TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. . Most of the decks I’m seeing these days, both through my consulting practice and through the pitches submitted to TechCrunch, are a lot longer than the 11 slides Hour One used here.

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StartupNation

MAY 31, 2021

A business pitch is a presentation put together to entice an investor or group of investors. The goal of your pitch is to secure funding to proceed with your value proposition so you can take your idea to the market. I have reviewed many pitch decks in my day, and I have seen both the base and the STRONG method raise real money.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 21, 2023

Witness seven entrepreneurial teams present their business concept to a panel of judges for a chance to win $15,000 to get their startup, up and running. The entrepreneurial teams have been tirelessly crafting their business plan and pitch deck over the 10-week course. Tune in to watch these entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts!

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

According to DocSend, the average pitch deck is reviewed for just three minutes. And if you think a senior VC is studying the presentation your team crafted for months as if it were a Fabergé egg — well, you might be disappointed. According to Fisher, the pro forma pitch deck is a thing of the past. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Any advice or insights on how to present a strong case for an O-1A or EB-1A? I would also recommend you consult an experienced immigration attorney who can help you determine the best approach based on your timing and goals. I’m considering either having my startup sponsor me for an O-1A visa or self-petitioning an EB-1A green card.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series, “ Pitching a VC.&#. I recently wrote a blog post here in which I argued that the best VC meetings are discussions and not sales pitches. Many people agreed and added that even the best sales meetings are also discussions and not pitches. Both presenters are anonymized.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 24, 2018

If enterprise sales is the hard part of what you’re doing, figure out how you can de-risk that first—maybe by trying to pitch some vaporware to buyers or perhaps getting them to pay you to build it on a consulting basis. Build a following around what you’re doing. Be deliberate in terms of what you want to get out of investors.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

The Ben Franklin TechCelerator in Erie is presented by the Erie County Gaming and Revenue Authority (ECGRA), led by Perry Wood and in partnership with the Gannon Small Business Development Center (SBDC) led by Maggie Horne. Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a 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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Led by Jan Heybroek, the closed, coached conversations facilitate shared experiences around one presenter’s specific business challenge in a deep-dive presentation format. Use these resources to understand how your company will look when you pitch a VC or angel. Business challenge: Scaling a SaaS business.

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Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals. Many programs still put a lot of focus on demo day rehearsals, prep, and on getting the pitch deck just right. It did for me, at least.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

No more founder pitch meetings. I’ll also continue to work within the NYC tech community—now thriving at a level I could hardly have imagined when I first got the pitch deck for USV’s first fund as a Limited Partner at the GM pension fund. No new investments. No more responding to fundraising decks.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Traction is one of the most important elements to nail when pitching investors. From pre-revenue early traction to post-revenue momentum, this Dose will teach you the ins and outs of presenting traction to investors. When should I present my traction slide during the pitch? How do I drip in traction throughout my pitch?

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Consulting House USA LLC (Troy Bingham) , located in Erie County, developed relocatable kiosks that will sell the LUMI “Better For You” food and beverage brand. Neonatal Loving Kare, Inc (Nicole Sawyers, Nicole Drayer, Dan McCluskey) , located in Clearfield, patented a NICU positioning device for premature infants.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Understanding and presenting the size of the market you’re targeting is critical to securing funding for your business. At any stage of investment, be it seed or a Series B, it’s necessary to include a slide in your pitch deck that explains the size of your market from three perspectives — TAM, SAM and SOM.

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Gust

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It was just a few minutes into the pitch. Honestly, I was really liking the people, the market, the secret sauce, and just about all of that pitch until they got to the financials. “We don’t like those numbers either,” he said, “they were done for us by an outside financial consultant. You need a team.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Healy Jones Contributor Share on Twitter Healy Jones runs financial planning and analysis for Kruze Consulting. As part of the finance consulting team at Kruze , I’ve worked with many startups that needed to extend their runways and realign their spending — many of them drastically. That’s not unique to startups, by the way.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

A lot of my work as a consultant involves helping founders come up with a good fundraising story, but a surprising number of founders seem to get stuck on the next step: Finding the right investors and landing a meeting to pitch their companies. That’s a problem.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Too many projects with no traction are a problem that I regularly consult and coach on with many entrepreneurs and business leaders. You don’t pitch to prospects because your slide deck needs additional work. You are servicing customers and clients you have presented to and closed. Are they presentable? Do they smile?

