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FEBRUARY 21, 2012

It doesn't have to count as an official pitch of any kind. It's more just to understand the kinds of things VCs are going to ask and want to see when you are ready to pitch. In fact, more people e-mailed me boring powerpoints in the last week than signed up to actually pitch in person. Be a leader in your community.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Central, PA December 6, 2024 Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) proudly concluded its Fall 2024 TechCelerator Bootcamp by providing up to $10,000 in prize awards to promising entrepreneurs from the region.

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JUNE 16, 2014

If all my deals came as intros from trusted connections that I know for years versus at founder pitch events that''s interesting data. If you meet someone at a pitch event, they''ve already got a company and they''re looking to close as quickly as possible. Venture Capital & Technology'

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

The frantic pace of technology cycles, the amount of tech news, the blogs, the conferences, the demo days, the announcements, the fundings, the IPOs. I don’t want any formal pitches. Their dealflow is angels or seed investors pitching “their best deals” to you in emails. It’s exhausting.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Miliary veterans possess attributes, experience, and skills that can be well-applied to entrepreneurship through leadership and knowledge of technology. Recognizing this, The Veteran Fund announced the winner of its $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition and the recent closing of its inaugural oversubscribed investment Fund I.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Two Sigma is a technology and finance company in Soho filled with incredibly bright engineers and developers, so I’m really excited about leveraging that partnership in a number of cool ways. VCs pitch for money, too. No one ever thinks about VCs having to pitch, who they pitch to, or how it works.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2023

Video pitching. I see an uptick in pitching via pre-recorded video. We used Loom to pre-record our pitch and share it with potential investors. It’s a great way to personalize a pitch deck and share it with interested parties. This will result in community successes. Here’s what they shared. Here’s what I see: 1.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Vet your deck with them… let them see how you’re pitching the company. It probably even pays to get all of them in a room to pitch practice and get feedback on your value prop to a partner. Then, once you’ve nailed the pitch, get them to go to work on your pipeline. This is where you bring in your investors and advisors.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

LANCASTER, PA – Ben Franklin Technology Partners is pleased to announce the winners of their TechCelerator pitch competition. The pitch competition was the finale for six teams who participated in an intensive 10-week startup boot camp offered by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

And it’s the latest in a series of investments we’ve made in building out our practice as the LA technology market continues to grow robustly and attract entrepreneurs and investors. Of course he pitched me the entire ride down. Come to entrepreneur pitches. I’m ecstatic to have in the LA community.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

It’s my pleasure to announce FabuLingua won today’s City Spotlight: Austin pitch-off! Mark Begert pitched his company to three Austin-based investors who found his messaging and pitch to be clear, concise and easy to follow. Two other companies presented in the Austin pitch-off.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. International and non-Valley startup communities are developing at a rapid pace. Most founders that get funded know their backers or have close connections to them well before they officially "pitch.". There is no fork.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

No founder event would be complete without pitches! TechCrunch editorial is looking for 6-7 founders to take part in a Pitch Deck Teardown. Mastering the Pitch Deck Pitches are critical in the quest for funding and first customers. Without further ado, here are your judges for the TC Early Stage Pitch Deck Teardown.

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

I'm sorry that I missed yesterday's Glamour Magazine panel on women in tech --if nothing else because it featured two of my favorite women in technology, Hilary Mason and Kara Swisher. Kara helped foster my interest in the business of technology. When we hired her, we leveled up in terms of our technology and Big Data chops.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

What most people never understood about Maker Studios is that much of their growth came through technology innovation and advantages on our back-end the most people didn’t even know about. Online technology company that distributes video. Each does it for building an online community either for personal or professional utility.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

A lot of people have talked about the need for NYC to have a PayPal--a multi-billion dollar exit that scattered on the rest of the community a bunch of experienced startup talent that scaled a company over time, as well as a host of new angel investors. The key to this, of course, is that PayPal had over 200 employees when it was acquired.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Stick around long enough in a big tech community and you''ll see your share of big company evangelists come and go. you know they have other reasons to meet with people besides pitching your product. That makes their role in the community more authentic. That makes their role in the community more authentic.

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APRIL 21, 2013

These folks were literally pitching my team, and because I didn''t necessarily want to do the same thing as they did, I didn''t care much to spend time with them. He hadn''t really considered pitching, because he figured that wasn''t what they normally did. Venture Capital & Technology' That''s pretty damned interesting.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

My entrepreneurial story didn’t start with an invention or a groundbreaking technological breakthrough. But also know that with perseverance, a supportive community, and strategic thinking, it is possible to navigate the journey and emerge victorious. I was not licensed, did not have a college degree, could not code.

