Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

It sounds obvious, but the majority of entrepreneurs who pitch me have obviously never thought through many of the major issues surrounding their companies. There are many good books on this subject, and you owe it to yourself to read at least one of them before you begin talking to angels. Understand your business.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Schedule and host livestream product demos, tutorials or Q&A sessions. And every exhibiting startup also gets two minutes to pitch live during a breakout session. Exposure, practice and invaluable feedback from the pitch-savvy TC crew — jump on board that opportunity. Your audience?

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Your product must: Have key security solutions or applications used by the firm Have APIs that can be used to integrate with homegrown tools Support industry standards that are applicable to your product category. Demo or mock data is better than no data. Remember, most CISOs detest typical sales-oriented pitches.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

CEO and co-founder Alex Wang credits their success since founding, which includes raising over $277 million and achieving break-even status in terms of revenue, to early support from investors including Accel’s Dan Levine. The Product Hunt spot wasn’t planned, either — Wang was as surprised to see his company there as anyone else.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

The answer to the original question, therefore, is that an entrepreneur should use Gust as a set of powerful tools to organize, support and smooth the fundraising process, rather than expecting it to be a magic bullet. A download link is sent to you automatically by Gust once you create your profile, and the book is exactly what it says.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

She also explains the importance of her family, her new book, the Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship Network, and her advice to entrepreneurs both young and old. They are always supportive. Utilizing support. Mikaila has been smart about utilizing the support available to her in her business journey.

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Dream It

JUNE 2, 2021

They think they’re doing everything correctly when they pitch, but there’s a subtle yet critical flaw -- they’re pitching, but not telling a compelling and believable “story.” Thinking of your pitch as a story will help you shape and deliver something that is so much more powerful and convincing than just a “pitch.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

Prominent investors include a slew of a16z partners such as Marc Andreessen, Andrew Chen and Chris Dixon, as well as entrepreneur Ev Williams, icon Paris Hilton and support from investors Ryan Hoover and Cleo Capital’s Sarah Kunst. Book your pass ASAP! She’s already landed checks from the who’s who in tech.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

The firm’s end-to-end services including program structuring, startup sourcing, startup interviews and selection, mentor recruitment, organising masterclasses, business matching, coaching, day-to-day operations, startup fundraising support, and organising demo days. Profitability is a plus.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In many cases, based on our interactions with thousands of founders in the Draftbit Community , success seems to come down to how well they enlist the support of those first mobile app users. Before growth hacking, before digital marketing, before pitching Wired or TechCrunch and long before you ever push that submit button on Apple.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

YC Demo Day(s) happened this past week , and fellow fintech reporter and Equity Podcast co-host Natasha Mascarenhas brilliantly led editorial coverage of the event. The pitches range from building the Square for micro-merchants in Latin America to creating a way to angel invest in your favorite athlete.” Can’t we all just get along?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As you know, I run our Founder Experience program here, the set of tools and programs and people that we have to support our entrepreneurs in their growth journey. I imagine everyone at this point has used a Zoom Webinar, so we don’t need a full demo, but just so you know, please use the chat to connect with your fellow attendees.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

47:40 – What’s a must read book and why? I don’t know where, but in another interview, and you said you don’t really want to scale customer support, because it’s unsustainable. And my pitch used to be that, “Hey, I’m going to take you online.” These small shops are everywhere.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000. I became quite good friends with a journalist at the Financial Times and eventually helped her as she wrote a book on the venture capital industry. I wasn’t trying to pitch a tightly controlled message about my company. Robert’s article is worth reading.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Oh, and support our colleagues over at the Chain Reaction and Found podcasts: They were nominated for a Webby , so please support them with a vote by April 20. Going through the company’s pitch deck, the trio describe the business model that will take Anthropic there and the investors behind it. I guess we’ll see.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

This can be anything like the problem you solve, the benefit you offer, lower price, higher quality, better customer experience, or fast customer support. You can also use Automation Tools to automate sending image-driven personalized messages, scheduling demos or closing deals to shorten the sales cycle. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2023

As The TechCrunch team sat through hundreds of startup pitches during YC’s biannual Demo Day, the backdrop of change was certainly noted. Anyway, that is what is top of mind for me coming out of Demo Day. If you feel like supporting me extra, subscribe to my personal (and free!) Book your pass ASAP!

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Y Combinator

MAY 29, 2019

In reality, most hedge funds have a handful of analysts and just some back office support, right? Because we were in YC, VCs are always excited to talk to YC companies and that’s… Michael Babineau [12:36] – They’re trying to figure out who is in the batch and then try to invest before demo deck.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

Partner with a VC which has a formal program to support individuals who have not yet founded a company, but likely will in the future. Although the role is constantly evolving , VC Entrepreneurs in Residence are usually previously successful entrepreneurs who are building a startup leveraging the VC’s support.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ll have the new Discovery Stage featuring in-depth demos and speaker Q&As, roundtables, networking, breakout sessions and more. Remember to book your tickets to the show today before prices go up $1,100. . It’s a pitch that has landed thousands of members and, most recently, a billion-dollar valuation as of May 2022.

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