NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2025

At a glance Founder/s: Kate Forward & Stephen Ponsford Business: puawai Founded: 2024 HQ: wellington Can you tell us a bit about your business? Puāwai helps users ideate, execute, and scale their business in one smart, connected workspace. What’s the backstory for your business idea?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

The idea is that you put out information with data and a point-of-view and that becomes the story rather than you. Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Either that or there is something other than a financial motivator involved – NO VC is looking to build a business off of 5% ownership in startups. Either that or there is something other than a financial motivator involved – NO VC is looking to build a business off of 5% ownership in startups. I love that. But it happens.

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Understand your business. It sounds obvious, but the majority of entrepreneurs who pitch me have obviously never thought through many of the major issues surrounding their companies. You should know EVERYTHING about your business, product, customers and competition. And that capital is going to come from…YOU.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

If you are returning to this article and looking for the links do get your own KISS Canvas: Image for virtual whiteboards Printable poster (4×3 feet) Googlesheet Problem There are a LOT of things that can go wrong in turning an idea into a successful innovation. Its simple guiding premise is: its all about the stakeholders.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

From thoughts on maximizing meeting efficacy and expanding your goal-setting mindset to improving employee engagement and reaping the benefits of systems and processes, EO members share personal experiences and action steps that can benefit your business. OKRs-Objectives and Key Results-have transformed how I do business. But the No.1

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 26, 2019

Our meeting was memorable both because the pitch was compelling but also because it was the first pitch meeting I ever took in our new Santa Monica offices. And while Kevin went on the guide our role on the board at Seriously and deserves 100% of any Upfront credit, Andrew went on to become a dear friends. By “first” I mean?—?we

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2010

When you visit a VC to tell them about your wonderful idea it’s easy to imagine that this person is not evaluating any other deals at the moment. When you visit a VC to tell them about your wonderful idea it’s easy to imagine that this person is not evaluating any other deals at the moment.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And, I think but can’t prove, both were business failures. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business. Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. I have the purchase history to prove it.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

A while back I came across the new edition of “ Leading Out Loud: A Guide for Engaging Others in Creating the Future ,” by Terry Pearce, who has been is this space for a long time, and I felt it spoke loudly to every entrepreneur looking to improve his leadership communication. These are the hard parts. Creating shared context.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Part of being an entrepreneur or small business owner is getting excited about your venture. You obsess over it to the point that most of your daydreams revolve around details of your business plan—which beers you’ll offer at your new pizza place or the color of the walls in your designer boutique. How to Craft a Value Proposition.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. Congratulations. You’ve found a VC partner or principal who has invited you to the Monday partners’ meeting. What could go wrong? A lot, actually.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 23, 2018

I've seen this so many times over: A founder pitches a VC, or several of them, and then they come back from that process with all sorts of new strategy goals or worries that they need to be doing something differently. First off, you need to drop that friend like a ton of bricks, and second, making that ice cream less sweet isn't a good idea.

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Gust

DECEMBER 9, 2012

It would be no fun if starting a business was simply plotting a straight line between your idea and success, with no challenges along the way. That doesn’t mean that starting a business should be a random walk into the unknown. At some point financial capital if usually needed to meet business goals.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 23, 2020

According to Harvard Business School research, 95 percent of new products fail in their first year. You may have a great, ground-breaking product idea, but if you haven’t done your due diligence to set your product up for success, you may set yourself up to fail. Define your target audience. Validate your product.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As you look toward a new year for your business, it’s important to keep new and essential PR tools top of mind as they have the ability to make your outreach and engagement efforts easier and faster than ever before. Digital business card. Editorial calendars.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Startups from all stages have joined our cohort, from those with just an idea to billion-dollar companies.”. The accelerator collected mentors and speakers like Ryan Wyatt, CEO of Polygon Studios, and Jeff “Jiho” Zirlin, co-founder of Axie Infinity , to help guide the cohort. This crypto winter may be long, but builders remain bullish.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I’ve added some of those insights here while I work on a more comprehensive resource guide to mapping entrepreneurship ecosystems. I’ve added some of those insights here while I work on a more comprehensive resource guide to mapping entrepreneurship ecosystems. Start here! What is Ecosystem Mapping and Why Do It?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

