Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A download link is sent to you automatically by Gust once you create your profile, and the book is exactly what it says. At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. In my book, I collects all the best scholarships, fellowships, and other programs for high-achieving young people. . 1) Your school.

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Feedough

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But fret not, we’ve listed down the eight biggest fundraising mistakes that you need to be wary of while approaching the investors, pitching to them, and signing contracts. Substandard Pitch Decks. A prominent mistake entrepreneurs make is by not focusing much on the pitch deck. Assuming Valuations And Demands.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Greg Satell was interviewed on the You Are Not So Smart podcast (excellent, highly recommended) about his book Cascades. Its the Network, Stupid For me the author did a great job of expanding on an idea I first learned from Seth Godin’s book Idea Virus , more than 20 years ago: it is all about the network.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

The pitch was tantalizing — but never fully realized. You can’t ask [them] to book you a flight, cut a check to a vendor or conduct a scientific experiment. Samsung later acquired Viv, folding a pared-down version of the tech into its Bixby voice assistant. ” Adept isn’t the only one exploring this idea.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Founder Christina York created the tech to work as augmented reality for published books but quickly pivoted into health care when she found the technology could be readily used as pediatric patient distraction during medical procedures. Spellbound has gone from bootstrapped XR startup to award-winning company with a growing team.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

No one tells this story better than Harvard Business School professor Tom Nicholas in his recent book VC: An American History. This post summarizes the parts of his book that deal with U.S. What may be less known is the federal government’s central role in the birth and early development of the venture capital industry specifically.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

What challenges and success the initiative booked in the first six months, and how COVID-19 impacted the project. We will vigorously document the structure, projects, programs, relationships, strategies and tactics used by the coordinator. How they managed to rally other ecosystem stakeholders into supporting these efforts.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

After having read Elad Gil’s book, I understand why. In fact, one of the defining chapters in that book was her user instructions for her as a manager. Maybe we can start with that backstory on how that chapter inside of Elad’s book came together. Tomasz Tunguz: That’s a living document.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

Almost half of all Americans play mobile games, so Alex reviewed Jam City’s investor deck, a transcript of the investor presentation call and a press release to see how it stacks up against Zynga, which “has done great in recent quarters, including posting record revenue and bookings in the first three months of 2021.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2021

We’re grateful to GSEA for providing this wonderful platform and letting us document it.”. As business owners, we constantly have new ideas for films we’d like to make–so we’re out there pitching, much like the GSEA competitors. We took notes during the competition to help improve our pitch!”.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. As the book world’s leading platform for exclusive access to sneak peeks, advance previews, and special giveaways, we live our mission every day and give readers a chance to See It First. Jaia Robotics Inc. Lenoss Medical Lenoss Medical Inc.

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Guy Kawasaki

MARCH 23, 2015

They, too, must prototype, position, pitch, bootstrap, recruit, fund, partner, sell, and support. The downside of trying to innovate within a big company is clear and well documented, but there are also benefits. This post is a tiny part of Guy Kawasaki’s latest book, The Art of the Start 2.0. Build on what exists.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

It’s not just about people like me who can (and do) turn up in nearly any city in the US and immediately book a ride. I was at the first pitch meeting they ever did to raise capital. They want us to store our documents. It’s a fantastic startup that has had a amazing impact on society. Journalist, train thyself.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Power Pitches. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. If you’re doing a pitch I’m going to see, I want you to have read this book. Power Pitches. Bonus point) Don’t let the document get in the way. June 17th, 2012. Read ‘Painting with Numbers.’

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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. It’s like the Super Bowl for entrepreneurs!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Mentors are immensely helpful, but they’re not a requirement: We run articles regularly that explain how to create pitch decks and reach out to investors. Most of them are so open to pitches, they’ve provided their contact information below. Tell us how you’d like to be approached by a founder with their initial pitch.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 20, 2021

Maybe a book, a podcast, a company, nowhere at all. To deal with this, I document to make the next time easier. This was less harmful when I worked on a team with many hands to pitch in, but now it can distract me from what’s most important. The canvas was always built, you just had to find the promising areas.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

I record here the books I’ve read, not as diligently as I should. 3) Documenting best practices. As a manager, one of my key responsibilities is identifying, documenting, and disseminating best practices. I post there typically only every time I get married, have a child, or have another major lifecycle event. Goodreads.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

