Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. When you pitched me I really did love you. And you get to demonstrate your skill sets without even pitching. I call it, “Remind me why I love you again?” You’re in control.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 24, 2022

Register Touchstone Partners announced today that it has led investments in two startups: Credify, which is pioneering embedded finance technologies, and Prep, an edtech company bringing interactive and personalized test preparation to tens of thousands of online learners.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I’m thrilled to announce the three startups to pitch at TechCrunch Live’s special event in Boston. The event will feature leaders in the Boston startup scene and concludes with a pitch-off. The following startups were picked by TechCrunch editorial staff to participate. Register here.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Read here: A Venture Capitalist Told Me How He Decides Which Startups to Fund, and I Couldn’t Believe It Stop sending VCs pitch decks?—?start Here he lays out the best strategy for creating them: What to include: A killer one-line elevator pitch. Next, you create Dynamic Versions based on who will be reading the pitch.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

Creating and Protecting IP Value in Connection with VC Financings (Perkins Coie). An M&A Playbook for Startup Founders: Lessons from Google and Microsoft (Merus Capital). Nailing the Little Things: How Startups can Achieve Operational Excellence from Day One (B Capital Group).

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

However, as a second-time founder, I was able to leverage many of my relationships with previous investors, angels and venture capitalists. I don’t believe the fundraising, pitching, deck building and overall process is that much easier, but the ability to get meetings into a tight window is. 3) Setting up the back office.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

We’ll be talking operations, hiring, fundraising and more, hitting on key topics for a new generation of startup founders. How can founders who don’t fit the Hollywood or HBO stereotype use their experiences to their benefit? Nailing TAM for both external pitching and internal planning is no small feat.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

” It should go without saying, but it’s a bad idea to pitch an investor if you don’t have a solid grasp of how they operate. “As a startup founder, you’d never dream of selling a product to a customer you don’t truly understand,” writes Haje. Planning to use your startup equity as collateral?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Assess Your Professional Skills: Take an inventory of existing skills that can be used when starting up a business apply to a startup that includes sales, marketing, operations, financing, human resources, hiring, communication networking, problem-solving, and more. Seek out financial advice because it takes time to improve a score.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

Or tools that help startups see all their financing options at the drop of a profile. Or, as I covered this week, a tool for startups that lets companies simultaneously blast out the same application — or pitch — to multiple angel and pre-seed investors. Pitch Deck Teardown: Mint House’s $35M Series B deck.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 3, 2022

Prepare a pitch & deck Pitch When I gave my first pitch, I made some mistakes, but after a few intros, I changed it to improve it. Before investor even decides to show some interest in your product, they’ll see your pitch. Prepare a deck Once you get the investor interested, you need to be ready with your pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

This year, we’re adding a new feature: Our guests will analyze pitch decks submitted by members of the audience to identify their strengths and weaknesses. The 5 biggest mistakes I made as a first-time startup founder. ” The 5 biggest mistakes I made as a first-time startup founder. citizenship!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

In less than 24 hours, thousands of new startup founders from around the world will tune in to day one of TC Early Stage 2021: Operations & Fundraising. Check the packed agenda , strategize your day and get ready to move your startup forward! Finance for Founders. The range of topics was all-encompassing.”.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

If you are an entrepreneur, startup founder or business owner wondering how you can best structure your pitch to acquire a VC investment, I offer some insight as to what my own process looks like when selecting a particular company or entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

