StartupNation

MAY 18, 2025

They’re brilliant at product development and fundraising pitches but treat contracts as an afterthought. The Problem: Most startups see contracts purely as defensive documents rather than business acceleration tools. Yet most founders I meet are making the same mistakes. The good news?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

expansion partner of Capital Factoryone of the leading startup accelerators and investor networks in TexasSTATION DC brings Capital Factorys resources, mentorship, and investor connections to the D.C. As the official D.C.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

To be effective, a startup’s pricing strategy must align with its marketing case studies, website messaging, PR releases and sales pitches. Annual prepay generates cash flow to accelerate growth. If all the arrows point in the same direction, then pricing becomes an asset to reinforce the company’s position in the market.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A decade ago, most startup pitches ended with a calculation justifying the amount they sought to raise. 1 This ignores the compounding nature of market leaders who win bigger customers, which reinforces social proof, and accelerates the capture of market share. In other words, the raise was an output of the financial model.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 27, 2025

A targeted, well-researched pitch to the right journalist at the right publication is far more effective. Building relationships with key journalists by engaging with their work before pitching. By embracing the power of PR, SMEs can accelerate their growth, enhance their reputation, and future-proof their businesses for years to come.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 12, 2025

MedTech Innovator (MTI), the world’s largest and most influential accelerator for medical technology startups, has unveiled the 65 pioneering companies selected for its prestigious 2025 Accelerator Cohort. The accelerator also offers access to a curated ecosystem of strategic manufacturers, investors, healthcare providers, and payers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

For first-stage entrepreneurs who have achieved initial success and want to grow further, the EO Accelerator (EOA) learning program serves as a catalyst for entrepreneurs aiming to surpass US$1 million in revenue. One reason behind the value EO Accelerator creates is that EO treats Accelerators as equals on par with regular EO members.

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500

MAY 21, 2019

The 19 companies were on FIRE and rose to the occasion to give the best versions of their pitches. The post Misk 500 MENA Accelerator Celebrates First Demo Day appeared first on 500 Startups. Its been one week since the Misk 500 Batch 1 Demo Day and we’re still smiling. The energy in the room in Riyadh, on May 13th, was palpable.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 24, 2013

At accelerators like Techstars, the "Office Hours" is a standard part of the program. It''s more than an elevator pitch, but not enough time for a full pitch. First of all, get it out of your head that Office Hours is time to pitch. First of all, get it out of your head that Office Hours is time to pitch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

It’s an incredibly valuable event for both EO Accelerators and EO members with startups that want to attract investments in addition to EO members who are looking for the right investment opportunity. The attendees must be EO members, EO Accelerator participants, or their vetted guest, such as a spouse or business partner.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 24, 2014

Not every VC used to get pitched by VC funds for a living and has seen hundreds and hundreds of VC pitch decks. How are we supposed to get better? Not every potentially good VC previously worked for Fred Wilson and Josh Kopelman. Yet, even I wished I had more guidance when I was first starting out.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

” And then there are incubators and accelerators. So while I don’t blame people who run accelerators for doing their jobs and promoting their companies – if I’m seeing this deal on your demo day it’s as picked over as XXL sweaters on December 26th. So I have a rule on accelerators.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Here are a bunch of things I don''t do: I won''t do office hours anymore at incubators and accelerators. Takes an hour or an hour and a half at most and everyone gets the benefit of a public conversation--versus three or four hours of pitches. Therefore, I''ve had to do a lot of saying no to requests for my time. Panel prep calls.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

SparkLabs Korea , a Seoul-based seed to early-stage accelerator, held a demo Day on Thursday for its 19th cohort of companies. The latest demo day marks its tenth year after SparkLabs launched its accelerator program in December 2012. Not all teams end up pitching at demo day. and Asia. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

And he decided he wanted to be part of the 500Startups accelerator. Of course he pitched me the entire ride down. Come to entrepreneur pitches. At the time of that investment I had exchanged notes with Dave McClure who also invested. Sam later decided he wanted to do a startup. I was planning to take a taxi – so perfect!

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 19, 2013

There''s been a lot of innovation in the startup fundraising world in the last couple of years--Angellist, Second Market, accelerators, etc. I had someone pitch me recently who started their e-mail out with an indication of how fast the round was going. One thing you can''t innovate around, however, is building a human relationship.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

No founder event would be complete without pitches! TechCrunch editorial is looking for 6-7 founders to take part in a Pitch Deck Teardown. Mastering the Pitch Deck Pitches are critical in the quest for funding and first customers. Without further ado, here are your judges for the TC Early Stage Pitch Deck Teardown.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

Video pitching. I see an uptick in pitching via pre-recorded video. We used Loom to pre-record our pitch and share it with potential investors. It’s a great way to personalize a pitch deck and share it with interested parties. Accelerated digital transformation. Here’s what they shared. Here’s what I see: 1.

