This is going to be BIG.

MAY 26, 2022

You’d like to believe the world is completely meritocratic—that you’ll put your heads down to work on your company, hit all your metrics, and just show up on the doorstep of a VC firm who will just be bowled over at the fantastic little company you’ve created. This is something a lot of people don’t think about.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Improve your pitch: Startup Battlefield isn’t just thrilling to watch; it’s a masterclass in how investors think. All right, here are the final five business Brahmins who will help judge the Startup Battlefield pitch competition. Mar Hershenson , co-founder and managing partner at Pear VC.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

There has been little movement in the amount of VC dollars going to women-founded companies since 2012. Though by no means does this mean that women aren’t doing incredible work in the field and it’s only right that women founders receive their fair share of VC investment. Venture capital is far from a level playing field.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

These range from companies pitching me to portfolio companies presenting at board meetings. So part of seeing you with a team is to get a read on team dynamics and believe me all VCs discuss the team dynamics after you leave as in. Here are some guidelines for you – particularly for VC pitch meetings.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2023

But I’ve always found those same focuses to be especially in conflict with what it means to be an early-stage founder pitching your vision: You have to have Elon Musk-level ambition, big dreams and the ability to sell a company to investors before there are any real metrics behind it. What is this, revenue growth for ants?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

I have a full life of friends and family, a portfolio of investments that I’m working with, an investor coaching business , a thought leadership course , I play softball, ice hockey, compete in triathlons and run a non-profit kayaking program that I started. Do you aspire to be a partner in VC or to break in? Are you fundraising?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? Within 2 years I was getting 400,000 views / month and had been voted the 2nd most respected VC in the country by an independent survey of entrepreneurs, The Funded and sentiment analysis. thought leadership. accessibility.

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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. I’m sure he could have done without his VC asking him on the sidelines our latest revenue forecasts :) but we really just kept it personal. By “first” I mean?—?we

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

With a rigorous selection process, only the most promising tech-enabled companies get the chance to pitch. Three pitching events happen on the first day of the Conference: Seed Stage, Early Stage, and Growth Stage companies. The Seed Stage Pitch competition winner will be awarded a $500,000 investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

Privately you all acknowledge that nobody believes in it yet we’re letting our leadership continue to invest our money and reputation on something we know is going to fail because it has no real basis. I found that most VC’s never gave me any feedback when I was pitching. I’m OK with that.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Whether you’re in the idea stage or building on the friends-and-family plan or preparing to pitch investors, it’s imperative to understand the shifting VC funding landscape as you plan for future growth. Her global background includes entrepreneurial ventures, corporate executive leadership and management consulting.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 5, 2019

It’s not actually surprising that investors bought into it, considering that for a long time, VCs have focused on one particular archtype of leader as being more worthy of venture investment than others—the bold, confident visionary who will talk big in the pitch meeting.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

As part of my role as a partner of HealthInc, I sit on the jury for the startup competition in which 20 finalists pitch their ventures, with 10 then selected to enter the program. For example, remember to finish your point if you are interrupted during a pitch. We just need to want to do it and be willing to learn along the way.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

The meetings included co-working spaces, accelerators, investor groups, tech giants, University startup hubs, maker groups, and pitch events. Doing startups, Angel and VC investing is mainstream. Startups need to refer to US customers and competitors in their pitch wherever possible. Entrepreneurs are a cultural norm in the US.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Entrepreneurs seek to find the right investor and to make the best pitch when the opportunity comes Entrepreneurs start their companies with great passion and big dreams. They also look for certain traits in the founder such as vision, passion, and leadership to build the right team.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 24, 2019

How do you compete against those VC-backed behemoths in Silicon Valley? True, there may be a gap in Canadian senior tech leadership in 2019 —from operations and marketing to sales and engineering. But when you’re starting out, it can be hard to know where to begin making inroads in foreign markets. Think international when hiring.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

I started off with several introductions that one of my friends from college and a former VC made for me to several of his previous colleagues. But when going to pitch meetings and VC events, I got the same feeling that I would get when you go to a high-end country club or a luxury store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As Managing Directors of Techstars Seattle, we raised a series of funds from mostly local LPs, including participation from some of our best-known local VC firms, as well as many of the mentors who worked with the founders during and after each program.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It seems Boston is faring well, and part of the reason for that appears to be that remote pitching is still a trend. “Fundraising has changed significantly and founders at all stages are now taking many first meetings on Zoom,” said Russ Wilcox, a partner at Pillar VC. Boston remains a vibrant startup and VC market in 2023.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

