TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

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. It’s remarkably rarely used in VC pitch decks, which I think is a tremendous shame. I reviewed 1,000+ pitch decks.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 2, 2021

Presenting Startup Summit?—?first will be providing us with “Pitch Tips.” Tickets will be going fast, so reserve your free spot now to listen to some thought-provoking talks from industry leaders and get to know fellow entrepreneurs, creatives, and investors to better write your startup journey. Presenting Startup Summit?—?first

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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. For me, the first 10 minutes is crucial.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

No TechCrunch event is complete without a pitch-off showcasing early-stage startups from around the globe. Who will you be pitching to? The pitch-off will consist of three startup companies presenting for four seconds on the virtual stage, in front of the entire TC Sessions audience and our expert panel of judges.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp. Eight entrepreneurial teams presented their business startup ideas to a panel of judges, friends, family, and other community members for a chance to win $10,000 to launch their business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 31, 2016

In entrepreneurship, opportunities can present themselves in various ways. In my first job, I watched as other designers did the same things day in and day out with little pay; it can really zap you of your creativity. They helped me with my presentation, mentored me and taught me how to deliver my pitch in English.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This was the example business model slide I used for my book “Pitch Perfect.” For the purposes of a funding pitch, however, it’s likely you only need a few crucial elements: COGS, or cost of goods sold, is the incremental cost for each unit you deliver. ” You can see the full template here.

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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? Were you invited to judge a pitch competition, speak on a panel or mentor others based on your background, experience or skill set? I’m considering either having my startup sponsor me for an O-1A visa or self-petitioning an EB-1A green card. Take a listen!

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

We each have a unique chronotype: an internal clock that governs our focus, creativity, and mood over the course of the day. Your personal chronotype impacts what time of day you're the most focused, most creative, most likely to make a mistake, and most likely to say out loud the things that should absolutely be kept in your head.

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American Entrepreneurship

AUGUST 6, 2024

The inaugural competition will culminate with finalists doing a live pitch at its upcoming Conference. This is an incredible opportunity for startups to showcase their creativity while building for the future.” Three finalists will pitch to a live audience at O ktane24 from October 15 th thru the 17 th in Las Vegas. “At

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2024

From these proposals, 15 candidates will be selected to attend and present at Pitch Day during the Charmalot Annual User Conference, to be held Aug. “The CharmHealth Innovation Challenge 2023 was a tremendous opportunity to present HealMed Solutions to a panel of clinicians and venture capitalists,” said Nidhi Goel, M.D.,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2022

Tome co-founders Keith Peiris and Henri Liriani, former Instagram and Facebook product leads, are applying their creative spins to the dreaded slide deck. We’ve all seen great ideas fail in big companies because someone couldn’t present it or the idea wasn’t structured the right way,” Peiris added.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Canva This video ad for Canva presentations shows how you can record yourself and add it to your deck with just a few clicks. Why this Facebook ad works : Feature-forward messaging : "Record your pitch once—share it anytime" in the ad copy , as well as the video itself, makes the value of Canva Recordings instantly clear.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

On December 2, 2018, Mitch pitched the company on ABC’s Shark Tank. There’s the all-important pitch, creative sets, unexpected reactions by five seasoned investors and the possibility of scaling growth fast with a cash infusion and industry connections. Perfecting My Pitch. I went all in. It was fascinating.

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OnStartups

MARCH 24, 2021

During the first week of that class, we all had to do a short pitch of a startup idea and convince our classmates to join our “startup”. I pitched a startup called “HubSpot”, which ended up being one of the ideas chosen. This presented a dilemma for my fledgling role as an angel investor. Creative Market : Acquired by Adobe.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 7, 2015

My partners and I have noticed an interesting trend over the past few years: an increase in the number of entrepreneurs who prefer to pitch us without the use of a presentation deck. Others want to appear “casual” and “conversational” and view the presentation as overly formal. Absolutely.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Positioned as a “micro-learning” platform,” Uptime presents five-minute “knowledge hacks” from books, courses and documentaries. The idea is to let you quickly “grasp ideas and insights from trusted authors, instructors, and creative minds,” without spending too much of your precious time.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

