Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

Dorrian is an entrepreneur. It is Nikolas Tesla pitching a VC firm. Because the videos show exactly what life would be like if a young Elon Musk came to pitch VCs today and said I want to transform P2P finance, get people driving electric cars and send a man to mars in our lifetime. He is that.0001% He knew me then.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 15, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director Investors and entrepreneurs from the Pacific Northwest and around the world will reunite in Portland and online May 4-6 for ACA 2021 - The Summit of Angel Investing! This annual event is about collaborating to bring angels and entrepreneurs together.”.

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The Seraf Compass

MARCH 24, 2021

If you are helping an entrepreneur raise money, there is no way you are going to avoid one or more “deep dive” meetings. Coming out of the pitch, most investors will ask to hold a longer more in-depth meeting to unpack the company’s story in greater detail.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

Then you’ll want to refer the top early-stage startups in your portfolio/pipeline Rolodex to Startup Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2023! It’s also the absolute best way for an entrepreneur to get the most out of Disrupt 2023 — with a guaranteed free demo space on the show floor and the chance to win $100,000 in equity-free funding.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

As an entrepreneur, you have limited time to project that maturity to prospective funds. I have also heard it referred to as a “narrative deck” — basically a detailed, written version of your pitch. There is a marked difference in what a Series B company is expected to look like versus a Series A company.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Once you fill this out… Step 4: Meet to discuss answers and conduct reference checks Set up an hour or two to sit down and review each other’s answers in person or via a conference call. At the end of the meeting, ask for one or two work-related references (i.e., For instance, I would ask references questions like: 1.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. Entrepreneur : “Sure. Some people find this elitist?—?I

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

All the participants are running some type of program or space to support startup entrepreneurs or build the startup community in their region, from running accelerators and co-working spaces, to startup meetup groups, student entrepreneurship groups, and maker spaces, as well as University faculty and Government policy makers.

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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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

link] Practice and record your pitch: build and practice a script for each slide. Here’s a 30-second snippet from my pitch and an awesome resource from On Deck on crafting a fundable pitch. In addition, identify key customers willing to be references and make sure you’re friendly with them in case of pending due diligence.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Day One Ventures , a venture firm launched in 2018 with a pitch to combine venture capital acumen with marketing and communications support, has launched a program aimed explicitly at those impacted by tech layoffs this year. The program, titled “ Funded Not Fired, ” will write $100,000 checks into 20 startup teams by the end of the year.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It is imperative for budding entrepreneurs to take the time to learn about the types of investors available and how to use best practices when approaching them for funds. They are found across all industries and are useful for entrepreneurs who are beyond the seed stages of financing but are not yet ready to seek out venture capital.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The mission is the elevator pitch. And we know that the chief people officer role, CHRO—unlike maybe finance or sales—entrepreneurs have a harder time understanding what that role is, right? Kelli Dragovich: It’s so funny because you’ve sent a bunch of those entrepreneurs to me over the years, which I’ve loved.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

Investors, myself included, see hundreds, if not thousands, of decks The #1 repeating mistake I see in a deck is that the customer story is missing; moreover, in nearly every pitch deck, the “story” is incomplete or entirely missing. What’s running through my mind: Is this actually feasible, and how will you win?

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Gust

JULY 23, 2014

So even if my own mother asked me to meet with you, and you were pitching me a biotech opportunity for a $10 million investment at a $90 million valuation, I might take the meeting, but it wouldn’t be particularly useful for either of us. In this case, it’s not a lack of interest, just a lack of time and efficiency.

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StartupNation

JUNE 16, 2021

First, you might be wondering what “media” we’re actually referring to. Publicity refers to earned media, which is coverage that you’re getting on a site that you don’t own. Let’s dive into exactly how to drive sales from your earned media coverage: Why many entrepreneurs don’t profit from publicity.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

Sadness for the loss of a bright young New Zealander who had so much going for him, for the terrible loss for Jake’s mother and his whanau and friends, and for the loss of an up and coming innovator and entrepreneur to our business community. It also made me angry.

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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! I was scared to go and start pitching “to the world.” I’m Evgeny, a serial entrepreneur, and startup advisor. Thoughts and self-reflection about the closed company Hola!

