Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

Nine out of 10 entrepreneurs I know have long-term pain with their partners. The tenth entrepreneur without the headache is usually the one without a business partner. It’s because you just haven’t pitched your products or services to solve their problems. Agonise over whether or not you need business partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I use George Bush vs. Al Gore as allegory and I’ve been using it with entrepreneurs for years to sink in a simple point about how to communicate with the market. Most Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs I know are more like Al Gore. It is election season. Simplify Your Message.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

This article was written by EO Vancouver member, Calvin Johnson. I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). The media loves to cover young entrepreneurs who’ve done innovative work while going to school. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

One of my favorite entrepreneur-Twitterer weighed in, “You want to keep tapping into their collective intelligence so you keep saying ‘Thank you for the feedback’ and they keep sending it,” Ms. I know because I have been the beneficiary of their advice for years and have appreciated it. Morrill said. All of my partners at Upfront do.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M Five Flute’s founders shared their slightly redacted pitch deck with us. ” Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M Elated Entrepreneur. “We all know how that turned out.” Walter Thompson.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 31, 2023

You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we discuss How to build businesses that withstand the AI revolution Why your pitch is making your startup seem too magical P.S. If you’re deep in the entrepreneurial trenches and have a story to tell, we’d love to read it (and publish it).

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says entrepreneurs need to resist the urge to become defensive in these sessions. “In Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription “This is really only talking about world-changing, big-ass businesses with a lot of impact that could be a billion dollars or more in value,” he said.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. In a post for TC+, entrepreneur and angel investor Kuan Wei (Greg) Soh shared his top suggestions for managing distributed engineering teams, which includes mandatory standups and at least three hours each day when everyone is available to chat. Today, that team works remotely.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

TechCrunch Disrupt is a three-day virtual event with founders and investors shaping the future of disruptive technology and startup experts providing insights to entrepreneurs. Build a better startup with fundraising , growth and workforce advice from experts. Grab an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership here. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. Entrepreneurial lawyers like Don Lee , Dave Young or Ted Wang are good at sussing out which entrepreneurs are high potential. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I spent time on college campuses.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. Entrepreneurial lawyers like Don Lee , Dave Young or Ted Wang are good at sussing out which entrepreneurs are high potential. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I spent time on college campuses.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A year before starting my first company, my cofounders and I were pitching our startup to every startup competitions we knew about. Our last pitch was awarded $15k, so we stashed around $30k (all from competitions) and we started a company. First, we were writing articles and hoping for SEO to kick in. A tip: strive for balance.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 19, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week! We’ve got a lot of exciting changes coming at Entrepreneur’s Handbook. You’ll see some huge names dropping by to share articles with us soon. Use the first comment on the ProductHunt page as your elevator pitch. Here’s a sneak peek ??.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

This article was written by EO Vancouver member Calvin Johnson. I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). The media loves to cover young entrepreneurs who’ve done innovative work while going to school. We also scoured newsfeeds.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. That startup was DoorDash, by the way.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. In a TC+ column, Spaht encourages entrepreneurs to revisit the operational and fundraising tactics they leaned on in the bygone era of cheap money. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Six climate tech trends to watch for in 2023.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

I haven’t launched a successful startup, but I have helped write several pitch decks. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. This article also covers how to hire and pay for custom market research, the best people to ask for advice, and the importance of only using credible sources.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. Pitch Deck Get your idea onto paper; it’s far easier to convey that way. Get the pitch right Tell a great story Startups that tell a great story get funding. Finding a technical co-founder is even harder.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A large benefit, to you, in pitching yourself for these virtual opportunities is the ability to participate from your home office – no travel required. for cash-strapped entrepreneurs to participate in one event in the morning and another, in a completely different geographic location, in the afternoon. Key takeaways.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

As you can imagine, the pace of new unicorn creation and fundraising generated plenty of press coverage in France, but there’s an article in particular that caught my attention: A portrait of PayFit’s Firmin Zocchetto , OVHcloud’s Octave Klaba , Shift Technology’s Jeremy Jawish , and Contentsquare’s Jonathan Cherki.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Any advice? Eager Entrepreneur. — Eager Entrepreneur. Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored. That was amazing!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Over the last few days, we’ve published several articles recapping panels from last week’s TechCrunch Early Stage virtual conference. TechCrunch reporter Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed Kleiner Perkins partner Bucky Moore to get sector-agnostic advice for founders who are ready to raise a Series A. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In the long term, there needs to be foundational change to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. So, if you’re a female founder faced with the prospect of pitching to VCs — what steps can you take to set yourself up for success? It’s essential to make sure your sales, pitch and negotiation skills are on point.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Young looks back at “five key failure points” that are common potholes on every founder’s path and shares tactical advice for addressing internal conflict, losing product-market fit and other stumbles. ” On Thursday, January 19 at 10 a.m.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Jenny is an entrepreneur, operator, board member, advisor, and investor in tech for over 25 years. The bad news is that I over-capitalized my companies, but the good news is that the process taught me how VCs think and the best way to pitch them. I recommend thinking about your pitch in three “Sections.”. Jenny Lefcourt.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I acknowledged this in the article. I said both in the article but felt compelled to provide a statement up front for the skimmers. I have conversations with entrepreneurs and other VCs on a daily basis about fund raising, the prices of deals, how much companies should raise, etc.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Arvind Gupta, an investor at Mayfield Fund and founder of accelerator IndieBio, reviews several hundred pitch decks each year. “In Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. For a larger Series A check. What Glossier got wrong.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. ” The ultimate measure of success for a journalist is viewership so if nobody cares about your shitty little company and the story you’re trying to pitch then the journalist doesn’t want to publish. And it’s their judgment that becomes the ultimate arbiter of this.

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StartupNation

JUNE 20, 2021

What advice would you give to someone in your shoes, knowing what you know now? Entrepreneurs may read this kind of content and come away from it feeling as though they learned a valuable new term or concept that will allow them to move forward with starting a business. Pitch a good idea, research the material and publish the content.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

If you don’t already read Chris’s blog you should – it’s very well written, often takes a strong POV and speaks from an entrepreneur’s perspective but with a huge knowledge of the technology investors as well. As per Chris’s article, Techies will use your product. He is both.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

This is the second article in a series on what it takes to be a great angel investor (and why this should matter to entrepreneurs). I like to invest where I have a personally strong connection with the entrepreneur and/or a strong intuition on the market from prior experience. In fact, sometimes seeing social proof (e.g.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

One of the most frequent questions entrepreneurs ask about when they raise a little bit of money or are getting close to launching their first product is whether they should hire a PR firm. They get pitched by so many blowhards that more genuine people who aren’t in it for just a story stand out from the crowd.

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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. I wasn’t feeling it.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Founders from outside a tech-ecosystem are surrounded by bad advice, since building a startup is different from other kinds of businesses. Against the advice of my law-school friends (who had seen the Social Network ), I shared the idea with anybody who would listen. The universe must have been tired of hearing my pitch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. In other news: Extra Crunch Live, a series of interviews with leading investors and entrepreneurs, returns next month with a full slate of guests. Some readers say they use our surveys to study up on an individual VC before pitching them, so let us know which format you prefer.

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