If you are an entrepreneur, startup founder or business owner wondering how you can best structure your pitch to acquire a VC investment, I offer some insight as to what my own process looks like when selecting a particular company or entrepreneur. Every entrepreneurial leader needs to be able to creatively think outside the box.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

We have more than 80 presentations (and counting) on tap. You can also catch Startup Alley founders pitching to TechCrunch staff. Look for the Startup Pitch Feedback Sessions scheduled over all three days. Rachael Wilcox, creative producer, Volvo Cars. Soak up the pitch deck teardowns and the VC presentations.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

So the oft-elusive “elevator pitch” is instead replaced with a shorthand: “we are the Uber for X.” “We Often, that’s because they are presenting something that has already been commoditized as a still-new innovation or they are trying to replicate a platform for a much more niche or verticalized market. We are the Facebook for Y.” “We

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Alex Wilhelm and Anna Heim interviewed VCs and corralled data to present a detailed picture of Boston’s startup funding scene. Boston’s startup market is more than setting records in scorching start to year. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window). Boston is benefiting from larger structural changes to at least the U.S.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 15, 2022

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of $10,000! In addition, the zoom audience members had the opportunity to vote for their favorite presentation and awarded a cash prize of $1,000.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 31, 2014

I’ve listened to thousands of fundraising pitches in my six years so far at Redpoint. I’ll never forget one meeting when the founders presented an entirely hand-drawn deck on 12 pieces of paper. The extent of founders’ creativity is hard to over-state. But what distinguishes the best pitches?

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Sir Ken Robinson’s ,“How Schools Kill Creativity” and the story of a little girl whose genius was unrecognized in school until she was allow do dance, and ultimately became a prima-ballerina, is simply unforgettable. The best book I’ve found on building compelling presentations is Nancy Duarte’ Resonate.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 18, 2023

“Creative Spark Industries” student team from Pryor High School wins highest honor Leaders from MidAmerica Industrial Park and i2E announce a team of three Pryor High School seniors are the top winners of the inaugural high school entrepreneurship program called the MidAmerica Cup.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

So perhaps this kind of environment presents a very scrambled opportunity , pun intended.” Others saw a potential liquidity event as an opportunity to usher in a new generation of creative, and perhaps entrepreneurial, designers. Catch my interview with Kapor Capital’s past and present on day one. I’ll be there. Laid-off talent.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

Laws that protect people’s data and/or image, meanwhile, present a legal and/or ethical challenge to creating such “digital clones” of living humans — at least not without asking (and most likely paying) first. But it’s still enough of a lag to ensure the bot can’t escape from being a bit tedious.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2021

You want to make the most of your time at this one-day virtual intensive featuring interactive presentations with the mobility industry’s top movers, shakers and startup dream makers, amirite? Schedule virtual product demos, pitch investors or recruit new talent. Take your team to increase your ROI. If you want to go far, go together.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp. Eight entrepreneurial teams presented their business startup ideas to a panel of judges, friends, family, and other community members for a chance to win $10,000 to launch their business.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

“This includes cutting non-performing products, decreasing R&D and general and administrative expenses, and doubling down on creative strategies to recover customer acquisition cost instantly to reduce burn associated with growth.” Pitch Deck Teardown: Wilco’s $7 million seed deck. I wish more startups got this right!”

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2020

It’s the ‘people’s choice’ of business—allowing the most popular (or best presented) ideas to flourish. The purpose of intellectual property law is to protect not just products, but also innovations and creativity that have gone into the creation of those products or services, and your brand and reputation in the market.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

I interviewed the past and present guard over at Kapor Capital. Here’s why it’s important: It’s a creative, but also surprising, partnership. I shook hands with Jamie Lee Curtis and stole interview tips from Kara Swisher. And Al Gore tried to recruit the entire audience to be more serious on combating climate change.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Perfect pitch: All competing startups get weeks of free training with the TC Startup Battlefield training squad. You’ll hone your presentations skills, polish your business model and pitch with cool, calm confidence come game day. Of course, you’ll make your pitch to, and then answer questions from, panels of expert judges.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

All you need is a killer pitch, an MVP, nerves of steel and the drive and determination to take on all comers to claim the coveted Disrupt Cup. The TechCrunch editorial team reviews all applications and will choose roughly 25 stand-out startups to participate in tech’s top pitch competition. In round three — a.k.a.

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