This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 14, 2024

We made connections, hopefully made a good impression, and potentially helped founders along their journeys with some advice or connections. I’m not sure we backed any of the founders—but that wasn’t the point.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The European startup’s flagship claim for the data-ingesting bot-builder platform is it’s capable of automating up to 80% of customer support interactions. will hand-hold you through the process of building a super savvy customer service robot, is the pitch.

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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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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 mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

This was the shared dream of Rick Fiery and Tom Bergeron, the co-founders of InventiveLabs , a multi-track research center that supports Inventives, people who have non-traditional learning styles and are looking to make their passions a reality. What advice would you give other aspiring, young entrepreneurs?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2021

Instead, we saw competitors supporting each other by giving advice and feedback. As business owners, we constantly have new ideas for films we’d like to make–so we’re out there pitching, much like the GSEA competitors. We took notes during the competition to help improve our pitch!”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2022

The demand for a platform to make the art of advice more accessible is thus easy for entrepreneurs to identify then pitch, but the serendipity — or the chasm between what makes someone an effective mentor versus just a speed dial for questions — is harder for them to scale.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Crupi has spent the pandemic era supporting Series B startups, so he shared an article that examines how a strategy memo, a pitch deck and a forecast model work in tandem to steer potential investors through diligence. Pitch Deck Teardown: Helu.io’s $9.8M Series A deck. Image Credits: Helu (opens in a new window). Series A deck.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 26, 2024

I still regularly meet with i2E for advice as I’m building my company. As a woman founder, what advice do you have for other aspiring women entrepreneurs who may be facing barriers or doubts about pursuing their own ventures? Practice in pitching and answering tough questions has prepared us to begin raising funding.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 19, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Use the information you learn to refine your product, approach, and pitch. The best advice I can give is to dive in with the mindset that done is better than perfect.” Rick Kiessig – Cofounder. Fabulous ideas are a dime a dozen.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 6, 2020

The library consolidates the knowledge and advice we’ve previously published and provides a central location for new content. We strive to make entrepreneurship more accessible, and hope that by sharing our knowledge publicly, we can support the founder community more broadly.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. As part of my role as a partner of HealthInc, I sit on the jury for the startup competition in which 20 finalists pitch their ventures, with 10 then selected to enter the program. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS). Franklin D.

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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. Dayna will talk about how, beyond the idea, founders can pitch investors on their TAM, including how they will wedge into the market and how they will eventually disrupt it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

The Series A funding will go on expanding its operations across Europe, including by growing its team across legal, technical, and operational areas to support the growth sprint, it added. . “Our customers can easily connect with one of our partner law firms for bespoke legal advice whenever desired.”

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

How can you get free money and other support for your business idea? . I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. Participants have a chance to win more than $250,000 in cash and other support.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. Eden shares how entrepreneurs can use AI apps such as ChatGPT to support decision-making while still exercising innate expertise and judgment. Look at them as catalysts for growth, enhancing both your business and your personal development,” Shawn explains.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Founders a few steps ahead of you will give you the most valuable advice you have ever received because they were in your shoes not too long ago. Surround yourself with people and things that lift you up and support you. Never give up.”

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. Dayna will talk about how, beyond the idea, founders can pitch investors on their TAM, including how they will wedge into the market and how they will eventually disrupt it.

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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. COO of SpaceX.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

After winning the 2013 TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off , I decided to drop out of business school to pursue my startup full time. VCs should never give armchair product advice nor cross the line into micromanagement. Two years and two award-winning iPhone apps later, we ultimately decided it was time to sell our technology to Snapchat.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

In the rest of this newsletter we’re talking about Amazon’s new bed, and bad advice from investors. If you feel like supporting me extra, subscribe to my very free and still in the works Substack. Pitch decks and term sheets welcome too. No pitches, please. With that, let’s move on to the rest of Startups Weekly.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 2, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? “Surround yourself with the right people to help support you on your startup journey.”. Accelerate your journey by shamelessly asking for advice and feedback from the best and brightest.”. Janelle Fenwick – Founder. Chatterize.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

Top early-stage VCs: They’ll share best practices when it comes to issues like securing funding and improving your pitch deck. Startup ecosystem experts: They’ll provide invaluable information and actionable advice — that you can implement now — across the spectrum of core startup skills.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

“If AI-related coverage can get a new, unknown brand into its target publications today, it could help get the brand’s pitch deck in front of potential investors or partners tomorrow,” she writes in TC+. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. 1 (“Employee view”) Product slide No.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

“At the moment, we’re supporting renewable energy projects across Germany. . “At the moment, we’re supporting renewable energy projects across Germany.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 15, 2024

When it comes to investing, our team collectively enjoys the thrill and fulfillment that comes with supporting some of the most talented and ambitious people on earth. My advice to founders with an idea is to spend less time in the “idea” stage and more time on execution. This was very insightful. Thank you so much for joining us!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It’s amazing how much people will help and support you along in that journey,” Milana says. Over the course of a year, she provided regular updates on her vision, like how she was building out her team, and she also called them for occasional advice. As her idea for Stem came together, she shared that with them, too.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

TechCrunch+ provides advice and analysis to help startups. Get expert advice on fundraising, growth, and management from experienced entrepreneurs. Get expert advice on fundraising, growth, and management from experienced entrepreneurs. How Retail Zipline’s Series A pitch deck ticked every box for Emergence Capital.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 5, 2023

Now, Lok is bringing his expertise and passion to the forefront with Awesome Ventures, aiming to provide invaluable support and resources to startup founders during the critical early stages of their companies. The investment memo allows us to test our understanding just like the pitch deck helps founders crystalise their ideas.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 11, 2018

This years’-long shared experience has helped to foster an interconnected web of relationships that support our investment efforts with our $150 Million Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. These five insights from the Summit stood out as critical business building advice that entrepreneurs all across the country can apply: 1. Leverage?—?and

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, we ran an article by Gaetano Crupi, a partner at VC firm Prime Movers Lab, identifying three pillars required to support a Series B data room : a strategy memo, a pitch deck and a forecast model. As Crupi notes: The advice presented here will only help companies that have really good fundamentals. yourprotagonist.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

My advice to all entrepreneurs: Don’t shy away from hard conversations. Eden shares how entrepreneurs can use AI apps such as ChatGPT to support decision-making while still exercising innate expertise and judgment. Look at them as catalysts for growth, enhancing both your business and your personal development,” Shawn explains.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Deal support / analysis / quant / legal for deals a partner is seriously considering. Portfolio company support & analysis. I’m a proponent of this ( provided the associates stay silent during board meetings ) because it gives the VC firm leverage and provides and extra set of eyes & hands to help support the company.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He also supported some big deals, including investments in Giphy, Jet.com and Circle. She’s invested in several companies, including AirMap, Origin and Nova Credit and has joined us for previous events to lay out some advice for startups navigating governmental rules. You really won’t want to miss it.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

Advice is worth its weight in gold in the business industry. It is invaluable to be able to get advice from industry giants who have experienced pitfalls and can make sure your company doesn’t make the same mistakes. . It’s like pitching; if you only have 30 seconds to present your company, you better do it right.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

In the short term, women founders can take action to boost their chances at VC success in the current investment climate, including leveraging their community and support network and building the necessary self-belief to thrive. It’s essential to make sure your sales, pitch and negotiation skills are on point. Get funded, as a woman.

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