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Pitch me!

This is going to be BIG.

It''s a co-working space full of creatives and freelancers, most of whom who have never pitched an investor, and probably never seen a startup pitch either. The first question I always get, which I find endlessly hilarious, is "Don''t you get tired of people pitching you all the time?". I''m just trying to be helpful.

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Thinking About Berlin: Unleashing a Creative Opportunity

This is going to be BIG.

If they are out there, others need to hear about them more--not in a pitch but in a better way to share cutting edge ideas. There are a ton of fantastically creative people here. There are clones of Fab, Birchbox, Pinterest, etc., Or, at least, that's the perception. That's what I'd love to see here more in the startup models.

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Want to get in front of a VC? Be a little creative--human even.

This is going to be BIG.

Given that, the lack of creativity and ingenuity around reaching an investor really astounds me. It doesn't have to count as an official pitch of any kind. It's more just to understand the kinds of things VCs are going to ask and want to see when you are ready to pitch. Take this #notapitch event. Plenty of room. RSVP here. ).

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What Would it Look Like if Elon Musk Pitched a VC Today?

Both Sides of the Table

I’m sure you know, but Elon was the co-founder (and largest shareholder) of PayPal, the most important payment transfer technology of its era and still the most instrumental to date. 0001% who still doesn’t use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social technology. It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. Election years tend to be good for technology diffusion. Words matter, and there isn't anyone out there who doesn't believe that creativity feeds off diversity of ideas, something we can all get behind.

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Female Founders: What the numbers mean and what they don't

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The main driver of the skew towards men getting venture capital, statistically, is that far more men are pitching. That means you actually have a *better* shot, statistically, of getting VC investment at these firms, statistically, once you actually pitch. Ellen Johnston of Makr has a decade of senior creative experience.

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Where and When is Creativity Cultivated?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

There are a number of podcasts aimed at entrepreneurship – Forbes recommended twelve in this article , including StartUp and the Pitch – but we’ve also found career inspiration in other programming that’s not specifically geared toward business. The post Where and When is Creativity Cultivated?