TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

So when you pitch, be sure to point out what makes your company/news stand out. So while we’re still getting pitched (a whole bunch), we more than ever are reviewing pitches with a bigger-picture lens and hope you’ll do the same when you’re doing the pitching. Why is it unique? Why would our readers care? Weekly News. “We

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2022

Because a founder’s pitch is the first step on that journey, we’re interviewing active investors to learn more about what they’re looking for and how they prefer to be approached. For our latest outing, we asked each of them to name a pro forma pitch practice they think founders should retire. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Despite the process being relatively laborious, if you believe that your company has created a truly unique invention, then it’s definitely worth the investment. During the pitching stage, your idea gets exposed to a wide audience. But, anyone with a unique idea and a vision to bring it to reality should definitely consider patenting.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

Indeed, there were even calls for people to cycle down to Standard Definition, as HD streaming has a greater impact. Oddly enough this is also the pitch of the famed satirical show, “Silicon Valley,” where fictional startup Pied Piper creates an app that contains a revolutionary data compression algorithm for video.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. Perhaps I need to rethink that. Needless to say, he's having some trouble raising.

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JULY 8, 2013

Since there''s no way to both make yourself accessible and not get a fire hose of inbound, most of the pitches you''re going to have are from perfectly nice, smart people who have perfectly horrific, unworkable ideas. 2) People pitch you. It helps me sharpen my thinking and build my network. ALL OF THE TIME.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2022

This requires pitching, numbers, stats and a story. They’ll bring a lot of networks. So it definitely doesn’t get easier.” Startups need capital and often fundraise from investors. And the time has to be correct. The key to timing is easy, according to this CEO: Fundraise when your confidence is high.

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MAY 25, 2011

bre.ad , a new startup launching whose founder has perfected the art of the conference pitch. No pitch, nothing more. You see, we hear a lot about elevator pitches, but to be honest, most short pitches really don't do your company justice. Can you really pitch a company in one sentence? No, not bread.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

sanctions on China for startups in the space, considerations for startups thinking of taking capital from government bodies, how to pitch these investors and more. Are you open to cold pitches? Yes, but warm pitches are usually better. You likely have someone in your network who is also in mine. Definitely.

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

By definition Angel Investors are individual investors. This is something that we have experience at 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors. A savvy angel network invested on the ground floor significantly elevates the potential of a startup too. By Tim Hoghten.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I now realize a better approach is to take the time to set the scope as well as some parameters and definitions. Just because you accelerate businesses, that doesn’t make you an accelerator in our definition,” said Weissmann. “In Take the time to thoughtfully design your approach (definition, target group, scope & method).

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Gust

JULY 22, 2012

I’m definitely not lobbying here for promising things you can’t deliver, or hiring a publicist before your first programmer. I’m talking about doing some real networking to test your elevator pitch, and get to know some potential investors before you ask them for money. Even bad coverage is better than no coverage.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

Based on the definition of an accredited angel of a net worth of $1 million or more, the potential number of angel investors could be up to four million. Investors start by simply reviewing at least 100 pitch decks and submission packages in Gust, an online platform that securely stores company information. in over 50 deals.

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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. What is your definition of a big idea and how do you know when you see it? I guess our network of friends and family and founders is technically our scouts.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 17, 2021

“I competed in Tiger Tank (a mini-version of Shark Tank), came in second place in Love’s Cup and won the pitch competition. Dia Ghosh is definitely one of those resources in the ecosystem that is supportive. Through Love’s Cup, she interned with and then joined the Ada Jobs Foundation as an entrepreneurship specialist. (In

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck. It’s the puck at your feet.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Pitch your startup for an opportunity to meet with Floodgate. Nancy Lublin, CEO of Loris.ai, is definitely a founder to watch. She previously founded Dress for Success, a network that empowers women to thrive both professionally and personally, and Crisis Textline, a non-profit that provides crisis intervention support via text.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 8, 2023

I remember pitching a variety of concepts to my business mentors and networks, many of which were valid. If you plan for the long game, you will have a definite goal that will allow you to become resilient in terms of uncertainty. Samantha Hawrylack , CEO, SJ Digital Solutions

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

“None of us in the founding team had any networks to speak of when we were growing up. So we started thinking long and hard about the concept of advice, and we became obsessed with opening up these closed networks.” And we had fairly little exposure to opportunity. Pricing for a five-minute call is set by Anyone users.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

What makes us distinctive is that, along with our core advisory practice, we are able to bring our unique ability to take positions in companies and value-add through our financial and operational know-how and network of strategic partners. We pitch to investors without requiring them to commit to a blind pool. Build trust.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Not only that, there’s a hugely disproportionate amount of time spent on pitching for money for these paper ideas. Step #2: Pitch investors. The fact of the matter is, most startups, particularly ones built by young professionals with no network and no track record, aren’t going to get funded. break the silos!