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Revolution

AUGUST 2, 2022

What we did: Revolution Growth Vice President, Nancy Hilliker , participated in the 2022 Dig-South Tech Summit, where she discussed supporting a more diverse innovation landscape and the acceleration of connections between VCs and founders in non-traditional tech hubs.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The new initiative includes a strategic partnership with the highly anticipated X-PITCH 2023, a global deeptech startup competition aimed at catalyzing the widespread adoption of cutting-edge technology across diverse industries. “We see immense potential in partnering with X-PITCH.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Alchemist Accelerator , the enterprise-focused startup incubator, is hosting a demo day today for its 31st batch of companies. The accelerator itself, meanwhile, has some news: new leadership. Alchemist Accelerator announces new leadership alongside its latest class of companies by Greg Kumparak originally published on TechCrunch.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. The Microsoft Student Accelerator , though it has the word “accelerator” in its name, is a free, 4-month boot camp teaching students advanced analytics and AI, Azure and cloud fundamentals, and web apps and APIs.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

However, what is often direly needed is how to appeal to investors and raise smart money — knowledge that is essential for fundraising and a master key to building, accelerating and scaling your new venture. The winners receive support, including an investment, to accelerate and scale their ventures. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In addition, explore other fishing holes where you might catch small business owners, which may include: Start-up incubators that host demo days, pitch events, and workshops Entrepreneur groups for startups or business accelerators Renting space at a co-working facility such as WeWork or Regus Attending or exhibiting at local business events or fairs (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I don’t feel like canceling LinkedIn just because occasionally a well-meaning but slightly not-clued-in person from a faraway place wants me to be their personal mentor, answer 3-questions for their high-school entrepreneurship project or take a sales pitch for their recruiting services. In Adam’s world, I’m rude.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It is a huge mountain to climb and a full-time job to continuously pitch your vision and yourself to reach the first meeting with a VC fund — and that’s still miles away from a funding discussion. Make serious headway with accelerators. These discussions then bring further biases to the surface. Think of the worst-case scenario.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 9, 2022

The chance to pitch the business concept for a $10,000 seed grant from Ben Franklin. A guaranteed seat in an upcoming business accelerator program. The opportunity to win an additional $2,500 in a People’s Choice Award sponsored by CNB Bank.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest & the End of “Silicon X Syndrome.” But from the back half of 2020 into 2021, we are bearing witness to accelerated adoption and transformational change in industry after industry. So the oft-elusive “elevator pitch” is instead replaced with a shorthand: “we are the Uber for X.”

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

tl;dr + Techstars was once one of the world’s leading accelerator programs, but has steadily been eclipsed by Y combinator. Next, entire accelerator programs were created on behalf of corporate partners, promising them access to cohorts of world-class founders eager to listen to their needs and use their APIs.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

Pitch your business idea at a competition to earn startup funding. Plus, if you don’t win, you’ll still grow your pitching skills, hash out your business plan and potentially meet like-minded entrepreneurs (potential partners) and venture capitalists. Check out this list of pitching competitions. Accelerators.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

She’s the author of A Business Owner’s Guide to Crisis PR: Protecting You & Your Business’ Reputation and serves as her chapter’s Accelerator co-chair. Eden shares how entrepreneurs can use AI apps such as ChatGPT to support decision-making while still exercising innate expertise and judgment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

Join an international accelerator or entrepreneur group. While there’s plenty of positive momentum in Canada’s accelerator ecosystem, the reality is that programs with truly global reach—equipped with battle-tested mentors and a robust partner network—remain few and far between.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 19, 2023

Register Seven innovative companies have been selected for Cohort IV of ScaleUp Malaysia’s accelerator program, with upfront investments provided for the first time. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 6, 2024

The inaugural competition will culminate with finalists doing a live pitch at its upcoming Conference. Three finalists will pitch to a live audience at O ktane24 from October 15 th thru the 17 th in Las Vegas. The company seeks the latest application innovations underway using identity, privacy, and security-enabled workflows.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 10, 2022

At a pitch event and networking reception, sponsored by Just Realty, at the North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois, six finalists presented their business concepts to a panel of independent judges. BIG IDEAS GROW IN WILD PLACES! .

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Three of the four pitching finalists were women entrepreneurs focusing on health and wellness issues. They introduced “Startup Showcase Live”, a pitch contest for seed and pre-seed startups, competing for a $500,000 investment. The sold-out event also featured two additional pitching tracks: Early-stage and Growth Stage companies.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort.

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