TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

While we anticipate the VC fundraising environment will become more cautious across the board, we don’t see robotics being uniquely impacted. The pitch arrived along with a five-paragraph summary of his accomplishments. Image Credits: Built Robotics A pair of new construction robots debuted this week.

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

We had a whole bunch of these funny meetings where we’re trying to get in front of them to pitch them on a product and they’re happy to take the meeting because they want to hear about what we do. ” A good example of this would be if you are, so as a VC somebody comes in and pitches you. Bird comes in and pitches you.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

How should they think about competition, strategic investment versus top-tier VC firms and how to build their board? Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure. Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure. Image Credits: Jeff Newton / Hippo.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Buildings and building construction are a huge contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, accounting for roughly 39% of carbon emissions annually , according to data released by the Global Alliance for Building and Construction and the International Energy Agency.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

Because I’ve observed this process dozens and dozens of times both as somebody who has had to raise capital for nearly 20 years himself and as an investor on the board of companies where we’re raising money — I thought I’d jot down some thoughts for those who will raise in the years ahead. So GET BACK IN FRONT OF THEM! That’s fantasy land.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

If you’re pitching, selling or proposing a partnership, you want to find out what will spark the other person’s interest so that they can’t help but want to work with you. It’s because you just haven’t pitched your products or services to solve their problems. I have held back because I place more value on the relationship.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The average new business pitch costs $450,000. You can’t afford to lose a pitch or (even worse) win a pitch that’s not the right fit for your business. So lets start with these six elements of a pitch response: Values: Your team aligns with the Brand’s value system. Process: Leading a pitch from end to end.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Company overview deck If you’re under CDA with an investor, this is where to add your expanded confidential pitch deck (typically, you’ve already shared a non-confidential deck over email). Board minutes & board decks Board minutes are often too general and don’t significantly aid in due diligence.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

An easing of laws around the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) around the U.S. What followed was an over a year-long nightmare and process around the feasibility, permitting and construction,” Czarnecki recalls. has opened up opportunities for companies that build such structures. Cottage is one such company.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sequoia’s Jess Lee will talk you through how to get that first investor on board, which will more often than not get other investors excited about the prospect of working with you. Pitch Deck Teardown. An enticing pitch is foundational to a startup’s chance of successful fundraising.

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Red Rocket

MAY 11, 2021

Constructive and actionable feedback can be hard to come by. This annual evaluation is meant to be completed by the CEO, their direct reports and the board members in an anonymous 360 aggregated review. It’s purpose is honest feedback to facilitate awareness and constructive discussion. Good news is not exaggerated.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

We’ll kick off mobility month with a TechCrunch Live event focused on building a better mobility fintech startup featuring Rachel Holt of Construct Capital and Caribou CEO Kevin Bennett. Thornton, former president of Goldman Sachs, executive chairman of Barrick Gold, and board member of Ford, has joined Divergent’s board.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The mission is the elevator pitch. There’s a certain way to do this that is constructive and that actually adds to the process rather than causes friction and problems. I’ve been on the board of Commit Foundation now for probably about 7 or 8 years. Is it a more formal widespread program for you all?

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 16, 2012

His story of overcoming child abuse, a missing arm ligament, a decade in the minors and going on to reinvent himself in his mid-30's using a pitch few have mastered is nothing short of inspirational. Oh, did I mention it turns out he's been pitching with a torn abdominal muscle all season? The movie centers around a lawsuit.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

VCs construct stories in their head as to why they invested in this or that, and much of it is based on prior experience, but they're often awful at articulating the real reasons. What you should be doing is thinking about this more like a Pinterest board--meant to inspire and not necessarily for you to just buy everything.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 7, 2013

In many cases, I got to know the entrepreneur before they were pitching or even had a deck. Because I''m in my market and in the flow of top teams and networked with the right folks, I''m never more than a character reference away through someone I trust and know well to just about all of the people I''ve backed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Who was willing to jump on a plan on a Sunday morning with a hang-over to make sure they were there the night before an important biz dev pitch on a Monday morning. Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. My other partner, Steven Dietz, was on the board of my second company.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

During TechCrunch’s Early Stage event, she headlined a session dedicated to giving feedback on pitch decks. Constructing pitch decks is part art and part science. Each week on TechCrunch Live , a founder and investor present an early pitch deck that won significant capital investment.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people out of every 10,000 have it. While your odds of creating a perfect pitch deck that captures coveted VC interest aren’t quite that dire, they’re not exactly in your favor, either.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I had very little cash in the bank yet the stories were still coming out about how we were going to change the world of online engineering and construction. I started my second company while retaining a board seat at my first company. I stopped doing conferences, traveling or pitching to VCs. We were weeks from bankruptcy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