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

When I am pitching a new idea I don’t really want the benefit of the doubt. You have these inbound people that are from your network so it can be socially awkward to just blow them off. That’s definitely not their fault. large dollars bills chasing a young man, digital art [DALL-E]. Yeah, this hits a bunch of different ways.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

” They left Rise, which became a customer, with other current users including Wanderlust, Ibiza Rocks, Global Cycle Network, Untravelled Paths and Envision Festival. investments at Alibaba. Zeisser is also joining the board.). She said they thus refer to the category with a distinct term: “experience commerce.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2017

There are a number of great examples of publicly available pitch materials, so draw from ones that you like the most. Share definitive documentation with investors, including a capitalization table. Rehearse your presentation. Mix in humor to show your personality. But, most importantly, be brief.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

Christina is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Strategies at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at the University of Indiana and Business Development Manager at the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Network (EERN). 2) If you’ve got a better idea for a project, pitch it! (3) ESHIPprojects. (2)

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Like Salesforce, HubSpot also has a significant (albeit smaller) network of integration partners. social network profiles (e.g., Price was definitely a consideration. These platforms typically take advantage of the data exhaust of the people in your network to automatically tag and update your data. Hootsuite).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

They pitched on a Wednesday. And still able to make it out to LA networking events. In the most perfect sense of the definition. It’s not much different than having Dave Morin, Dick Costolo or Sheryl Sandberg sitting next to you at lunch. Turns out Punky was a childhood hero for Tasha. That’s cute. Well, sort of.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Facing live pitching is a new thing, but that's no excuse for not having an approach to hitting and studying up to face this particular pitcher. 3) Network, network, network. you want an investor with a large local network of potential hires. These are things I systematically break down when I look at investments.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

You want to start with signing up your first ~10 customers through your personal network, and grow this number by ~2% a week. If these numbers seem too small, definitely check out this article on the power of compounding : a few highly enthusiastic, committed early customers often have an outsize impact on startup growth at this stage.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

We started talking about cycling and electronic shifters (which I definitely couldn’t afford) when he mentioned this new company. I was there for the first Etsy VC pitch meeting in a Fort Greene apartment. Moat, the biggest exit out of the bunch, was sourced when I met Mike Walrath at a tech event.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

Michaud would only confirm to me that it was “definitely an up-round,” which would put it at at least $1.7 ” He believes the more traditional rush of people doing in-person shopping is “definitely not gong to come back,” with groceries to be in the same position as restaurants in a couple of years.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 20, 2018

She’s learned a sales pitch from her brothers and actually closes at a much higher rate?it JG/ I definitely appreciate my EO membership even more now, because it doesn’t just benefit me: It benefits my wife and our four children. Our 5-year-old daughter, Reagan, has even gotten the itch. For me, learning events are the No.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 29, 2011

I had an interesting conversation with an entrepreneur last week about how he decided which VCs he was going to pitch. Reality is that we're probably connected in some way anyway through various social networks anyway and I'm very quick to figure out all of those connections to ask about you. I try and respond to pitches right away.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

You do NOT have to have funding to start a business but you can definitely bootstrap it. 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. If you have a suggestion to add to the list, just let me know.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

This includes companies that would meet most institutional definitions for impact investing (women, minority, and veteran owned/run businesses, including LMI (“Low to Moderate Income”) and CRA (“Community Reinvestment Act”) qualified companies. Instead, the company can pitch itself based on a credible financial projection.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

You may have great credentials as a public servant in your home town, but that won’t get you money to build a social network on the Internet, or start a software company. Network of followers and business associates. Being relentlessly resourceful is definitely not what you learn in big companies, or in most schools.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. I found that most VC’s never gave me any feedback when I was pitching. Unsurprisingly, this one way best. The title IS the post. Don’t be a grin fucker. You know our employees are our most important asset.&#. Is this phrase a US or a UK phrase? I’m OK with that.

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