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How to Communicate Impact Metrics to Investors

StartupNation

Syed Balkhi , Founder, WPBeginner Showcase Real-World Impact and Metrics When pitching to investors, especially in the early stages, it’s easy to focus solely on financials — but in today’s landscape, especially in beauty and wellness, impact is a currency of its own. .” If you’re pitching impact, make it real.

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Navigating Risk, Learning Relentlessly: An Interview with Steve Gomberg of Mondegreen Ventures

Jason Malki

In this capacity, he channels his extensive experience toward supporting the next generation of innovative startups. Steve Gomberg’s career is marked by a commitment to growth, innovation, and sustainable business practices. I went to all types of pitch events and saw a lot of very bad ideas, technologies & business models.

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Sales Best Practices vs. Intuition in Startups

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This tendency is exaggerated when the new offering is disruptive or innovative. If the offering is truly innovative and/or disruptive, this first step is even more vital. This too is a bit more difficult if the offering is viewed by the prospect as innovative and/or disruptive.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. What areas need to be disrupted? More Accessible Innovation Resources for All. What areas are going to change? I'm waiting for the "Fab.com for cyclists".

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How to Get a VC's Attention at an IRL Event

This is going to be BIG.

A few years ago, I was at Techcrunch Disrupt and this guy taps me on the shoulder as I was chatting in a group. They’re looking to spend only a precious few seconds with each person, forcing you to rush your pitch. He simply extended a handshake and said: “Hi, sorry to interrupt. My name is Alan. They can’t try your product.

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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

This is going to be BIG.

The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. These closed periods have more to do with trends in other markets or macro fears than they have anything to do with prospects for innovation. The number of markets where innovation is coming from has also exploded--it's not just a Valley game anymore.

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 is weeks away, and today I’m thrilled to announce the 200 startups selected to participate in the first ever Startup Battlefield 200 cohort. These rising-star startups represent the innovation taking place across these tech categories: Hardware, Robotics, AI + ML. Tickets are still available to the show.