NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2025

Meetups like Growth Jam have also been invaluable for networking, swapping stories, and learning from others. One big takeaway was the art of the pitch. A major milestone was attending SaaStr Annual in San Francisco, where we heard from global tech leaders on AI, scale, and staying relentless.

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StartupNation

JULY 3, 2025

Not only are these relationships critical to the success of your business, but most startups rely on investor pitches and regular networking to fund their venture. Image by benzoix on Freepik Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Read the interview: Richard Liew: For those who may not know who Ministry of Awesome is – let’s just assume there might be some – can you give us your elevator pitch? The network, the communication, the support that comes out of that day is just quite incredible.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 20, 2025

expansion partner of Capital Factoryone of the leading startup accelerators and investor networks in TexasSTATION DC brings Capital Factorys resources, mentorship, and investor connections to the D.C. A Robust Network of industry leaders, policymakers, military officials, and investors working across high-impact sectors.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2025

They’re brilliant at product development and fundraising pitches but treat contracts as an afterthought. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses. Yet most founders I meet are making the same mistakes. The good news?

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

The opportunity to grow and expand my network by meeting like-minded individuals is also a huge valueadd. I think it is important to remember that you dont have to swing at every pitch. What has been your biggest challenge when it comes to finding the rightdeals?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

More than 100 interactive sessions will ensure attendees have opportunities to network, learn, and collaborate in ways that are impossible at larger, more impersonal events. Every conversation, from stage talks to curated networking, is focused on delivering practical insights that attendees can act on immediately.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Harry built a brand, a network, and eventually a venture fundnot by having all the answers, but by asking great questions. Not to pitch them. In a feed, its all about whether your network, your subjects network, and the extended connections around you have seen something on that topic recently. Not to impress them.

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2025

The Pros and Cons of Sales Commissions Make the First Meeting a Conversation, Not a Pitch The first meeting with a prospect (and often several subsequent meetings) should be conversations, not presentations or demonstrations. It is essential to avoid depending on demonstrations to make this happen. A training event will never do the job.

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StartupNation

JULY 24, 2025

Customization tools: It offers controls for pitch, pause, pronunciation, emphasis, and narration speed in the audio, ensuring that it aligns with your desired emotional tone. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses.

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StartupNation

JULY 11, 2025

These stories get passed around like proof that success is just one smart pitch away. Image by Freepik Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Find free courses, mentorship, networking and grants created just for small businesses. The solo founder who raised $2 million in two weeks. The startup that went public five years later.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Winning the best deals requires the entire firmall of their collective networks, insights, and resources. Growing up as a Mets fan during the Wilpon ownership era, I was always demoralized when my crosstown rival Yankees would bring in other teams closers to pitch the 7th inning or somebody elses #5 hitter to play a platoon role.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 3, 2025

When I’m scanning a pitch deck I’m basically looking to put it into one of two buckets – Traditional or Different. Screendoor has now looked at more than 1,500 venture firms raising funds, backing roughly 1.5% of them, often as their first or second largest investor.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 27, 2025

A targeted, well-researched pitch to the right journalist at the right publication is far more effective. Leverage Local and Industry Media New Zealand has a rich network of business publications, regional newspapers, and industry blogs. Building relationships with key journalists by engaging with their work before pitching.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Use automation to get more out of LinkedIn Get the free eBook Some weeks, I'm on fire, posting daily and engaging with my network. The level of transparency makes it easier to pitch brand partnerships—especially if you're trying to monetize LinkedIn —and refine your content strategy.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 10, 2025

She’s the founder of Chez Faint , a curated networking and retreat company that hosts transformative gatherings, of Faint Services Group , a creative consultancy, and of Floor 51 Productions , an entertainment production company. Thank you so much for joining us! What motivated you to launch your startup?

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 24, 2025

Table of contents: Vibe-coded marketing agents (Zapier Agents) A landing page for my Slack group (Lovable) A simple foodie social networking platform (Cursor) A writing assistant Chrome extension (Bolt) Interactive, embeddable widgets (v0 by Vercel) All sorts of single-purpose tools (Replit) What will you vibe code?

