Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

Michael Tindall of Modern Distribution agreed: “EO has built a great community, offers both fun and educational events, and great people who cheer you on and want you to continue to succeed and enjoy life.” I also struggled with creating a cohesive culture between different tiers of the organization.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

The MaC Venture Capital founding managing partner hadn’t actually seen Wonderschool’s original pitch deck before investing in the remote education startup. At my first fund, Cross Culture [Ventures], we were interested in investing in early childhood care. We started to build a casual relationship then. Fast forward to 2016.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

and how cultural disparities and gender can be factors to consider when you enter into a transaction. PITCH ANYTHING: AN INNOVATIVE METHOD FOR PRESENTING, PERSUADING, AND WINNING THE DEAL. He incorporates research results from neuroeconomics, which reveals how the brain functions when making a decision and reacting to a pitch.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

They weren’t with you when you did the VC pitch where you looked them in the eyes 9 months ago and said, “I see only one outcome, we want to build something really big. It is because when you share too much of this information with staff you develop an “options culture” the I find unhealthy. ” Yes.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As the pandemic drags on, employees are either soul-searching for a bigger purpose or simply exhausted by the uncertainty and stale culture of their current jobs. The platforms, which mix entertainment and education, have an unconventional value proposition. When the struggle is more obvious.

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Haystack

OCTOBER 2, 2019

all together) combined with the culture of “demo days,” in-person gatherings where angels and professional investors collide with entrepreneurs. 2/ Pitch Deck Design: There’s a robust debate about slide decks. ” And, surely, it “can” work. We won’t get into that here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

Hiring continues to be one of the hardest parts of building a startup, and those early employees can define the trajectory, culture and eventual success of it. The public markets get educated. Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. techcrunch.com. Okta-Auth0 deal.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It’s good PR to say you’re a company with a strong culture focused on diversity, as it helps attract top talent. This is the pitch, at least if you’re a promising male. This is the culture and thus foundation of your company. Get your board on board: Educate your board as to why this matters. Wait ‘til we go public!”.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 13, 2020

Being unable to fully and objectively review applicants perpetuates the existing weaknesses of the selecting culture, misses out on diamonds in the rough, and it is costly. Drawing inspiration from research on blind auditions , we created packets containing 20 randomly selected Pitches without information about the founders.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Other investors include Zanichelli Venture, M Venture Partners, 27V, Pavan Katepalli, the former chief learning officer at Trilogy Education, along with existing investors SOSV and 500 Startups. Will edtech empower or erase the need for higher education? The startup has closed a seed financing round of $2.5 NewCampus’ team.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. hit nearly $1.8 billion in the first half of 2021 — a fourfold increase from the previous year.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, analysts looked for highly educated populations, strong economies, healthy business environments and relatively low costs for conducting business. Ten years ago startups were unusual.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It’s not hard to see where this all leads: from a principled beginning, laser-focused on helping the world’s best founding teams achieve the best possible business and financial results, soon the Techstars system began to play host to mandatory, sponsor-led “education” sessions for participating teams.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 11, 2017

They gush over him and talk to him in a high-pitched voice that sounds to Buster more like a sibling than someone responsible for him. One of the greatest challenges faced by organizations is providing a work environment and benefits that attract the best employees, yet still setting expectations and avoiding a culture of entitlement.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

STATE COLLEGE, PA – On December 6, 2018, six emerging tech entrepreneurs will compete for up to $10,000 at the BF TechCelerator’s graduation “pitch” event. Jason Moore with Medulate developed a suite of medical simulators geared at increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of medical education. You Won’t Want to Miss This! .

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Disrupting the traditional MBA may be the most tried, tested and tweaked edtech startup pitch out there. And rightfully so: Business school is damn expensive and largely reserved for a select group of people who have the time and money to invest in elite education. The startup’s initial raise, a $1.5

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

But when you factor in the need to engage with and educate the broader community it’s an even bigger challenge. Another key type of ally to consider are institutions of higher education. Jess also recommends inviting local civic and business leaders to participate as judges at pitch competitions or to emcee events.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I have fielded many startup pitches for podcast-related startups and basically said “no” to each one. Education is one area I think these content players can start adding real value — basically, take the MasterClass model to the long tail of topics. I never watch the video.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 13, 2024

Over 50 teams from seven Oklahoma higher education institutions vied for top honors and a share of $158,000 in cash prizes and scholarships in this year’s competition. In addition to the main awards, standout students were recognized for their 90-second pitches, each receiving a $1,000 cash prize.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Hiring your first employees into a startup is storytelling: You are spinning a story that contrasts their steady, reliable job at an established company, pitching it against taking a chance on your startup. Telling the origin story of your company is part of the culture that underpins everything. You create the right culture.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

