Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

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. When you pitched me I really did love you. In fact, my personal fund raising strategy is to attend the first meeting by myself. And you get to demonstrate your skill sets without even pitching.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The association boasts a membership of more than 15,000 angels, providing ample opportunity for attendees to connect, exchange ideas, and foster collaborations with angels worldwide. Additionally, the ACA’s Angel University pre-summit seminars offer deep dives into crucial topics like angel exit strategies and startup board management.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 20, 2022

Must-Read: 5 Terms That are Killing Your Startup’s Pitch. million, business leaders are able to put some of this money aside to collaborate with their VC funders and come up with new, unique product development ideas. . What is venture capital and how do you get it? With an average capital investment of $1.5

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

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. We are much more collaborative than we were 20 years ago, because we have realized that we can do more together.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What holds them back in their work (scarcity, silos, unrealistic expectations and an unwillingness to collaborate). The most challenging aspect in working with different ecosystem partners has been trying to get them to collaborate, or at least stop seeing each other as competitors. The frustrating reality of non-collaboration.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

Funds need funders too, however, and the lack of traditional LPs willing to write checks for this industry can be problematic even though investments are trending upward. The silver lining is that we get creative, collaborative and deepen a sense of community. How do you prefer to be approached, a cold email, or a warm pitch?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

DV Hacks , led by BCG Digital Ventures: “A 48-hour hackathon to improve how we live, work, collaborate, and learn.”. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Oliver Libby, Managing Partner, H/L Ventures , notes, “it is important to remember that impact funders occupy the same spectrum of returns as regular investors.

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