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How to Be a VC: Being Open

This is going to be BIG.

I want your pitch to be the one I say yes to--and I want you to solve the inherent problems in your business model. Just take how most people approach networking events and talks. One event organizer had even asked me if I wanted to give my talk before the company demos, enabling me to duck out before the crowds could rush me.

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The Future of Publishing and an Opportunity to Work with CNN/Money

This is going to be BIG.

A professional social networking site has hired a content focused executive away from a traditional media company's digital arm. Similarly, when I'm reading a piece of content, I may want to spread it across my professional network--and especially when I'm publishing one. Don't know if you noticed, but LinkedIn has an editor now.

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NFTE Founders Forum Pitch Competition Announces Student Winners

American Entrepreneurship

Three finalists received training via workshops and coaching from business advisors, fine-tuning their business plans and pitches for the showcase and pitch competition. In addition to its classroom curriculum, NFTE hosts the Founders Forum Pitch Competition.

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Towercutting with goTenna

This is going to be BIG.

It is a small piece of hardware that syncs up with your phone, freeing it from the carrier network and enabling point to point communication. I was scanning the SXSWSocial network for anyone that had tagged themselves "Brooklyn". But handy isn''t why I backed it. Handy is the first step to gamechanging. million.

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Preparing to Start a Company

This is going to be BIG.

If enterprise sales is the hard part of what you’re doing, figure out how you can de-risk that first—maybe by trying to pitch some vaporware to buyers or perhaps getting them to pay you to build it on a consulting basis. Second, I’m working on a new stealth project that enables founders to get feedback from investors in a fast and easy way.

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My Career Regret - The Money and Interestingness Trade

This is going to be BIG.

These folks were literally pitching my team, and because I didn''t necessarily want to do the same thing as they did, I didn''t care much to spend time with them. And that''s not to say that the only reason anyone should network with somebody is because of money--but the reality is that access to capital is an enabler.

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Business Development for Early Stage Startups

This is going to be BIG.

They also enjoy multiple rounds of biz dev wack-a-mole—taking every inbound meeting that comes through their inbox and pinging people in their network and one circle away based on the biz dev idea of the day, flailing around the graph aimlessly like a wounded duck. Vet your deck with them… let them see how you’re pitching the company.