Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Most associates need some entrepreneurial experience before actually making investments. a really wide angle view of the tech industry since you see so many concepts / so many pitches and REAL data points on how startups perform financially. I think there are two reasons for this: 1. inside insight into VC decision-making.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Invest in continuous deployment automation. Pitch Deck Teardown: Orange’s $2.5M million seed round to scale up plans to build a charger network for multiunit properties, and its founders shared their winning pitch deck with TechCrunch+: Cover slide Mission slide Problem slide Macroeconomic market slide (“Why now?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

I counsel first-time VCs (as well as founders) to have mid-funnel strategies to get from first LP meeting to close and to put a disproportionate amount of time into this area (I say more about this on the podcast starting at timecode 27:41). OK, so you’ve found your target LPs who invest in funds at your stage. Why Buy Me?

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

In this episode, the two discussed how you can effectively sell in an environment where budgets are being cut, executive decision-makers are distracted with other priorities, and companies are less inclined to invest in innovation. His strategy for selling in 2009 is relevant to any economic downturn.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Reciprocal marketing is a marketing strategy in which two businesses agree to promote each other’s products or content for mutual benefit. In this article, we will look at how startups can apply the reciprocity principle as part of their overall growth strategy. How to apply the reciprocity strategy. Content and link building.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

I know all of this because every VC knows this because we’ve all either funded companies that have marketing technology or we’ve seen a pitch with a company that does this. Your pitch deck should really be your best marketing tool Your pitch deck shouldn’t contain your deepest, darkest secrets and plans.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

When you raise money from investors you produce information that you are told they want and care about: A fund-raising deck that articulates your company strategy, plans, team, market, competitors and so forth. These collective sets of documents form the basis of what somebody looking at investing would call “financial due diligence.”

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Red Rocket

MAY 20, 2022

So, think of it is one-to-many selling, as opposed to one-to-one selling, which should result in a much faster go-to-market strategy and scaling revenues more quickly than you typically could on your own. Or have happy client references? The bigger the idea, the higher up in the company you pitch it. Or, all of the above!

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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. Fong’s Capitale Ventures is an investment and advisory group with expertise in complex, cross-border transactions.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 12, 2022

dating app My pitch to investors I want to tell you my story as a founder and CEO and share some examples of my f**k-ups. They all refer to the Hola! Self-reflection This strategy was a mistake. Our strategy should have been to run something first and then polish the product model, but prejudice prevailed.

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StartupNation

JUNE 16, 2021

First, you might be wondering what “media” we’re actually referring to. Publicity refers to earned media, which is coverage that you’re getting on a site that you don’t own. There are many reasons why entrepreneurs fail to see any return on investment (ROI) from PR. The difference between owned and earned media.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In fact, even some of the excesses of 2021 were eclipsed when the number of investments on the continent rose higher in 2022 than they had a year earlier, boosted by early-stage firms flocking to fund startups in the wake of landmark exits of homegrown companies like Jumia and Paystack. How does this affect the investment landscape?

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Gust

JULY 23, 2014

So even if my own mother asked me to meet with you, and you were pitching me a biotech opportunity for a $10 million investment at a $90 million valuation, I might take the meeting, but it wouldn’t be particularly useful for either of us. In this case, it’s not a lack of interest, just a lack of time and efficiency.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

San Francisco-based Heyday — which buys up and then grows direct-to-consumer merchants and brands that have found initial traction, leveraging the Amazon marketplace — has raised $555 million, a Series C that it will be using to continue expanding its technology, investing in business development, and to buy up more assets.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A digital business card, also referred to as an electronic or virtual business card, allows users to share and save contact information quickly, without exchanging a tangible product. Also referred to as a media kit, press kits provide access to information about your business, products and overall brand. Digital business card.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’m surprised at how many funding pitches I get which lack some of the basic information which investors require before funding. If you’re talking with an investor competent enough that you’d want her to invest in you, that investor will also be competent enough to surface the negative information you’re trying to hide.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

We spent nearly three months pitching dozens of VCs, hoping to raise $3 million to $4 million in a seed round to hire our founding team and build the product out. When we spoke to many other founders, they all told us the same thing: Go raise, raise big, and raise now. Initially, we were excited. Lesson 1: Build big before you raise big.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

However, it appears that even though VCs are proceeding more cautiously than before and taking their time with due diligence, they are still investing. In both cases, about 25% of their overall investments went into fintech startups. Gone are the days of investing on a whim. And, while global fintech funding slid by 46% to $75.2

