Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2011

The best business plans are stories, and the best pitches are stories. Pitch tip: don’t start with a boring introduction; start with a slide showing a great picture, nothing else, and use that picture to tell your story. It’s well worth the time and money for anybody who ever talks to a business meeting, let alone an investor pitch.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Register Healthcare infrastructure, digital health, pharma, and foodtech will be among the industries that will impact the world in 2-3 years, according to Angel Low , principal at early-stage venture capital investor and studio The Hive Southeast Asia. ” Asking to have an NDA signed before sharing information. .”

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

Pitch your business idea at a competition to earn startup funding. Plus, if you don’t win, you’ll still grow your pitching skills, hash out your business plan and potentially meet like-minded entrepreneurs (potential partners) and venture capitalists. Check out this list of pitching competitions.

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David Teten VC

MAY 2, 2020

for their pitch deck. . Run the following searches on Google or another search engine: [company name] pitch deck. company name] pitch video. As you design your investor deck and run competitive intelligence, you’ll benefit a lot by looking at how your competitors have approached the process. company name] Investor deck.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Leaders and active members of all the major North American angel groups attend this three day conference, along with a large delegation of international business angels. Sessions are all about how to improve angel investing and manage angel groups, as well as connecting with other industry players and getting technical presentations.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

If you plan to launch a new startup in France, Denmark or Sweden, there is a new seed fund looking for your pitch. He has also invested some of his own money as a business angel. Durao and de Raphélis Soissan had built an interesting portfolio of angel investments before launching Emblem. Just like how the U.S.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Just once I'd like to see a pitch deck with a slide for the hiring plan and *most* importantly, how they're going to execute it. If you're making angel investments or doing VC deals, do me a favor--at least ask the question. The whole ecosystem will be better for it.

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Feedough

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Of these, only 70,000 get angel investment, and less than 5,000 get venture capital. But fret not, we’ve listed down the eight biggest fundraising mistakes that you need to be wary of while approaching the investors, pitching to them, and signing contracts. Substandard Pitch Decks. That is, the remaining 5.92

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

To date, Happeo has raised $47 million in venture capital, including a $26 million Series B round co-led by Endeit Capital, Smartfin and Evli Growth Partners that closed today. Inkef Capital, Maki.vc, and Vendep Capital also participated in the Series B.). In 2017, the two officially incorporated the company.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Olubusi, who had built and exited a couple of startups over the years, also dabbled with angel investing for some time. It was there he met more founders like him who were angel investors with impressive portfolios. . “So about three years ago, I was at YC, and I was going to invest in my own batch.

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

While the Wall Street Journal claims “very few start-ups” received angel investment in 2007, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies proclaims “90% of all see and start-up capital” comes from angel investors. Just 2% of startup financing actually comes from venture capital firms.

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Gust

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The man stopped talking, finally, summarized his pitch, and thanked us for listening. He’d treated us – a group of local investors – to a pitch punctuated with detailed stories of how previous partners, an investor , and an attorney had screwed him. We sat in stunned silence.

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Gust

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It was just a few minutes into the pitch. Honestly, I was really liking the people, the market, the secret sauce, and just about all of that pitch until they got to the financials. If you have to throw somebody under a bus, do it before you finalize the slides and deliver the pitch. Moment one: the annoying interruption.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 3, 2022

Prepare a pitch & deck Pitch When I gave my first pitch, I made some mistakes, but after a few intros, I changed it to improve it. Before investor even decides to show some interest in your product, they’ll see your pitch. Prepare a deck Once you get the investor interested, you need to be ready with your pitch deck.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2009

But if you have approached a senior member of your industry and if they’re on 4 advisory boards, have done 3 angel investments and probably have a full time gig themselves – it is hard to really get into the details of your company. At a minimum their angel investments will likely take precedence.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

They include Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital and Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, who said last year he was moving his venture capital firm , 8VC, from Silicon Valley to the city, and Geoff Lewis , founder and managing partner of Bedrock Capital. Today, Austin’s angel investing space is incredibly robust.”.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Obtain funding from an angel investor. Angel investors are wealthy individuals looking to put seed money into a venture. Pitching to an angel investor is a great way to validate your business, and there are many angel investor groups across the world. Angelpad.org. Techstars.com. Amplify.la. Startx.com.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

In a deeply researched post, Mary Ann Azevedo and Alex Wilhelm examine how fintech overtook and outperformed every other sector to the point where its outlines mirror that of the broader venture market. “To Fintech is like most venture, but simply more extreme.”. The berserk pace of fintech investing outshines the global VC boom. .

