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MARCH 25, 2013

Not only did I want it to include people working on the future of digital media at ABC, but I also had in mind the roll that other types of creative people have in the inspiration of a city. Three companies from the Studiomates community-- Sherpaa , Tinybop , and Editorially --received VC dollars in 2012. 33 Flatbush.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures’ investment in Tinybop , a new Brooklyn-based studio building the most creative and thoughtfully-designed educational apps for kids. When he pitched, he was the proverbial "guy with an idea." Most VC funds wouldn''t touch a pre-product app company.

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MARCH 17, 2014

With one company, a founder and his super inspirational, creative, and established buddy hatch a plan to build a very strong content brand that serves as a platform for a lot of diverse revenue streams--events, ecommerce, advertising. The first pitch I got was from someone who didn''t intend on staying with the business as an employee.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. Of course he pitched me the entire ride down. But … we had committed to setting up an EIR program where we would fund people to work on their ideas in our offices and also get the dual experience of working inside a VC. Come to entrepreneur pitches.

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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. Angel investing and venture capital (VC). Fortunately, not all is lost.

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MAY 4, 2021

Below is a link to the pitch video. There wasn’t any context around it—not exactly something I’d call a “pitch”. I explained that this wasn’t really a pitch because it lacked all sorts of context. I look forward to hearing back from you and hopefully scheduling a meeting here in the city.” Who was the team?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

I think that the only VCs there were myself and the IA Ventures team--a stark contrast to some of the other mainstream tech conferences that are pretty densely populated with investor types. Seems that in the absence of a pitch competition or some kind of immediately obvious venture investment opportunity, people aren't used to seeing VCs.

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APRIL 25, 2013

They pitched on a Wednesday. She talks about creative design of websites and physical products – in our case – stickers. Soleil at Chief Creative Officer. Unsurprisingly for Kara is was the VC connections. Turns out Punky was a childhood hero for Tasha. That’s cute. We signed it the following week.

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

Would we pitch Series A players? It's too easy to think that if you tilt the pitch just a little one way or the other, that's going to make the difference, but that's Monday morning quarterbacking. What we found is that while most of the people turned down the invite, most of the people who showed up invested. 3) Find a flexible lead.

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MARCH 14, 2024

It’s easy for a VC to just stick within your own networks and filter bubbles—and hard to scale being “open” without opening the floodgates. I didn’t care much whether you curated the room or not, because it was a chance for me to spend an hour or so talking to 50-100 people.

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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

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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

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.

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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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MAY 26, 2022

You’d like to believe the world is completely meritocratic—that you’ll put your heads down to work on your company, hit all your metrics, and just show up on the doorstep of a VC firm who will just be bowled over at the fantastic little company you’ve created. How’s anyone supposed to figure this stuff out about you?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Creativity is at the heart of everything they do. That story actually begins about eleven or twelve years ago, with a little bit of VC mentoring. After getting to know Ben from the tech community, he pitched me his concept for a CPG food company. Just face + cup. By the end of her snack, chocolate covers her entire face.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. The bring your product to life.

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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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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

My phone buzzes as I get a text from a friend who’s a partner at a VC firm. “In the past two and a half weeks I’ve reached out to over a hundred VCs, angels, celebrities, athletes and influencers through Venmo,” says Chip Herndon, CEO and co-founder at Chatterbox , in an interview with TechCrunch. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? Within 2 years I was getting 400,000 views / month and had been voted the 2nd most respected VC in the country by an independent survey of entrepreneurs, The Funded and sentiment analysis. They’re mine because I’m a VC.

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MAY 10, 2018

Sure, you need to learn what the common theme of the no’s are and be willing to make adjustments to your pitch. In the next post I’m going to talk about “funnel management” and how to handle all of your VC pipeline discussions and how to keep your process alive but the first step is to keep your confidence alive.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2022

As I’ve said previously, if your name doesn’t appear on the team slide of your company’s pitch deck, this is a time to be cautious: Update your resume, dial back your summer vacation plans and start adding more to your rainy day fund. Pitch Deck Teardown: Lunchbox’s $50 million Series B deck.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. Q: What is CISA and how does it compare to other alternative VC models? We also provide capital to companies that would not otherwise be VC-backable (think niche software or more service-oriented businesses).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

And more recently he has turned that into a fund called CrossCulture VC such that many in Silicon Valley and beyond now know Troy as well. And his venture capital philosophy of CrossCulture VC , “You have a huge demographic shift that’s happening in America. ” “Mattel stepped up and changed the face of Barbie.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

“You have to wonder if every VC worth a damn in the future will have their own raft of SPAC offerings,” says Alex. “Incredible growth people are independent and creative and are drawn to environments that explicitly value these traits,” says Jessica Li, a content/growth professional who was previously a VC.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Corporate venture capital follows the same trend as other VC markets: Up. After parsing data from CB Insights and Stryber and chatting with a handful of investors, Alex and Anna concluded that the corporate venture capital market looks a lot like other VC markets. This is likely just the beginning.”.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Those workflows include creative, sales, client services or startups using DocSend to deliver proposals or pitch decks and track engagement. In fact, among the earliest use cases for the company was helping startups track engagement with their pitch decks at VC firms. DocSend raises $8M for smarter document sharing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

From getting an investor’s attention to nailing your virtual pitch meeting to the legal aspects of your term sheet, there is plenty to navigate. Luckily, TechCrunch Early Stage is bringing together some of the biggest VCs to share how to manage the process proactively and successfully secure capital from the right VCs.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The rules of VC are changing: Here’s what founders should be considering in the new era. Her highly detailed breakdown includes examples of the ads used in various campaigns, the process she used for optimizing creative materials and a cost-per-click analysis that shows how she reduced CPC from $1.51 Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

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. Don’t miss the expert VC guidance in these two sessions: Crafting a Pitch Deck that Can’t Be Ignored and Pitch Deck Teardown.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Braid, a group-financing platform, is trying to make transactions work for various entities, from shared households to side hustles to creative projects. Image Credits: Paper Boat Creative (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off. Public markets fly high. Use cloud foam to dollar sign.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Flexible VC: A new model for startups targeting profitability. Jamie Finney is a founding partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund , where he blogs about his work on VC and small communities. More posts by this contributor. Jamie Finney.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2021

It’s utterly implausible and yet strangely alluring, which likely explains why the cosmetics giant Estee Lauder just led a $3 million seed round in the five-person outfit, joined by RareBreed Ventures, Maple VC, Debut Capital, Creative Connectors, AUFI, 10K Ventures, actress Maisie Williams and recording artist Iann Dior.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges? Did you know?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

Everyone has a story, but they all sound a bit similar: A female VC is launching a fund, and she’s either compared to every other female VC with a fund, expected to only invest in female founders or have a diversity, equity and inclusion angle as a core thesis. Unexpectedly, for all, was the return of Better.com.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As of September 2022, investors have amassed almost $300 billion in dry powder, and VC funds are still raising money by the boxcar. That’s because even during recessionary times, VC funds tend to outperform public markets. At the same time, they are submitting 30% more pitch decks, but VC engagement has fallen 23%.

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