The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

It typically includes sections for the project scope , objectives, timelines, resource allocation, risk assessment, and communication strategies (unless telepathy is in the budget). You should also determine your communication strategy, whether through emails, seances, yelling across the room, or other means.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

MyEO DX attracts EO members who are looking to transform or reinvent their business strategies or overall engagement with entrepreneurship. Some MyEO DX members are angel investors and serial entrepreneurs with deep knowledge about the process and strategy behind buying and selling companies. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Here are Michael’s expanded answers to the most asked questions about these issues, including links to some of our past articles to help elaborate on these themes. . What advice do you have for entrepreneurs looking to expand—how can they use marketing strategies, social media, and product development to grow their businesses?

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Would we pitch Series A players? It's too easy to think that if you tilt the pitch just a little one way or the other, that's going to make the difference, but that's Monday morning quarterbacking. What we found is that while most of the people turned down the invite, most of the people who showed up invested.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

My first pitch was not to investors or potential clients; it was to my fiancée, convincing her to delay our wedding plans until Equifund was up and running — a promise that took significantly longer than the anticipated six months to fulfill. It was a brute-force strategy, devoid of any fairy-tale twists, but it was effective.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

But in too many communities entrepreneurship is an underutilized and underleveraged strategy for economic growth. In my role as an ecosystem builder in Sacramento, I’m doubling down on my efforts to raise awareness about entrepreneurship and ecosystem building as an economic development strategy to civic and business leaders in our region.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This is a fantastic time to found a startup, but unless you plan to bootstrap it, you will still need to go through the laborious exercise of crafting a pitch deck. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. 5 critical pitch deck slides most founders get wrong. 4 strategies for setting marketplace take rates.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

We also discussed several specific tactics and strategies that can help move organizations towards PMF, including effective ways to capture and share user data, and developing customer personas that will help everyone understand the company’s mission and purpose. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. and more articles from the EO blog. These groups are easy to find and fairly inexpensive to join. Seriously, think about the differences as you create marketing plans that will help you get in front of the right audience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

Unlike other business owner communities, people aren’t joining to pitch you on their company’s products or services, so you can build real relationships and help one another. and more articles from the EO blog. As a mostly freelance firm with contractors, it was very difficult to scale.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Entrepreneurs seek to find the right investor and to make the best pitch when the opportunity comes Entrepreneurs start their companies with great passion and big dreams. This article delves into the critical steps necessary to show investors that your startup is not just another great idea, but a venture worth investing in.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. In an interview with reporter Anna Heim, Romania-based marketer Robert Katai discussed some of the methods he uses to help clients refine their content and branding strategies. Ramp and Brex draw diverging market plans with M&A strategies.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. In fact, the more a founder can push the questions back to the investor in a way that gives a better understanding of their business and investment strategy, the easier the rest of the conversation will be.”. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

Christina Theodoraki is Assistant professor in Entrepreneurship & Strategy at Toulouse Business School. Her thesis entitled “Towards an Ecosystem Approach to the Strategy and Performance of Incubators” received two Best Dissertation in Management and Entrepreneurship Awards. 2) If you’ve got a better idea for a project, pitch it!

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

150Birds help startups and small businesses to: Get guidance to develop suitable marketing strategies, Get professional marketing services on-demand on a simple fixed monthly price, and Pay expert’s charges only when experts work. Strategic guidance: The experts help clients develop the most profitable marketing strategies.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

11 Startup Content Marketing Strategies That Actually Work To help startups navigate the complex world of content marketing, we’ve gathered eleven successful strategies from industry professionals, including CEOs and Content Marketing Managers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Most of them were so open to receiving pitches, they said we could include their contact information. Each shared details about the sort of deals they’re looking for right now and indicated how they prefer to be approached with pitches.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

I flew to Washington, DC, and sat down with Warren, then-EO Director Bob Strade, and Ben Richter (who also had a programme to pitch to Warren). Dr. Bell also agreed to come on board, and all together, we collectively built the programme’s strategy, structure, and content. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 1, 2019

