TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind. I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are not yet ready to pitch an investor. AI is far broader than the buzz would even imply!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. Are you actually ready to pitch? When pitching, the startup has to put a number on the table. When pitching, the startup has to put a number on the table. But, set the valuation too high, and you won’t get any investment. Let’s do this.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Many of us invest much of our identity in what we do for a living, which means layoffs can transform social and emotional lives overnight. I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. How should we think about runway and capital preservation?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

It’s too early to determine whether SVB’s downfall heralds a new era for venture capital, but based on anecdotal evidence, off-the-record discussions and chats with co-workers, it seems like we’re back to business as usual as far as pre-revenue startup fundraising is concerned. There’s plenty of tactical advice here, and much more to come.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You need a solid business plan, traction to demonstrate market fit, and the skills to pitch effectively. Evaluate investors thoroughly, not just based on the size of their check, but whether they can provide strategic advice and introductions that support your vision. Seek investor advice to strengthen your business model.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

I'm often the last one to leave an event, held back by the most persistant of entrepreneurs trying to squeeze as much advice as they can out of me. I've only recently started leading investments a little over two years ago. Often times, the advice is terrible or impractical. Venture capital is kind of like a knuckleball.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

But the rules are different in startup-land: although there are basic best practices for putting together a pitch deck or term sheet, there are no hard rules for approaching potential investors. Sarah Kunst, Cleo Capital. Sarah Kunst, managing director, Cleo Capital. Arvind Gupta, partner, Mayfield Fund.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

The venture capital market is slowing down, which means early-stage founders are chasing a smaller pool of money. “Oftentimes, investors have a sense of whether a pitch is going to go somewhere within the first 15-20 minutes of a conversation.” Not all investors expect to invest in the next unicorn.”. billion to $1.81

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2024

Charting the Path to Success in Tech Investing: An Exclusive Interview with GoAhead Ventures’ Founding Trio GoAhead Ventures (“GoAhead”) is a Silicon Valley based venture capital firm founded by three Stanford graduates: Takeshi “TK” Mori, Clancey Stahr and Phil Brady (the “Managing Partners”). How did you break into tech investing?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of capital as an entrepreneur so I’ve developed some thought on the process that I hope can be helpful to some of you before you start. Just remind yourself of lemons.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The crew here at TechCrunch has done a lot of writing about making amazing pitch decks over the years, and I figured it was time that I put together a collection of all of it in one handy spot. Are you VC-investable? Before you start pitching. As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Investors think a great deal about a great number of things when considering an investment: How big is the market? In the context of building a great product, founders are creating an investment pitch that reflects their day-to-day life. How good is the founder-market fit? Is it venture-scale? That makes sense.

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David Teten VC

MAY 26, 2021

How do you raise money for your venture capital or private equity fund from family offices and high net worths? . I see five innovative new methods for raising capital which emerging managers such as Versatile VC are using, which I’ve ranked in roughly descending order of popularity: . The costs are highly dependent on the platform.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 1, 2022

You might think my job is about saying “yes” to founders, but statistically it’s *actually* about saying “no,” given we typically see 3,000+ companies annually in order to make 10–12 investments. They get more capital because they’re learning, growing, achieving. faces of venture capital. But as a venture investor, I hate it.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Lisa Wu, a partner at Norwest with investments like Calm, Plaid, Opendoor and Grove Collaborative, has a message for founders: Think like a VC during your pitch presentation. After all, accepting capital isn’t simply adding more money to your balance sheet.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

The market for startup investment has changed. From the hottest year in startup venture capital history to a period of pessimism, how did we get to where we are today? Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed? It’s just noticing that early that is the hard part of the investing game. April 2022).

