help.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
Yeah, that was when I changed for me…” “…there was so much positive feedback on demystifying this one element of venture capital. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email.
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