Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

Kevin is also an investor in forward-thinking brands such as Articles of Style, a digital-first menswear label, and Here We Flo, a sustainable personal care company based in the United Kingdom. In 2015, a friend from college started a bespoke mens clothing company called Articles of Style that was exclusively online.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

This article is based on an episode of Foundersuite’s How I Raised It podcast, where Tal shared his seven-step method to managing a meeting with investors, including actionable tips for effectively following up on promising pitches. Before you get into your pitch, lay out what they can expect from the meeting. ” Iddo Tal.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 23, 2020

By: Lance Cottrell, North Bay Angels Editors Note - The following article shares points from one investor to founders. Or, do you have additional advice for founders who pitch to your group? I answer more questions and provide more coaching about investor pitches than anything else. These steps are a process, not a recipe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “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+. “Gable weaves its story together with ease.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

So, if your face doesn’t appear on the team slide in your startup’s pitch deck, this would be a good time to cancel your upcoming vacation. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Pitch Deck Teardown: Dutch’s $20M Series A deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Dutch’s $20M Series A deck.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

As the entrepreneurs are hardly making any money to pay their personal bills, they devote a great deal of time and energy in making elaborate pitches for raising investment capital. Tell us what you think about our article on hockey stick growth in the comments section. Some of the common mistakes made at this stage are –.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. I’d never used a 10-speed bike before, so I wasted time and energy struggling to ascend hills, much like a startup with a go-to-market model that doesn’t match the stage of their business. Cassie Bowe, partner, Energy Impact Partners. It was a mistake.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

“Just like with a new fitness program, participants feel good after completing the workout, but it takes a lot of activation energy to start and hard work to get there,” Chen notes. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Vise CEO Samir Vasavada and Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire break down the art of the pitch.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

He read a New York Times article on the adult coloring book craze, and thought, “I could do this. A few months ago, he blasted out cold emails to pitch an intrapreneurship class. At a celebratory dinner with the three founders, they announced they’d decided to give him 10 percent of the company, pitching in 3.33% each.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Managing potential points of tension is critical, but founders must be pragmatic: Only choose someone you respect, and be prepared to invest time and energy into cultivating a close relationship, advises Max Schireson, an executive-in-residence at Battery Ventures.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Twenty companies pitched in all, and here’s who took the stage today: Ally Robotics : The company has developed a combination hardware and software solution designed to make it easier to deploy these automated solutions for those without coding/robotics experience. Startup Battlefield. News drop from Disrupt. by Sophie Alcorn.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

If you are strategic enough with where you focus your energy (the little you have outside your primary work), then you can generate traction. Jess also recommends inviting local civic and business leaders to participate as judges at pitch competitions or to emcee events. Right to Start . America’s New Business Plan.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

For the latest entry in a series of longform articles that explore the inner workings of notable startups, we looked at NS1 , an internet infrastructure company best known for its software-defined DNS. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

This annual flagship event, in which hundreds of founders have pitched their startups on our stage, is back in person. He also wrote up another TC+ (subscription) article examining whether VW’s new CEO will hamstring its EV push ? Listen up founders! So, here is a chance to participate.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 8, 2019

Check out this article to learn more about how trees make a difference! Donate To Renewable Energies. This organization asks airline passengers to make voluntary climate protection payments based on the amount of emissions they create; and uses these contributions to develop renewable energies to save CO? Floripa Week 2019.

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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. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

Between his roles as co-leader of Mayfield Fund’s engineering biology practice and founder at IndieBio, Arvind Gupta reviewed approximately 470 startup pitches last year. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. For good entrepreneurs, there’s always a path, right? You asked me for some categories?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2011

When I sent out a Tweet with MG’s article I got a number of messages back saying the equivalent of “you don’t need to be a jerk to make a point. VC Pitches. Having been an entrepreneur for near-on a decade and having pitched in 100 VC meetings I hated getting no feedback. Don’t be a Grin Fucker.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For For example, Duke sponsors a $10,000 annual prize for students, faculty, or alumni working on a startup in the clean energy space. Lastly, I suggest reviewing these links on fundraising: Please don’t pitch a venture capitalist without this checklist. Google AI for Social Good.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

This article initially appeared on Inc. Often if a customer has heard similar problems described in other customers (not hearing your solution pitched at them but a real business discussion about the pain point) then they will start to open up and have a discussion. Click here. This post is about the “P” or pain.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

This is not a boast, but a warning: I could write a how-to article on almost any topic. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting. At TechCrunch Early Stage, she led a session on how to nail your virtual pitch meeting.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 23, 2021

Yohei Nakajima, Founder of Untapped.vc , said, “Before pitching LPs and building my firm, I talked with over 50 people I knew to get feedback.” . It’s virtually mandatory to develop a detailed, data-backed deck, and ideally a video pitch. I suggest attend or organize events which potential LPs attend. Are they litigious?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A more efficient approach to fundraising than haphazard networking is to mine the data exhaust from the limited partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn Tom’s tips for setting up fast, aligned teams to drive growth at your company. A free worksheet to apply everything that you’ve learned in this article so far. If set up correctly, fast, aligned teams relieve leaders from wasting time and energy on ongoing approvals.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For For example, Duke sponsors a $10,000 annual prize for students, faculty, or alumni working on a startup in the clean energy space. Please don’t pitch a venture capitalist without this checklist. For pre-seed and seed companies based in the US and Israel with a focus on AI for social impact”.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

A more efficient approach to fundraising than haphazard networking is to mine the data exhaust from the limited partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

You turn left and it pitches to the left.” ” This article has been updated with a quote from Thiel Capital. . . “Our vehicle does the same thing, but it takes the skill out of it. So my mom can get in and start to drive. Have you ever driven a boat? It drives kind of like a boat. Nimbus closed a $4.7

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In order to mitigate the wear and tear on the well, we utilized clean solar energy to bring the water from the aquifer into a water tower for distribution. I scrambled to get my application done and worked on my pitch. After that round, EO members mentored and helped me hone my pitch before competing in the US Nationals.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

The people are hot, but cannot cool themselves due to a lack of energy. boosting the value of our currency against theirs so that we can afford to pay his kingdom for its energy instead. Here is a good article describing the crisis. You know, I have been travelling all around the world pitching these bonds to my clients.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. Deep tech founders face special challenges when pitching investors: they usually don’t have a product, customers or revenue. Omnitron Sensors.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. 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. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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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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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

Your best bet is to prepare a pitch deck with your proposal, start with some icebreaker questions and discuss mutually beneficial terms, which make saying “yes” a no-brainer. For instance, Red Bull gave away drinks at VIP and sporting events, helping the brand take off and become the most in-demand energy drink.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M Five Flute’s founders shared their slightly redacted pitch deck with us. ” Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Spend time researching your buyers and not just pitching them. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. The best company pitches are those that have this narrative. Many people equate a great pitch meeting with success.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 13, 2024

Tyler: So how much more green energy do we need to, in essence, fuel all of this AI, and where will it come from? So the good news with AI and the good news with also, by the way, with crypto, because there’s always a lot of controversy around crypto and Web3 and blockchain around energy use. Marc: Yeah. Marc: Yeah.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

If you love the team and traction, you can pitch them to join them as an advisor or cofounder. . Go to startup Demo Days , a convenient opportunity to learn about firms in your space that are actively hiring. . Go to AngelList and Crunchbase and look for teams working on issues similar to your area of expertise.

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