Hunter Walk

AUGUST 1, 2022

Despite the volume, each opportunity to hear or read more about someone’s idea is a privilege and I try to treat it respectfully, despite not being able to spend meaningful time on the majority of inbound we receive. If you can do that (which is hard enough), I guarantee you there will be exit opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

He goes on to say, “We live in a highly individualistic culture. Do they have a strong sense of culture? Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. When we’re shopping for a vacation we’re primarily thinking about Where. ” So true. ” Do they all get along?

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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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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 1, 2014

This is where I think there''s a great opportunity for investment. What you really want to know is, at the moment a founder pitches, can she get a fair shake? Maybe I''ve missed out on some amazing opportunities because I''m being unfair and biased. I repeat: I AM NOT ARGUING THAT VENTURE CAPITAL IS FAIR.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

You’ll expand your network, engage with other successful entrepreneurs, discuss your business model with experts and develop a pitch that could win you up to $10,000! This is a no-cost opportunity! The weekly ZOOM sessions will be on Tuesdays, March 23, 2021 – June 2, 2021 / 2:00 – 5:00 P.M. Visit [link].

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 18, 2020

STATE COLLEGE, PA – On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, The Tech Celerator @StateCollege, a partnership with Invent Penn State that has helped create more than 130 new startups, hosted a zoom pitch event. Thanks to everyone’s cooperation we were able to not only host the weekly sessions via Zoom, but to also present the final pitches virtually.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 1, 2022

This program lets you engage with other successful entrepreneurs, discuss your business model with experts, and develop a pitch that could win you up to $10,000! This is a no-cost opportunity! Invite your friends and family to the pitch event. One-on-one mentoring/coaching sessions will also be provided each week. Visit [link].

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

It’s amazingly helpful to share challenges, opportunities, and experiences with people who understand what I deal with daily as a business owner. Unlike other business owner communities, people aren’t joining to pitch you on their company’s products or services, so you can build real relationships and help one another.

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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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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 19, 2011

My job basically revolves around strangers and technology--letting people I've never met that wind up in my inbox come into my office to pitch. They hangout with the same people they grew up with and haven’t ventured much past the world that mainstream media and pop culture has served to them via the broadcasted silver platter of TV.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

The meetings included co-working spaces, accelerators, investor groups, tech giants, University startup hubs, maker groups, and pitch events. Entrepreneurs are a cultural norm in the US. Startups need to refer to US customers and competitors in their pitch wherever possible. You need to be ready to follow up immediately.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A common culminating event in most accelerators, demo day is an event where founders pitch to a room to investors, angels, and journalists with the hope of raising a round and landing some coverage. The truth is, you don’t raise a round based on a 5-minute, highly scripted, polished and practiced on-stage pitch,” Feinzaig continued.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

His ventures reflect a passion for innovation, conscious business, and connecting people across cultures. The opportunity to grow and expand my network by meeting like-minded individuals is also a huge valueadd. I think it is important to remember that you dont have to swing at every pitch.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 5, 2019

It’s not actually surprising that investors bought into it, considering that for a long time, VCs have focused on one particular archtype of leader as being more worthy of venture investment than others—the bold, confident visionary who will talk big in the pitch meeting.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

“Hip hop is a multi-billion dollar business and it was built off an opportunity that nobody else saw because they didn’t understand the culture.” And CrossCulture seems to be at the ground floor of this opportunity. He said that.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Twenty-three members of the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab cohort are pitching today to an audience of over 300 investors, potential partners, and customers. In addition, Morgan Stanley will hold pitch competitions in various cities in North America and EMEA, seeking out the best candidates for the upcoming cohort.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

I often go on and on ( and on and on ) about startups not getting their financials and operating plans right in their startup pitch decks, so … not gonna lie, I picked Austrian startup Helu.io , which completed a €9.8 “Helu is for CFOs what Personio is for HR” — market opportunity slide. Slides in this deck.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

My GSEA experience provided the opportunity to refine my pitch and really understand what problems and cultural challenges people face when exploring cities. KOMPAS aims to help people explore the city where they live or are visiting, and integrate with people of all backgrounds and cultures. What inspires you most?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

