Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. Because the videos show exactly what life would be like if a young Elon Musk came to pitch VCs today and said I want to transform P2P finance, get people driving electric cars and send a man to mars in our lifetime. Raising Venture Capital Tech Market Analysis' They are also sad.

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APRIL 14, 2014

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures came in first, with a whopping 61%. Lerer Ventures was second, with just under 20%. Take the most widely used number--that way fewer women are getting venture funding than guys. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine. Well, it''s gotta mean something, right?

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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. Before this program, I had the desire to pursue venture capital funding but lacked the clarity on what steps to take. “The The Bridge2 Program has been fundamental to the next phase of my business.

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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. Also by Diane Yoo: The Venture Capital Diversity Gap. A proven track record of success.

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As a firm, we pitched campaign ideas and strategies to huge, internationally recognized brands, going up against big network agencies. We had no venture capital and weren’t part of a global agency network. We were resilient, creative, driven—and each time we were snubbed, it made us more determined to win the account.

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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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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Besides, there were a limited number of places where I could do my job in venture capital anyway—and while I might be a go to for a pitch from super early stage pre-seed and seed founders looking for quick answers and decisive term sheets in New York City, the reality is that I would be pretty far down the list in the Valley.

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Pitch Deck Teardown: Vori’s $10M Series A deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Vori’s $10M Series A deck. Image Credits: The Creative Drone (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. To learn more, we surveyed: Brett Brohl, managing director, Techstars Farm to Fork, and managing partner, Bread and Butter Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

I have my best creative break-throughs this way. I’ve talked in the past about how I manage my own creative process. If you struggle to find moments of creativity you might read that post. I also have huge creative spurts when I run. Frankly, I think venture capital is that way, too. Board Meetings.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

Despite the fact that capital is abundant and dozens of startups get funding every day, the process of raising institutional capital is anything but simple. 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. Get a ticket here.

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Now, if monetizing your creative output is how you pay your rent, you’re part of the creator economy, a buzzy new industry. An often-cited landmark report from the venture capital firm SignalFire says that creators are the fastest-growing type of small business. “Before 9 a.m.,

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment. Building Strategically with Athletes, Entertainers, and Executives Reaching out to potential strategic investors with significant influence demands creativity and resourcefulness.

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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. Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 29, 2021

in 10 days time we’re hosting our first Startup Summit on April 8th at 12 PM EST where entrepreneurs, investors, and creatives from all over the world will come together to shake virtual hands and share inspiring ideas. Hello hello?—?in

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. Battery Ventures has backed Databricks since 2017, so Alex Wilhelm interviewed General Partner Dharmesh Thakker to understand why he thinks the company may be undervalued. “So the TAM is massive.”

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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. Data about startups is helpful to understand directional trends and how the flow of capital works and changes over time. Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off. Sign up here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

Participating services include, but are not limited to, YouTube Premium, Dollar Shave Club, Adobe Creative Cloud, Nintendo Online, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Xbox Live, Amazon Prime, HBO Max and DisneyPlus. It was a 48-hour turnaround, and it was the first money we’d ever raised outside of pitch competitions,” he told TechCrunch.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on. Venture-backed: 42 years.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Frances Schwiep, partner, Two Sigma Ventures. Melissa Guzy, co-founder and managing partner, Arbor Ventures. Jonathan Whittle, co-founder and partner, Quona Capital. Jason Brown, partner, Victory Park Capital. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. of venture capital deals.

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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. Walter Thompson.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Contrary to popular opinion I actually believe crowd-funding is best used after seed capital or venture capital. Put it this way – Upfront Ventures spend on PR per year = $0. 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.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For early-stage startups “this is arguably one of the worst times to be looking for talent,” says Champ Suthipongchai, founder and GP of Creative Ventures. A pitch deck is just part of the story, writes Matt Van Itallie, founder and CEO of codebase analytics company Sema. Image Credits: Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

So, if your face doesn’t appear on the team slide in your startup’s pitch deck, this would be a good time to cancel your upcoming vacation. Pitch Deck Teardown: Dutch’s $20M Series A deck. If you’re working on a pitch deck and are in need of inspiration, start here: all 17 slides are available to TC+ members.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

For those who wielded that role or the coveted CEO position, you were likely to be placed on a pedestal or be viewed as a visionary, aided by a venture capital market that experienced an overextended bull run in the background. Upadhyay is a venture partner at the firm. There are other subtler impacts.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

NYU-Poly made a pitch to transform the former MTA headquarters into a "'Center for Urban Science and Progress,' where engineers can work to solve urban, global problems like traffic, pollution, and energy conservation." It's cheaper and it's attracting the young, creative class that drives our most innovative companies.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

I recently sat down with Troy Carter to talk about what he does and why he believes it is applicable to venture capital. 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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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

There’s a quick litmus-test conversation any early-stage VC will have with the founder and it’s one that you should be as prepared for as your elevator pitch. Conversely many VCs believe that constraining cash can often lead to increases in creative solutions at a startup. This part of a series to help you raise venture capital ?—?the

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

It's a story that just hit a milestone--a $4mm round of venture funding that I'm ecstatic to say Brooklyn Bridge Ventures just led. 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. Just face + cup. That's Ample Hills.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

And now that many startups are running through the venture funding they raised in the go-go-go times of pre-2021, many founders are facing the difficult task of reducing expenses to extend their runway. Since ZBBs are developed from scratch every year and aren’t tied to previous budgets, this encourages creativity and innovation.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

2) National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge. The National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge is another great source of funding for minority start-ups. Should you be one of the grant’s beneficiaries, you will also receive lifetime access to the foundation and the SoGoal Ventures teams.

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