StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

But financing isn’t always easy — especially if you’re the proud founder of a brand new business. You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I think the issue I have always had with investment bank pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. ” The other Paul Graham quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

There’s a lengthy application and vetting process for EO members or Accelerators to qualify to pitch. The 20 or so people selected will participate in a pitch workshop breakout session during DX22. Round One of the Angel-Shark Experience gives each competitor three minutes to pitch before a big gong ends their presentation.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In the startup world, it’s pitch decks, not business plans that get companies funded. Making a pitch deck is an art, a science, but most importantly, a story. Angel investors and venture capitalists have also learned to expect a standard pitch deck as the first filter when evaluating a company to invest in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Jan contributed this article with help from Rhonda Suttle, EO Atlanta executive director, and Thamara Ataide, EO Atlanta marketing manager. Use these resources to understand how your company will look when you pitch a VC or angel. The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) exists to help entrepreneurs achieve their full potential.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. PS.there are various companies in this article I have or have had business involvements with. What areas are going to change? What areas need to be disrupted? Reader beware.). Open Government.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I acknowledged this in the article. I said both in the article but felt compelled to provide a statement up front for the skimmers. That’s the deal you get when you’re raising in a good market for startup financing. That’s fine. It was early 2000.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

For decades, there were several blocks where angels and VC partners camped out at café tables, taking pitches between lattes. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Not a complete deck, but an embellished elevator pitch meant to whet investors’ appetites before you serve them the full meal. Start here.

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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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Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Walter Thompson Contributor Share on Twitter Editorial Manager Walter Thompson edits staff and guest articles for TechCrunch+ and manages TechCrunch's guest contributor program. If you’re an early-stage investor who wants to be included in future columns, email guestcolumns@techcrunch.com with “How to pitch me” in the subject line.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You need a solid business plan, traction to demonstrate market fit, and the skills to pitch effectively. Don’t neglect ongoing investor relations “A lot of startup founders think that the only way investors will respond favorably is if they provide their best pitch on first contact,” said Mohammadi.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Robotics founders: Focus your pitch deck on problem-solving, not technology. Robotics founders: Build your pitch deck around problem-solving, not technology. Serge Tanjga, finance exec, MongoDB. Thanks very much for reading TC+ — have a great week! Walter Thompson.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

As a VC, burn rate is one of the most discussed topics I have with teams who are pitching me for raising capital and it is one of the most common discussions points I have with founders in companies that I’ve backed. So let me walk you through the discussion points I have with founders. million for 18 months.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

” Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “They are the strongest company in the segment and well financed in this growing market,” said Forrester analyst Craig Le Clair. Pitch deck pro tips from a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist. H1 2022 cybersecurity product-led growth market map.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 18, 2009

Journalists have just written an article that wasn’t favorable. You’ve got to be able to come out of unsuccessful VC meetings, pull your socks up, and go into the next pitch. We got their commitment and our existing investors bridged us until the new financing round could close. million to see what would happen.

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StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

This article presents key strategies, backed by expert insights, to help you showcase your startup’s value and growth potential. If you’re pitching impact, make it real. Effectively communicating your startup’s impact metrics to investors can make or break your funding opportunities. Show the feedback loop.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

In this TC+ article, he shares an extensive list of questions he asks first-time founders to gauge their relative strengths and weaknesses across several vectors. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Do you have control over your finances, both personal and business?” “How

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The average new business pitch costs $450,000. You can’t afford to lose a pitch or (even worse) win a pitch that’s not the right fit for your business. So lets start with these six elements of a pitch response: Values: Your team aligns with the Brand’s value system. Process: Leading a pitch from end to end.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

If your company is too nascent to be valued, convertible notes might be a viable way to secure early financing. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. You may need more than one pitch deck. You may need more than one pitch deck. Thanks very much for reading TC+ this week! Walter Thompson.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It is when the founders need to make a tough decision of whether to raise money by diluting ownership ( equity financing ) or by taking loans (debt financing). While equity financing requires no repayment and doesn’t even act as a liability to the startup , it dilutes the ownership and the decision-making process.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’m surprised at how many funding pitches I get which lack some of the basic information which investors require before funding. 50% of these meetings led to pitches to individual partners. About 30% of partner pitches led to full partnership pitches. I suggest use the Founder Institute Mad Libs elevator pitch.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. . “Remember that your application should be good enough to get an interview, not win a prize,” says Morton. “Go back to work instead of spending more time perfecting an application.”. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The path I went down after a few years was to hire more process driven people and devolved more daily operational ownership to people running individual functions such as product management, sales management, finance, etc. I have written about how to do a demo before (even though this was in the context of a VC pitch much of it applies).

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. 8 fintech VCs discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022. Do all of that before you start the countdown.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

A lot of my work as a consultant involves helping founders come up with a good fundraising story, but a surprising number of founders seem to get stuck on the next step: Finding the right investors and landing a meeting to pitch their companies. Are you in finance, healthcare, consumer hardware or climate tech? That’s a problem.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. The options for financing are seemingly endless: syndicates, public crowdfunding, VC firms, accelerators, debt financing, rolling funds, and, for the profitable few, bootstrapping. Vise CEO Samir Vasavada and Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire break down the art of the pitch.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

This should come as no surprise, given that fintech combines two sectors traditionally dominated by men: finance and technology. So, if you’re a female founder faced with the prospect of pitching to VCs — what steps can you take to set yourself up for success? Latin America takes the global lead in VC directed to female co-founders.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 19, 2016

This article was originally posted on Inc.com. When Ohanian and Huffman first pitched Paul Graham of startup accelerator Y Combinator in Boston in June 2005, their idea–for a site called “Mmm”–was rejected. Read the rest of this article ! In remarks at Inc.’s

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

” For our latest investor survey, she asked the following investors about where the sector is headed, whether ChatGPT might impact the industry and how Apple’s potential foray into health insurance is shaping their thinking: Florian Graillot, founding partner, astorya.vc

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

A 2020 article from the Next Web noted that almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs. industry, financing, patenting, location) and outcomes (i.e. According to the EEOC, 83 percent of tech executives are white. So, why should startup founders care about attracting and retaining a diverse workforce?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Jonathan Martinez’ latest TC+ article on growth marketing reminded me of this, since many companies are throwing away perfectly good data that can boost retention and conversion. Pitch Deck Teardown: Encore’s $3M seed deck.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Battle of the bridge: Startups struggle to secure runway financing. Pitch Deck Teardown: Forethought’s $65M Series C deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Forethought’s $65M Series C deck. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 3, 2016

This article was written by EO Vancouver member, Calvin Johnson. When you pitch this idea to a member initially, they might say, “I don’t have anything to offer, and I don’t want to give money.” I’ve been an EO member for 15 years, but it wasn’t until 2014 that I became involved with the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA).

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Usually, entrepreneurs use bootstrapping to finance their expenses. 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. Blade years usually last for 3 to 4 years, and the revenue generated is meagre.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2023

For all the focus on pitch decks (and more than 80 articles on the topic ), you’d think that it’s impossible for startups to raise from angels or institutional investors without one. In short: The pitch deck was to the business plan what agile software development was to waterfall software development.

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