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2023

Register Startup founders wanting to pitch to investors to raise money should not get into the “sell now” part of the conversation immediately but must instead lay the groundwork first, according to James Walker, Associate Counsel and Investor at Draper Associates. What types of companies/sectors do you look to invest in?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

In a TechCrunch+ guest post, he shared three fundamental pieces of advice for new founders. Klaviyo co-founder Ed Hallen’s 3 top pieces of advice for launching a startup. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

It’s been growth ever since, and in 2020 the company pitched for funding to scale up. The fund raise required three in-person pitches, seven Zoom pitches and 30 Zoom calls before closing successfully in August. When they use their own misunderstanding to justify a reason to not invest it was initially very exasperating.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Nathan Beckord is CEO of Foundersuite.com , a software platform for raising capital and managing investors. A 7-step method for running effective pitch meetings. Raising capital in unprecedented times. He invested his own money to hire Tetra’s first engineer, who built the company’s MVP. His advice for cold calling?

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How do you determine if corporate venture capital is right for your startup? To help you determine if corporate venture capital is right for your startup, we asked startup founders, investors, and business leaders this question for their best pieces of advice. Be Sure You Have Similar Goals and Expectations.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 20, 2022

This is where venture capital comes into play. In fact, VC-based funding has boomed within the last decade, reaching a whopping $753B worth of investments since 2009. Read on to find out more about the advantages and disadvantages of VC funding and some of the smartest places to invest it within the business.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Otherwise, you lose sales even before you start Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Do not mistake the perfect pitch for the well-rehearsed (read: memorized) presentation. The cookie-cutter pitch presentation kills your sales pipeline before you actually have one. My team members call it the Pitch Perfect experience.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

The number one challenge women face is a significant disadvantage in securing access to venture capital funding compared to their male peers. of all venture capital in the US went to companies founded solely by women. Find the Right Investors - don’t throw your pitch to just anybody. In 2017, just 2.2%

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Now imagine if you were given 10 minutes to pitch the potential of your business? It can take years to dream up an exciting startup, and even longer to turn it into something substantial, but a strongly crafted sales pitch can propel your business in the right direction. Related: 5 Terms That are Killing Your Startup’s Pitch.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. They have advice to share. They know that the money they invest may be lost. Make sure these people understand the nature of early-stage angel investing. Ask them for advice. In SoCal we have Crosscut Ventures, Matt Coffin, Mike Jones, Klaus Schauser, etc.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 4, 2021

And if you’re a high-growth startup looking to get off the ground or expand, it’s likely you’ll need an injection of capital to do that. Byron van Vugt from NZ Growth Capital Partners explains. For investors, capital raises provide an opportunity to invest in a company’s ambitions. Time to get pitching.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. The investment platform I founded and run, VenturePole, is the investment partner of HealthInc, the health tech accelerator of Startupbootcamp, the biggest startup accelerator organization in Europe. Keep it short.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. They have totally changed the way you run a VC firm, investing heavily in systems & events for their founders that are pushing the boundaries of the way our industry works. Investing Strategy. I'm a huge fan of this innovation. and Half.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Every tech or major news journal in the country is preparing to write their Snap, Inc (creators of Snapchat, Spectacles, etc) stories and many of them seem to want a “How does it feel to have missed this investment story.” If you swing at every pitch you’ll end up with a lot more losers. MANY create consumer apps pitch me.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

How to Run a Company With Two 10-Minute Weekly Meetings and Post-It Notes Barry Raber (EO Portland), a serial entrepreneur and CEO of real estate investment firm Business Property Trust , shared his insights on how to keep team meetings short and sweet with an effective system that fosters collaboration and engagement.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 25, 2022

The goals of such a meeting are the following: Give others enough information to form an adequate enough and objective picture of the business in order to check your blind spots and offer advice or other kinds of assitance (like intros to folks who have been there before or have the right skills to pitch in).

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing. Hootsuite).

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says entrepreneurs need to resist the urge to become defensive in these sessions. “In “To ensure a timely process, you must be armed with a complete and bulletproof case for investing in your company. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. How to Tell Your TAM: Dayna Grayson from Construct Capital invests in the rebuilding of the most foundational and broken industries of our economy.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

At Versatile VC, we particularly like investing in “dual-PhD” problems, at the intersection of multiple domains. 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.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Operator experience has become critical in venture capital over the last few years. If a VC has experience in a different field, it may not translate well — if at all — to a startup, and advice around certain business decisions could quickly become outdated. But not all operating backgrounds are equally helpful.

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