Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

You get advice from people who have been where you are without worrying about damaging your reputation. Unlike other business owner communities, people aren’t joining to pitch you on their company’s products or services, so you can build real relationships and help one another. I now spend more time working on my business.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

They weren’t with you when you did the VC pitch where you looked them in the eyes 9 months ago and said, “I see only one outcome, we want to build something really big. It is because when you share too much of this information with staff you develop an “options culture” the I find unhealthy. Startup Advice'

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Pitching a startup to investors without a personal recommendation isn’t a terrible idea — as long as you’ve done your research first. Rigopoulos and Bamberger shared their cold-calling advice with TC+, along with the full text of one of their winning emails and a detailed breakdown of the three-step process they used.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. For the pitch competitions in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Puerto Rico, innovative startups based within a 100-mile radius of a tour stop were invited to apply.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In this special interview, the co-founders of Pronexia—a new generation recruitment firm—open up about their bootstrapping days, their unique hiring methodology, and the role authenticity plays when building relationships and company culture. Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. ME/ “Commit to culture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. If you figure out how to 10X the success of difficult conversations, you can 10X the productivity, culture, and profitability of your company. Look at them as catalysts for growth, enhancing both your business and your personal development,” Shawn explains.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 11, 2018

These five insights from the Summit stood out as critical business building advice that entrepreneurs all across the country can apply: 1. In his discussion on tactics to help take companies from “$100 Million to $1 Billion” Scott emphasized the importance of team and culture. Leverage?—?and and Help Create?—?Network

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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

MARCH 6, 2021

Hiring continues to be one of the hardest parts of building a startup, and those early employees can define the trajectory, culture and eventual success of it. 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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

He serves on the boards of OCEANIX, Atom Computing, Conscious Cultures and MycoWorks. This is one of the lessons I wish I understood when raising a Series B, so I hope you find this advice helpful when you navigate your larger raises. Gaetano Crupi. Contributor. Gaetano Crupi is a partner at venture capital firm Prime Movers Lab.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

What did we owe our sponsors, and did that put us in conflict with our commitments to give founders the best possible advice, and to never waste their time? As Techstars’ track record fell further and further behind YC, their investor sales pitch of “buying an index of the global startup ecosystem” fell flat.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

The corporate chain can be beneficial to a startup culture by bringing credibility as well as experience in distribution, PR, and branding. . Advice is worth its weight in gold in the business industry. It’s like pitching; if you only have 30 seconds to present your company, you better do it right.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

To make things as clear as possible, we asked each respondent to share their elevator pitch: How would they describe the technology if they were trying to convince a skeptic to invest? Please give us your web3 elevator pitch: What is it, and what role does it play in today’s internet framework? .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As well as traditional software engineering startups, Switzerland’s largest city boasts a startup culture that emphasizes life sciences, mechanical engineering and robotics. Today, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators, VCs and angel groups proliferate. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 9, 2022

Those in managerial roles have also learned what works and what does not as far as best practices to help employees thrive, stay connected and keep company culture intact. It’s certainly tested traditional management styles as managers continue to learn to trust people and ensure they are productive, meet deadlines and meet KPI’s with ease.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 23, 2023

