This is going to be BIG.

MAY 2, 2023

I got to see all of the top VCs pitching their funds. What was notable was how similar they all sounded—that is, until I got the pitch from Brad and Fred at Union Square Ventures. USV came in pitching digitally native businesses models that could not exist until the internet connected everyone.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Now imagine if you were given 10 minutes to pitch the potential of your business? It can take years to dream up an exciting startup, and even longer to turn it into something substantial, but a strongly crafted sales pitch can propel your business in the right direction. Related: 5 Terms That are Killing Your Startup’s Pitch.

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David Teten VC

MAY 2, 2020

But on the other side, I definitely recommend seeing what information others have made public. for their pitch deck. . Run the following searches on Google or another search engine: [company name] pitch deck. company name] pitch video. For each competitor, I suggest you do the following: Look on Angel.co

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

There’s a lengthy application and vetting process for EO members or Accelerators to qualify to pitch. The 20 or so people selected will participate in a pitch workshop breakout session during DX22. Round One of the Angel-Shark Experience gives each competitor three minutes to pitch before a big gong ends their presentation.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“Every developer that uses our platform may or may not care about sustainability, but they definitely save on cost,” said Ahuja. Companies like Procore have become billion-dollar businesses on the back of their pitch to simplify the construction management process.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

and even though by definition that means the majority of our dollars are invested outside the area, that still makes us meaningfully different from the ten other Sand Hill Road funds this LP might be speaking with. We’re definitely not a “regional investor” but we do have some comparative advantage in a good portion of our deals.

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David Teten VC

MAY 2, 2020

But on the other side, I definitely recommend seeing what information others have made public. for their pitch deck. . Run the following searches on Google or another search engine: [company name] pitch deck. company name] pitch video. For each competitor, I suggest you do the following: Look on Angel.co

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Gust

OCTOBER 11, 2012

While you will definitely need to be a corporate entity before you can accept funding from any investor (or issue stock options to any employees), the specific corporate status of the venture at this stage is much less important to investors than its functional status.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

The main driver of the skew towards men getting venture capital, statistically, is that far more men are pitching. That means you actually have a *better* shot, statistically, of getting VC investment at these firms, statistically, once you actually pitch. Once again, that''s all stats and doesn''t really explain anything.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

But when it comes to learning all the complex ins and outs of building and launching a successful startup, more is definitely the way to go. Here’s another cool commonality: Day two of each bootcamp features a TC Early Stage Pitch-Off. You’ll tune in live to watch 10 global early-stage companies pitch to a panel of top VCs.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2021

There’s a trend in pitch decks and startup pitches I’ve been watching - the commingling of metrics definitions, especially ARR. Over time, the definition of ARR has slackened. Then, consumer subscription businesses began pitching using ARR. In other words, the ARR is a guaranteed annuity.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 29, 2016

Assuming they weren't unethical and they met your character standard, you went into a pitch with the goal of getting money from this person, and they didn't get there. It doesn't pay to look at it any other way--and I think too many founders focus on the investor as the problem versus their pitch or their company. Same with pitching.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

” 4 problems venture capital can’t solve Two more from the TC+ team: Ooey gooey pitch deck goodness : In the latest installment of Pitch Deck Teardown , Haje looks at the pitch deck that got Honeycomb a $50 million Series D. Is my business model fundamentally flawed?” Big Tech Inc.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Day One Ventures , a venture firm launched in 2018 with a pitch to combine venture capital acumen with marketing and communications support, has launched a program aimed explicitly at those impacted by tech layoffs this year. The program, titled “ Funded Not Fired, ” will write $100,000 checks into 20 startup teams by the end of the year.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I’ve made a bet that if a founder pitches me, whether or not I fund them, if I make the process worthwhile by telling them exactly why I couldn’t get there, they’re likely to recommend that other founders do the same. Is this pay to pitch? Time/Effort As investors, we offer money as our product—and the demand for it is high.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’m surprised at how many funding pitches I get which lack some of the basic information which investors require before funding. 50% of these meetings led to pitches to individual partners. About 30% of partner pitches led to full partnership pitches. I suggest use the Founder Institute Mad Libs elevator pitch.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

The overlapping in job roles is uncanny: The best investors and founders have to find focus through the noise, understand the weight of due diligence and pitch others with conviction. Pitch deck or pitch blurb? While the format definitely works, the influx of pitch decks in a hot deal environment makes it harder to stand out.

