TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

My best advice: Strengthen your network. And if you have ever discussed an idea for starting a company with a friend, think about working on a pitch deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Wilco’s $7 million seed deck. ” Pitch Deck Teardown: Wilco’s $7 million seed deck. Image Credits: Wilco (opens in a new window).

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From starting with an in-depth strategy to approaching marketing spending correctly, these experts provide invaluable advice on how to navigate the complex world of startup marketing. This plan guides their content marketing which drives their website, sales aids, social media, and sales pitch. Kennette J.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

So, having a good way to keep those highly important people top-of-mind AND to chronicle your last touchpoints (including social media touchpoints) is really important.”. Marketing/social media : Hootsuite (social media management), Mailchimp (email list and audience management), and Google Suite. . HISTORIC TECH STACK.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

Gordon Platt, President, Gotham Media , observes, “You may meet people on-line, but when’s the last time you really made a long-term, financially meaningful commitment exclusively as the result of a virtual interaction?” I’ve listed below my current social media toolkit. Tech stack. I host on Hostforweb **. Crunchbase.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Regular surveys and diverse communication channels, including social media and webinars, were key. We helped them refine their pitch to emphasize not only the innovation but also the market potential, scalability, and revenue model. We tackled it by emphasizing a tangible prototype over traditional pitches.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 23, 2020

2) Pivot your pitch. Look deeply at your customer to see whether you need to pivot your sales pitch. Reframe your pitch so that your services fall into a more urgent category by talking about the pain that you remove for your customer, and how you make their life better. What has changed for them?

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Onevest

MAY 12, 2015

Social Media Today explains that when it comes to content - curation should be used for inspiration, not copying. Think attending a live panel, industry tradeshow, or consulting with a veteran mentor. These principles of trust and context are seconded by the Knight Foundation in its advice for entrepreneurs.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. I'm sure each of those guys got questioned by entrepreneurs as to why they should accept advice from them as opposed to the entrepreneurial veterans of the days who worked in VC.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

However, in the last few years a few have started to use social media and become more transparent. Matthew Craig-Greene of consultancy MJ Hudson points out, “Most public plans publish meeting minutes, and these can be a very interesting place to find information on manager selection. How to write a resume that wins investors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

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. Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

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. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting. When should I hire a sales team? Image Credits: Ureeka.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Fuelfinance Their pitch: “We do your spreadsheets, graphs, and automation. Howly “You choose a category where you need professional advice and type your question in the chat form. Softjourn A full-cycle consulting and software development company. to send an “Espresso” (4 Drones). You can support it on Patreon here.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. If you’re not confident pitching, you need to put on your big-person pants and git gud at it. 100% I would recommend it to others! As luck would have it, during this ‘1.5

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. I saw the same bad behavior in consulting. of Stubbs Alderton, a firm that focused exclusively on early-stage tech, media and game companies in Southern California. So it doesn’t have to be a small firm.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Relationships may occur with potential employees, mentors, consultants, suppliers, and customers. Seek out financial advice because it takes time to improve a score. However, at a later date, the owner may bring in outside consultants to prepare the company for sale or to be transferred to a family member.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

Set in Boston this year, Early Stage will host sessions with advice and takeaways from top experts and provide opportunities to meet entrepreneurs taking incredible journeys. Trust me, it’ll be worth the trek. Disrupt, TechCrunch’s flagship conference, will also be well worth the trek.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 28, 2021

In an up-market, businesses can often rely on excellent marketing and social media to deliver sales results. Asking at the right time, plus the right tone and pitch in your voice means your new client relationship will cope with some silence. Mary Crampton is the owner and principal consultant at Magnify Consulting.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 18, 2019

If you watched Shark Tank in early August last year, you’d have seen two entrepreneurs hoping the ground would open up and swallow them when pitching their camping tent startup to a group of investors. What I do believe is that all of us entrepreneurs need a way of pitching our business clearly and compellingly. Who are you?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

Before you hire a marketing consultant who doesn’t understand your products or commit to a CMO who has several years of experience — but none in your sector — consider influencer marketing. Craft your pitch deck around ‘that one thing that can really hook an investor’. Kickstarter’s CEO on the future of crowdfunding.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. I had an MBA, had done a few years of strategy consulting and knew all of the management theory. Quick aside: how can VC’s invest in online businesses, digital media, social networks or mobile applications if they don’t actually use the products actively themselves?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2023

Before we see a whole wave of AI prompt engineering consultancy practices for hire — just kidding, we already are — I figured it would be helpful to aggregate some of the top tips I’m hearing from the community on how to better interact with AI to get it to give you the answers you want. Ask for help. million in funding.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. Moranne and I are Millennials, as are most of our staff, so social media, digital strategy and technology is integral to everything we do. As a result, we’ve been able to hire and retain the best recruitment consultants in the industry.”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

At the time, the company was riding high after signing a deal with Disney to adapt some of the media giant’s intellectual property, which includes brands like Marvel, Fox and Pixar. got a huge boost from COVID-19 as more people started consulting physicians and urgent care providers remotely in the midst of lockdowns.

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

14:20 – At what point did they shift entirely away from consulting? 15:05 – Providing advice as content vs in the product. 21:30 – Inbound marketing and audience building advice. We’d meet once or twice a week, and work on the idea, and pitch it to law firms. What was your pitch even like?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We organized a series of HBS Angels pitch nights, joint with a range of affinity groups for HBS Alumni: HBS African-American, HBS Healthcare, HBS LBGT, and HBS Latino. We ask our Ambassadors: “Do you have access to a media platform? Are you aware of the information that the media should know? Why is that? Realistic projections.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We organized a series of HBS Angels pitch nights, joint with a range of affinity groups for HBS Alumni: HBS African-American, HBS Healthcare, HBS LBGT, and HBS Latino. We ask our Ambassadors: “Do you have access to a media platform? Are you aware of the information that the media should know? Why is that? Realistic projections.

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