Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The average new business pitch costs $450,000. You can’t afford to lose a pitch or (even worse) win a pitch that’s not the right fit for your business. So lets start with these six elements of a pitch response: Values: Your team aligns with the Brand’s value system. Process: Leading a pitch from end to end.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Entrepreneurs seek to find the right investor and to make the best pitch when the opportunity comes Entrepreneurs start their companies with great passion and big dreams. First, they need to know the investment alternatives available for their business and then determine how to meet the expectations of those investors.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Harris says that, with any investment (particularly at the early stage of a company), the decision really comes down to the team and more importantly, the founder. They also gave live feedback on pitch decks submitted by the audience in the Pitch Deck Teardown. (If Pitch deck teardown — 33:00. Episode breakdown.

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OCTOBER 24, 2021

They had constructed a very specific story about how that company’s features would win out over and above the deal that they missed. If they thought there was a 100% chance you’ll do what you say you are going to do, they’d invest now while the shares are cheap. Something you did really irked the people you pitched.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Some of those updates: Alchemist has raised another $4 million in funds to invest, backed by NEC, Johnson Controls and Nornickel. Direktiv : It’s honestly a bit over my head, but Direktiv pitches itself as a platform-agnostic “event-driven serverless orchestration engine” in the cloud. Image Credits: Tensorfield.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

Of course a nice chunk is primary capital, i.e. for the company balance sheet, to invest in growth initiatives, security and quality, and advancing our existing strategic priorities through acceleration and de-risking. The majority of the funds pay back our early investors who believed in us enough to trust us with their money.

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JULY 22, 2015

I'm excited to be able to finally announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures ' investment in Clubhouse , a company I agreed to back before I even knew what it was. In 2010, a bunch of techies got together to do the next year's NYC Triathlon. I had already done two and was looking forward to joining people from the tech community.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

The investment platform I founded and run, VenturePole, is the investment partner of HealthInc, the health tech accelerator of Startupbootcamp, the biggest startup accelerator organization in Europe. The winners receive support, including an investment, to accelerate and scale their ventures. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. How to Tell Your TAM: Dayna Grayson from Construct Capital invests in the rebuilding of the most foundational and broken industries of our economy.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Company overview deck If you’re under CDA with an investor, this is where to add your expanded confidential pitch deck (typically, you’ve already shared a non-confidential deck over email). How is the company’s go-forward budget split across platform investments and program-specific spend? key in vivo data results).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Kleiner Perkins’ Josh Coyne knows how a big round comes together, having invested in Figma, UiPath and Rippling, and he’ll share tips on how to make it happen. How to Tell Your TAM Dayna Grayson (Construct Capital) Dayna Grayson from Construct Capital has invested in a lot of different fields, including automation and manufacturing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. How to Tell Your TAM: Dayna Grayson from Construct Capital invests in the rebuilding of the most foundational and broken industries of our economy.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In the first half of the year, VCs invested $129 billion , and Q3 is up 9% year-over-year, reports Crunchbase. After the screeching halt to business in April subsided, founders and investors, people who are generally comfortable with uncertainty, got back to work raising and investing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

FTV Capital led the new investment and was joined by existing investor Headline. The capital infusion will help accelerate Solid’s entrance into some new verticals like travel, logistics, construction, healthcare, education and the gig economy. 8 fintech VCs discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

As a partner at Wing Venture Capital, Zach Dewitt focuses on early-stage investments in transformative enterprise technologies. After winning the 2013 TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off , I decided to drop out of business school to pursue my startup full time. Zach DeWitt. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

Abodu , one of a slew of startup companies pitching backyard homes and office spaces to Californians in an effort to help address the state’s housing shortage, has instituted a new “Quickship” program that can take an order from contract to construction and installation in about 30 days. trillion-dollar industry.

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StartupNation

APRIL 21, 2021

Rewards-based crowdfunding is a great way to get the upfront capital you need while providing backers with a unique return on their investment in the form of rewards, like a physical product. As Indiegogo indicates, crowdfunding campaigns with pitch videos tend to get four times the backing of those without a video. Key takeaways.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

His story of overcoming child abuse, a missing arm ligament, a decade in the minors and going on to reinvent himself in his mid-30's using a pitch few have mastered is nothing short of inspirational. Oh, did I mention it turns out he's been pitching with a torn abdominal muscle all season?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Previous backers Company K Partners, Albatross Investment Capital, Daekyo Investment and TimeWorks investments also participated in the round. . to use synthetic media for personalized sales pitches. The new funding, which brings its total funding raised to almost $26.7 raises $1.5M