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

Now, let’s be clear, this data definitely doesn’t give a full picture. “I had to pitch Flex a thousand times over the last three years, and not once have I ever had to explain to a founder why this is better,” Lu told TechCrunch+. For Jeff Lu, a general partner at Flex Capital, the value of this model is clear.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But IP can be difficult to protect during fundraising, because venture firms reviewing confidential pitch materials do not regularly sign NDAs as is traditional in other industries, and applicants lack leverage to push for them. This leaves Company A with the difficult choice of fighting a competitor in the marketplace or courtroom.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We learn more from mistakes than from perfection, so I figured it’d be a great one to dive into for this week’s pitch deck teardown! 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. . Slides in this deck. million valuation. Cover slide.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

The round was led by Cherry Ventures, and includes participation by a number of angel investors including Algolia co-founder Nicolas Dessaigne, Twitter Director of Product Management Marie Outtier, and Wunderlist and Pitch co-founder Christian Reber. ” An example of MagicBell’s Notification inbox. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Both Wang and Levine were also able to provide some great feedback on decks submitted to our regular Pitch Deck Teardown segment, despite the fact that Levine actually never saw a pitch deck from Wang before investing (more on that later). “We really knew nothing about Dan until his cold email.

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Shaun’s the true definition of a polymath. It all begins with an idea and where there is an idea, eventually there is a pitch deck. It is a common misconception that once you have a pitch deck, it is simply a matter of getting a few meetings and then the funding you’re seeking begins to come your way.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

A lot of my work as a consultant involves helping founders come up with a good fundraising story, but a surprising number of founders seem to get stuck on the next step: Finding the right investors and landing a meeting to pitch their companies. That’s a problem. ” It’s crucial to be clear about what applies to you.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard is a 16-inch square touchscreen device with a custom OS and a sophisticated method of tracking game pieces and hand movements. If the pitch sounds familiar… it’s been attempted once or twice before.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

We definitely noticed deals were happening slower,” said Karima El Hakim, country director of Plug and Play Egypt. “A Read on to find out what these prolific investors have to say about hot startup sectors in Africa, investment trends, their predictions for 2023, how to pitch them and more. How do you prefer to receive pitches?

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Prepare a Compelling Pitch Once you’ve decided which type of funding is right for your startup, it’s time to start preparing your pitch. Your pitch should be clear, concise, and persuasive. Be sure to practice your pitch before meeting with potential investors! It should explain what your startup does and why it’s unique.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

And yet, I’ve seen all of them in pitch decks. I subscribe to Steve Blank’s definition of a startup: A “temporary organization in search of a repeatable, sustainable business model.” ” Banish vanity metrics from your startup’s pitch deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch.

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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. that same founder will give the most unequivocal, most confident “Yes!”

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Six active biotech investors we surveyed recently told us that the macro environment has definitely had a big impact on deal flow, valuations and M&A in biotech. “The ubiquity of AI in pitches that I see is striking,” Decisive Point health and human performance principal James Coates told TechCrunch.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 22, 2017

We can debate whether they're sociopaths, but we definitely shouldn't assume that every "great investor" is "great" at being human. If you go into your next pitch meeting and the VC seems cut down a notch, you can thank me after. ;) Some people are complete scumbags, make a fortune, and karma just never catches up with them.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The same is true in the startup world, where there are definitely things that signal that someone is pretty unfamiliar and inexperienced with this space. So, you’re pitching a thing that’s going by the wayside. Two, a pitch is a branding exercise. Some you may be reading this like, “What?? But that’s the name of my company!”

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Another entrepreneur told me how incredibly stressful it is for her to pitch her ideas in front of would-be investors. Definitely. He loved developing the product, and he also enjoyed speaking about the product to potential clients, because he truly believed in it. However, when it came time to make the “ask,” he’d freeze.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

There are a thousand different ways of telling the story of a startup in a pitch deck. A lot of the time, I advocate including both a solution slide and a product slide as part of a pitch deck. A lot of the time, I advocate including both a solution slide and a product slide as part of a pitch deck.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 6, 2024

” Find the right person Wei started reaching out to more facilities directly… but it’s not every day someone calls the front desk of a healthcare facility with a product pitch. ” Seven months pregnant at the time, Wei was Ubering from facility to facility to pitch the concept of Clipboard Health.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

However, if you lean on Uber’s definition of adjusted EBITDA, its 2019 and 2020 losses fall to $2.73 I can’t recall ever seeing an adjusted EBITDA definition with 12 different categories of exclusion. But, it’s what Uber is focused on as reaching positive adjusted EBITDA is key to its current pitch to investors.

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