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 12, 2025

Through MTI’s flagship four-month program, the companies will receive mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to industry networks that are instrumental in advancing to the U.S. On June 27, companies will pitch to investors at MedTech World in San Jose.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

VCs in our network: Get started Sign up as investor Sign up as startup Sign up as VC Invest in startups Early Bird Holedo The Netherlands Every industry has a talent pool. Make a difference Build a relationship with your startups, and add value from your experience and network. Return p.a.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

VCs in our network: Get started Sign up as investor Sign up as startup Sign up as VC Invest in startups Early Bird Holedo The Netherlands Every industry has a talent pool. Make a difference Build a relationship with your startups, and add value from your experience and network. Return p.a.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

VCs in our network: Get started Sign up as investor Sign up as startup Sign up as VC Invest in startups Early Bird Holedo The Netherlands Every industry has a talent pool. Make a difference Build a relationship with your startups, and add value from your experience and network. Return p.a.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

VCs in our network: Get started Sign up as investor Sign up as startup Sign up as VC Invest in startups Early Bird Holedo The Netherlands Every industry has a talent pool. Make a difference Build a relationship with your startups, and add value from your experience and network. Return p.a.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

VCs in our network: Get started Sign up as investor Sign up as startup Sign up as VC Invest in startups Early Bird Holedo The Netherlands Every industry has a talent pool. Make a difference Build a relationship with your startups, and add value from your experience and network. Return p.a.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

VCs in our network: Get started Sign up as investor Sign up as startup Sign up as VC Invest in startups Early Bird Holedo The Netherlands Every industry has a talent pool. Make a difference Build a relationship with your startups, and add value from your experience and network. Return p.a.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Camber Creek portfolio companies benefit from the network effects of his four partners from the real estate world. Key Questions To Answer When Pitching Real Estate Tech VCs Is there demand for the product? Founders speak to this network as part of the diligence process and get feedback. You should pitch how to get higher rents.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

In fact, you could make the argument that, because of their lack of advantages in other areas, the ones who make it to a venture pitch actually have more of these raw ingredients because they’ve had to in order to make it to the same destination as their straight white male counterparts. The reasons why are plentiful and probably overlapping.

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APRIL 11, 2022

What Alan recognized was that most IRL forums and networking events are absolutely awful places to pitch and here’s why: 1) When a VC shows up in person, they’re looking to replicate the kind of top of the funnel they would get in an hour or two’s worth of e-mail, and that’s not going to happen if you corral them into a corner for 30 minutes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

The DX event is so powerful because of the networking quality among the MyEO DX community. The three-day DX22 event will be filled with opportunities to network—both formally and informally–and feature intriguing keynote speakers on such topics as real estate, e-commerce and cryptocurrency. Who can attend DX22?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 5, 2024

Three finalists received training via workshops and coaching from business advisors, fine-tuning their business plans and pitches for the showcase and pitch competition. In addition to its classroom curriculum, NFTE hosts the Founders Forum Pitch Competition.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Takes an hour or an hour and a half at most and everyone gets the benefit of a public conversation--versus three or four hours of pitches. Those kinds of requests feel desperate and not only undermine their pitch, but it''s still real time that adds up. Panel prep calls. There''s a special place in hell for panel prep calls.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

I don’t want any formal pitches. Their dealflow is angels or seed investors pitching “their best deals” to you in emails. They usually have strong networks to begin with so suddenly you’re hit up by everybody you know who has a friend. So I have a rule on accelerators. ” I say, “Relationships.”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

He used the 500Startups platform to uber network in the Bay Area where he was living. Of course he pitched me the entire ride down. Come to entrepreneur pitches. Nice kid, but I see lots of nice kids. Sam had different plans. He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. He sent me a few nice emails.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The new initiative includes a strategic partnership with the highly anticipated X-PITCH 2023, a global deeptech startup competition aimed at catalyzing the widespread adoption of cutting-edge technology across diverse industries. “We see immense potential in partnering with X-PITCH.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The YLAI Network hosted Michael Goldberg , a professor of entrepreneurship and an expert in international business development, for a Facebook chat in November for Global Entrepreneurship Week. Michael answered questions from network members requesting advice for their entrepreneurial endeavors.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2021

Below is a link to the pitch video. There wasn’t any context around it—not exactly something I’d call a “pitch”. I explained that this wasn’t really a pitch because it lacked all sorts of context. Having been called out, I set up a meeting—but I didn’t do it to take a charity pitch. Who was the team?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JULY 27, 2021

I used to pitch ideas to my cousins and my parents of ways I was going to make money. As I went on pitching the idea to other groups, I realized that so many companies, not just small ones, were having these problems. I’ve learned so much about finding the right talent, and finding out what’s available in other markets, and networking.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Would we pitch Series A players? It's too easy to think that if you tilt the pitch just a little one way or the other, that's going to make the difference, but that's Monday morning quarterbacking. Adam Struck brought on significant additional capital from his network. Did that seed make this round our Series A?

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