With thousands of gyms across the country forced to close during the pandemic, there’s been an unprecedented opportunity for fitness companies pitching an at-home solution. The idea of having a set routine is a complete fallacy.”. Image via Future. Mandal aims to have 1,000 coaches on the Future platform by this time next year.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Within that time frame, you are pitching your heart out to multiple investors and ideally setting a number of meetings, either virtual or in-person. You’re also busy building and constantly tweaking your narrative (and pitch deck) and managing each of those meetings and the necessary followup. The right pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Floww — a data-driven marketplace designed to allow founders to pitch investors, with the whole investment relationship managed online — says it has raised $6.7 Floww’s idea is that it showcases startups based on merit only, allowing founders to raise capital by providing investors with data and transparency.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 19, 2021

The elevator pitch as we know it today comes from Hollywood. An aspiring screenwriter would corner an unsuspecting executive in an elevator and pitch his/her concept during the time it took to go one floor. If the executive liked the pitch they would stay on until their floor. That’s not an elevator pitch. Where to begin?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2021

Apply the same idea to mental health, education and fitness. I think we’re in the early innings of seeing what “aha moments” have materialized into companies. And we won’t know the pandemic’s true impact on our psyches until the dust settles and we have an opportunity to reflect. We do know it will be fascinating to watch.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Take the time to read, cover to cover, The Definitive Guide to Raising Money from Angels , by the legendary Bill Payne. As such, the competition from an entrepreneur’s standpoint is very, very tough. Given this imbalance, the fact is that most VCs are reactive rather than proactive. One of the primary ones is the referral source.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

Minority businesses make up a large part of the American economy. Unfortunately, these businesses have had the hardest time scaling up, in part because of a lack of funding. Fortunately, there are some organizations that can help minority businesses with funding. These are needed for any business to grow.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 26, 2024

Margo Gianos has propelled her business Endero forward through two i2E programs – E3 and the Entrepreneur’s Cup (formerly known as Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup), a statewide collegiate business plan competition where her team won first place in the High Growth Undergraduate division. Learn more at bigassbag.com.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Now that so many millennials and Gen Z have embraced the option, “we also see opportunities for new BNPL products for small businesses that are looking to reduce cash flow strains or avoid maxing out credit lines,” said Jason Brown, partner at Victory Park Capital. Consumers in every country are getting squeezed on all sides.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Starting a business is very difficult. This Guide is for the aspiring business owner and entrepreneur for the purpose of spuring thinking and investigation that will lead to the creation of a business plan followed by the business launch. Don’t decide to start a business in isolation.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2022

A Very Honest Guide to Writing Your Fundraise Pitch Deck How to optimise yours for success Congratulations! You know you need a pitch deck to do this and so fire up your slide software of choice and crack your knuckles, ready to wow. I’m an investor at Supernode Global , an early-stage VC fund based in London.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

We’re bringing together experts from the Northeast and Silicon Valley to chat through myriad startup core competencies — from fundraising to operations to marketing — and outline step-by-step guides on how you can set up and grow your business. On April 20, we’re excited to bring our show to Boston, Massachusetts.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

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. It’s remarkably rarely used in VC pitch decks, which I think is a tremendous shame. The good news is that the company seems to know that and tackles its advantages head-on.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

With so much startup activity in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) space it can be a challenge for businesses to figure out which of these SaaS (SaaSes?) Sastrify’s sales pitch to SMEs includes that current customers have seen an average 6.5x are actually useful and worth continuing to shell out for. ” .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Here’s what I learned : The success of Zeta hinges on the idea that people want to share their finances in an ongoing and meaningful way, and that the world of finance is ready to shift from individualism to collectivism earlier and louder. There’s always a fintech angle , even on Valentine’s Day. techcrunch.com. Sign up here. The new CEO.

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StartupNation

APRIL 20, 2021

StartupNation has partnered with Yottled to provide the fastest way to bring your business online. StartupNation has partnered with Yottled to provide the fastest way to bring your business online. I met Greg in the spring of 2011 when he approached me to invest in his new idea. Get started for free.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Besides Prezi, there’s Pitch , a deck creation suite from the founders of Wunderlist. Besides Prezi, there’s Pitch , a deck creation suite from the founders of Wunderlist. “[I] realized that great business storytelling is essential to making your ideas shine and grow your career.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We’ve tapped experts across myriad startup core competencies, from fundraising to operations to marketing, to outline step-by-step guides on how you can set up and grow your business. Wondering how to recruit talent in this landscape? We’ve got a session for it. Struggling to find product market fit? Jess Lee (Sequoia).

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 30, 2024

The 2024 PA Wilds Big Idea Contest, an initiative aimed at fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, and Tioga Counties, has announced its finalists. After rigorous evaluation, six outstanding contenders have emerged, each presenting groundbreaking solutions in diverse fields.

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