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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. I have taken both of those and have learned more here than I did in either of those classes.

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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. and more articles from the EO blog. I also did not have a business partner.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2024

I quickly realized after joining a Forum that EO wasn’t just there to help you get rich but to support the complete entrepreneur, from wealth creation to emotional support, community, and education. Finding Strategic Support Running a business is no easy feat. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

At EO, we celebrate and support entrepreneurs on World Entrepreneurs’ Day—and every day! EO supports entrepreneurs at every age and stage. EOA supports growth through direct learning, access to mentors, leaders, peers, and experts. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

This article first appeared on TechCrunch. Will you get the TechCrunch bump, the tier-1 VC anointment, followed by great PR firm support and then the NY Times or WSJ story that follows? They pitch me features, not value. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the proliferation of starutps in the past 2 years.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

That’s why in this article, you’ll get a comprehensive look at the startups using voice technology to make healthcare better, along with some of the VC’s and accelerators that are backing them. Other healthcare organizations such as Mayo Clinic, Merck, the American Red Cross, and Amgen are creating their own voice tech products.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

You can still shoot your shot to pitch to an amazing panel of judges and thousands of TC viewers. TechCrunch editors will select 10 founders from around the world to pitch on stage July 9th. Without further ado, here are your judges for the Early Stage Pitch-Off: Ben Sun, Primary Venture Partners. Apply here.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

The definitive article about 33 Flatbush--the kind of commercial building you would drive by a million times without thinking twice-- was written in the NY Times a few years ago. Probably frequenting many of these buildings, helping companies, taking pitches, and being blown away by the creativity and inguinity of the folks that inhabit them.

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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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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). In the first year (2008), we had a meager budget, limited staff support, and only seven months to pull everything together. They, too, were happy to support the cause. All of them did.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Their focus on data, process and supporting underserved ecosystems aligns perfectly with our mission and makes them an amazing partner for us to build with.”. One of the startups is Kenyan neobank Fingo , a startup highlighted in the previous article that had secured a $250,000 pre-seed round in March. “If

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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. If the founding entrepreneurs believe their business models will scale quickly, they will need a good deal of funding to support growth.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. One particular four-letter word has been used pervasively by candidates of all stripes: Jobs.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

The clearest mechanism for this support was wartime expenditures on research and development by the U.S. Draper’s firm, Draper & Johnson Investment Company, was co-founded with Franklin “Pitch” Johnson, who went on to found many high-tech companies over an illustrious career. But that doesn’t change the fact the U.S.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

Her teaching areas are Management, Strategy, Business Plan and Entrepreneurial Support. Her areas of research include entrepreneurial ecosystem, entrepreneurial support, and inter-organizational strategies with a focus on business incubators. Learn more about Christina’s research and articles by following on Research Gate.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Pitch Deck Get your idea onto paper; it’s far easier to convey that way. A pitch deck is a teaser, where its goal is to create an appetite for further conversations and this can work equally well with prospective co-founders as it does with investors. Get the pitch right Tell a great story Startups that tell a great story get funding.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article. Pitch your business idea at a competition to earn startup funding. Check out this list of pitching competitions. You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. Bootstrapping.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Note: I originally published this article in 2019 to share my lessons-learned from mapping a local ecosystem. You basically want to unearth any resource, program, organization, or person that supports and helps entrepreneurs, whether that’s their sole mission or ancillary. Start here! That’s just a starting point.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

The company says that it provides interested clubs with the back office framework, legal and tax support and has a platform where leaders can look for capital raise opportunities, meet other members and manage portfolios. During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky. Like, a hiring bounty system.

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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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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

The work of supporting the entrepreneurs in our communities is challenging as it is. Who in government or the business world also has a mission to help and support entrepreneurs, startups, or small businesses? Several responded with their experiences and insights and through these responses some interesting themes emerged.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

It is a huge mountain to climb and a full-time job to continuously pitch your vision and yourself to reach the first meeting with a VC fund — and that’s still miles away from a funding discussion. In 2019, The New York Times published an article headlined “More Start-Ups Have an Unfamiliar Message for Venture Capitalists: Get Lost.”

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

rose to prominence by offering a free, ad-supported alternative to all of the crap your mom got on AOL for a fee. 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. On NY Times I’m getting recommended articles by friends and I didn’t explicitly turn this feature on.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 1, 2019

PR readies articles and interviews. Sales and support prepare their pitches. Launch day requires collaboration across teams. Marketing must prepare the story and materials. Engineering builds the product. SRE ensures it stays up. Legal must sign off. Success requires massive cross-functional collaboration.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Small business owners help neighbors support neighbors, but they also offer an alternative to the big box stores, which can’t always provide the same level of care and support that an entrepreneur can. Write articles and content for local publications. Related: 3 Unique Ways to Succeed on Small Business Saturday.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

More than ever, angel investors play an important role in solving some of the world’s greatest challenges, and they level the playing field in ways that support socioeconomic situations and diversity. As angels we get pitched ideas from all over the place. Portions of this article taken from Mysty Rusk’s article on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

GCVF specializes in providing critical support to founders based in small communities, while connecting them to an unfair network well-beyond their small-town headquarters. GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high-growth startups for all small communities.

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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. Frish/Nshonam : supporting Ghana’s local fisher community. In doing so, they were supporting them to build sustainable businesses. Turning challenges into opportunities.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

This event represents a significant milestone in the agency’s global startup support initiatives, offering a platform for innovative startups in Pangyo Techno Valley to attract investments and benefit from invaluable mentoring sessions. ’ Hills Robotics, headed by CEO Myeong-soo Park, specializes in advanced robot development.

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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? Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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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. Providing attentive services to existing customers, supports the sales and operations of the business.

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Feedough

JANUARY 20, 2021

However, in other cases, it requires aid from external investors who pitch in money in return for something. Accelerators: Accelerators are for-profit organisations that help new startups by providing structured guidance, mentorship, access to investors and other support. Sources Of Seed Funding. Go On, Tell Us What You Think!

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 8, 2020

We led in collaboration with 25+ support and content partners 20+ events which showcased innovative non-profit, corporate, civic, and startup leaders. An ecosystem of support, funding, education and opportunity is essential for businesses to scale but it is hard to articulate and quantify this to make the case compelling.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. ” Offering new users frictionless onboarding, customer support and free credits is a proven method for making them more active — and loyal. Felicis’ Aydin Senkut and Guideline’s Kevin Busque on the value of simple pitch decks. Ilya Sukah, partner, Matrix Partners.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For

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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. Fast-forward to today: the automotive cybersecurity industry has a compound annual growth rate around 20%. Given the company’s steady growth, “who wants to sell that business for 10x?”.

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