TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Today, TechCrunch is excited to announce the 20 startups pitching onstage in this year’s Startup Battlefield. Selected from the most competitive batch in TC history, selected founders from across the globe will pitch on the virtual stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. To watch the pitches, join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 here.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Because if you’re truly that early / novel there’s a good chance that you’re too early and will spend lots of time / money educating the market. or the variant, “if there’s no real competition it is going to take way too long to educate the market and adoption will be slow – yuck.” Either of these is a problem.”.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

20 Tips for Pitching New Business Ideas to Potential Investors To provide you with the best advice on pitching new business ideas to investors, we asked twenty CEOs, Founders, and other professionals for their top tips. You should highlight the potential future earnings while pitching your proposal.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 10, 2011

If you want to build an eCommerce site, it won't take a developer long to get you up and running on Shopify. Still, you need some amount of development experience to do all of this so you still need to hire--or why not just do it yourself? You can outsource your development to India, the Ukraine, Buenas Aires, or even Indiana.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

No TechCrunch event is complete without a pitch-off showcasing early-stage startups from around the globe. Who will you be pitching to? The pitch-off will consist of three startup companies presenting for four seconds on the virtual stage, in front of the entire TC Sessions audience and our expert panel of judges.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Dan’s professional IT services consultancy developed a SaaS product and now wants to grow and scale the product—but has little experience in marketing or selling SaaS products. Use these resources to understand how your company will look when you pitch a VC or angel. And then test thoroughly before you start application development.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

I love how open Danielle has been throughout the development of her startup Mattermark including honest reflections of when she has changed her opinion. Another founder … “When I pitched the idea to Adam, he was super on board,” Mr. Sloyan said. I simply want founders to be educated on the topic to be helpful.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

70% Team, 30% Market I also talk often about how much the team plays a critical role in my decision backing an A-round company because so much changes as a company develops. We educate and train and test for a set of skills designed to succeed in 1950. Truly, in many ways, my concern was the inverse of normal business pitches.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

“Communities seeking to grow their economy need to understand the impact entrepreneurship and small business play in economic growth.” — Grow Your Own: Entrepreneurship-based Economic Development for Local Communities, Dell Gines, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Jess suggests starting with local economic development offices.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

So my advice to many is to study online companies that understand how to use technology for audience development, engagement, viral distribution and subscriptions. I’m not an investor but truthfully I love Upworthy and its goal is distributing content with a social mission to educate people on complex social issues.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

As with any movement, there comes a day when grand visions need to either remain that, or be executed on so that they may evolve to the next stage of development and maturation. Someone who could understand the current landscape, help envision where we want to be and collaboratively develop a plan to get there.”.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp. PlayPrint , founded by Kevin Zhang and Syed Bokhari (Centre County): Offering innovative, eco-friendly alternatives to children’s toys, PlayPrint focuses on creativity, educational value, and sustainability.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

What’s a poor, freshly minted developer to do when they’re out of coding boot camp but don’t have any real-life experience? Oh, yeah, pitch decks and the tearing down thereof. I’m always on the lookout for more pitch decks we can share with our TechCrunch readers. You step into the world of simulation.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 17, 2024

After an intensive weekly program, eight innovative start-ups pitched their business models to a panel of judges, with three outstanding participants receiving top honors. Over the course of 10 weeks, business Founders participated in development classes and were provided mentorship with direct access to investment opportunities.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 10, 2024

I quickly realized after joining a Forum that EO wasn’t just there to help you get rich but to support the complete entrepreneur, from wealth creation to emotional support, community, and education. Entrepreneurship is a trade like any other trade, and continued learning and development is the key to honing that trade.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2023

Stories, Slides, and Data Primary data set of public 3-minute pitches and 2-minute Q&As I have spent more than a decade coaching thousands of people on how to tell stories. As a result, I began meticulously cataloging the pitch conversations I listened to and ended up with nearly four hundred thousand words in transcript data.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

We’ve all embraced video calls, whether it is with our work colleague or our physician, but for developers, it remains a challenge to build both real-time audio and video features into products. The company provides APIs so developers can add those features into products or websites using just two lines of code. video chat API service.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

Boston Children’s Hospital has piloted or promoted dozens of voice applications and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has supported the development of platforms like Sopris Health and Aiva Health. Insurers, pharma companies, CROs, and academic medical centers have developed applications with Orbita.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

