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i2E Showcases Startup Innovation at Bridge2 Cohort 3 Demo Day

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Held at Gradient, Tulsa’s Innovation Hub, the event spotlighted founders who have spent the past 16 weeks refining their ventures through tailored curriculum, expert mentorship, and strategic preparation for the next stage of investment and growth. Bridge2 is Oklahoma’s premier pre-accelerator for scalable, tech-enabled, early-stage startups.

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Sales Best Practices vs. Intuition in Startups

StartupNation

The Pros and Cons of Sales Commissions Make the First Meeting a Conversation, Not a Pitch The first meeting with a prospect (and often several subsequent meetings) should be conversations, not presentations or demonstrations. It is essential to avoid depending on demonstrations to make this happen. A training event will never do the job.

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5 AI Tools Every Startup Should Use to Humanize Their Brand in 2025

StartupNation

Customization tools: It offers controls for pitch, pause, pronunciation, emphasis, and narration speed in the audio, ensuring that it aligns with your desired emotional tone. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses.

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EO Members Reflect on Coaching GSEA Global Finalists for ‘Start It Up’ Season 3

Entrepreneurs' Organization

These EOers work with the students to refine their pitches and provide insights and tips to help them succeed in the high-level competition. It strengthened my belief in the power of mentorship and the cohesive, supportive nature of the EO network. Sure, it is an opportunity to give back, but that is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Why You Don’t Want to Miss the MyEO DealExchange DX22 Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

They also want to make an impact on an EO member or Accelerator company not only with money but through mentorship, stewardship, strategy, connections, and resources to help accelerate the company’s vision. There’s a lengthy application and vetting process for EO members or Accelerators to qualify to pitch.

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. We’ll see. TechStars Interactions.

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