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Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Many local angel investment groups work with a local event that creates the illusion of a business pitch contest, awarding investment to the winner. It’s not just a one-time pitch or plan contest. They’ve heard multiple pitches, poured over business plans, talked to customers, and looked at the legal work.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I was working for the GM pension fund, an institutional LP, as an analyst, doing a research project on consumer private equity and venture capital investing. Leading an investment into an ice cream chain, however, that's another beast. What made is possible was actually my investment in another food company, Hungryroot.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

But that’s not something the kinds of folks who do most angel investing understand. One pitched investor whispered “don’t we have better things to do with our time?”). So, spreadsheets, inside knowledge, and examples notwithstanding, the entrepreneurs couldn’t convince professional investors of the opportunity.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2013

Plus, I've heard, and can anecdotally corroborate, that most angel investors put 70% of all the money they will ever put into startups to work in their very first year of angel investing. Track records and PPMs will be public, and individual investors will pool their knowledge and research to start investing in funds.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A wonderful resource for startups in fundraising mode that most people don’t know about is the Frank Peters Show , the only weekly podcast that is all about (and only about) the world of angel investing. Rather than limiting your search to venture funds, therefore, consider the full range of startup options.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

Entrepreneurs: if you’re looking seriously at angel investment, and you have the kind of product-market fit and management experience investors will like, you need to take a good look at convertible notes. Do yourself and the investors you want to talk to a favor: take a few minutes and do some homework on this issue.

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Gust

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Detailed descriptions will be published over the next few weeks: The Scorecard Method: This method compares the target company to typical angel-funded startup ventures and adjusts the average valuation of recently funded companies in the region to establish a pre-money valuation of the target. The Venture Capital Method.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Angel investing in tech startups is a gut wrenching and risky business. Most of them lose, but sometimes you invest in a “unicorn” and make 100 times your money or even more. I remember the Demo Day in 2007 where DropBox presented to about 30 Boston area Angels and Venture Capital investors.

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Gust

DECEMBER 20, 2011

An entrepreneur has just finished his pitch. He did a good job on the pitch and the business looks like it has potential. But that was before the question and answer period after the pitch. We go on to the next pitch. He’s a man about 50, clearly smart, articulate, and knowledgeable. Raise your hand.”

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Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Ideally, a business pitch is exciting because the business potential is exciting. Frankly, in a business pitch, I mistrust shows of undue optimism, passion, and resolve. I don’t want to invest in passion unless it’s tempered by experience and based on a solid business plan. Overheard: I love your optimism. Absolutely.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Pitching a VC. Make sure these people understand the nature of early-stage angel investing. I still prefer angel route 1 (above) but this is the next best option in my mind. You probably really do want to raise angel money. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

It’s the result of several decades in high tech, three years as an investor in a local Oregon angel investment group , some consulting in due diligence for venture capital, and my experience as founder and co-founder of successful ventures. What I say here is my opinion and mine alone. Startup experience.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

The company also won the NBA Full Court Pitch Competition for startups in February and got to present at the league’s All-Star Weekend, beating out a golf company and a sneaker company in front of a panel of all-male judges — an achievement Auslander recounted with pride. The company has raised $2.5

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Gust

DECEMBER 28, 2011

One of my pet peeves in pitches is the triple whammy of absurdly high profitability projections. I’ve seen entrepreneurs promising 30, 40, even 50 percent profitability in their projections. Why triple whammy?

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Gust

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Angels want to know that you get this. And Rule #1 is: act like a great entrepreneur in your pitch, over drinks, and in the back of the cab. Most angels and VCs are after “people pattern recognition”: they tend to invest in entrepreneurs who are like those they’ve made money with in the past.

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Gust

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Too many entrepreneurs develop a new product without regard for market demand , then build an entire strategy based on creating a need, rather than acting on an existing market need. Investors characterize this approach as a “solution looking for a problem.” These don’t get funded.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 14, 2023

Knack – a design-it-yourself, relational database recording membership and investments. AngelSurvey (our own custom site for recording member interest after pitches). Another need would be a data platform like Pitchbook or CB Insights that aren’t prohibitively expensive for angel groups.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Every investor is looking for the “dream team” of executives to put his money on. Often I find that experienced investors flip to the management page of a business plan, even before they read the product description. That’s how important the people are. What are investors looking for in the CEO and the rest of the top executives?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2022

Has Y Combinator’s new deal changed the early-stage investing game? 5 essential factors for attracting angel investment . Data show 2021 was a bonkers, record-setting year for venture capital. We finally get a trustworthy platform in which back channeling can occur in an accessible and fair way. The new, new: .

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