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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

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Fundraising takes a long time. So what about all of the above statements—things that founders widely hold to be true barriers to fundraising? The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder. I don’t have enough traction. This isn’t surprising.

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The Bad Advice Diverse Founders are Given Around Fundraising

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I can't think of a single time when a white man came to pitch me and I told him his fundraising plans weren't aggressive enough. That does not mean, however, that anyone else outside that category is unable to raise. And what happens when any founder thinks that fundraising is going to be unnecessarily tough? That is a fact.

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How To Pitch A Real Estate Tech VC

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Startup’s focused on geographical quirks, unique state or city regulation, or other limiting factors can be at a disadvantage when fundraising. Will the startup own the category? If you based decisions based on a hyper specific geographic portfolio, you cannot get a true feel for whether the product actually works,” states Berman.

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“Sanzo is at its best when we serve as a bridge across cultures for both AAPI and non-AAPI.” CEO Sandro Roco on building a beverage startup, what to avoid in influencer deals, & protecting the brand.

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At the same time, 2018 was the summer of LaCroix and other flavored sparkling water brands across a larger $45 billion carbonated soft drink category that has been in decline in the U.S. BTS, the K-pop group, was going on a nationwide tour where they were literally selling out football stadiums. as consumers reduce their sugary soda intake.

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Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs

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Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains.

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Raising $$ on AngelList? Working w/ McClure? Ask Jody Sherman

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Part 1/3 of Interview: How Jody Started EcoMom, its Evolution, Fundraising Process, and Utilization of AngelList [Minutes: Start – 23:00] The Humble Beginnings as SproutBaby. If you value the summary notes please at least check out the Kibin website & see what they do. I appreciate it. Show Notes.

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What do you need for a VC to properly evaluate a pitch?

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Pitch deck outlines are ok, but they don’t say much about what you’re trying to convey besides particular categories that may or may not be relevant. Too often people only pitch what they have, not where they’re going—and they forget that fundraising is selling tickets to the future, not asking for rewards for the past.

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