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Clive Humby, the genius mathematician and data science entrepreneur, said, “Data is the new oil.” ” Since then, countless marketers, data experts and entrepreneurs have repeated his phrase. And pitch them products they truly need. Today, data empowers marketers to specifically study what buyers are looking for.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2022

In this post, I’ll cover six realistic ways startups and entrepreneurs can fund their business , including: Incubators or accelerators. Angel investing is a type of investment where an individual or angel investor provides funding to entrepreneurs starting a new business. Angel investment. Venture capital or VC. Crypto lending.

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TechCrunch

JULY 3, 2022

You’ve brushed off your Keynote skills, you’re giddy that you’re finally going to be able to start paying yourself a living wage, and you are excited to start pitching your startup’s next round of funding to your investors. The slide is often referred to as The Ask. Save 50% on an annual subscription here.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Incentives and the Cobra Effect [Andrew ‘Boz’ Bozworth/Facebook] – So I don’t know if the story Boz references here is fully accurate or has taken on some metaphorical expansion, but it’s worth sharing. This triggered entrepreneurs to start breeding cobras to collect the bounty.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2023

I had a strong personal network and brand in the Hong Kong region, and I had no trouble finding local entrepreneurs who wanted to pitch Fresco Capital for funding. Unfortunately, in my early days of venture capital, nobody told me this story, so I immediately started searching for deal flow where it was easiest: in Hong Kong.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

a really wide angle view of the tech industry since you see so many concepts / so many pitches and REAL data points on how startups perform financially. Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

However, many entrepreneurs have opted to remain heads down and build more efficiently instead of testing this new valuation environment. We are excited to see how entrepreneurs leverage these tools to enhance our archaic B2B payments ecosystem. How do you prefer to receive pitches?

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 30, 2021

How about the entrepreneur -founder? Professional investors rarely attach a red letter upon a failed entrepreneur. In fact, if that person can tell their story and relate the lessons learned clearly, there is a positive response many of us will make to the next pitch from that person. Investor pattern match.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

This conference focuses on entrepreneurs and founders at every point along the earliest stages of the startup spectrum. Throughout the day three concurrent tracks will offer a variety of topics — think protecting your IP, accelerating user growth, structuring your cap table or receiving feedback on your business pitch.

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StartupNation

JUNE 7, 2021

For founders and entrepreneurs building up their business, the initial startup stage typically focuses on the product, technology or service offering. As an entrepreneur-turned- angel investor , I had to learn this lesson firsthand through my experience building up a company and then selling it to a publicly held firm within the industry.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 17, 2023

For example, you can create an explanation video that introduces your startup, explains its purpose, and includes references and inside jokes that only the community would understand. Dedicating one to two hours per day to do media pitches is worthwhile because it’ll eventually result in scoring free media coverage for your startup.

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Gust

MAY 25, 2014

After my sales pitch, he was so excited I knew he could do the job.” Based on the glowing terms I heard from my friend, I’ll just skip the reference check.” In this litigious society, reference checks are more productive if you also listen to what is not said. Invested Interests entrepreneur hiring startup'

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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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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Part of being an entrepreneur or small business owner is getting excited about your venture. It can be referred to as your elevator pitch. Written for EO by Grant Polachek, the director of marketing at Inc. 500 company Squadhelp.com. It should inform people what unique benefit your provide to your customers.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

There was a need to connect entrepreneurs coming out of a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) training program to investors and funding. Reflecting on the early success of SDAC, to today being one of the largest angel conferences and startup pitch competitions in the country, following are five tips for activating new angel investors.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Eager Entrepreneur. Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored. Their chat contains valuable insights into how pitches have evolved over the past year, the VCs’ thought process when reading decks and what founders should focus on if they don’t want to be ignored. Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Binance is the largest crypto exchange in the world, and its founder and CEO, Chinese Canadian billionaire Changpeng Zhao, is so well-known that he’s often referred to by his initials alone — “CZ.” TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. Building a Blockchain Behemoth. with Changpeng Zhao (Binance). Is Crypto Regulation Ready?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The public markets may have cooled on fintechs in recent months, but for entrepreneurs who are still considering starting up, “outlook good,” says the Magic 8 Ball. Each respondent was kind enough to let us know how they want to be pitched, and for grins, one shared an example of a cold e-mail that worked,” she writes. Walter Thompson.

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