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Just as it seemed the venture capital boom of 2021 was slowing down, the startup and VC worlds spun on their axes practically overnight, birthing a new dynamic where “growth at all costs” was quickly replaced by a more measured and careful approach to business and investing.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

4) The diverse background of the founder is not the main reason why most diverse founders get turned down for investment. What about pitch competitions that sound like Ancient Roman death matches? In other words, if 10 female founders pitch a fund, and one gets funding, that means 10% of the founders that pitch a fund get funded.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

Pitches are scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. Budee Solutions: An “all-in-one digital safety platform” for industrial workers (construction, mining, transportation, etc.) As with Alchemist’s last few Demo Days, today’s presentations will be entirely virtual and streamed on YouTube.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Most startups will require ongoing capital investment for years, while generating little to no income. Inventory your savings, learn your credit score, and familiarize yourself with basic financial and investment vehicles such as bank loans, grants, and investor funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

However, that’s what we’re seeing happen in the solo GP world, where investors, hearing about institutional investor risk appetite changing, are extending fundraising timelines, cutting investment vehicle targets or planning to leave venture altogether. No pitches, please. You can also send me tips at natasha.m@techcrunch.com

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about pitch deck teardowns and artificial intelligence. A Pitch Deck Teardown to start It never hurts to be reminded that it’s important to eat your vegetables — and that is my lazy introduction into Haje Jan Kamps ’ latest Pitch Deck Teardown on Spinach.io. Book your pass ASAP!

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

I''ve closed three investments in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures fund that haven''t quite been made public yet, bringing the total to 13 companies. For example, if it''s to get on the radar for future investors, use the investment announcement to plan a tour of future potential investors. 5) Give before you get.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

Walter Thompson Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+ @yourprotagonist 13 VCs talk about the state of robotics investing in 2023 Vote for TechCrunch in the Webby Awards! “We would like to have more peers investing alongside us with this sort of thesis and understanding,” said Roberts.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 30, 2023

This is part of PEVCtech ‘s series on investment management firms’ tech stacks. During our 3 years, we’ve seen about 400-500 deals and have invested in about $10MM in 75 deals across 65 companies. clipr transcribes and categorizes the content of our pitch meeting video recordings.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

But the exit environment that matters to a fund like ours, which is investing very early, is more than seven years in the future,” he said. Although we are geographically agnostic, we anticipate most of Fund I’s investments will be U.S. So how are these first-time fund managers going to fare?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Pitch decks and term sheets welcome too. No pitches, please. of all VC investment, funding for women remains ‘meh’ in Q1 2023 Image Credits: Stefano Spicca / Getty Images Three perspectives on founder mental health On Equity this week, I chatted with three experts about mental health. At just 2.1% Book your pass ASAP!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

Some newer investors are as well-known for their online presence as for their investments. How can founders construct an investor pool that reflects their values? Nailing TAM for both external pitching and internal planning is no small feat. And that’s no diss: Raising capital is tough, and building a brand is no sin.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

While legacy sectors like transportation and energy have embraced new tech, innovation in the construction industry has been slow to take hold. Even though many large construction firms manage internal R&D units, more than a third of employees say they’re reluctant to adopt new technology. of the U.S. Its recently enacted $1.2

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

Everyone has a story, but they all sound a bit similar: A female VC is launching a fund, and she’s either compared to every other female VC with a fund, expected to only invest in female founders or have a diversity, equity and inclusion angle as a core thesis. TechCrunch is coming to Boston on April 20. Book your pass ASAP!

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Lead With Data for Investment Traction As a startup founder seeking investment, one major challenge I’ve faced is effectively communicating our vision and potential for scalability to prospective investors with limited time. We tackled it by emphasizing a tangible prototype over traditional pitches.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 will feature an incredible lineup of speakers, presentations, fireside chats and breakouts all focused on the current and future state of mobility — like EVs, micromobility and smart cities for starters — and the investment trends that influence them all.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

But the exit environment that matters to a fund like ours, which is investing very early, is more than seven years in the future,” he said. Although we are geographically agnostic, we anticipate most of Fund I’s investments will be U.S. We spoke with: Giuseppe Stuto , co-founder and managing partner, 186 Ventures.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 14, 2023

This is part of PEVCtech ‘s series on investment management firms’ tech stacks. (I I met Liz and Jon when I presented recently to the New York Angels on VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments.) AngelSurvey (our own custom site for recording member interest after pitches).

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