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MAY 7, 2012

You're not going to replicate the Valley, but you could certainly look to a place that went from essentially zero to the second most proflific startup communities in 15 years (or 8 years, depending on if you count the fact that we came back from zero again dating back to '04). They have a multi-generational head start.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp. Eight entrepreneurial teams presented their business startup ideas to a panel of judges, friends, family, and other community members for a chance to win $10,000 to launch their business.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Join a global community of brilliant visionaries, makers and investors on December 16-17 for TC Sessions: Space 2020 , an online conference dedicated to moving beyond the confines of this world through innovative tech and to creating stellar startup opportunities. Do you find expression “the sky’s the limit” well, limiting?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

In a significant move to cement Washington, DCs reputation as a national hub for technology and innovation, STATION DC has officially opened applications for General Membership and its exclusive Delta Force cohort. As the official D.C. As the official D.C.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 4, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Every year, dozens of PA startups get their start with Ben Franklin Technology Partners. The post STARTUPS RECEIVE INVESTMENT FROM BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS appeared first on BFTP/CNP. For more information: www.reflexion.co. WE INVEST IN INNOVATION. . www.cnp.benfranklin.org. www.cnp.benfranklin.org.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As a firm, we pitched campaign ideas and strategies to huge, internationally recognized brands, going up against big network agencies. Samer Hamze , an EO Toronto member, is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor and explorer of digital and real-life communities serving startups, agencies and SMBs with creative, marketing and technology strategy.

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JULY 30, 2012

Drop by AngelList, where startups have been vetted by a community of advisors and other investors. Are you waiting for them to pitch you? Need an even more Seamless-like experience? This somewhat mimics real life, where many investors won't take a meeting with you unless they come through their "trusted network".

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JUNE 5, 2013

Technology can also redeploy assets quicker than government can regulate licenses. It''s embarrassing for us as a tech community. We''re supposed to be startup friendly, but the startups that want to come here and offer life improving services to the community can''t operate freely. Enter Airbnb.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

Everybody loves a go-getter, but in many communities, asking strangers for money is still considered a sign of poor character, not characteristic of an entrepreneurial mindset. Everyone at M13 is super passionate about consumer behavior, and we back founders building technology that powers the future of commerce, money, work and health.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

If you told me that a company that’s charging $70 per month for multivitamins would be able to raise a $10 million round, I’d demand to see the receipts, and I’d be very curious indeed to see its pitch deck. Rootine is the company, and the founders were gracious enough to share their pitch deck with me. Cover slide.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

No TechCrunch event is complete without a pitch-off showcasing early-stage startups from around the globe. Who will you be pitching to? The pitch-off will consist of three startup companies presenting for four seconds on the virtual stage, in front of the entire TC Sessions audience and our expert panel of judges.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2025

Through the program, we homed in on our ideal customer, sharpened our pitch, and built relationships that unlocked real growth opportunities,” Kemi Olunloyo, Co-Founder & CEO of ProBound, said. Two additional teams, First Americans Marketplace Exchange (FAME) and Colorchain, participated in cohort 3 but did not pitch at Demo Day.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

I shy away from sharing hot takes, but here’s one: With contagion contained, the VC community feels good about writing smallish checks for pre-revenue startups, but Series A and up? If you’re an investor who wants to be included in future columns, email guestcolumns@techcrunch.com with “How to pitch me” in the subject line.

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JULY 1, 2013

I''m going to rededicate myself to being even more responsive to founders--coming to decisions right there in the first pitch when I know it''s a no. This current indecisiveness in our investor community is leading to party rounds, lower quality syndicates, and lots of founder time wasted. Venture Capital & Technology'

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

For decades, there were several blocks where angels and VC partners camped out at café tables, taking pitches between lattes. Not a complete deck, but an embellished elevator pitch meant to whet investors’ appetites before you serve them the full meal. How to make a teaser trailer for your startup pitch. Start here.

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APRIL 23, 2012

There are several key problems to this knowledge sharing little community we've built: People make themselves look better in hindsight. Half the time, founders were pitching a completely different idea than what took off--so the VC who looks brilliant for funding the latest viral app really funded a B2B product that never took off.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 11, 2025

After receiving over 50 applications from across the region, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania (Ben Franklin CNP) is thrilled to announce the six outstanding finalists selected for the 2025 Age Tech Big Idea Contest Finale. Now, these finalists are ready to pitch for a chance at $35,000. Why Attend?

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