Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 29, 2015

As part of our firm’s rebranding strategy for McKenzie Pitch Partners, which was anchored by the publication of founder Hamish McKenzie’s new book, we held an innovative event in New York City that showcased Hamish’s philosophy in action. Honing their strategies and stories with Hamish, both got their best pitches together.

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JUNE 16, 2014

If all my deals came as intros from trusted connections that I know for years versus at founder pitch events that''s interesting data. If you meet someone at a pitch event, they''ve already got a company and they''re looking to close as quickly as possible. In fact, that''s what I tend to do--at least, what I say that I do.

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APRIL 23, 2012

Conferences, startup blogs, meetups--they're all filled with people telling you how to build your company. So much of this is gut feel with a thin later of strategy retrofitted to seem more than random. The biggest problem is that what gets lauded as successful strategy isn't replicable--or at minimum should never be advocated.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 14, 2021

However, I met and pitched my business to people that I follow on social media as business role models. How was your experience in GSEA different from other business pitch competitions you’ve participated in? The post GSEA Studentpreneur Camilo Salinas: Entrepreneur first, business after appeared first on THE BLOG.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

Everybody has a blog these days and there is much advice to be had. On investment strategies I have “ Deflationary Economics ” 6. I am VERY careful in board meetings and in startup pitches to tell entrepreneurs, “I feel very strongly about my opinion on this topic. What is a founder to do?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 24, 2018

It can be referred to as your elevator pitch. The post Proven Strategies for Brainstorming Business Names appeared first on THE BLOG. While we understand that these are actually slightly different concepts, this statement provides condensed direction. It should inform people what unique benefit your provide to your customers.

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

When pitching investors, remember that your ask is like porridge; it follows the goldilocks ratio and has to be just right. While this blog post doesn’t cover financial techniques for projection, these Inc and Forbes posts can help guide you. So the question remains: what is the appropriate amount of funding founders should request?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. If you haven’t read the post the thesis was that I care way more about watching the trajectory of your performance as a team (or individual) than I do about how good you “pitch” on the first day you come to see me.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

If you’re not taking this zone-out down time I’ll bet you’re not having enough strategic reflection on your job, your company, your strategy. The number of times I’ve had people come to me and say they want to blog more. Board Meetings. Conferences. I get sucked up in “Do” mode. go on, click it ).

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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. Smaller businesses may be attracted to blogs, social media posts, and email marketing. and more articles from the EO blog. These groups are easy to find and fairly inexpensive to join.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

If you read this blog often you'll know that I'm a huge fan of First Round Capital. Investing Strategy. These partners travel to a city and take ten minute pitches from the entrepreneurs. What are the most common mistakes in first pitch? How do people get access to First Round Capital?

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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. Demo Day pitch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 2, 2019

Write blog content, including for social media platforms like LinkedIn. You need not only a few focused hours to craft the article, but you’ll need the bandwidth to pitch ideas to editors and follow up on queries. A good ghostwriter comes up with content ideas , pitches to editors, and writes top-quality content.

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Feedough

APRIL 6, 2021

Undercover marketing or stealth marketing is a marketing strategy where a company markets their product in a subtle and ‘hidden’ way, such that the consumers don’t realise that it is a marketing ploy. Undercover Marketing Strategies. The blog was very well received by the public and gained an enormous following.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

What is the right organizational strategy for a large UK conglomerate to operate more effectively? What would the right technology strategy for Telecom Italia be in 5 years. I often hear pitches and think to myself, “that sounds plausible” but I nearly always start with the position that I’m not sure.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2024

For more insights from Winnie, read her inspiring posts written for EO including 7 Ways Leaders Can Lead When The World Is In Crisis and Women Investing in Women: 5 Key Strategies for a Standout Investment Pitch and 10 Leadership Skills Gained From Serving on a Global Board. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

When I’m invited to participate in a round of pitching to potential investors, it’s more often than not part of a company’s marketing strategy around proving to the world that they care about equity for women. The post 3 ways the Olympics are similar to entrepreneurship appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” ” Part of the beauty of blogging that in two sittings Fred was able to influence what was built over the next 12 months.

