Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

Develop a unique point of view on the problem Your team must prove that they have a unique and valuable view on this problem. However, these executives usually have multiple lines of defense to shield them from sales pitches. In solution-based selling, you match benefits to the needs and pain points that customers signal.

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Onevest

MAY 19, 2015

Refer Deals to Others Just because you aren’t interested in a particular deal doesn’t mean it won’t be a hit with someone else. Respond Respond when others refer you deals. You might not love every one of them, but they won’t keep referring if all they get is crickets. So how can investors improve their deal flow?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

There’s no easy fix, but an emerging cohort of startups is pitching software as a way to potentially anticipate — and respond to — market shocks. One, Tive , provides supply chain visibility insights that ostensibly help companies manage their in-transit shipments’ location and condition. .”

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Who was willing to jump on a plan on a Sunday morning with a hang-over to make sure they were there the night before an important biz dev pitch on a Monday morning. When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. Who in stead said, “That’s what Skype is for?” ” Wowza.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

When people refer to a strategic investor they are usually talking about an investor that comes from the industry you serve as opposed to an independent venture capital investor. When they promise to help you with marketing, sales, distribution, integrated product development, etc. it sure is tempting.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Less common bank loans, such as those offered by credit unions or Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI), may also fall into this category. Today, there are many more options, a development that has opened the doors to more startups. Getting a loan on this kind of site requires a compelling pitch. Personal credit.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Imagine the “typical&# deal – somebody comes into a VC’s office, they’ve never met, they’re highly referred by a friend and they’re pitching a product demo and a PPT. If I see your alpha product then I can judge how it develops over time.

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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. . That’s what the industry refers to as a BHAG — a big hairy audacious goal. Pitch Deck Teardown: Supliful’s $1M seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

As part of my role as a partner of HealthInc, I sit on the jury for the startup competition in which 20 finalists pitch their ventures, with 10 then selected to enter the program. For example, remember to finish your point if you are interrupted during a pitch. Prepare to answer questions about all facets of your business. Franklin D.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We had every reference client we worked with call their senior team members (we had already won a major project at Scottish Water, Anglian Water and another at a large water company in Paris, France). Low numbers are sexy.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We had every reference client we worked with call their senior team members (we had already won a major project at Scottish Water, Anglian Water and another at a large water company in Paris, France). Low numbers are sexy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

If you don’t follow the image reference above or the tag line, “ You don’t need double talk; you need Bob Loblaw “ (try saying it out loud) , and if you care! I know he’s smart but you wouldn’t hire a Javascript developer to do your database design – would you? the link is here.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A digital business card, also referred to as an electronic or virtual business card, allows users to share and save contact information quickly, without exchanging a tangible product. Also referred to as a media kit, press kits provide access to information about your business, products and overall brand. Digital business card.

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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. Image Credits: The Last Gameboard. This has been updated.).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Influencers are inundated with requests for their time and have to develop filters of whom they trust and therefore who can refer them deals. I hope I’ve persuaded you that 20 minutes watching Troy speak is well worth your time.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

So you developed a product for the mommy community? Do you have an application that helps mobile developers build HTML5 apps? Much of my traffic is through referring websites and/or social media. I have board meetings, company pitches, internal partner meetings, etc. Blog on that topic. You know your blog topic.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

.” Eventually, the company closed a $30 million Series A round led by Index Ventures partner Nina Achadjian, as the duo discussed on the latest episode of TechCrunch Live , our weekly program featuring entrepreneurs, developers and investors. References. We do a lot of customer calls and check references on the entrepreneurs.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

150Birds can be referred to as Uber for freelance marketing services. 150Birds help startups and small businesses to: Get guidance to develop suitable marketing strategies, Get professional marketing services on-demand on a simple fixed monthly price, and Pay expert’s charges only when experts work. The Concept. The Offering.

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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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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Price low to minimize adoption friction, grow quickly, and then move up-market after developing broad adoption. Skimming is less common in the software world because few startups develop a product at launch that will be accepted by the most sophisticated customers (and those willing to pay prices that generate the greatest margin).

