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. For more insights and inspiration from today’s leading entrepreneurs, check out EO on Inc.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. It avoids two well-known traps for government-sponsored venture programs by requiring that public funds are matched with private dollars and that capital is deployed by professional investors.

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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. What’s your ideal product use case? Possible outcomes.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. This year, investors pumped a record amount of venture capital into the world’s startups: In Q2 2021, VCs invested $156 billion, upping that to $158 billion in Q3. Stephanie Zhan walks through the Rec Room pitch deck that won Sequoia’s investment.

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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. The company’s product listens to doctor-patient interactions and uses the data to add clinical notes and diagnoses to the EHR.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2024

Phil Nadel: The Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Visionary Transforming Startups into Success Stories I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Nadel, a well-respected serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, published author, and frequent speaker at industry events. How did you break into venture capital?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Latin America’s increasingly dynamic venture capital scene has been making headlines of late. Julie Ruvolo, director of venture capital, LAVCA. Corporate venture capital follows the same trend as other VC markets: Up.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. However, what is often direly needed is how to appeal to investors and raise smart money — knowledge that is essential for fundraising and a master key to building, accelerating and scaling your new venture. Keep it short.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. Organize events in your vertical. Fundraising. Recruiting.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

On a recent episode of Extra Crunch Live , Retail Zipline founder Melissa Wong and Emergence Capital investor Lotti Siniscalco joined Managing Editor Jordan Crook to walk attendees through Zipline’s Series A deck. She was one of the few or maybe the only CEO who ever stood up to pitch the entire team,” said Siniscalco.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. In his article, he shares the seven tactics he used to fundraise successfully, such as planning to pitch 30-60 investors. Pitch Deck Teardown: Arkive’s $9.7M This week, he reviewed 12 slides from Arkive’s winning pitch deck: Cover slide. Solution slide.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Probably a correlation here with why there was more venture funding for golf tech than women’s fertility until very recently…. Look, socialists hate venture capital, and venture capitalists hate unions. But building new tech to try to address major problems in a large category (Labor) requires $.

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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. Angel investing and venture capital (VC). Bootstrapping.

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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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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. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. According to the EEOC, 83 percent of tech executives are white.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

The venture capital opportunity in the South is better than it’s ever been,” Lisa Calhoun, a general partner at Valor Ventures, told TechCrunch+ last year. “A Last year, Atlanta startups raised around $1.65 billion, according to PitchBook; though an about 47.9% TechCrunch Live is going to Atlanta and you’re invited!

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. I have been impressed by how these venture capitalists are accomplishing a major social impact goal…without even trying to. I contacted every RBI venture capital investor I could identify, and learned: .

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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 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. Alda Leu Dennis, general partner, Initialized Capital.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Using lessons learned from her portfolio companies like Lyft, Refinery29 and Twitch, this article should be required reading for every founder. For starters: he’s never had an opportunity to pitch at a VC firm where there was another Black person in the room.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

But, still, every startup, especially those seeking angel and venture capital funding, are conditioned to project this growth curve – because investors love it. Tell us what you think about our article on hockey stick growth in the comments section. Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Go On, Tell Us What You Think!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Follow-on investors who take advantage of the closing IPO window to foist unfavorable terms on founders are “the bottom feeders of the venture capital business,” writes Steve Blank. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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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

AUGUST 25, 2022

A newly funded startup all about helping people break into the venture capital investment world and land coveted cap table spots feels very 2020. During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky. Earlier this year, Tribevest landed millions for a collaborative investment tool. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high-growth startups for all small communities. Recognizing the need for creative investment structures in their Colorado market, they co-founded the Alternative Capital Summit , creating the first community of flexible VCs and alternative startup investors.

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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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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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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

As I’ve said previously, if your name doesn’t appear on the team slide of your company’s pitch deck, this is a time to be cautious: Update your resume, dial back your summer vacation plans and start adding more to your rainy day fund. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Jonathan Martinez, founder, JMStrategy.

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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. Venture Capital Firms: A venture capital firm is a fund including investments by various professional investors, that is used to provide seed money to a startup in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Dig into the pitches yourself, as there’s never a bad time to check out some super-early-stage startups.” Oscar Health’s IPO filing will test the venture-backed insurance model. SoftBank and the late-stage venture capital J-curve.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital.

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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.’ International Support from Esteemed Venture Capital Firms This event will have participation from influential figures in the global venture capital landscape.

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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. I highly recommend checking out Chad Renando’s article on LinkedIn, Mapping Innovation Ecosystems , where he discusses the concept and shares many examples. Making (and Measuring) an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem article.

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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. Frances Schwiep, partner, Two Sigma Ventures. Melissa Guzy, co-founder and managing partner, Arbor Ventures. Image Credits: Sequoia Capital.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

” Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs. When the world shut down and it didn’t matter if you were in NYC or SF (because everyone was on Zoom), the Windy City was ready to present itself as the venture champion of the Midwest. Walter Thompson.

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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. They will utilize two common tools: the investor pitch and the investor slide deck.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 22, 2023

” Wu and his team instead split up and waited outside, approaching professionals and pitching them directly after the day’s performances had ended. This article is part of a partnership with Cherubic Ventures. “At first, they couldn’t make heads or tails of what we were talking about.

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