Berkonomics

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In fact, if that person can tell their story and relate the lessons learned clearly, there is a positive response many of us will make to the next pitch from that person. I just helped an entrepreneur to consider reorganizing his young business from being a value-added reseller into a software and consulting company.

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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. It’s even more important in attracting people new to investing.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

We are setting up the following process: every time a company mails us their pitch or further information, we send to a special email, e.g., inbound(@)versatilevc.com. It’s also helpful for identifying people with whom we can do reference checking. We tag each email appropriately: NNTR=No Need to Respond. RRM=Draft a response for me.

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StartupNation

JUNE 7, 2021

I was fortunate to have seasoned consultants, mergers and acquisition lawyers and investment bankers as guides throughout this process, as I had to shift my perspective and position my business for investment. This type of business is often referred to as a “lifestyle” business — and it’s rare you’ll receive investment for this business type.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Influencers are inundated with requests for their time and have to develop filters of whom they trust and therefore who can refer them deals. 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.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Were their consultants? We had every reference client we worked with call their senior team members (we had already won a major project at Scottish Water, Anglian Water and another at a large water company in Paris, France). They hired a consultant to help them with the review. Triangulate. Do you have friends on the inside?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Were their consultants? We had every reference client we worked with call their senior team members (we had already won a major project at Scottish Water, Anglian Water and another at a large water company in Paris, France). They hired a consultant to help them with the review. Triangulate. Do you have friends on the inside?

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Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2014

For example, while Steve Jobs was abusive, rude, and unappreciative, he had what his colleagues referred to a reality distortion field. I found myself explaining all this recently to a company team that was pitching me on its story. They wanted to come to pitch to my angel network. I told them they lacked an inciting incident.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2013

Pitch-it-myself test : I stop a few partners in the office and give them the pitch to test their reactions. In a sense, I’m getting their cursory opinions and some skewed market feedback, but I’m also testing the pitch, the go-to-market and the top level attractiveness of the company. How might a startup disrupt this market?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

but I wanted all the luck I could get, so I consulted an astrologist named Iris. When hiring, I take resumes with a grain of salt, as I do references, too. For years I did my own PR, pitching my products and services to editors of magazines and producers of TV shows. Why did I choose this exact date and time?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

We had every reference client we worked with call their senior team members (we had already won a major project at Scottish Water, Anglian Water and another at a large water company in Paris, France). They hired a consultant to help them with the review. Were their consultants? But we worked the account tirelessly for months.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you don’t follow the image reference above or the tag line, “ You don’t need double talk; you need Bob Loblaw “ (try saying it out loud) , and if you care! But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. the link is here.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 3, 2012

These conversations are often consultative, with salespeople asking about problems and matching the strengths of the product to those needs - also called solutions selling. Sales pitches are characterized by sophisticated customer questions since they have already been educated by the first-to-market vendors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Rather than introducing yourself as a salesperson, use the first 10 seconds of the call to mention the person who referred you. If a telephone operator picks up the call, make sure you give adequate information so they can refer you to the right person. Your script/sales pitch should contain a clear description of what you’re offering.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

By Caryn Kopp, Chief Door Opener at Kopp Consulting. If you think about it, referral messages are twice as important to prepare, because the person who referred you put his or her reputation on the line by recommending you. A sales message designed for one situation will not necessarily work well in another. Big mistake!

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

Regardless of title, each person has a responsibility to deeply understand the customer, especially as it relates to the specific problem they’re solving for this customer (Tom refers to it as “the mandate”). Anyone could pitch an idea to the executive team. They confined the process to 2 weeks and it was hugely successful.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

We refer to people as "great entrepreneurs" in the startup community all the time--but are they? How many founders have made hires, especially consultants, who were supposed to be great that didn't turn out to be? It was like someone gave him the instruction manual on how to pitch and no one else had it. This next one is easy.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

” Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt … so most lenders look at it like equity.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

They had 154 visits, 97 due diligence requests, 33 second visits, and 12 reference requests, to ultimately produce 9 institutional investors. We’ve been much more successful in pitching old rather than new relationships. Thus, many LPs have outsourced their investment management processes to professional investment consultants (ICs).

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2023

Like Twitter, Spill will have a live news feed where users can post “spills,” a reference to the phrase “spill the tea.” Terrell has been consulting Black creators about what they’re looking for on Spill, while CTO DeVaris Brown is building an AI moderation model that incorporates Black dialects in its DNA.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

They had 154 visits, 97 due diligence requests, 33 second visits, and 12 reference requests, to ultimately produce 9 institutional investors. We’ve been much more successful in pitching old rather than new relationships. Thus, many LPs have outsourced their investment management processes to professional investment consultants (ICs).

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt… so most lenders look at it like equity. The team has a history of investing in diverse and underrepresented founders.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt… so most lenders look at it like equity. The fund’s network of mentors are all invested LPs, ensuring they have “skin in the game.”

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 23, 2021

Yohei Nakajima, Founder of Untapped.vc , said, “Before pitching LPs and building my firm, I talked with over 50 people I knew to get feedback.” . It’s virtually mandatory to develop a detailed, data-backed deck, and ideally a video pitch. For your reference, here is our current deck (link).” Are they litigious?

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 23, 2021

Yohei Nakajima, Founder of Untapped.vc , said, “Before pitching LPs and building my firm, I talked with over 50 people I knew to get feedback.” . It’s virtually mandatory to develop a detailed, data-backed deck, and ideally a video pitch. For your reference, here is our current deck (link).” Are they litigious?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 24, 2022

For example, while I was dosed up on MicroAcquire’s newsletter Heroin, I was working as a sales consult at an MSP, I was buying single family rental properties, and trying to grow a small bootstrapped SaaS company called LookUpDatabase.com. I tell you this because I have learned that I love attempting to juggle multiple things at once.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

got a huge boost from COVID-19 as more people started consulting physicians and urgent care providers remotely in the midst of lockdowns. Meanwhile, read on for highlights from our chat with Olson, Grooms Lee and Adler, and then stay tuned at the end for a recording of the full session, including our live pitch-off.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

I was cognizant that women only received less than 1% of venture funding globally, but that wasn’t at the forefront of my mind as I started my journey or as I pitched to VCs or angels. The key thing I did was to inch towards the “yes” and the right “yes” while pitching and selecting the right partners on this journey.

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