This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Isn't ad-supported content a tough place to be? Seems to me that anyone wanting to get into the pure content business or have a career in it needs to start thinking more creatively about what business goals of the stakeholders in their field are complimented by content. Quite a blurry little content world we're creating.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. Creative financing options for new businesses. Pitch your business idea at a competition to earn startup funding. Check out this list of pitching competitions. Fortunately, not all is lost. Startup competitions.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2012

This is part of the reason that automating minutiae, adopting rituals, and applying creativity only where it’s most valuable (e.g. Empower and support your team to achieve way more than they thought they were capable of--so that they can take a lot off your plate. not deciding what to eat for breakfast) is so important to me.".

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2024

These EOers work with the students to refine their pitches and provide insights and tips to help them succeed in the high-level competition. It strengthened my belief in the power of mentorship and the cohesive, supportive nature of the EO network. The depth of learning I gained from the students!

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The new initiative includes a strategic partnership with the highly anticipated X-PITCH 2023, a global deeptech startup competition aimed at catalyzing the widespread adoption of cutting-edge technology across diverse industries. “We see immense potential in partnering with X-PITCH.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

This was the shared dream of Rick Fiery and Tom Bergeron, the co-founders of InventiveLabs , a multi-track research center that supports Inventives, people who have non-traditional learning styles and are looking to make their passions a reality. I have taken both of those and have learned more here than I did in either of those classes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

My first pitch was not to investors or potential clients; it was to my fiancée, convincing her to delay our wedding plans until Equifund was up and running — a promise that took significantly longer than the anticipated six months to fulfill. I was not licensed, did not have a college degree, could not code.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 14, 2024

You can check out the teaser on the Open Office Hours site and stay tuned for full interviews with Sakib Jamal, Jenny Fielding, Jerry Neuman, Lucy Deland, Joe Eagan, and Ben Sun to be posted in the nextNYC weekly newsletter.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

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. Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent. Some final thoughts on PR.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The European startup’s flagship claim for the data-ingesting bot-builder platform is it’s capable of automating up to 80% of customer support interactions. will hand-hold you through the process of building a super savvy customer service robot, is the pitch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

If you’re pitching, selling or proposing a partnership, you want to find out what will spark the other person’s interest so that they can’t help but want to work with you. It’s because you just haven’t pitched your products or services to solve their problems. I have held back because I place more value on the relationship.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 27, 2025

It wasnt glamorous, but it was the birthplace of KEVOs earliest breakthroughsand proof that persistence and creativity often grow from the most unassuming spaces. When did you give your first real pitch? The first public pitch came in March 2023 through Ben Franklins TechCelerator program in Erie. I wanted every word to land.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

But assuming that you do have a good starting point for sales, you’ll need to hire somebody to expand your pipeline of leads, help build customer relations and to allow you also to have some time for the hundred other things you’re responsible for like fund raising, recruiting, products, customer support, etc.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Creativity is at the heart of everything they do. After getting to know Ben from the tech community, he pitched me his concept for a CPG food company. They came back with a lot of support for me to do it through the fund as long as I felt like it met our return criteria. Just face + cup. That's Ample Hills.

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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. PlayPrint , founded by Kevin Zhang and Syed Bokhari (Centre County): Offering innovative, eco-friendly alternatives to children’s toys, PlayPrint focuses on creativity, educational value, and sustainability.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Through 2021, affiliates have been navigating this new normal, adapting to continuously changing circumstances and looking for creative ways to keep their resource partners and entrepreneurs engaged. She feels that it’s more important now than ever to provide targeted support so people don’t give up on starting and growing businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. I always tell people that if you’re not creative in how you tell stories the simplest way to do so is by telling “a day in the life&# of your potential user. You then need sub-themes or “supporting evidence&# to reinforce your key theme.

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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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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. Granted most startups will never become another Apple or Google.

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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. EO Fort Worth was amazingly supportive.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

I find this fascinating and was excited to go through the company’s pitch deck to learn more. 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. The Team Slide is the most important slide in a startup pitch deck So, who needs this anyway?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In fact, the desire to network and connect with other women in a safe and supportive space was so strong, it drove the brand in a more community centric direction. When I first got the pitch deck, I had no shortage of people telling me that Audrey Gelman was a rock star and that I had to meet her. 2) Make big asks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Eden shares how entrepreneurs can use AI apps such as ChatGPT to support decision-making while still exercising innate expertise and judgment. Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” Think of them as the starting point of a much larger conversation. Read the post for details on leveraging AI wisely.

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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 post CharmHealth Unveils 2024 Innovation Challenge to Bring Creative Solutions to the Fingertips of Healthcare Providers appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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StartupNation

APRIL 21, 2021

Others forget that backers might hesitate to put their money behind campaigns that appear to be unpopular (think those that sit at 10% support for weeks). As Indiegogo indicates, crowdfunding campaigns with pitch videos tend to get four times the backing of those without a video. Construct a clear call to action.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

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. Canva This video ad for Canva presentations shows how you can record yourself and add it to your deck with just a few clicks.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. “Together, we see this as a key opportunity to bring even more innovation and creativity to Hubs than we could alone,” Udom said in a blog post.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Similar to how instruments, recorded music, synthesizers, and samplers all supercharged the number of creators and consumers of music when they were introduced, we believe that generative music will help artists make a similar creative leap by blurring the lines between artist, consumer, producer, and performer.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Hopin, the virtual platform, lets you get creative — and interactive. And every exhibiting startup also gets two minutes to pitch live during a breakout session. Exposure, practice and invaluable feedback from the pitch-savvy TC crew — jump on board that opportunity. But don’t stop there. Your audience?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I have board meetings, company pitches, internal partner meetings, etc. If you need some help with the creative process read this. Tweet support - What I did in the early days was to enlist Tweet support. I usually blog at 10pm or on airplane flights. I never blog at work. Like you, I don’t have the time.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Troy represents what I believe the best magic of Los Angeles is – the merging together of creative talent with technical talent and he brings the lessons learned from these two fields into investments nationally. But can you really cross over from spotting music talent to spotting tech talent?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

To this end, marketers develop creative ways to gather lists of, and information on, key contacts at these potential partners. 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.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

In our recently published 2021 Ecosystem Playbook , we tell the stories of several of these cities across the country and how they are supporting startups in the wake of the pandemic. So the oft-elusive “elevator pitch” is instead replaced with a shorthand: “we are the Uber for X.” “We We are the Facebook for Y.” “We

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

The clearest mechanism for this support was wartime expenditures on research and development by the U.S. Draper’s firm, Draper & Johnson Investment Company, was co-founded with Franklin “Pitch” Johnson, who went on to found many high-tech companies over an illustrious career. But that doesn’t change the fact the U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Employers are under fresh pressure to retain talent, which has made some turn to more comprehensive and creative benefits, from pre-conception and postpartum support to text-based mental health care and on-demand meditation.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort. FanFair also orchestrates events, offering creative professionals a gateway into the vibrant world of the music industry.

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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. Creative Market : Acquired by Adobe. Q: How should I pitch my startup to you? WP Engine.

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