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Over the past six years, and with great help, I’ve developed the Keep It Super Simple (KISS) Canvas to help innovators find and mitigate some of their biggest risks, from ideation to scaling. A pitch deck template is great for telling a convincing story to investors, but not a practical guide for execution. How is the Simple?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

A pitch deck for Anthropic’s Series C fundraising round discloses these and other long-term goals for the company, which was founded in 2020 by former OpenAI researchers. “These models could begin to automate large portions of the economy,” the pitch deck reads.

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Red Rocket

MAY 20, 2022

Or have happy client references? So, don’t get blinded during their sales pitch to you as a good partner, unless you are 100% confident they are a trusted business in their space. The bigger the idea, the higher up in the company you pitch it. They will need example product pitch decks, email/phone scripts, etc.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

will hand-hold you through the process of building a super savvy customer service robot, is the pitch. is gearing up for fresh growth — saying it’s expecting major developments next year. Overall, he says it’s tripled ARR over the last 12 months (albeit, it was the same growth story last year too). Now ultimate.ai

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Featuring founders from 30 countries and startups across sectors including developer tools, fintech and healthcare, the day saw no shortage of compelling pitches. Monterey AI tackles a decidedly different part of the product lifecycle: Development. billion in 2019. Image Credits: Pilot AI. Monterey AI.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Taking a look at an investor’s portfolio in search of companies that are somehow similar to yours will make it easier to craft a good, eye-catching pitch. On one side, crypto lending refers to the process of borrowing or lending cryptocurrencies through a blockchain-based platform. Secure funds from crypto-lending platforms.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The list should include around 30 to 50 names, which you can put into a spreadsheet with other relevant information for easy reference. Perfect your pitch. Once you have an investor’s attention, a sales pitch is your chance to clinch the deal. Look at your networks. It (literally) pays to prepare. Updated Nov.

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2025

The Pros and Cons of Sales Commissions Make the First Meeting a Conversation, Not a Pitch The first meeting with a prospect (and often several subsequent meetings) should be conversations, not presentations or demonstrations. Developing a skill is very different from merely gaining an understanding of best practice.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

And if you choose to go after them, it will probably benefit your company’s development enormously thanks to the first-mover advantage, if done right. For example, think of the first companies that developed the payment protocols that gave birth to the first credit cards.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

To make things as clear as possible, we asked each respondent to share their elevator pitch: How would they describe the technology if they were trying to convince a skeptic to invest? Several others said they started exploring the space after developing an interest in crypto. Mercedes Bent , partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky. Each action is tied to a specific reward, so if a member refers to someone who gets hired, they could get a money prize or a leaderboard spot that identifies them as someone who is going above and beyond to help the startup. You can’t buy a community, so make it worth it.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 12, 2022

dating app My pitch to investors I want to tell you my story as a founder and CEO and share some examples of my f**k-ups. They all refer to the Hola! We lost a lot of time on the development of the two apps at the same time and started running out of resources. I was scared to go and start pitching “to the world.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

People referred to them as the invoicing company.”. Pitch perfect, you might think. Angel investment from a former Erlang Systems sales manager, Jane Walerud, followed and she put Klarna’s founders in contact with a team of developers who helped build the first version of the platform. Siemiatkowski left undeterred.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Be specific in this elevator pitch of your business. Product development plan. This section is also for detailing sourcing and fulfillment, intellectual property rights, the current status of your products (are they still in development or ready to ship?), What market or kind of customer will you cater to? Market analysis.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

For example, say a teen wants to buy an iPad, they can set up an account that they can save toward that iPad and give family members (such as grandparents, for example) the opportunity to pitch in the same amount, or more. She invested personally in Till in its pre-seed rounds.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

After listening to others pitch me a few different job opportunities while still at Google in 2008, it became clear to me that I would make a better decision if I could fully explore the larger landscape of new companies emerging in Silicon Valley. More posts by this contributor. Building A Diverse Board Makes Sense For Startups.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

She wasn’t referring to the sophistication of the tools, but the way in which the hardware production toolset is balkanized across both teams and tasks. The company is also developing a no-code user interface that can act as an all-in-one toolkit for hardware engineers. Their pitch obviously resonated. That brings us here.”.

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