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Hear Startup Alley companies pitch expert VC judges on the next episode of Extra Crunch Live

TechCrunch

We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. Plus, you get to hear feedback from some of the smartest folks in the industry, thus learning how to absolutely crush it at your next pitch meeting with a VC. With all that in mind, we’re introducing a special summer edition of Extra Crunch Live that’s all pitch-off, all the time.

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Hear Startup Alley companies pitch expert VC judges on the next episode of Extra Crunch Live

TechCrunch

We know how much you love a good startup pitch-off. Plus, you get to hear feedback from some of the smartest folks in the industry, thus learning how to absolutely crush it at your next pitch meeting with a VC. With all that in mind, we’re introducing a special summer edition of Extra Crunch Live that’s all pitch-off, all the time.

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The Most Important Advice I Could Give You About Unicorns

Both Sides of the Table

In November of 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures coined the term “ Unicorn Club ” as it relates to billion-dollar startup companies. Why is it ready for disruption? Many entrepreneurs pitching err on the side of too much information. How will you stand out from the masses of other people pitching.

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Dropbox to acquire secure document sharing startup DocSend for $165M

TechCrunch

He even ran the idea for the company by Houston prior to launching in 2013, who gave it his seal of approval, and the two companies have been partners for some time. Those workflows include creative, sales, client services or startups using DocSend to deliver proposals or pitch decks and track engagement.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more. The Baylor New Venture Competition is a business plan and elevator pitch competition for college students from around the globe. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5 The competition has $50,000 in cash prizes.

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Why I Angel Invest

Angel Capital Association

Even though we decided not to pursue this model at InboxDollars, I continued to think about it and eventually decided to start angel investing as a personal hobby in 2013. MY 2013 ANSWER TO “WHY?” I serve as a formal advisor to a small number of companies that have potential to disrupt their industries. A lot of new things.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. 2015 Waterdog We’re disrupting the traditional channel model by fundamentally changing the way the partner and reseller relationship works. Jaia Robotics Inc. Imago Rehab Imago Rehab is a robot-assisted virtual clinic for stroke recovery.

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