For the last 24 months, Thomvest Ventures recorded headcount data for 150 Series A to C enterprise SaaS startups, and we have the numbers. Ackerman says he expects to see another tranche of layoffs in several weeks, after startups hold their Q4 2022 board meetings. Image Credits: anisah priyadi (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Source: DocSend At DocSend , we spend a lot of time analyzing the data behind what it takes for startup founders to market their ideas, land meetings with VCs, and in turn source and close deals?—?from An inside look at how successful VCs are courting the small world of big investors. from pre-seed to Series A.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Al Lijee , CEO, TowGator Invite Critiques with Reverse Pitching A unique approach I’ve found effective in determining the viability of a new business idea is what I call “reverse pitching.” It revolves around steering clear of the allure of feature-centric thinking when validating a startup idea.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. I was mainly educated in accounting and finance. We pitch to investors without requiring them to commit to a blind pool.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Upsie , a consumer warranty startup, has raised $18.2 The financing brings the total raised for the St. Paul, Minnesota-based startup to $25 million since its 2015 inception. The firm also viewed Bethea as a “very special entrepreneur” who “exudes authenticity,” which must be refreshing to VCs who get inundated with pitches. “We

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Demystifying First-Check Fundraising with First-Check Investors: There are so many ways to finance your startup that don’t include Y combinator or a traditional fund. In this stacked panel, founders will hear how to leverage unconventional communities and resources to get the first dollars they need to execute.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Startups and VC. If you’re a startup founder, money – specifically, your own wages – can be a sticky point. Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says founders need to get a firm handle on LTV (lifetime value) and customer acquisition cost (CAC) before they start sending out pitch decks.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

Additionally, the iterative nature of open-source projects leads to fostering a sense of teamwork between the founders, their team and investors and stakeholders. How we dodged risks and raised millions for our open-source machine learning startup. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

It’s amazing how frequently investors say “no” to startup founders: If 100 early-stage entrepreneurs pitch a VC, maybe three of them will be lucky to get a second meeting. The majority of early-stage VC deals fall apart in due diligence. Image Credits: z_wei (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

Jose Cayasso is the co-founder and CEO of Slidebean. 5 critical pitch deck slides most founders get wrong. Financial projections are essential for any business, but in the case of tech startups, a financial model is one of the most important and overlooked tools available to a founder. Jose Cayasso. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

According to Tsai, 2022 will see web3 going mainstream, more capital flowing to underestimated founders, and broader investments in regions that have traditionally been overlooked. All signs point to a continued abundance of opportunities for startup founders and investors in the year ahead.”. Financial technology concept.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

Unless you’re a former CIO who already has a clear understanding of the decision-making process, you can only fall back on basic best practices that usually result in a generic sales pitch: “How do you do, fellow CIOs?” What US startup founders need to know about the R&D tax credit. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Many local angel investment groups work with a local event that creates the illusion of a business pitch contest, awarding investment to the winner. Startups and investors discover each other, and the community wins because the event becomes visible evidence of new business and new jobs locally. The event generates local buzz.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

With a love for visiting new places and only student loans for financing, I always wanted to know which destinations were affordable. The universe must have been tired of hearing my pitch. PS: Rather than just telling people your idea, build a pitch deck (more on that under point 5 below). (2)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

Detail Orientation / Hands On – One of the easiest ways to rule out people who are pitching to me is when they don’t know the details of their business. I once had a startup team pitch me for an investment where the President of the company led the first call with me on his own. Who does finance report to?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Geared toward social impact startups working to create a healthier and more sustainable future, the accelerator provides access to training, products and technical support. Non-Dilutive Financing: Everything You Need to Know. Beyond the SBIR: Non-Dilutive Funding for Your Startup.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

If blockchain, cryptocurrency, decentralized finance (DeFi) and web3 get your entrepreneurial motor running, do not miss our TC Sessions: Crypto daylong deep dive on November 17 in Miami. Meet the perfect co-founder, find a dev with mad skills or pitch investors. Apply and submit your proposed content before September 9.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Like always, each episode features an entrepreneur presenting their early pitch deck along with the investor who funded the company. We want to know how the founder hooked the VC, what makes their partnership work and how other founders can improve their storytelling and pitching. Presented by J.P.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals. Power Pitches. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. If you’re doing a pitch I’m going to see, I want you to have read this book. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals.

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