AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 1, 2023

Register Korean company Sleek Corporation ‘s innovative fitness platform, ‘Hifive,’ achieved a major milestone by securing the top prize at the prestigious 2023 East Meets West Pitch Competition. ” Hifive is only one element of Sleek’s broader mission.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

LANCASTER, PA – Ben Franklin Technology Partners is pleased to announce the winners of their TechCelerator pitch competition. The pitch competition was the finale for six teams who participated in an intensive 10-week startup boot camp offered by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2024

Phil Nadel: The Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Visionary Transforming Startups into Success Stories I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Nadel, a well-respected serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, published author, and frequent speaker at industry events. I was a serial entrepreneur for many years.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

You can still shoot your shot to pitch to an amazing panel of judges and thousands of TC viewers. TechCrunch editors will select 10 founders from around the world to pitch on stage July 9th. Without further ado, here are your judges for the Early Stage Pitch-Off: Ben Sun, Primary Venture Partners. Apply here.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 21, 2023

Ben Franklin Technology Partners joins forces with the Invent Penn State initiative to showcase the Summer TechCelerator Cohort and their startup business ideas! For over a decade, the TechCelerator Startup Boot Camp has been supporting emerging entrepreneurs, and this year is no different. first appeared on BFTP/CNP.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

Manage All of Your Crazy Ideas and Review Them Each Quarter Like most entrepreneurs, I have no shortage of ideas. It’s frustrating when I see entrepreneurs jump on the same old business bandwagon with no real positioning as to how their company is different from the rest. For entrepreneurs, a shortage of ideas is never the problem.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 23, 2022

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! The Winners Were: First Place: Craig Moyer with BoB Profit Partners took home $7,000 for his retail technology solution that eliminates merchandise loss.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Yet, that is what Spanish marketing expert and entrepreneur Alex Barrera often ends up doing with startup founders who hire him to help improve their pitch. What do people often misunderstand about pitch training? For those with a bit more experience, pitching is about a set of slides to achieve a certain goal, mostly funding.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

What is one business basic every entrepreneur should perfect when looking to start a business? To help you master the business basics, we asked business leaders and entrepreneurs for their best insights. Here is what 12 thought leaders had to say: Deliver the right pitch. Brett Farmiloe, Terkel. Master sales.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

But the rules are different in startup-land: although there are basic best practices for putting together a pitch deck or term sheet, there are no hard rules for approaching potential investors. We are following the effects of web3 or blockchain-enabled technology across each of these verticals. Arvind Gupta, partner, Mayfield Fund.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. As part of my role as a partner of HealthInc, I sit on the jury for the startup competition in which 20 finalists pitch their ventures, with 10 then selected to enter the program. Be the know-it-all. Keep it short.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As it turns out, trying to change an industry using 100-year-old technology is a bit like turning the Titanic around. We needed to build our set and props and ship them to California, and I had to prepare a pitch and appear before the Sharks, all in a matter of weeks. The “slow yes” just about did me in. It’s not.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We sourced and received applications from hundreds of Black, high-growth startup founders from all over the country and held workshops and discussions about the challenges they face, all of which culminated in a virtual pitch competition. One event held by a few investors focused on Black founders is clearly not enough.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Here’s a list of top sources for funding minority entrepreneurs. The NASE has been around since 1981, providing entrepreneurs and micro-businesses, including those by minority owners with access to grants and educational resources. It is a great resource for minority entrepreneurs with a more specific funding need.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 18, 2020

STATE COLLEGE, PA – On Wednesday, June 17, 2020, The Tech Celerator @StateCollege, a partnership with Invent Penn State that has helped create more than 130 new startups, hosted a zoom pitch event. Their cost-saving, automated technology removes the need for preliminary form work which reduces labor at the construction site.

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

It’s playing a really clever card: trying to make rapid financing available to climate entrepreneurs in a win 4 situation — where investors, the startups, society and the environment all win. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Otherwise, you lose sales even before you start Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Do not mistake the perfect pitch for the well-rehearsed (read: memorized) presentation. The cookie-cutter pitch presentation kills your sales pipeline before you actually have one. My team members call it the Pitch Perfect experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

I’m sure you know, but Elon was the co-founder (and largest shareholder) of PayPal, the most important payment transfer technology of its era and still the most instrumental to date. 0001% who still doesn’t use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social technology. Dorrian is an entrepreneur. He is that.0001%

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In the startup world, it’s pitch decks, not business plans that get companies funded. Making a pitch deck is an art, a science, but most importantly, a story. Angel investors and venture capitalists have also learned to expect a standard pitch deck as the first filter when evaluating a company to invest in. Demo Day pitch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Contributed to EO by Steve Ferman, an EO New Jersey member, serial entrepreneur, and founder of 4 Pillar Coach. With over 40 years of experience working in the technology realm, Steve loves the thrill of starting and growing a company — he started and sold six companies of his own. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 4, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Every year, dozens of PA startups get their start with Ben Franklin Technology Partners. The post STARTUPS RECEIVE INVESTMENT FROM BEN FRANKLIN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS appeared first on BFTP/CNP. Visit www.cnp.benfranklin.org for program details. For more information: www.reflexion.co. WE INVEST IN INNOVATION. .

