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StartupNation Radio: Shark Tank Tips and Success Stories

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Together, they interview three entrepreneurs who have pitched their businesses on “Shark Tank.”. Together, they share their “Shark Tank” experiences and offer up tips to aspiring entrepreneurs for perfecting your pitch in order to secure a deal.

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4 Reasons Why Choosing the Right Business Model is a Make-or-Break Decision

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After all, there are significant differences between B2B brands and a direct-to-consumer retailer. Before you start) is the time to pitch the entire business model to a group of customers or a specially selected focus group. Your business model helps you determine who your customers are and how you will reach them.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

How did the experience of pitching Iron Planet to investors affect you as a VC? (5:00 They also have a separate $300 million fund focused on bricks-n-mortar consumer retail. He then worked in consulting which gave him a broad base of business experience working with the newspaper, cable, and advertising industries.

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The Fantastical, Stupendous, Wonkariffic Tale of How Ample Hills Creamery Raised a $4 Million Venture Capital Round

This is going to be BIG.

At GM, I actually got onto the buyout co-investment team that worked on AMF, the bowling company--so I know more about the retail economics of bowling than most people and I still have a bowling pin deal toy in my apartment. After getting to know Ben from the tech community, he pitched me his concept for a CPG food company.