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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. The post EO Accelerator Graduates Share Successful Growth Tactics and Why They Joined EO first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series, “ Pitching a VC.&# Getting a meeting with a prominent angel or VC is difficult enough. Plus, now they need to Tweet, use Facebook, attend conferences and keep a blog! I am really surprised how many entrepreneurs pitch me and then I never hear from them again. Let’s be honest.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

Detail Orientation / Hands On – One of the easiest ways to rule out people who are pitching to me is when they don’t know the details of their business. I once had a startup team pitch me for an investment where the President of the company led the first call with me on his own. There are easy tell-tale signs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Never share your exit strategy with venture capitalists. Use these resources to understand how your company will look when you pitch a VC or angel. The post Together We Grow: 11 Expert tips for scaling a SaaS business appeared first on THE BLOG. Here are 11 tips EO members shared: 1. Know what investors want.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

BARGAINING FOR ADVANTAGE: NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES FOR REASONABLE PEOPLE. PITCH ANYTHING: AN INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR PRESENTING, PERSUADING, AND WINNING THE DEAL. He incorporates research results from neuroeconomics, which reveals how the brain functions when making a decision and reacting to a pitch. RICHARD SHELL. Professor G.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2023

But I’ve always found those same focuses to be especially in conflict with what it means to be an early-stage founder pitching your vision: You have to have Elon Musk-level ambition, big dreams and the ability to sell a company to investors before there are any real metrics behind it. What is this, revenue growth for ants?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are the top blog posts EO published on Inc.com in 2023: 1. And don’t miss Eden’s follow-up post for EO Blog, How to Stay Ahead of Crisis PR with ChatGPT. Don’t miss his follow-up post on EO Blog, Why It’s Crucial to Go All In On Yourself As an Entrepreneur. Posts: A Lookback at 2023 first appeared on The EO Blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

All of this is covered in more detail on the TWiVC video above (and much of it is covered in text on this blog on the “ Raising VC &# tab). It can be a good strategy to bring just the CEO because 1-on-1 rapport is easier to build but if you have equally strong co-founders bring them. Who should attend the meeting?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It’s one of my favorite blog posts. I had planned to blog about it at the time but I waited 2 days and the whole world blogged about it so I didn’t pile on. In the corporate world this strategy is flawed. I read this post from Marc Hedlund at Wesabe on why they lost to Mint. In the consumer world, maybe.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

It’s one of my favorite blog posts. I had planned to blog about it at the time but I waited 2 days and the whole world blogged about it so I didn’t pile on. In the corporate world this strategy is flawed. I read this post from Marc Hedlund at Wesabe on why they lost to Mint. In the consumer world, maybe.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2011

I'm a strong believer in having a board, even at a seed stage, to report to and set strategy with. VC Blogger Fanboy This geek reads all the blogs religiously and is a lean startup ninja. Advisors, investors and board members come in all shapes and sizes. By the way, do you know who (surprisingly) *doesn't* fit into this catagory?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2020

recently released a “Climate Action Strategy” with lofty environmental goals. Embody it to your core and make it a central part of your pitch to investors. The post 3 Tips for Getting Investors on Board With Your CSR Mission appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2021

Monthly sessions share best practices, resources and cover everything from marketing, presentations, ghostwriting, publishing tips, pitching–any and everything related to promoting authors and speakers. and more articles from the EO blog. . The post The 5 MyEO groups that have changed my life appeared first on THE BLOG.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 14, 2017

At some point, every entrepreneur needs to write copy for his or her company’s website, sales pitches, blogs, and other marketing materials. Core tasks are things like sales outreach, customer service, marketing strategy and other things that directly impact the immediate and long-term success of your company.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 3, 2019

We do the work of sorting through the pitch decks of everyone and their mother, finding the diamonds in the rough, helping them turn an idea into something that looks like a company—and we do it for a fraction of the management fees of our later stage counterparts. Also, we all need to play to our strengths.

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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. You can also create blogs for alternative tools.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

On December 2, 2018, Mitch pitched the company on ABC’s Shark Tank. There’s the all-important pitch, creative sets, unexpected reactions by five seasoned investors and the possibility of scaling growth fast with a cash infusion and industry connections. Perfecting My Pitch. I started my pitch, and everything went smoothly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

Perfect Your Pitch : The foundation for creating a successful personal brand is being able to effectively communicate what you want both yourself and your company to be known for. When you can craft a compelling pitch about the results you and your organisation deliver that becomes the foundation for a well-respected personal brand.

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