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How and when to build marketing teams at deep tech companies

TechCrunch

To this end, marketers develop creative ways to gather lists of, and information on, key contacts at these potential partners. They also build sales collateral, such as demo videos, pitch decks and one-pagers, to more effectively reach and build long-term relationships with these prospects.

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These Y Combinator-backed startups are trying to build ‘ChatGPT for X’

TechCrunch

“I released Yuma as a prototype for fun in mid-December 2022, and was overwhelmed with demo requests,” Luccisano said. In any case, it’s a reasonably compelling sales pitch. “That’s when I knew I was onto something and had to turn this into a real company, once again.” Only time will tell.

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Admitting that you have no idea what you're doing

This is going to be BIG.

Sure, they had a demo or a prototype or something, but investors know the product will change. This is part of the reason that automating minutiae, adopting rituals, and applying creativity only where it’s most valuable (e.g. I tried pitching business development ideas, coming up with marketing ploys.

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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten VC

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. The Boston Consulting Group and MassChallenge , a US-based global network of accelerators, partnered to study why “ women-owned startups are a better bet ”.

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How to Not Suck at a Group Presentation

Both Sides of the Table

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. I always tell people that if you’re not creative in how you tell stories the simplest way to do so is by telling “a day in the life&# of your potential user. OK, hold back on your consulting humor. The bring your product to life.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Our 20 selected organizations will receive coaching from Google’s AI experts, Google.org grant funding from a $25 million pool, and credits and consulting from Google Cloud. Pioneer is a weekly contest for creative people around the world making their ideas become real. Google AI for Social Good.

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Free money for your impact tech startup

David Teten VC

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Our 20 selected organizations will receive coaching from Google’s AI experts, Google.org grant funding from a $25 million pool, and credits and consulting from Google Cloud. Ideas for books, podcasts, video series, investigative research, essays, educational campaigns, and creative proposals.

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