Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

My first pitch was not to investors or potential clients; it was to my fiancée, convincing her to delay our wedding plans until Equifund was up and running — a promise that took significantly longer than the anticipated six months to fulfill. I was not licensed, did not have a college degree, could not code.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

My husband and I are also pitching a second Weird Homes Tour book with all of the cities in it. Pinterest has forever changed our consultation game. Nothing will ever replace an in-person, customized consultation where a professional can feel your hair, assess the damage and recommend the correct products for you to use.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. But the No.1

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. Over time as I became more senior at Andersen Consulting I had more resources to take taxis everywhere. We’ll see. TechStars Interactions. I refuse to go to demo days. Not just TechStars but any demo day, really. The Subway.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

Dame shared one piece of advice that I’d never heard from an investor: more founders should learn to make themselves vulnerable. “Our teams that rely on trying to hire outsourced engineers or consultants or whatever to build their product tend to move much slower than folks with a technical founder,” he added.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

We assumed they would take our advice and upgrade. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. It just so happened that the consultant they hired to chose a software vendor worked for a company that had owned one of our competitors. Were their consultants? Tags: Start-up Advice. Low numbers are sexy.

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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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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

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. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5 The competition has $50,000 in cash prizes.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

Ken Norton, who recently left his job as director of product at Figma to consult rising PMs, thinks it’s easier to start with defining what they aren’t: the CEO of the product. Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The focus, as tends to be the case for all these customer service conversational AI plays, is freeing (human) support agents from dealing with dull, repetitive stuff — so they can apply their (less limited) skills to more complex, consultative or emotionally demanding customer queries.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. But the No.1

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Prior to The Hive Southeast Asia, I was previously in a fund under MAVCAP and has worked in a Private Equity investment and consultancy firm based in Beijing, China, focusing on consumer, TMT and healthcare. The pitches I received also shared a common tone, which I interpret as, “My need for capital is far more important than you.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Any advice or insights on how to present a strong case for an O-1A or EB-1A? The information provided in “Dear Sophie” is general information and not legal advice. Take a listen!

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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. I pitched Gus twice and he told me no both times. Many years ago I worked at Andersen Consulting, originally developing software for large corporations and then as a strategy consultant. Much bad came out of this period including my cynicism for consultants.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Meet Ventures is a consultancy firm that specialises in running startup accelerators and market access programs. Its team comprises of former VCs, program directors, consultants, and startup CXOs. Winning many pitch competitions and hackathons does not automatically mean that a startup is good.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. As a result, we’ve been able to hire and retain the best recruitment consultants in the industry.”. Above all, we only pitch people on the companies we would personally interview for.”. I knew in my heart that it had to be Marina. ME/ “Commit to culture.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

The Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge , a US-based global network of accelerators, partnered to study why “ women-owned startups are a better bet ”. The study used multivariate regression analysis to control for education levels and pitch quality to conclude that gender was a statistically significant factor. I am not a lawyer.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Al Lijee , CEO, TowGator Invite Critiques with Reverse Pitching A unique approach I’ve found effective in determining the viability of a new business idea is what I call “reverse pitching.” Encompassing business advice is like a lighthouse to entrepreneur ships sailing towards the rough waters of startup success.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Additionally, he is the founder and CEO of Infinitary Advisors , a SaaS consulting firm where he spearheads comprehensive competitive analyses for both startups and scaleups. If you could offer advice to an aspiring startup founder, what would it be? A generalist at heart, he holds degrees in economics and political science.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

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. Leveraging Investor Expertise: We actively sought advice and insights from our investors.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

got a huge boost from COVID-19 as more people started consulting physicians and urgent care providers remotely in the midst of lockdowns. As we saw in part 1 of this EC-1 , this led him to the revelation that it’s easier to figure things out for yourself than finding advice that applies to you. Digital health in the U.S.

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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.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Nimrod Vromen , Startup Consultant and Host, Startup Confidential Podcast – CTech Align Team Members to a Problem Collaboration generally means working together for the purpose of achieving a shared goal. . ” Every two weeks, team members form cross-functional groups to brainstorm and pitch ideas outside their regular tasks.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

So my simple advice is to start PR as early as possible (and certainly earlier than most of your investors will advise) when you have your head around your product plans and are well into execution (or ready to launch) precisely because your recruiting, seed funding and initial user base may depend on it. In a startup this is a mistake.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You know, the weird thing, Derek, and I should probably let you speak some time, but I was deeply technical when I went into Andersen consulting, and I got paid much less than engineers who graduated, because I had a degree in economics. We don’t take tech guys in the strategy consulting group.” Startup Advice'

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). You can see Zach James & Rich Raddon who are standing next to a demo table pitching a small, yet-to-be-funded company called MovieClips – now the powerhouse ZEFR. And they were all run by talented people we respected.

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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.

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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

JUNE 1, 2022

Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. As always, I recommend that you consult with an immigration attorney who can help you and your co-founders devise an immigration strategy and backup plans, if needed. Exclusive membership.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Consulting. Jai Malik, Venture Partner at Republic and ex-corporate Scout for Tata Communications, shares advice on becoming a Scout: “ I think the most important thing they saw was that I was open to learning whatever it took to get the job done. Consulting. Join the relevant consultant networks. Full-time Initiatives.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Our ongoing search for the best startup growth marketers is yielding results: reporter Anna Heim interviewed SaaS and early-stage startup marketing consultant Lucy Heskins to learn more about the mistakes her clients are most likely to make before they seek her help. How do you go beyond the names and numbers with your startup pitch deck?

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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. The Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge , a US-based global network of accelerators, partnered to study why “ women-owned startups are a better bet ”. Why is that?

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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. The Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge , a US-based global network of accelerators, partnered to study why “ women-owned startups are a better bet ”. Why is that?

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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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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

The alternative to (or in addition to) Harvey Balls is the 2×2 matrix – the ones so popularized by The Gartner Group (and every consultancy out there). So I know that no company pitching us actually says it this harshly but the disdain for your competitor is often felt in the word choices and how you position them.

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