However, our research indicated that the investment landscape is growing increasingly competitive as venture capitalists become more educated and less skeptical. Please give us your web3 elevator pitch: What is it, and what role does it play in today’s internet framework? . Mercedes Bent , partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Aileen Lee and Rachel Carlson walk through Guild Education’s early pitch deck. Image Credits: Guild Education. Aileen Lee and Rachel Carlson walk through Guild Education’s early pitch deck. I was a little less authentic.”. How to take advantage of distributed work.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

If there’s one thing you’ll get out of attending TC Early Stage in San Francisco on April 14, it’s an accelerated education in the essentials of building a successful startup. . When it comes to pitching early-stage enterprise startups, technical founders can sometimes neglect the business side of the conversation. Even better?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Since being founded in 2015, the company has amassed a customer list that includes AppFolio, HotDoc, Pitch, Kumospace and Teamflow, and its customers report seeing up to 80% fewer video call errors after using Daily, Kwindla Hultman Kramer, co-founder and CEO of Daily, told TechCrunch via email. video chat API service.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Education and Training: Many universities and colleges offer degrees or certificates in entrepreneurship. Company Culture Many founders underestimate the importance of having a healthy company culture. They also do not realize how their values and behavior greatly influence the culture that emerges as the company grows.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

TechCrunch Early Stage is the ultimate educational resource for a founder who is just getting started. Pitch Deck Teardown. An enticing pitch is foundational to a startup’s chance of successful fundraising. Pair that with a well-constructed pitch deck and you’re off to the races. Kyle Poyar (OpenView).

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

They have won $20k in funding from the inaugural A2EF pitch competition, have been incubated at the Zell Entrepreneurship Program, and won multiple awards for their project. It also just won the Digiday Worklife Award for Most Collaborative Culture. Now, it’s winning awards, picking up a recent win at CES in Vegas. Workit Health.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 30, 2020

It came to a successful close in November with a final pitch event at adidas Headquarters in Herzogenaurach. Of the 40 ventures that applied to the program, 11 were selected to take part and the top three were picked by an expert jury after the final presentation and pitch. They were: Bike Bridge, Boxgirls Berlin and Parkour Creation.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was mainly educated in accounting and finance. We pitch to investors without requiring them to commit to a blind pool. He talks to AsiaTechDaily about the firm’s investment strategies, the fundraising journey, and other points. Edited excerpts below : What background and domain expertise do you have?

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

As I described in Part 2 of this EC-1 , that staffing efficiency is partly due to its culture and who it hires. In simpler terms, Zeta helps companies pitch customers in varied manners depending on their own characteristics. Develop a buyer’s guide to educate your startup’s sales team and customers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

I was cognizant that women only received less than 1% of venture funding globally, but that wasn’t at the forefront of my mind as I started my journey or as I pitched to VCs or angels. Being able to set up that kind of culture, hiring more women and empowering them could be an easier way to impact the transition of more women in fintech.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

There is a vast cultural, contextual gap that they have to bridge all the time when they’re pitching to a foreign investor and trying to justify why they should invest in Africa. Having high social capital, a good education and coming from a loving family — are all things that help.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

But over the years, it has forced Floodgate’s small team to sort through many thousands of pitches and identify those it thinks have the most potential. One interesting piece that we learned is that Stanford students are just very well-educated when it comes to startups. Does that concern you?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

Get your learn on : Alchemy, a cryptocurrency developer platform, made its first acquisition in ChainShot, a bootstrapped education startup running coding bootcamps for aspiring web3 developers. Haje ’s Pitch Deck Teardown series continues, this time looking at the deck that helped Simba Chain raise its $20 million Series A.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Fuelfinance Their pitch: “We do your spreadsheets, graphs, and automation. Jooble Venture Lab has also invested in JayJay, a startup in the field of online education. Recently closed a new funding round of €1M from SMOK Ventures, a US-Polish venture capital fund. MacPaw claims its products have more than 30 million users worldwide.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 3, 2021

On Wednesday, June 2, 2021 the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! The team is developing an augmented reality (AR) platform for mobile phones that allows the user to visit historical and cultural sites with life-like visuals and in-depth information.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. I lacked a formal education in Finance, Ivy League credentials, an MBA, substantial financial resources, and a well-established network. At its core, venture capital involves making educated bets.

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