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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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.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

venture capitalists are now asking tougher questions about start-ups' revenue and profits.". The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. They're just not very good at raising venture capital--which, in the later stage, has more to do with your own ability to run a sales process.

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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

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As a firm, we pitched campaign ideas and strategies to huge, internationally recognized brands, going up against big network agencies. We had no venture capital and weren’t part of a global agency network. I could have numerous ventures, projects and experiences happening simultaneously, too.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 25, 2022

Free Early Stage Consult - Fox will hire an outside consultant to provide advice on pitch decks or executive summaries. Immigration - No-fee immigration strategy consultation and flat-fee advice for a range of visa applications. Background Research - Complimentary intelligence on potential investors or business partners.

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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 The competition has $50,000 in cash prizes.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Phylicia Koh, vice president at early-stage gaming venture capital firm Play Ventures , said effective fundraising is not only essential for securing necessary capital but also for demonstrating the commitment and resilience of the founding team. The Singapore-based venture capital firm raised $135 million for its Fund 2.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Here’s the rundown: Funding rounds from Mos (edtech + fintech), Alchemy (blockchain infra), and Cooks Venture (patented chickens). From there we dug into the ethics of venture capitalists having side hustles as consultants. It’s always a risk to do something new, so thank you for making it a win.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

Matthew Craig-Greene of consultancy MJ Hudson points out, “Most public plans publish meeting minutes, and these can be a very interesting place to find information on manager selection. my presentation on raising capital for tech companies . Samir Kaji: 2019 Venture Limited Partner survey includes list of most active LPs.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 17, 2014

The first pitch I got was from someone who didn''t intend on staying with the business as an employee. Everyone I''ve ever gotten pitched from can''t wait to quit their other jobs to work on what''s being pitched. Hiring a consultant who always intends to be a consultant isn''t a failure.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Move over, operators — consultants are the new nontraditional VC. In the first half of this year, 30 funds received almost two-thirds of all new venture capital raised, according to PitchBook. ” Move over, operators — consultants are the new nontraditional VC. Anja Rath, managing partner, PropTech1 Ventures.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

She’s been an entrepreneur, served on plenty of boards, is a contributing author at Marie Clare, has been a senior advisor to Bumble and worked as a consultant in marketing, business development and more. With all that experience, she knows all too well that the process of fundraising starts well before your first pitch meeting.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Register Healthcare infrastructure, digital health, pharma, and foodtech will be among the industries that will impact the world in 2-3 years, according to Angel Low , principal at early-stage venture capital investor and studio The Hive Southeast Asia. The Hive is a seed stage venture fund based in Palo Alto, CA.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

The investment was led by Advantage Capital with participation from Conductive Ventures, Origin Ventures, ScOp Venture Capital, JobsOhio, Cintrifuse Capital and 1809 Capital. million Series A extension funding round. Learn more at Advantagecap.com. Securities & Exchange Commission.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Year-in, year-out, the gender gap in venture capital investment continues to be a problem women founders face. Venture capital is far from a level playing field. So, if you’re a female founder faced with the prospect of pitching to VCs — what steps can you take to set yourself up for success?

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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. The outcome was a successful investment round, where the startup secured funding from a major healthcare venture capital firm. By showcasing a working model, we made the vision more concrete.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

This class of investor, once quite disorganized, has become much like the venture capital community, creating a process including due diligence (careful examination of a business before investment), terms of investment that match those of venture capitalists, and a process that sometimes takes months from introduction to investment.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

He’s been a founder of more than half a dozen other successful start-ups, a mentor to scores of early-stage entrepreneurs, and an investor in numerous successful tech ventures (and an even larger number of unsuccessful ones). We are an independently-owned forward-obsessed brand experience consultancy based in the United States.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

From the hottest year in startup venture capital history to a period of pessimism, how did we get to where we are today? Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed? How to pitch me: 6 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2022 (April 2022). The market for startup investment has changed.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. I have been impressed by how these venture capitalists are accomplishing a major social impact goal…without even trying to. I contacted every RBI venture capital investor I could identify, and learned: .

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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. Johnson, who is based in Houston, shared her investment thesis and strategies and spoke about her efforts to expand diversity in venture capital. Pitch Deck Teardown: Wilco’s $7 million seed deck.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Healy Jones Contributor Share on Twitter Healy Jones runs financial planning and analysis for Kruze Consulting. And now that many startups are running through the venture funding they raised in the go-go-go times of pre-2021, many founders are facing the difficult task of reducing expenses to extend their runway.

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Feedough

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Of these, only 70,000 get angel investment, and less than 5,000 get venture capital. 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. That is, the remaining 5.92

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Adam had a full time startup and then was doing consulting (he later raised a VC fund). We formed a partnership with some of our favorite early stage investors and friends including Jim Andelman at Rincon Ventures and Peter Lee at Baroda. And Jim & I went on to raise several more venture capital funds in our day jobs.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. Put it this way – Upfront Ventures spend on PR per year = $0. They get pitched by so many blowhards that more genuine people who aren’t in it for just a story stand out from the crowd.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Nearly 20% of medical workers have quit their jobs during the pandemic, according to a recent Morning Consult survey. Adam Lewis pitches the platform he founded eight years ago, Apploi , as the solution. Healthcare has a hiring crises. Some studies estimated the healthcare system’s burnout cost at about $4.6 billion in 2021.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

NightDragon led the funding with participation from Snowflake Ventures as well as existing investors Dell Technologies Capital, DFJ Growth, IAG, Intel Capital, March Capital, StepStone, Ten Eleven Ventures, and Wipro Ventures. Fortunately for Immuta, venture capital sees big opportunities in data privacy.

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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

JUNE 8, 2021

There will be merchandise, according to the former business management consultant. Certainly, their pitch — that men need more ways through unconventional men’s products to express themselves — is a smart one.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. 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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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Venture-backed: 42 years. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. Below are the findings related to average founder age: All companies (with at least one employee): 42 years. Fastest growing 0.1 percent of companies: 45 years.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Small Business Administration (SBA) and offer free or low-cost consulting, training, and assistance to entrepreneurs. The accelerator programs typically end with a demo day in which the members of the graduating cohort pitch their business models to invited guests—many of whom are angel investors and partners in venture capital firms.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Moussouris, who runs consultancy firm Luta Security, now advises companies and governments on how to talk to hackers and what they need to do to build and improve their vulnerability disclosure programs. Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

*If* you believe that a good venture capitalist should have launched their own company and exited, then I simply don't have that track record. Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. These are things I systematically break down when I look at investments.

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