Dream It
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
“VCs are looking for a grand slam,” according to Steve Barsh, Managing Partner at Dreamit Ventures. Selling a compelling vision is so critical that some investors weigh it more heavily than the pitch deck itself. As all investors know from the case of Uber, you cannot size a market based on an incumbent.
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
She was pitching for a pre-seed round of $400k. Founders hit the street with their pitch deck, some make it, and some don’t, but nearly all of them ascribe a lot more human influence over the process than there probably is. Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder.
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TechCrunch
MAY 3, 2022
Pitch deck pro tips from a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist. At TechCrunch Early Stage, Managing Editor Matt Burns hosted Lotti Siniscalco, a partner at Emergence Capital, for a session on pitch deck basics. ” Pitch deck pro tips from a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Develop new products.
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.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 17, 2023
As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works. Startups often fall into the trap of writing off incumbents as too big to act, too clueless to know what customers want and too incompetent to deliver good products. That’s a convenient story, but it often isn’t completely true.
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
On the other, “the growing interest and value of embedded insurance may bring nontraditional companies into the acquisition arena,” David Wechsler , principal at OMERS Ventures , said. This may actually be a great moment for insurtechs to nurture their relationship with incumbents to work on synergies and potential trade sales.”
Dream It
JULY 24, 2020
However, this means that a CISO sees a LOT of pitches in their role. Now you understand what the CISO is looking for and factors they are taking into consideration when they hear your pitch. Find out how incumbent products you are likely to replace are performing. When pitching to a CISO, preparation is key.
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