The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

The RACI model—which stands for responsible, accountable, consulted, and informed—would have gotten us the Instagram-worthy escape time we'd hoped for. RACI is an acronym that stands for responsible , accountable , consulted , and informed. Consulted: These are the folks you chat with before making decisions.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 29, 2015

As part of our firm’s rebranding strategy for McKenzie Pitch Partners, which was anchored by the publication of founder Hamish McKenzie’s new book, we held an innovative event in New York City that showcased Hamish’s philosophy in action. Honing their strategies and stories with Hamish, both got their best pitches together.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2021

Below is a link to the pitch video. There wasn’t any context around it—not exactly something I’d call a “pitch”. I explained that this wasn’t really a pitch because it lacked all sorts of context. He went off to go recruit a team of aviation experts—people who had consulted on and built serious vehicles and projects.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. More and more of our best and brightest are learning to code and/or joining the ranks of innovative startup companies instead of working for banks and consulting firms. Needless to say, he's having some trouble raising. There is no fork.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

It is a consultative sale. Don’t confuse that with hiring “consultants&# who make terrible sales people. But a consultative sale means you need somebody comfortable working with a lack of defined structure, process or product. And you need to watch them pitch. They need to watch and gauge customer reactions.

startup

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Were their consultants? They hired a consultant to help them with the review. It just so happened that the consultant they hired to chose a software vendor worked for a company that had owned one of our competitors. Triangulate. Who else was involved with the decision? Do you have friends on the inside? Low numbers are sexy.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Were their consultants? They hired a consultant to help them with the review. It just so happened that the consultant they hired to chose a software vendor worked for a company that had owned one of our competitors. Triangulate. Who else was involved with the decision? Do you have friends on the inside? Low numbers are sexy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. Over time as I became more senior at Andersen Consulting I had more resources to take taxis everywhere. We’ll see. TechStars Interactions. I refuse to go to demo days. Not just TechStars but any demo day, really. The Subway.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

My first pitch was not to investors or potential clients; it was to my fiancée, convincing her to delay our wedding plans until Equifund was up and running — a promise that took significantly longer than the anticipated six months to fulfill. I was not licensed, did not have a college degree, could not code.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

“Our teams that rely on trying to hire outsourced engineers or consultants or whatever to build their product tend to move much slower than folks with a technical founder,” he added. Pitch deck teardown: Minut. If you’d like to see your pitch deck featured on TechCrunch+, click through for details.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 6, 2020

My husband and I are also pitching a second Weird Homes Tour book with all of the cities in it. Pinterest has forever changed our consultation game. Nothing will ever replace an in-person, customized consultation where a professional can feel your hair, assess the damage and recommend the correct products for you to use.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Otherwise, you lose sales even before you start Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Do not mistake the perfect pitch for the well-rehearsed (read: memorized) presentation. The cookie-cutter pitch presentation kills your sales pipeline before you actually have one. My team members call it the Pitch Perfect experience.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. Also, check out Real Simple Business , where Barry shares his successful business secrets. But the No.1

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Let’s say that your ideal clients are CEOs of mid-market companies that need your consulting services. In other words, where do they congregate, what do they read, and what are their interests? If you want to catch tuna, you have to go to the ocean, not your local creek. Where can you find them?

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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. I was living in entrepreneurial adventure mode: I was doing freelance consulting and advisory to a business here, investing in a web3 gaming startup there.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

He then worked in consulting which gave him a broad base of business experience working with the newspaper, cable, and advertising industries. How did the experience of pitching Iron Planet to investors affect you as a VC? Richard De Silva started off as a journalist with the Washington Post after growing up in D.C.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

A few months ago, he blasted out cold emails to pitch an intrapreneurship class. He earned an MBA by cramming on the weekends, then just had to start something entirely new, the strategy consulting firm Outglocal. Pinto has other side hustles in real estate – all this on top of his consulting firm. He was hooked on side hustles.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