Abodu , one of a slew of startup companies pitching backyard homes and office spaces to Californians in an effort to help address the state’s housing shortage, has instituted a new “Quickship” program that can take an order from contract to construction and installation in about 30 days. trillion-dollar industry.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Some of the sectors that we will be exploring include supply chain, logistics, insurance, construction and e-commerce enablement.”. Having Black decision-makers at the table can be a great way to make sure that Black founders have representation across the board.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Some Salesforce employees just found out they’re part of the 10% layoff announced last month Board changes could signal Salesforce’s willingness to appease activist investors Salesforce turmoil continues into new year, as recent layoffs attest Can 4 activist investors play nice in the Salesforce sandbox? Book your pass ASAP!

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David Teten VC

MARCH 14, 2023

AngelSurvey (our own custom site for recording member interest after pitches). It also provides us a “big board” capability where we can get an overview of a meeting. It also provides us a “big board” capability where we can get an overview of a meeting. Q: Are there tools you encourage new members to use?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

You haven’t incorporated constructive feedback. Is your marketing pitch confusing? Perhaps you have to adjust your product or even go back to the drawing board. Remember, when you speak to everyone, you speak to no one. Chris Harder, philanthropist, coach, founder and CEO of For The Love Of Money ; follow Chris on Instagram.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

What’s going to happen to those semi-vacant office towers, some of which are still under construction? Amid the pandemic, investors became laser-focused on sections of the pitch deck that address monetization and business viability — signs that founders need to come to the table with better-defined businesses in order to succeed.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the startup world, when you’re pitching your idea and proposing your solution in the preliminary stage, no one wants to come across as critical or unsupportive, so people will sometimes avoid sharing negative feedback that actually could be quite valuable. Talk to people; ask for regular, ongoing feedback.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 23, 2021

The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs. Yohei Nakajima, Founder of Untapped.vc , said, “Before pitching LPs and building my firm, I talked with over 50 people I knew to get feedback.” . Lastly, gather feedback. We are using Digify to manage this. Are they litigious?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 23, 2021

The next best move is to build your core team, e.g., recruit an Advisory Board, Venture Partners, and EIRs. Yohei Nakajima, Founder of Untapped.vc , said, “Before pitching LPs and building my firm, I talked with over 50 people I knew to get feedback.” . Lastly, gather feedback. We are using Digify to manage this. Are they litigious?

venture capital

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2015

So, I decided to actually take a look at past data and construct some average days and weekends to figure out where all the time went. I realized that I judge a lot of hackathons, pitch competitions and other various things on the weekends, and felt like I was losing at least 2 out of my 8 weekend days--so I gave myself back those days.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 4, 2022

First, the startup’s board — despite its long list of investors — consists of only the three co-founders who are stepping down and one independent director, Peter Ackerson, a general partner at Fin Capital who himself became a VC just three years ago. Bottom line is we get inundated with pitches. Now, I am not here to “take sides.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Harris took a seat on the board. On Extra Crunch Live , Harris and Justworks CEO Isaac Oates sat down to talk through how they resolve disagreements, why Oates never changed what must be one of the most simple pitch decks I’ve ever seen in my life, and how founders should think about pricing their products. Episode breakdown.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

There was a time that Katerra was considered the darling of the construction tech world. Some argue it made prefab construction more mainstream — and cool. As it grew, Katerra ambitiously wanted to own the tech stack around a construction project, whether it be office buildings or apartments. Image Credits: Katerra.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The company has developed software to analyze a building’s construction by creating a virtual twin based on blueprints and public records. The finalists had to go down to the White House and pitch the president. Baird skipped the test and won the pitch, but failed the class.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Writing a crisp summary for a board meeting requires input from multiple stakeholders and more than a little bit of research. Amy Cheetham, a partner with Costanoa Ventures, shared 11 board slides with TC+ that show effective ways to convey accomplishments, pipeline details, hiring and team growth, and other key priorities.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 10, 2021

They want the government to stay out of their way but they definitely want the government to come and ticket the car blocking the driveway, to stop construction noise, and to solve homelessness but definitely not to put low-income housing on their street. They want everything yesterday. To that end, I’m continuing my fundraising for Kathryn.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 21, 2013

It’s what a master computer programmer might have written on the topic of arguments with step-by-step construction. When pitching a new product, I detailed the observations, product hypotheses, experimental design, results and conclusion in that order. I hope you will find it as valuable as I did.

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