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The Five "Ups" of Getting Early Stage VC Deal Flow

This is going to be BIG.

Even the top partners at Benchmark and Sequoia get half-baked ideas pitched to them. The founder barely knows who you are and you dont have a board seat. There are places that founders frequenteverything from demo days to meetups to sponsored dinners to coffee gatherings. Not every stream is full of chocolate and candy.

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

Read the interview: Richard Liew: For those who may not know who Ministry of Awesome is – let’s just assume there might be some – can you give us your elevator pitch? You’re also sort of no longer running your classic three-month type accelerator program, which finishes on, say, a demo day.

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Shaping the Future of Work: How Founder Zach Wright and Grapevine Are Redefining the Modern Office

Jason Malki

Under Zach’s leadership, Grapevine empowers organizations to streamline their operations by integrating communication and knowledge management in one seamless platform, driving better collaboration, productivity, and engagement across the board. But now, when I demo the platform, you can see their eyes light up.

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

Both Sides of the Table

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. Also, asking is not appropriate at a marquee conferences like TechCrunch50, DEMO, Twiistup and the like.

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Strategic Casting: How to Fish For Your Ideal Clients and Employees

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Get involved with non-profits where CEOs serve on the board, attend their galas and events, and get to know the leadership. In addition to high-level conferences, where else can you meet CEOs? Look for CEO roundtables and forums. None in your area? Consider starting one. Fellow alumni may be running their own businesses.

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#DreamitLive with Ron Gula: Five Slide Pitch Deck

Dream It

In the episode, Steve asked Ron about his “five slide pitch deck.” You can do so by providing a demo you did for a customer or a patent. Ron advises not to stray away from the core message by including items such as a list of advisers and board members, biographies of the founders, or competition slides.

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Multiplayer fintech, and the muddled world of startup data

TechCrunch

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about the new career path to CEO, our favorite startups from Techstars Demo Day and the latest SPAC you should probably know about. A triple-hitter Demo Day. TechCrunch covered favorites from Techstars’ three Demo Days, which were focused on Chicago, Boston and workforce development.

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