There, they share pitch materials and information about their business. The founder gets a detailed assessment with feedback on their pitch materials, the underlying metrics that they can use to develop their business and, their ability to raise capital down the line. A three-way marketplace. ” It doesn’t end there.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

“I had one cross my desk yesterday where a brand-name VC led the seed, which they are now calling a pre-seed,” Winfield told TechCrunch. Patricio Jutard, co-founder and general partner, Newtopia VC. Pitch Deck Teardown: Forethought’s $65M Series C deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Forethought’s $65M Series C deck.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Startups and VC. Meanwhile, Connie talked with Sequoia’s Jess Lee to get a deeper understanding of how VC companies think about their deals. 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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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Another would be to introduce diversity quotas for women in leadership positions — an approach that has seen success since its legal implementation in California. Women are consistently losing out when it comes to accelerator backing and VC support. of VC partners are female, and in Europe, the picture isn’t much better: 83% of U.K.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tomorrow’s episode of Extra Crunch Live will feature guests VC Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures and Rachel Carlson, CEO and co-founder of Guild Education. Among other topics, Lee will talk about how Guild Education met her criteria for investment before the duo offer feedback on startup pitches submitted by audience members.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

With all that experience, she knows all too well that the process of fundraising starts well before your first pitch meeting. How to Nail Your Virtual Pitch Meeting (Melissa Bradley, Ureeka). How Founders Can Think Like a VC (Lisa Wu, Norwest Venture Partners). Building and Leading a Sales Team (Ryan Azus, Zoom CRO).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

But according to data from PitchBook, less than 2% of VC funding went to all-women-founded teams in 2021. It’s identical to what’s happening in Africa: Less than 1% of all VC dollars went toward startups with one or more women founders last year, according to The Big Deal , which details investments in Africa.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Since being founded in 2015, the company has amassed a customer list that includes AppFolio, HotDoc, Pitch, Kumospace and Teamflow, and its customers report seeing up to 80% fewer video call errors after using Daily, Kwindla Hultman Kramer, co-founder and CEO of Daily, told TechCrunch via email. million round raised in May 2020.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

After the success of startups like Airbnb and smart-home players like Google, Amazon and Samsung, investors are “searching for good ideas and quality execution,” according to Jake Fingert and Lionel Foster of VC firm Camber Creek. How would she break the news to her leadership team and employees?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The difference between pitching a VC and pitching a journalist (lol). How the #MeToo movement impacted leadership styles and changed accountability for the better. The best framework for the different types of media form out there, from Twitter to billboards to earned media.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

Partners in well-known VC firms spoke, they were accessible, and they shared smart, insightful nuggets. Hear leadership perspectives for securing your business growth in a time of rapid change. Korea Pavilion Pitch Session – Hosted by KOTRA. . — Karin Maake, senior director of communications at FlashParking.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

It’s certainly not salary, as when a company has nothing beyond a great idea and maybe a lead to a VC on Sand Hill Road, there’s no fat paycheck or benefits package to offer. This is the pitch, at least if you’re a promising male. Instead, they dangle the proverbial carrot of stock/equity compensation. Wait ‘til we go public!”.

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

The firm claims it will hear anyone’s pitch, no matter where in the world you are or what you are building as long as you are a pre-seed or seed company. They insist on a video pitch. Now, we just have founders submit a video pitch through our platform. The upside? So the entire process can be done in a week.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. Remember, a warm introduction or direct contact with the individual or their closest decision makers (such as managers and/or lawyers) can set the stage for a successful pitch.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? It also means you’re the only one responsible for pitching VCs, running board meetings, staffing a team, and making major decisions. Russ Heddleston is Head of Commercial, DocSend at Dropbox. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2021

Breen: I admired the leadership and growth of other companies that, at one point, were Startup Battlefield contestants. Together you rehearse and go over every iteration of the pitch line-by-line and slide-by-slide. As a result, we couldn’t have been more prepared for pitch day. TC: What did it feel like to pitch at Disrupt?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

The round was co-led by Index Ventures, which also led Sylvera’s seed, along with New York-based global private equity and VC firm Insight Partners. It says the Series A will be used to fuel further business expansion, including by further expanding the team and beefing up technical leadership.

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