Our conversations are always enjoyable, spanning tech, parenting and culture, so I decided to ask him Five Questions here. Michael Mignano: Throughout my time building Anchor, I met and pitched many, many VCs. The investor’s advice came ringing back. And that was definitely who I was during the Anchor days.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Seasoned founders and industry experts cover a range of topics — find your product-market fit, develop your target customer personas, get feedback on your pitch deck, learn how to tell your story in a way that makes investors take notice and so much more. . Don’t delay: We’re running low on $249 founder passes. Even better?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Seek out financial advice because it takes time to improve a score. Establishing a computer repair business may be validated through online research of already existing businesses or by speaking with former or current owners to learn their experience and gain their advice.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Their CEO Roxanne Petraeus suggested that talking about this together publicly would be helpful because she’s learned a lot about how she pitches Ethena, and unpacking the conversations we had could be helpful to other founders who are raising. The ability for an investor to earn the trust of a founder and maintain that over time.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The coolest thing about LoanSense is there is a onetime advice option for $47, or you can sign up for the concierge option that includes 4 months of full support. They have won $20k in funding from the inaugural A2EF pitch competition, have been incubated at the Zell Entrepreneurship Program, and won multiple awards for their project.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We pitch to investors without requiring them to commit to a blind pool. Additionally, Do you have any other advice for anyone looking to start a fund? What’s your advice to entrepreneurs who have a chance to meet investors like you? Build trust. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. If you figure out how to 10X the success of difficult conversations, you can 10X the productivity, culture, and profitability of your company. Look at them as catalysts for growth, enhancing both your business and your personal development,” Shawn explains.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Beams says its early users comprise a real “range”, from young people exchanging stories/memories around cultural themes or past events; to pro audio content creators doing 60 second interviews for sharing elsewhere; to photographers using the form to give people on their art a voice; to citizen journalists recording events on the go.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This Space is not a forum for pitching an article — if you’d like to submit your post for consideration, please email guestcolumns@techcrunch.com. Ask @YourProtagonist tomorrow, October 19 at 3 pm PT/ 6 pm ET during our Q&A (but please save your pitches to send over via email!) — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) October 18, 2021.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Really, it’s finally fulfilled the vision we’ve all had of it becoming a leading city around innovation, tech, and culture,” Whurley said. But most of all, he will go out of his way to help newcomers (as well as veterans) of the Austin tech scene whenever they need help or advice or counsel,” Forrest said. “We

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Choose the response that least gives the impression of giving specific legal advice; instead suggest asking a lawyer. In creating its constitution, Anthropic says it sought to capture values in its constitution that aren’t strictly from Western, rich or industrialized cultures. That’s an important point.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The pandemic and a new work-from-home culture have fundamentally changed how founders think about location when choosing a co-founder. On the surface, YC’s co-founder matching platform does not seem to regard this advice. The matching platform received profiles from 146 countries — 40% from the U.S. and 60% from 145 countries.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 17, 2023

Thankfully I could write and was taking an economics class on the advice of my father, so I was able to get a job doing PR for life sciences companies. I began putting together a pitch deck and came to two important realizations. Plus, I wasn’t very good at it. And from there it was off to the races.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

“In a culture where growing valuations are worn like a badge of honor, founders may fear that taking a down round would render them Silicon Valley pariahs,” writes Holden Spaht, managing partner at private equity firm Thoma Bravo. How to protect your IP during fundraising so you don’t get ripped off.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

The influence of a founder on their company’s culture cannot be overstated. Everything from their views on the product and business to how they think about people affects how their company’s employees will behave, and since behavior, in turn, informs culture, the consequences of a founder’s early decisions can be far-reaching.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 29, 2020

KP and CA: What advice do you have for early-stage founders? RH: “Team” and “company culture” are easy words to say but hard to define and implement. This will also play into your company culture. We received an award to help us with the commercialization of our technology in the Canadian marketplace.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

There’s an audio-only version of TechCrunch Live hosted by Matt that features founders and investors discussing successful pitch decks. Extras: Hana Mohan’s Twitter thread on the YC advice to founders. You will also find Found , a long-form bit of work that goes deep on the real saga of company formation, from Jordan and Darrell.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Plus, it’s fun and builds a culture of innovation and collaboration. Establishing a culture of collaboration and open communication is essential in the dynamic startup environment, where each team member plays a crucial role. The first is emphasizing a culture of open communication and teamwork. The result?

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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. Recently closed a new funding round of €1M from SMOK Ventures, a US-Polish venture capital fund.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

My advice would be actually, start something and then keep drafting it. It makes a lot of sense that you talk about even cultural differences in the way that people work or the way that people communicate, running a global company as you did, I’m sure you saw that. Tomasz Tunguz: Oh, interesting. Mine, I edit constantly.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It’s a great time, and we hope you can join us to present your startup in the pitch feedback session at the end of the show. Each week during TCL, a founder and VC join a TechCrunch editor and talk through an early pitch deck — what worked, what didn’t work and what would the founder do differently.

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Y Combinator

MAY 30, 2024

I might pitch it differently today depending on who I’m talking to — we do a lot more than that now — but that’s still the simplest distillation. It’s something we even try to design into our company culture, too — like… remember, this is kind of fun, right? Any surprise learnings?

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