NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 2, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? It is like anything in life, if you surround yourself with positive, productive energy you will get a much better outcome all round. Accelerate your journey by shamelessly asking for advice and feedback from the best and brightest.”.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

If you’re pitching, selling or proposing a partnership, you want to find out what will spark the other person’s interest so that they can’t help but want to work with you. It’s because you just haven’t pitched your products or services to solve their problems. I have held back because I place more value on the relationship.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2018

As a startup entrepreneur who is actively growing his business, Peter recently attended the inaugural MyEO Deal Exchange Conference in Denver, Colorado, where he pitched Table and Desk in EO’s first DX Angel-Shark Experience and received a US$250,000 investment in his company. . Having to work in areas that are not always my strong suit!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 23, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. He is the founder of Octopus Energy which has $6 billion in revenue after just 6 years. She realized how poorly many companies were at crafting a good pitch and has been helping them ever since. Pitch when it’s fresh?—? Often, it’s not.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Maybe it’s just the way I’ve been experiencing San Francisco, but it feels like the more social energy around us is less cocky, more present. In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about pitch deck teardowns and artificial intelligence.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 9, 2023

What is your advice for someone trying to break into tech investing? The worst thing I can do is sit and wait for the deals to come to me or rely on pitch competitions to find them — I think it’s too late by then. I would break it down into 3 steps. Most of these founders are spin outs from universities or government research labs.

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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. ClimateTech & Energy Prize @ MIT is a competition for student-led climatech startups.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 5, 2023

The investment memo allows us to test our understanding just like the pitch deck helps founders crystalise their ideas. Fundraising takes up more time and energy than you think. My advice to founders is to focus on getting your MVP up and running before raising. 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. Tal adopted strategies that include sticking to a super-simple pitch, aiming to surpass his initial funding target, not taking rejection personally, and setting an unusually low investment threshold so friends and family could be a part of his success.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 18, 2022

Top 3 DIY tactics, according to a former BBC journalist turned media relations troubleshooter Image by author I sifted at least 100,000 story pitches when I worked on the main planning desks for BBC News (radio, tv, and online) and its investigative show Panorama. They just need the right insights and tools to pitch successfully.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

ET, I’m hosting a Twitter Space with Silicon Valley immigration lawyer Sophie Alcorn, who writes the “Dear Sophie” advice column for TechCrunch+ each Wednesday. Pitch Deck Teardown: BoxedUp’s $2.3M seed round pitch deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: BoxedUp’s $2.3M seed round pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Startup pitching has become an existential drama, in part because so many founders exaggerate the size of the total addressable market (TAM) in which they hope to compete. Kara Nortman, a managing partner at Upfront Ventures, said the TAM numbers given in a pitch do not control whether she’s likely to invest. “I Walter Thompson.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

We anticipate that there will be increased interest in sectors such as digital health, education, agritech and renewable energy as investors seek out opportunities in these areas, and we expect to see more opportunities that prioritize inclusivity and diversity. We are mandated to invest into companies that drive economic recovery.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 25, 2012

4) Be able to say what you do in a concise manner, in the pitch, in the opening e-mail: "We do X for Y using Z solution, and that's exciting because there are a billion Ys who currently pay a million dollars a year for that.". 5) Be clear about the ask: "We're here to get advice about the following specific three questions."

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. My main advice to you if you’re considering it is don’t waste much equity on it. Frankly, they don’t have enough skin in the game to warrant the time & energy. Tags: Start-up Advice startup technology vc venture capital. It’s very tempting.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. It was quite a scene: Several people literally jumped up and down to shake off their nervous energy, but I also recall one who calmly recited their lines while gazing through a window. Grafana’s early pitch deck — 12:00.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Many veterans have created product ideas based on their field experience, from energy drinks to performance gear. Before you can pitch your idea to investors or apply for a loan from a financial institution, you should draft a business plan. Seek advice from experts. Create a business plan. Overview of your company’s goals.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Worse is yet to come as an energy price cap will end in April, when bills are projected to rise by more than 50%. The UK’s cost of living crisis has been making grim headlines for months — with no respite in sight. That’s just step one, though. The founding team looks similarly seasoned.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

If I could fly back in time to Empower’s start-up phase and give my younger self advice, I would offer these six thoughts. Lest we forget that your business runs simultaneously with your family and personal commitments, balance your energy effectively.). I officially took the plunge about nine years ago. Keep your finger in every pie.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

