article thumbnail

EO Members Share Entrepreneurial Trends for the New Year

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Video pitching. I see an uptick in pitching via pre-recorded video. We used Loom to pre-record our pitch and share it with potential investors. It’s a great way to personalize a pitch deck and share it with interested parties. Continued focus on sustainability. Here’s what they shared.

ecology 260
article thumbnail

Finalists in the 2023 $50,000 PA Wilds BIG IDEA Contest Announced!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

These products prioritize natural ingredients and sustainable packaging. White Cane Coffee, (Robert Willman) located in Warren County is bringing sustainability and more economical manufacturing to a multi-use pod-based hot drink brewing system. – Intros, Pitches, and Judging 4:30 – 6 p.m.

ecology 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Founders from MIT With a Plan to Change How We Grow and Eat Food

Both Sides of the Table

It’s hard to grow enough food to meet these needs, not to mention in a sustainable way and in a world where water is increasingly in short supply. Tack on the challenges with land, bee population decline, heavy use of ecologically destructive fertilizers and pesticides and extreme food waste and this adds up to a real global challenge. .

founder 363
article thumbnail

Winners Announced in PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

In addition to the money, the pitch experience they gain, and the business training offered are just as valuable. On June 8, 2023, the BIG IDEA Finale Pitch event was hosted at the University of Pittsburg at Bradford. These products prioritize natural ingredients and sustainable packaging. first appeared on BFTP/CNP.

ecology 52
article thumbnail

10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook

TechCrunch

Today, pitch competitions, incubators, accelerators, VCs and angel groups proliferate. I really wish that the business case for social and ecological startups will finally be proven (kind of like Oatly showed with the Blackstone investment). Also sustainability will hopefully be put back on the agenda.

startup 144
article thumbnail

Five common misconceptions about building a startup in New York City

This is going to be BIG.

It’s often some combination of the idea not being big enough to sustain a venture exit or the company just not being appropriate for venture financing. It might take you six months to get to know an investor well, so don’t expect a check on the first pitch. They’re all doing pretty well.

startup 284
article thumbnail

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

TechCrunch

I met Cruz Foam co-founder John Felts during the memorable Accelerator at Sea hosted by the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. His pitch made perfect sense: create a biodegradable alternative to expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam using a material provided in abundance by nature. ” In the Accelerator over the Sea. .”

ecology 99