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

After listening to others pitch me a few different job opportunities while still at Google in 2008, it became clear to me that I would make a better decision if I could fully explore the larger landscape of new companies emerging in Silicon Valley. More posts by this contributor. Building A Diverse Board Makes Sense For Startups.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. Flexing its “20-minute term sheet” the startup uses an algorithm to shift through a startup’s data, and if it has positive ad spend and positive unit economics, they make an investment worth anything from $10,000 to over $10 million.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The mission is the elevator pitch. And then I also think with references, founders are typically showing up with their 5 to 7 reference questions. What are the tips that you have for reference processing both on the front door and the back channel references? Referencing should be almost like a continual loop.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Branded’s pitch is that it can use that expertise in building online businesses to grow its stable of sellers and brands better than they might be able to do on their own. “We SellerX raises $118M to buy up and grow Amazon marketplace businesses.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

While new fund announcements are certainly exciting, the fund may already be partially invested through and investors need to make capital calls before writing those checks. Pinterest lays off 150 people as a part of its ‘long-term strategy’ Is Instagram considering paid verification? Why invest in Ukrainian startups today?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Now that remote work has become the norm, remote investment in the area has dialed up as well. How to root out shadow IT and maximize SaaS investments. “Once IT has a line of sight into all applications in use and how they are used, they are positioned to optimize investments,” he says. That was amazing!

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Be specific in this elevator pitch of your business. Market pricing and promotional strategies : Research should tell you how much you can reasonably expect to charge for your goods or services. Who will make sales, what tools will they use, and what is the overarching strategy for obtaining, converting and maintaining leads?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 25, 2021

Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture. Aimed at managers, this post offers several testable strategies that will help you boost productivity and say goodbye to poorly run, lazily planned meetings.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2012

The main thing to guard is an strategy direction in your future that you feel is proprietary. Since the game of competing is always “where the puck is going” you can have a detailed conversation without completely letting on what your future strategy will be. When I was raising money I pitched to several VCs.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2020

What’s less clear, however, are the right steps a founder should take to make the most of this virtual world, especially with regards to their fundraising pitch deck. But in the seed round, the state and viability of your “product” can make or break your pitch. pages was the average for successful seed rounds.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 19, 2017

That is, how much should your company be willing to lose in cash every month as you make investments in staff and equipment that funds technology, sales, marketing and management. Usually when an investor is asking you your burn rate he or she is referring to net burn — what cash are you consuming.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Karim Hachem , VP of Ecommerce, La Blanca Content Marketing Gives You Material for Social Media Content marketing is important because your content will come in handy for your social media strategies. For instance, if you have written a great blog on a particular topic, you can refer to this blog in one of your social media posts.

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FundersClub

JUNE 1, 2017

" Harry Stebbings of The Twenty Minute VC chats with Brian Ascher of Venrock on how both founders & GPs should construct their pitch, why VCs are eternal optimists, and what makes the best post-investment VC/founder relationship in " 20VC with Brian Ascher of Venrock. Want to invest in the best startups?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. They picked apart holes in our strategy and they were right. You have an “hour” to pitch in your first meeting. Prepare to give your pitch in 30 including Q&A.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

Like maybe don’t refer to yourself as a trailblazer when announcing that your company is shutting down). While the pitches aren’t as fast and furious, they’re still coming. Founded in 2018, Liquidity employs machine learning and real-time data to automate the full credit investment lifecycle, committing more than $1 billion in capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

Often recruiters want to handle the final negotiations on package and/or do the reference calls. I’m also reluctant to hand over reference calling. I know that no recruiter will agree with me on this point, but I’ll tell you that I’m certain there’s a positive bias in reference calls. It happens.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

When people refer to a strategic investor they are usually talking about an investor that comes from the industry you serve as opposed to an independent venture capital investor. When times are bad many cease investment activity all together. Investing is our core business. They’ll pay up for it and promise much.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series, “ Pitching a VC.&# Getting a meeting with a prominent angel or VC is difficult enough. I am really surprised how many entrepreneurs pitch me and then I never hear from them again. Start with a very short thank you email the day after your pitch. Or a major shift in strategy.

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Reforge

JULY 20, 2022

You’ll also get a chance to explore common mistakes and strategies for troubleshooting so you can build off of Tom’s Dream Team experience instead of starting from square one. Their main role in the Dream Team framework is to set a clear and compelling strategy, drive alignment, and liberally share context.

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