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 10, 2017

Tom Charman is a “studentrepreneur,” an EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) finalist in 2016 and co-founder and CEO of KOMPAS , a city exploration application helping people discover amazing but little-known adventures hidden in the world’s urban jungles. You were an EO GSEA Global Finalist in 2016. What inspires you most?

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 20, 2019

SOMERSET, PA – For the past two months, several tech-entrepreneurs have been participating in a business startup accelerator program, the Tech Celerator @Somerset. On March 14, 2019, they each made a graduation “pitch” to a team of judges from the surrounding area. The post TWO SOMERSET ENTREPRENEURS WON $5,000 IN PITCH COMPETITION!

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 21, 2024

.” Maggie Horne, Director of the Gannon Small Business Development Center (SBDC), echoed similar sentiments, emphasizing the importance of collaborative initiatives like the TechCelerator program in fostering innovation and supporting local entrepreneurs. provides a comprehensive solution for performance measurement and job matching.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 10, 2021

ERIE, PA – In 2020, when Dr. Jeffrey Vaitekunas made his investment pitch presentation to Ben Franklin Technology Partners, he began with some very somber facts. In fact, the company was recently voted one of the top 50 medical technology innovators of 2021 by MedTechInnovator.org”. We are saving lives and limbs.”.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 22, 2023

I eventually decided I wanted to move to the business side of technology, so I went back for an MBA. You have to find the right startups and spend considerable time reviewing everything from the technology to the market size to the skills of the founding team. How did you get started in the startup world?

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 6, 2023

Ben Franklin’s Food & Beverage Tech Celerator recently offered a 10-week business startup boot camp for entrepreneurs who are developing scalable, innovative, and technology-focused products/services in the food and beverage industry. The post Ben Franklin’s Food and Beverage TechCelerator is hosting a Pitch Event!

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2013

The chances of getting money from someone who is hearing about you for the first time during the pitch process is extremely low. When an entrepreneur doesn't blog--it makes me wonder if they understand what investing in the long term really means. That's a good thing for any entrepreneur, not just one who blogs.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 15, 2022

On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of $10,000! The People’s Choice Award was made to Meta Global Technologies. What an amazing group of entrepreneurs. Bob Dornich, the Program Director for TechCelerator, commented, “Wow!

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 12, 2019

With funding support from the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority and business mentors provided by Ben Franklin and Gannon’s Small Business Development Center, the local entrepreneurs behind these startups have been participating in Ben Franklin’s business startup accelerator, the Tech Celererato r@Erie. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., I’ve set many goals in 30+ years as an entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

Robotics founders: Focus your pitch deck on problem-solving, not technology. Even so, founders should be prepared to discuss practical applications, as opposed to simply touting the benefits of their technology. Robotics founders: Build your pitch deck around problem-solving, not technology. Walter Thompson.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Suddenly, I found myself in a period of my life that so many entrepreneurs know all too well after an exit: I felt unsure of my “place.”. I remember asking myself questions like: Am I still an entrepreneur? Like most entrepreneurs, I started as an underdog, and it remained a key part of company culture as we grew.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams will pitch their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! The post THE TECHCELERATOR@STATE COLLEGE IS HOSTING A VIRTUAL PITCH EVENT! appeared first on BFTP/CNP. Dial in at [link].

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Thacker said entrepreneurs should be open to raising as much as possible during the concept phase to make sure they have freedom to tinker and iterate. Why emerging technology founders should tackle the hardest problems first. Why emerging technology founders should tackle the hardest problems first. Image Credits: Rec Room.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Most founders are not experienced entrepreneurs, which means they tend to repeat the same mistakes as they try to overcome universal challenges. We’ll discuss relevant issues for technology workers and founders who are considering setting up shop in the U.S., Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur. At Vencapital, we heard from VCs, learned about evaluating startups, did some deal sourcing, and pitched startups. A lot of startups with co-founders only have one of the founders pitching the idea. How did you break into tech investing? This was very insightful.

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