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. Similarly, external consultants, such as marketing agencies, can take over major projects like launch strategy.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more. The Baylor New Venture Competition is a business plan and elevator pitch competition for college students from around the globe. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5 Free consulting. million in cash and prizes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. OK, hold back on your consulting humor. It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

Angel investment fund selects six companies to pitch live on USD campus on May 9. Tickets for live pitch event now available. Sponsors include C3 Bank, JP Morgan, Clearpoint Agency, Mintz, Knobbe Martens, Coeptus Law, Pillsbury Law, Withum, Family Business Consulting Group, Whittier Trust, Marsh McLennan Agency, Seraf and Gust.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

They hired a consultant in the LGBT community who had relationships with all of the most popular gay clubs (who you know) and they built from there. They were playing small clubs to the gay community (her early ardent fans or “first 50”) and they were getting a warm reception so they wanted to double down on this community.

venture capital

TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

Ken Norton, who recently left his job as director of product at Figma to consult rising PMs, thinks it’s easier to start with defining what they aren’t: the CEO of the product. Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The focus, as tends to be the case for all these customer service conversational AI plays, is freeing (human) support agents from dealing with dull, repetitive stuff — so they can apply their (less limited) skills to more complex, consultative or emotionally demanding customer queries.

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Feedough

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But fret not, we’ve listed down the eight biggest fundraising mistakes that you need to be wary of while approaching the investors, pitching to them, and signing contracts. Substandard Pitch Decks. A prominent mistake entrepreneurs make is by not focusing much on the pitch deck. Assuming Valuations And Demands.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Prior to The Hive Southeast Asia, I was previously in a fund under MAVCAP and has worked in a Private Equity investment and consultancy firm based in Beijing, China, focusing on consumer, TMT and healthcare. The pitches I received also shared a common tone, which I interpret as, “My need for capital is far more important than you.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

The program helps entrepreneurs explore the likelihood of success, discuss business models and financials with experts, expand their network, engage with other entrepreneurs, and develop a pitch deck for funding opportunities. cnp.benfranklin.org/techcelerator.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 26, 2022

The winner will be announced at a pitch event to be held on June 9, 2022 at the North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois. Neodime offers its technologies, specialist engineering design, and consulting services in the rare earth element value chain development. BIG IDEAS GROW IN WILD PLACES! .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. Also, check out Real Simple Business , where Barry shares his successful business secrets. But the No.1

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

But Mirpuri sees consulting firms as Insite’s primary competitor — a competitor he argues falls short in several aspects. “Consulting firms advising consumer brands tend to perform single engagements that are slow and costly.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. For example, I suggest it doesn’t make a lot of sense to hire a full-time team member who’s an SEO consultant. Fundraising. Recruiting.

venture capital

Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

150birds CEO and founder Rick Koletavitoglu was a marketing consultant curating and managing marketing teams for high-growth startups in Silicon Valley. Startup reviews are custom written posts by our experienced team who’ll work closely with your team to create the best pitch possible. The history of your startup (how it all started)?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

One 2018 study found that, during investment pitches, female entrepreneurs are more likely to be asked “prevention” questions, or those related to safety and potential risks and losses. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders.

innovation

TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

There, they share pitch materials and information about their business. The founder gets a detailed assessment with feedback on their pitch materials, the underlying metrics that they can use to develop their business and, their ability to raise capital down the line. A three-way marketplace. ” It doesn’t end there.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Relationships may occur with potential employees, mentors, consultants, suppliers, and customers. However, at a later date, the owner may bring in outside consultants to prepare the company for sale or to be transferred to a family member. They will utilize two common tools: the investor pitch and the investor slide deck.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

And if you have ever discussed an idea for starting a company with a friend, think about working on a pitch deck. As startups of every size hunt for ways to reduce costs and expand their customer base, the term “burn rate” takes on a new emotional aspect, particularly with regard to hiring consultants. Walter Thompson.

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