As a serial technical founder, I often get approached for co-founder opportunities. Yet they are a dime a dozen when compared with the number of talented technologists who have the skills to build and ship a product and who can essentially choose their opportunities as they wish. Outline what is the problem, solution and the market.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you figure out how to 10X the success of difficult conversations, you can 10X the productivity, culture, and profitability of your company. By streamlining processes and defining roles and responsibilities for greater accountability, increased profitability opportunities become visible and provide the potential for exponential growth.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

“While IPOs may get more headlines, a well-timed, well-planned acquisition can mean even larger opportunities for you, your team and the technologies you’ve built,” says Snir. Founders need to ask themselves what really matters to their business, and which benefits best align with their cultural values,” says Anitra St.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

At the end of each tour day, we hosted a pitch competition where a local startup received a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund. For the pitch competitions in Orlando, Tampa Bay, Miami, and Puerto Rico, innovative startups based within a 100-mile radius of a tour stop were invited to apply. Yes, absolutely.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

billion , including companies like Memphis Meats, which develops cultured meat from animal cells; NotCo, a plant-based food brand; and Catalog, which uses organisms for data storage. Liberum: CEO Aiden Tinafar is working to disrupt what they think could be a $400 billion market opportunity: recombinant proteins. Leaving the $3.2

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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. A fintech and music collaboration might not seem that obvious, but the music economy remains one of the most under-tapped (and under-innovated) opportunities that remains out there.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

By staying vigilant and knowing what to look for, you can make informed decisions and stay away from opportunities that you determine aren’t worth the risk. I’ve heard pitches from many life science companies with deeply credentialed and innovative technical founders with absolutely no business expertise on the team.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2020

As well as traditional software engineering startups, Switzerland’s largest city boasts a startup culture that emphasizes life sciences, mechanical engineering and robotics. Today, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators, VCs and angel groups proliferate. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? is incredible.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Floww — a data-driven marketplace designed to allow founders to pitch investors, with the whole investment relationship managed online — says it has raised $6.7 London VCs launch joint initiative to expand funding opportunities for underrepresented founders. and multiple family offices.

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StartupNation

APRIL 26, 2021

It will highlight Midwest companies seeking early stage funding and offer an opportunity to connect with founders, angel investors and venture capitalists. And they’ll be pitching to these investors. This is more, as I say, esoteric, you know, research converting to commercial opportunity. This is right up my alley, indeed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Zappos also offers opportunities to learn about its company culture, which you can apply to your business. This presents out-of-towners with opportunities to connect with fellow startup leaders and potential investors. Boulder, Colorado. Nashville, Tennessee.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 5, 2024

From fostering a culture of trust to assigning clear task ownership, explore the diverse strategies and tools in these fourteen responses that can help ensure your team stays on track. The best way to ensure this accountability is by creating a culture of trust and reliability among employees.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

California has long been ground zero for the new: new technologies, new frontiers, new arts and culture. From a cultural perspective, I grew up on a diet of Hollywood culture and movies and TV shows. And so, to me, America was this place of idealism and opportunity, and California was this deeply optimistic place.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

The venture capital opportunity in the South is better than it’s ever been,” Lisa Calhoun, a general partner at Valor Ventures, told TechCrunch+ last year. “A Though much of the event is under wraps (stay tuned), we can promise an exciting slate of panels and articles to showcase the city’s culture and commitment to becoming a tech hub.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

And the culture inevitably shifted, from a passionate commitment to founders and the entrepreneurial journey, to a system focused on generating cash from paying corporate customers, with the promise of “innovation” on their terms.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

Exposure to industry giants can bring entrepreneurs new opportunities to create and sell to different markets. The corporate chain can be beneficial to a startup culture by bringing credibility as well as experience in distribution, PR, and branding. . There are many opportunities to attend networking events both in-person and online.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Money is emotional and complex, and the opportunity within the multiplayer fintech reflects just that. The next wave of products will be able to straddle the line of comfort to successfully get adoption, and cultural shift to successfully deliver a truly collaborative cash experience. Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off.

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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. The post The BF TechCelerator is Hosting a Pitch Event: Someone Will Walk Away With Up To $10,000! You Won’t Want to Miss This! Visit [link] or click on [link].

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. I continued to listen to non-e-commerce pitches as well, simply to give myself a point of reference for evaluating online shopping opportunities. EDT/9 p.m.

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