Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2023

Stories, Slides, and Data Primary data set of public 3-minute pitches and 2-minute Q&As I have spent more than a decade coaching thousands of people on how to tell stories. As a result, I began meticulously cataloging the pitch conversations I listened to and ended up with nearly four hundred thousand words in transcript data.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

But financing isn’t always easy — especially if you’re the proud founder of a brand new business. You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article. Bootstrapping.

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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. Today, I’m delighted to present the deck the company used to raise its financing. Key investment criteria slide.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

Don’t abandon all hope: “You can still finance hopes and dreams, but just with smaller dollars,” Mayfield Partner Arvind Gupta recently told TechCrunch+. “Oftentimes, investors have a sense of whether a pitch is going to go somewhere within the first 15-20 minutes of a conversation.” billion to $1.81 billion, a 31% decline.

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StartupNation

MAY 31, 2021

A business pitch is a presentation put together to entice an investor or group of investors. The goal of your pitch is to secure funding to proceed with your value proposition so you can take your idea to the market. Remember, the pitch process is about getting investors to back people ; it’s not about backing products and markets.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The average new business pitch costs $450,000. You can’t afford to lose a pitch or (even worse) win a pitch that’s not the right fit for your business. So lets start with these six elements of a pitch response: Values: Your team aligns with the Brand’s value system. Process: Leading a pitch from end to end.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

As a firm that has been investing in the space for a while, what differences in the landscape have you seen since this time last year? How has your investment thesis changed in the last several months, and are you still closing deals at the same velocity? Globally, fintech startups raised $131.5 billion in venture funding in 2021.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

At Greylock, Motamedi focuses on enterprise companies, with investments and board seats at Abnormal, Apiiro, Utmost and others. Founders and the investors who finance them sit down to talk about how they met, what kept them interested in one another and, ultimately, how they sealed the deal.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2022

Let’s be honest, there are not a lot of companies that raise five rounds of institutional growth funding, with half a billion dollars worth of investment raised along the way. Having read all of this, I was curious to see how a company tells the above story in the form of a pitch deck to investors. Slides in this deck.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

Usually, the Extra Crunch Live crew sits down with founders and the investors who finance them to learn how they decided to partner with one another and, ultimately, how startups can get to “yes” when fundraising. Truth be told, everyone loves a good pitch-off. Register here for Extra Crunch Live with defy.vc

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

At Greylock, Motamedi focuses on enterprise companies, with investments and board seats at Abnormal, Apiiro, Utmost and others. Founders and the investors who finance them sit down to talk about how they met, what kept them interested in one another and, ultimately, how they sealed the deal.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2021

Usually, the Extra Crunch Live crew sits down with founders and the investors who finance them to learn how they decided to partner with one another and, ultimately, how startups can get to “yes” when fundraising. Truth be told, everyone loves a good pitch-off. Register here for Extra Crunch Live with defy.vc

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

military and VCs determined to finance pioneering space startups. In a classic, “but wait, there’s more” moment, all exhibitors will be able to pitch to conference attendees from around the world. It’s a market unlike any other, but does that change the math on equity-based investment? We’re talking folks from NASA, the U.S.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2020

On the fundraising side of things, there is no milestone more validating for a young company than securing your Series A financing. from finding the right partner to opening your first office space (be it a garage, WeWork or a less traditional virtual space ) to securing your first paying customer.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 17, 2018

I’ve invested in several startups that started out as international companies and either moved to the U.S. That’s changed a lot in certain markets, like China and Southeast Asia, but for most countries it is still true that there are more investors willing to invest a higher valuations in Silicon Valley than anywhere else in the world.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2022

Emily Paxhia, managing director, Poseidon Investment Management. Pitch Deck Teardown: Lumigo’s $29M Series A deck. ” Pitch Deck Teardown: Lumigo’s $29M Series A deck. Can recurring revenue financing drive growth in a turbulent market? ” Can recurring revenue financing drive growth in a turbulent market?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Usually, the Extra Crunch Live crew sits down with founders and the investors who finance them to learn how they decided to partner with one another and, ultimately, how startups can get to “yes” when fundraising. Truth be told, everyone loves a good pitch-off. Register here for Extra Crunch Live with defy.vc