I record here the books I’ve read, not as diligently as I should. 3) Documenting best practices. As a manager and business-builder, one of my key responsibilities is identifying, documenting, and training in best practices. I post there typically only every time I get married, have a child, or have another major lifecycle event.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Treat it like an open document: In an early phase, I recommend reviewing the document monthly and changing it if necessary, then every quarter in line with the team’s short-term objectives and new market insights. Your day-to-day strategic decisions and your sales pitch are two very different things. Just not too often.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 20, 2016

Anything that hints of a down round brings questions about the success metrics that have already been “booked.” The problem obviously is that the lack of any material liquidity in the market combined with the recent correction creates a risk that they may not see the actual cash returns for the paper gains they already booked.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

The banker’s even brag in marketing documents about this “achievement.” (see Interestingly, as more and more members of Party C move to compete in the late stage private market, they often pitch as “value-add” that they will help you navigate the public offering process because they have so much “experience.” see below). If you bid $0.01

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Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

Even if you have an hour booked, the advice is the same. The approach I recommend is to build the investor presentation first, by iterating on the bullets with your team, and then fleshing out the points into a full-blown text-based business plan document. Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

One thing I learned from the book is that real estate agents always sell their personal property at higher relative prices than their clients’ properties. You thought it was going to be as easy as just having term sheet transferred to a longer form document. But when it comes time for my story, I want to pitch it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

AI research startup Anthropic aims to raise as much as $5 billion over the next two years to take on rival OpenAI and enter over a dozen major industries, according to company documents obtained by TechCrunch. “These models could begin to automate large portions of the economy,” the pitch deck reads.

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Gust

DECEMBER 9, 2012

I found these tried-and-true principles summarized very well in a recent book “ The Zigzag Principle ” by serial entrepreneur Rich Christiansen: Assess your resources. This is a key element of every elevator pitch, with enough specificity and fuel to keep you and everyone around you moving toward the beacon in the fog.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Additional value outside of legal documents – Most lawyers who work with early stage startups secretly want to be entrepreneurs but they earn too much money to quit – the golden handcuffs I’ve found that the best of them think like entrepreneurs, though, and hang out at startup events. Sure, they’ll take you on.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In a case study based on Instagram campaigns for a site that facilitates bookings for freelance beauty professionals, digital marketer Angelina Liparteliani looked at Instagram Reels, Feed Posts and Stories. Pitch Deck Teardown: MedCrypt’s $25M Series B deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: MedCrypt’s $25M Series B deck.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Image Credits: Booke. Grandeur Technologies: Pitching itself as “Firebase for IoT,” they’re building a suite of tools that lets developers focus more on the hardware and less on things like data storage or user authentication. Booke.AI: An AI assistant for bookkeepers.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Several times in my investing life, as the final board member making the arrangements to dispose of remaining assets, I have literally been the one to turn out the lights, carry out the documents, books and records to my car, and become the only remaining contact between the failed business and the investors, bankruptcy court, or creditors.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

So the pitch is that — finally — waste processing facilities will have the data to show buyers that ensures they can get a fair price. “We go after buyers who care about quality,” adds Stocker.

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Reforge

AUGUST 8, 2022

Much like picture books and science fair trifolds from elementary school, the visual style of a slide deck was an engaging way to demonstrate what you learned. Sweating bullets, thinking to myself, “The only thing standing in the way of this brilliant marketing strategy is a 20 minute pitch to the leadership team.” Slide decks.

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

Brian Halligan [02:14] – I basically just block all that day Wednesday so no one can book a meeting there. I think what helped a lot of introverts, I don’t know about you guys, is when that lady wrote that, what was her name, wrote that book. Craig Cannon [03:56] – I felt that after that book came out.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 26, 2022

Deliveree wants to solve that problem with a platform that not only lets clients book trucks, but also uses algorithms to determine the best route based on location, trucking loads and even the weather. The answer is very well-documented. If it’s part of Deliveree’s system, however, companies can book it to ship goods on its way back.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

For instance, you can paste it in Gmail or add it to a Notion document. But instead of booking meetings in your calendar, people are just sending you audio messages. It’s an asynchronous way to get in touch with someone with a pitch, a partnership proposal and more.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 23, 2013

I read many books on the topics of competition and strategy. I’m sharing these in the hopes that these frameworks might benefit entrepreneurs when selecting ideas to pursue, refining go-to-market strategy and pitching their businesses to investors. I spoke with friends who were consultants and who analyze companies for a living.

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