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

This is going to be BIG.

nextNYC, the startup events platform I run, produces the largest formal VC/Founder intro event at NY Tech Week. Investors can sign up for a two hour slot here to get six intro meetings to founders.) Even the top partners at Benchmark and Sequoia get half-baked ideas pitched to them. Founders talk to each otherjust as VCs do.

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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

Recognizing this, The Veteran Fund announced the winner of its $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition and the recent closing of its inaugural oversubscribed investment Fund I. Head of Global Operations of The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and the Co-Founder & COO of the Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator.

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How to Launch Your Startup Without a Launch

This is going to be BIG.

Founders still want to get press and investors to notice them, but they dont have a lot of money to work with. When Tinybop first launched, before they ever made their first app for kids, they started a newsletter that featured products they loved for kidsfrom everything from books to board games. What are they supposed to do today?

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Fueling Founders, Scaling Impact: Inside Keshia Theobald-van Gent’s Investment Philosophy

Jason Malki

She’s a frequent speaker, startup advisor, and nonprofit board member. I started out as a founder — I launched an edtech company focused on improving childhood literacy. It’s been a journey of staying close to founders while growing into the capital side of the table. Thank you so much for joining us!

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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Syed Balkhi , Founder, WPBeginner Showcase Real-World Impact and Metrics When pitching to investors, especially in the early stages, it’s easy to focus solely on financials — but in today’s landscape, especially in beauty and wellness, impact is a currency of its own. If you’re pitching impact, make it real.

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Puawai

NZ Entrepreneur

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and change-makers working on innovative startups, social enterprises and SME’s around Aotearoa New Zealand. At a glance Founder/s: Kate Forward & Stephen Ponsford Business: puawai Founded: 2024 HQ: wellington Can you tell us a bit about your business?

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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

James covers the genesis of Ministry of Awesome following the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011, and provides updates on Ministry of Awesome approaches to startup founder support and programming. We run programs like Founder Catalyst, which is our flagship incubation nine-month long program that happens year-round.