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

Find five co-workers to recommend on LinkedIn, reach out to someone you haven’t spoken to in a while, and do your best to keep your mind in the present moment. And if you have ever discussed an idea for starting a company with a friend, think about working on a pitch deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Wilco’s $7 million seed deck.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

So perhaps this kind of environment presents a very scrambled opportunity , pun intended.” Also, Ehab Bandar, founder at design consultancy Bigtable.co, told TechCrunch back in September that “designers, and especially cross-functional teams, hate to switch software. Catch my interview with Kapor Capital’s past and present on day one.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We helped them refine their pitch to emphasize not only the innovation but also the market potential, scalability, and revenue model. In such situations, it’s essential to proactively communicate the challenges, outline mitigation strategies, and present a clear path forward.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

OCTOBER 15, 2021

They made their presentations to a panel of independent judges from CARGAS, Perceptive Automata, EG Associates Group, Sheetz, and Erie Insurance. More than 225 audience members in attendance (Zoom) were able to vote for their favorite presentation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

I began my career at Oracle in the mid-1980s and have since been around the proverbial block, particularly in Silicon Valley working for and with companies ranging from the Fortune 50 to global consulting companies to leading a number of startups, including the SaaS company I presently lead. Wait ‘til we go public!”.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 26, 2022

What is your elevator pitch? What makes your pitch effective? . To help you make your elevator pitch effective, we asked startup founders and business owners this question for their best examples and insights. A good Elevator pitch is trimmed and streamlined. Inform First Then Sell. Make it Quick and Easy to Grasp.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Additionally, he is the founder and CEO of Infinitary Advisors , a SaaS consulting firm where he spearheads comprehensive competitive analyses for both startups and scaleups. For instance, with the fund, the possibilities presented by the Bridge Method and our ventures into foundational mathematics seem boundless.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Nick Kim , Crosscut’s Head of Platform, in his presentation at the 4th Annual VC Platform Summit, shared their Platform development methodology, which he viewed as an exercise in product development. 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.

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Onevest

MAY 12, 2015

What types of curation presents virtual mines that should be tapped? Via a Slideshare presentation on ‘Building Thought Leadership in an age of Curation’ , Corinne Weisgerber, Ph.D. Think attending a live panel, industry tradeshow, or consulting with a veteran mentor. So where did curation get lost?

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EntreWorks Consulting

MAY 21, 2020

” A recording of that session, and copy of my presentation, is now available here. Please be forewarned of an audio glitch (from minute 41:30 to 43.10). My presentation made a big pitch about investing in infrastructure, especially broadband, and lo-and-behold, my power at home went out at this point in the event.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Leaving your real competitors off of you presentation to a VC is not recommended. For starters, here’s the two most common approaches that startups take to discuss competition and also a section on the common pitfalls – even for experienced presenters. With VCs my strong suggestion is that you be open & realistic.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

Mirroring the entrepreneur training, SDAC provides investor training through an enhanced pitch competition run over a three-month series of events that culminate in a one-day conference, where a winner is awarded funds raised by the investors.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

At Invesco’s conference on Emerging GPs, one of the highlights was a presentation by Laurie Weir summarizing CALPERS’ selection criteria under their Private Equity Emerging Manager Program Review. my presentation on raising capital for tech companies . Sapphire Ventures’ Top 10 tips for pitching an LP .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

But in the subsequent years, the company Wolf pitching its products in larger enterprise markets, rolling out security awareness and training programs and launching a restructured partner program with tiered support services. “Security isn’t solely a tools or staffing problem — it is an operational problem. .”

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Launching today, deal-flow newsletter PreSeed Now will present early-stage startups from around the U.K. How pitch training can help startups get their story right. Bryant honed these skills as a consultant, “working with startups, helping them with the way they communicate and put themselves forward into the world. …

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The eight companies moving forward in the contest will make a pitch presentation to a panel of local judges on Thursday, November 21, 2019 – location to be determined. A free consult on applying for federal R&D grant money from the Innovation Partnership. Stay tuned!

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This plan guides their content marketing which drives their website, sales aids, social media, and sales pitch. As a small business that has weathered the storm for the past 12 years, when other companies consult with me, I ask them about their business plan, long-term goals, and strategy. Kennette J.

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