PR readies articles and interviews. Sales and support prepare their pitches. The benefits of such a strategy were many. Third, the strategy instilled anxiety within the competition. Launch day requires collaboration across teams. Marketing must prepare the story and materials. Engineering builds the product.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

To learn more about the state of the industry, Karan Bhasin interviewed four fintech investors : Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “As a former venture capitalist, I always tell founders that the most powerful tool they can employ while fundraising is a data-driven 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. He earned an MBA by cramming on the weekends, then just had to start something entirely new, the strategy consulting firm Outglocal. The juggling act.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

In an article they describe as “ a call to current and would-be proptech entrepreneurs to solve the problems that are close to home ,” the authors identify eight issues founders and investors should focus on, along with the estimated TAM for each opportunity. Your startup pitch deck needs an operating plan.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once the decision has been made to go forward, there are very basic steps to setting up a business that formalizes the creation of the business and makes it operational which is addressed in a related article. Knowing the Value Proposition is key to establishing a marketing strategy that distinguishes a company from its competition.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

. “To make these improvements, in-home healthcare strategies will need to leverage next-generation technology and value-based care strategies. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Fortunately, the window of opportunity for change is open right now.” PDT/2:30 p.m.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. To make things as clear as possible, we asked each respondent to share their elevator pitch: How would they describe the technology if they were trying to convince a skeptic to invest? Conversational UX: The missing piece in your chatbot strategy.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Whether you use your accounts sparingly or monitor your news feeds like a hawk, you’ll want to develop a social media strategy for Small Business Saturday that lands you at the front of your customers’ minds. Write articles and content for local publications. Best of all, this tactic only requires you to invest your time.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

Or, as I covered this week, a tool for startups that lets companies simultaneously blast out the same application — or pitch — to multiple angel and pre-seed investors. Afore’s take on the idea is to help founders rapidly pitch expert investors while also helping those investors get differentiated deal flow on a consistent basis.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Before you can deliver on any of the promises in your pitch deck, you’ll need to build a team. To help TechCrunch+ readers take on this challenge, we are looking for experts to participate in a survey about tactics and strategies for startup recruiting in Q1 2022.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. 4 strategies for deep tech companies recruiting top growth marketers. ” 4 strategies for deep tech startups recruiting top growth marketers. Felicis’ Aydin Senkut and Guideline’s Kevin Busque on the value of simple pitch decks.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Pitch Interactive, under the leadership of CEO Min-soo Cho, operates the global sports entertainment platform known as ‘PIE.’ The primary objective is to explore strategies for Pangyo startups to expand into the Asian and global markets, leveraging the Singapore market as a pivotal stepping stone.

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Feedough

APRIL 16, 2021

Grassroots marketing is one of the most effective and economical marketing strategies which most companies are inclining towards to spread product awareness these days. Grassroots marketing uses this referral marketing strategy to gain consumer trust. Strategies or ideas to optimise Grassroots Marketing. Did we miss something?

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Impact Hub

MAY 13, 2021

This article is the first in a series of eight where we will share the stories of African startups from Ghana and Nigeria who are doing just that. The coaching and mentoring sessions helped them elevate their pitch deck and supported their strategy development. Turning challenges into opportunities. Samuel Danso says. .

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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?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

“As the venture landscape becomes more a meritocratic environment where resumes and institutional affiliations matter less, these strategies can make the difference between a successful fundraise and a fruitless meeting,” says Agya Ventures co-founder Kunal Lunawat. ” Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. If your startup is formulating a zero-party data strategy, please read. Aileen Lee and Rachel Carlson walk through Guild Education’s early pitch deck. Aileen Lee and Rachel Carlson walk through Guild Education’s early pitch deck. “That’s zero-party data.”

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Impact Hub

APRIL 8, 2019

Once a year, the top leaders from Impact Hubs around the world come together for the Global Gathering, where in one of our locations they review, shape, and decide on the strategy and governance of our network. Check out this article to learn more about how trees make a difference! The Global Gathering. Donate To Renewable Energies.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Karim Hachem , VP of Ecommerce, La Blanca Content Marketing Gives You Material for Social Media Content marketing is important because your content will come in handy for your social media strategies. These strategies are more affordable for a startup to increase its visibility and promote itself, especially at the early stage.

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