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The Anatomy of a Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

These memos often integrate the traditional components of a founder’s pitch, and blend it together with a deal champion’s observations on the opportunity of investing into the company — as well as the risks that come with it. When a lot of chance is involved, one must separate the decision-making process from the outcome.

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Cruz Foam’s shell-based Styrofoam alternative brings in $3.4M seed with DiCaprio and Kutcher

TechCrunch

The recent revelation that practically every animal on the planet has microplastics in its bloodstream and organs probably comes as no surprise to anyone in ecology, but it is one of several now inescapable public realities that have companies running to invest in green alternatives to their most wasteful habits and supply chain links.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

PV Grows A collaborative network dedicated to enhancing the ecological and economic sustainability and vitality of the Pioneer Valley food system. 2015 Waterdog We’re disrupting the traditional channel model by fundamentally changing the way the partner and reseller relationship works.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

So we want to generate a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs, investors and the rest of the ecosystem to access all of opportunities of collaboration between the central government, regions and CP councils in order to improve entrepreneurship in their respective areas,” says Polo.

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Nana nabs $6M for an online academy and marketplace dedicated to appliance repair

TechCrunch

Nana has an unlikely founder story that speaks to how so much of the tech world is still about hustle and finding opportunities in the margins. Meanwhile, Nana estimates that the appliance repair market is a $4 billion opportunity, with some 80 million appliances in need to being serviced annually in the US. “There are 5.9