StartupNation
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
In the startup world, it’s pitch decks, not business plans that get companies funded. Making a pitch deck is an art, a science, but most importantly, a story. Angel investors and venture capitalists have also learned to expect a standard pitch deck as the first filter when evaluating a company to invest in.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
APRIL 10, 2024
The honorees will also either throw out the ceremonial first pitch from donor to recipient, deliver the game ball, or announce “play ball” to signal the start of the games. Contributed to EO by Dave Galbenski, an EO Detroit member who served as EO Global Chair in 2008-2009.
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TechCrunch
MAY 17, 2022
TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 14, 2019
If you’re lacking for track record as a firm, here’s three exercises you should walk through to help turn your pitch and due diligence meetings from guesswork into something more substantive. Obviously, that’s ideal, but that’s not where everyone starts. This is actually easily referenced. For example, let’s say I had a more national fund.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive. of the funding raised since 2009, while Latinx female founders saw only 0.4% of total investment dollars.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
In the early spring of 2009, the fundraising nuclear winter of the previous year hadn't yet thawed. Back when I was pitching my previous startup to investors, it had never really dawned on me that they had experienced what I was going through--and that a VC firm was essentially a startup. VCs pitch for money, too.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 14, 2014
It was 2009 and it was terribly difficult to get any financing (if you can remember a time like that!) Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. My good friend Adam Lilling and I started Launchpad more than 5 years ago .
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