I pitched Gus twice and he told me no both times. Many years ago I worked at Andersen Consulting, originally developing software for large corporations and then as a strategy consultant. At my first company, which was based in London, we decided to set up a development facility in India. There are many great VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

Marco Zappacosta served up an cogent, business focused and nicely demo’d pitch of their product. In addition they are a platform (the OS part) where they’re encouraging developers to build third party apps on their platform. Udemy is an online education platform similar to EduFire and others. As I’m sure Pip.io

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MARCH 25, 2013

At the centure of this quirky building that houses an advertising school , a yoga studio , and video production companies is Studiomates --"a collaborative workspace of designers, illustrators, bloggers, writers, and developers" run by Tina Eisenberg --perhaps better known as Swiss Miss. 55 Washington Street. Domino Sugar Factory.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 20, 2023

It is a spirit that has contributed to the personal development of some of the world’s finest entrepreneurs making a true impact on companies, communities, and families across the globe. I flew to Washington, DC, and sat down with Warren, then-EO Director Bob Strade, and Ben Richter (who also had a programme to pitch to Warren).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. No one gives a shite about your features other than your product manager and your developers. Don’t confuse this with a tour-de-force education on the finer details of how your company operations. NEVER lead with features. why does this matter?

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Gust

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The first day is full of optional educational seminars from The Power of Angel Investing series, developed by the Angel Resource Institute. There are break out seminars on educational topics, and lots of networking. EBAN Annual Congress. These are the ACA Leaders Workshop and the EBAN Winter University.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As I write this, days after the 2012 presidential election, I’m probably not alone in feeling relieved that the political jeering and soapboxing that reached a feverish pitch during the seemingly endless campaign season has finally subsided. One particular four-letter word has been used pervasively by candidates of all stripes: Jobs.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

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 print-on-demand market for these audiences is well developed, and you can point to a string of successful companies that use this model to help creators make money. Let’s dive right in.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 1, 2020

Practical Metrics and Methods (Academic Edition): Identify and develop better metrics and methods for ecosystem building. Collaborative research focused on developing the field of ecosystem building would allow the field to identify the principles and practices that are most effective for fostering successful entrepreneurship.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Three of the four pitching finalists were women entrepreneurs focusing on health and wellness issues. They introduced “Startup Showcase Live”, a pitch contest for seed and pre-seed startups, competing for a $500,000 investment. The sold-out event also featured two additional pitching tracks: Early-stage and Growth Stage companies.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 20, 2024

Come watch six finalists pitch their BIG IDEAS at the 2024 PA Wilds BIG IDEA Contest! The entrepreneurs pitching their BIG IDEAS have developed products, processes, or innovations that contribute to the PA Wilds economy, encompassing sectors like software solutions, farming, and manufacturing.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

This program provides $1,000 in AWS Cloud credits, $350 in Developer Support credits, and other guidance. The GitHub Student Developer Pack offers more than $200k in developer tools/training for student entrepreneurs or any students. Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Guild Education CEO Rachel Carlson did just that. Aileen Lee, founder and managing partner of Cowboy Ventures, led a $2 million seed round in 2015 before Guild Education even had a real product. For those who aren’t familiar with Guild Education, it’s an education and upskilling platform that started by focusing on the 99%.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 20, 2024

Come watch six finalists pitch their BIG IDEAS at the 2024 PA Wilds BIG IDEA Contest! The entrepreneurs pitching their BIG IDEAS have developed products, processes, or innovations that contribute to the PA Wilds economy, encompassing sectors like software solutions, farming, and manufacturing.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Ben Franklin Technology Partners is pleased to announce the company finalists that will be moving forward to pitch for up to $50,000! Best of luck to all: Additive Enginuity Group, located in Seneca , is developing innovative product designs that help improve productivity while promoting workplace safety.

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Revolution

APRIL 2, 2019

Meet the companies that will pitch Steve Case and the Revolution team on the upcoming Rise of the Rest Road Trip. At each stop, we will host a fireside chat, a community celebration, and a pitch competition where eight startups will compete for a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Developing a business idea is essential, but how do you recognize one? Develop your passion. Before you can pitch your idea to investors or apply for a loan from a financial institution, you should draft a business plan. Product or service development. Find a need and fill it. What problem can you solve? Market analysis.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. AOL was closed, the Internet was open.

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