Here’s why it’s important: When Clubhouse first rose to fame, investors and founders alike were abuzz with energy around the opportunity for innovation in the consumer social space. Amazing advice for anyone who is a student or just … new. Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital raised $2.1 Billion, reports Bloomberg.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series with Startup Advice. Apologies in advance if it sounds arrogant – just trying to impart some realistic advice. Each one has pitched me for between 30-60 minutes. The most important advice I can give you is – give me context. How to (re) intro yourself.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 29, 2020

It’s impossible to overlook Rita Hansen’s passion for changing the transportation and energy industries by using compressed natural gas as a transportation fuel. To use natural gas as a transportation fuel, you have to achieve the same energy density as gasoline or diesel liquid fuel, and the way to do that is to compress the gas.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

I have sat through countless pitches with Ivy League grads spewing off intellectual descriptions of the details of their product or service and why it will win in the market. In a VC pitch this type of messaging will do just fine. These messages need to pass the cocktail party pitch. And I think this is a mistake.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Russian hackers tried to take down a Ukraine energy provider , showing a new frontier of cyber warfare. Arvind Gupta, an investor at Mayfield Fund and founder of accelerator IndieBio, reviews several hundred pitch decks each year. “In In the softer, darker underbelly of tech, there’s a flurry of updates from the world of cybersecurity.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Where are we putting our energy? Are we putting our energy into meeting new executives? Are we putting our energy into sustaining those relationships by being there to offer counsel or introductions? Are we putting our energy into being on search from update calls? The mission is the elevator pitch.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Register When starting a company, founders often underestimate the amount of time and energy required to fundraise. Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

This year, we’re adding a new feature: Our guests will analyze pitch decks submitted by members of the audience to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Also, we’re adding a new feature to Extra Crunch Live — our guests will offer advice and feedback on pitch decks submitted by Extra Crunch members in the audience!

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What advice the initiators have for other ecosystems looking to hire a professional ecosystem builder. Advice for replication in other ecosystems. Eva leaves emerging ecosystems with this advice: There is no one approach that fits all; you have to tailor your strategy based on the assets and resources you have. Patience is key.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The energy is powerful when Oklahoma’s successful and “wannabe” entrepreneurs gather for the Oklahoma Entrepreneurial Summit and the simultaneous Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? By Scott Meacham. WWTB) event for college level entrepreneurs. This year’s program is Friday, November 15. The Summit begins at 8:30 a.m.

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StartupNation

MAY 5, 2021

These 11 entrepreneurs share the number one piece of advice their closest mentor ever gave them: Time is the most valuable thing you have. I vividly remember his best advice: He asked about my goals, and I replied, “To earn $250,000 in commissions.” I think about that every time I raise a fund or hear an entrepreneur pitch me. —

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We needed to build our set and props and ship them to California, and I had to prepare a pitch and appear before the Sharks, all in a matter of weeks. Before I pitched my product on “Shark Tank,” I did a deep dive into previous episodes. The post How to Pitch Like a Shark Tank Winner appeared first on StartupNation.

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StartupNation

JUNE 15, 2021

Targeting allows you to devote your time, energy and resources to activities with the most impact. Throw a sales pitch at someone too early in their journey, and you come across as desperate. Don’t let it all go to waste by looking to a 30-year-old movie for marketing advice. Next, they become interested in solving the problem.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

EverActive’s battery-free wireless sensors are powered from harvested energy and deliver continuous cloud-based analytics via solutions built upon advances in ultra-low-power circuit design and wireless communication. EverActive. EverActive is an IoT startup with offices in Santa Clara, Charlottesville (VA), and Ann Arbor. Workit Health.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

They pitch me features, not value. When pressed not enough of these entrepreneurs can answer questions about why users would still be using this product in 5 years, about why their product is going to solve a consumer or business problem that isn’t being solved today. I play with features. But next month I’m on to the next one.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

AJ offered a few words of advice. This advice echoes Seth Godin as well. For example, the next time you pitch your company to an investor, tell them right up front everything that’s wrong, or not perfect. Oprah was distracted and AJ just felt that overall the energy wasn’t there. ’ inside of them?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

With the emergence of concepts such as NFT and GameFi, socialization prosperities are bringing new energy to the crypto world. Korea Pavilion Pitch Session – Hosted by KOTRA. Buy one here and check out the breakout sessions for trends, advice and opportunities to help grow your business. Brought to you by Samsung Next.

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