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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

Read the interview: Richard Liew: For those who may not know who Ministry of Awesome is – let’s just assume there might be some – can you give us your elevator pitch? Over time, the co-working space developed and there was a natural progression towards a lot of individuals starting new ventures coming out of that space.

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The best mind mapping software in 2025

The Zapier Blog

It's professional enough for the office (especially if you use the built-in Pitch mode), but also nice enough that you'll want to use it by choice. The 6-3-5 technique, explained This article was originally published in February 2019 by Maria Myre.

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The Fundraising Environment in 2019 - Three Major Shifts

Tomasz Tunguz

It started out with six men at a famous restaurant in San Francisco hearing pitches over lunch. In my view, the fundraising market in 2019 is the strongest it’s ever been. If you read eBoys or Done Deals or Creative Capital, you’ll get a sense of the early days of the venture industry. That was the “industry.”

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Why You Don’t Want to Miss the MyEO DealExchange DX22 Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. There’s a lengthy application and vetting process for EO members or Accelerators to qualify to pitch.

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The Rise of the Rest Class of 2019

Revolution

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. For the pitch competitions in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Puerto Rico, innovative startups based within a 100-mile radius of a tour stop were invited to apply.

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Building Your Brand: Lessons from SXSW 2019

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

To help YLAI Network members strengthen their own brands, here are a few tips from the 2019 SXSW conference. The post Building Your Brand: Lessons from SXSW 2019 appeared first on Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative. Building emotional connections. Branding helps consumers clearly identify who a business is and what it does.

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Out There Bets and Insider Games: The Social Barriers to Funding Big Ideas

This is going to be BIG.

In June of 2019, I got a cold e-mail with a single link: “My name is Braeden Kelekona and I’m the founder of Kelekona, a drone service for passengers and cargo. Below is a link to the pitch video. There wasn’t any context around it—not exactly something I’d call a “pitch”. Who was the team? And then I disappeared.

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