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

From Dorm Room to Dominating the Finance and Tech World: A Deep Dive with Michael Mills, CEO of Infinitary Fund I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael E. Our mission is to meld finance with mathematics by exploiting foundational inefficiencies. Mastering the art of selling is imperative, especially when seeking investments.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The stats for women in investing are somewhat bleak. Women currently control around 60% of the nation’s wealth and direct 83% of all consumption in the U.S , but despite that economic power, historically, women invested 40% less money than men. Do not hesitate to pitch a fund that is in a location you know nothing about.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Usually, the Extra Crunch Live crew sits down with founders and the investors who finance them to learn how they decided to partner with one another and, ultimately, how startups can get to “yes” when fundraising. Truth be told, everyone loves a good pitch-off. Register here for Extra Crunch Live with defy.vc

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Usually, the Extra Crunch Live crew sits down with founders and the investors who finance them to learn how they decided to partner with one another and, ultimately, how startups can get to “yes” when fundraising. Truth be told, everyone loves a good pitch-off. Register here for Extra Crunch Live with defy.vc

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. Of course a nice chunk is primary capital, i.e. for the company balance sheet, to invest in growth initiatives, security and quality, and advancing our existing strategic priorities through acceleration and de-risking.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

Here are five pointers that founders should consider while pitching to venture capitalists: Be honest and accurate. Raising a venture round is, in a way, a sales process, but any claims that could call into question a founder’s trustworthiness can result in a negative outcome rather than an investment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. Each person gets 90 seconds to share the details of the investment opportunity or the “deal need” they’re presenting or seeking.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 15, 2023

You need a solid business plan, traction to demonstrate market fit, and the skills to pitch effectively. Don’t neglect ongoing investor relations “A lot of startup founders think that the only way investors will respond favorably is if they provide their best pitch on first contact,” said Mohammadi.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 20, 2021

“Who do I think is going to be an investment with such velocity that getting in early is going to be more than worth it as they grow.”. “A Supreme shirt that costs $100 bucks in the store will cost $1,000 online so, as an investor, I am just a kid on the street corner flipping sportswear,” Kunst mentioned.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It is when the founders need to make a tough decision of whether to raise money by diluting ownership ( equity financing ) or by taking loans (debt financing). While equity financing requires no repayment and doesn’t even act as a liability to the startup , it dilutes the ownership and the decision-making process.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Usually, the Extra Crunch Live crew sits down with founders and the investors who finance them to learn how they decided to partner with one another and, ultimately, how startups can get to “yes” when fundraising. Truth be told, everyone loves a good pitch-off. Register here for Extra Crunch Live with defy.vc

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Angel Capital Association

AUGUST 13, 2021

I’m sharing my thought process because perhaps it will nudge some of you to angel invest too! I consider myself a furiously curious person, and angel investing is one of the most rewarding ways I’ve experienced to satisfy this curiosity. My angel investing hobby was making me a better Founder, CEO, and business leader.

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Onevest

APRIL 30, 2015

But the data shows a rapidly growing trend in accredited investors investing together. Trending Investment Strategies Global investor surveys have shown that since the crises of the early 2000s more affluent and sophisticated investors are choosing to invest in partnership with each other. That means safety in investing.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 4, 2023

While some business owners use personal savings or loans to get started, many others turn to investors to help finance their dreams. Know your target investors Investors come in different forms, and each investor has a different investment criteria, goals, and preferences.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. Triet has a wealth of experience in portfolio support, angel investing, venture scout networks, advising emerging funds and startups, and has also been a founder himself.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Are you Ready 2 Pitch? At Impact Hub we are a community and space, offering opportunities for investment, training, networking and providing solutions for innovation and sustainability within the entrepreneurial sector. R2P): Where Start-Ups meet investors, business partners, and customers. More about the Ready2Pitch Program.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2021

Bezos Expeditions — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ personal investment fund — and Whale Rock Capital (a $10 billion hedge fund) co-led the round, which also included participation from Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Authentic Ventures and others. . Pilot’s pitch is about more than just software.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2022

So when you finally do get an offer to invest, the temptation to not question where it comes from is understandable. How about an investment from the Sackler family—the pharma family in the middle of the opioid crisis. I’m a straight white dude who grew up in NYC and worked in finance. Is there a line you would draw?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Tiger and Insight Partners led the investment, giving the AI workload orchestrator a huge capital base from which to grow. How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. billion valuation, TechCrunch reports. And there was more.

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