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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time. When you pitched me I really did love you. You’re in control.

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My big jump: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy’s CEO journey

TechCrunch

After listening to others pitch me a few different job opportunities while still at Google in 2008, it became clear to me that I would make a better decision if I could fully explore the larger landscape of new companies emerging in Silicon Valley. Published and reprinted by permission of Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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Case Study: The Dan River Region Ecosystem Development

Ecosystem Builder Hub

What challenges and success the initiative booked in the first six months, and how COVID-19 impacted the project. We are fortunate to have leadership that have masterminded strategies utilizing public and private funding, along with a stellar regional foundation (Danville Regional Foundation, or DRF) to slowly work this puzzle out.

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Social Media and Thought Leadership for Founders

This is going to be BIG.

However, it’s not an unreasonable ask that there’s some human semblance of you on the internet that a potential hire or funder can find if you’re asking them to commit several years of effort to helping you. Instead of cold-pitching the media, bring them onto your podcast to share their expertise.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

The Buckminster Fuller Competition : The Buckminster Fuller Challenge is an annual international design challenge awarding $100,000 to support the development and implementation of a strategy that has significant potential to solve humanity’s most pressing problems. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Skoll Foundation.

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