This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 29, 2011

I had an interesting conversation with an entrepreneur last week about how he decided which VCs he was going to pitch. Reality is that we're probably connected in some way anyway through various social networks anyway and I'm very quick to figure out all of those connections to ask about you. I try and respond to pitches right away.

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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. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS). Keep it short. Franklin D.

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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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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

Getting a loan on this kind of site requires a compelling pitch. You need a good pitch and must have (or develop) marketing skills. Bootstrapping Bootstrapping refers to raising capital without using investors or financial institutions. There’s no need for formal pitches or marketing. Cons It’s a very competitive field.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Influencers are inundated with requests for their time and have to develop filters of whom they trust and therefore who can refer them deals. The need to have well-defined networks of people you trust for introductions (he talks about Shervin Pishevar, who is also a friend of mine). We covered the Gaga breakout story but also.

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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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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck. There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Step 1: Identify and target the right communities The first place you should start with is your network. Ask yourself: “Who in my network has the capability to create a successful company? If you have a limited network, no problem! At the end of the meeting, ask for one or two work-related references (i.e.,

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Understanding the fund vintage – “Vintage&# of a fund refers to when the fund was raised. I’m happy to say that in 2006-2008 we has some good exits including BillMeLater, DealerTrack, UGO Networks and PrePay Technologies to name a few. Tags: Pitching VCs Raising Venture Capital VC Industry.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Writing blog posts, networking and participating in community business activities can result in investors going after entrepreneurs instead. The list should include around 30 to 50 names, which you can put into a spreadsheet with other relevant information for easy reference. Look at your networks. Perfect your pitch.

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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. 50% of these meetings led to pitches to individual partners. About 30% of partner pitches led to full partnership pitches. I suggest use the Founder Institute Mad Libs elevator pitch.

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

To make things as clear as possible, we asked each respondent to share their elevator pitch: How would they describe the technology if they were trying to convince a skeptic to invest? Please give us your web3 elevator pitch: What is it, and what role does it play in today’s internet framework? .

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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. Dig past their reassurances.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In terms of reciprocity, making the most of your company’s content means creating a network around it. When building your content network and reaching out to other businesses, pay attention to the following. Create outreach templates: Create separate templates for email and social media, where you explain your pitch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

” Jonathan sometimes refers to their investments as “micro-mezzanine” because “mezz is typically structured as a contractual periodic payment, with some equity-like upside, but subordinate to other debt … so most lenders look at it like equity.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

They had 154 visits, 97 due diligence requests, 33 second visits, and 12 reference requests, to ultimately produce 9 institutional investors. We’ve been much more successful in pitching old rather than new relationships. Placement agents have to offer their investor network a range of funds to support themselves.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2014

For example, while Steve Jobs was abusive, rude, and unappreciative, he had what his colleagues referred to a reality distortion field. I found myself explaining all this recently to a company team that was pitching me on its story. They wanted to come to pitch to my angel network. Raising money'

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Coro — a startup building an all-in-one cybersecurity platform aimed at mid-market companies, with functions to monitor devices, users, email, networks, data and apps and remediate any malicious activity — has raised $60 million, funding it plans to use to continue doubling down on this particular gap in the market.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

There’s no easy fix, but an emerging cohort of startups is pitching software as a way to potentially anticipate — and respond to — market shocks. One, Tive , provides supply chain visibility insights that ostensibly help companies manage their in-transit shipments’ location and condition.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Besides Prezi, there’s Pitch , a deck creation suite from the founders of Wunderlist. refers to the product’s AI-powered presentation recommendations. PowerPoint has over one billion installs and 500 million users alone, thanks to Microsoft’s longtime bundling of Office with certain Windows editions. Prezent.ai

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

link] Practice and record your pitch: build and practice a script for each slide. Here’s a 30-second snippet from my pitch and an awesome resource from On Deck on crafting a fundable pitch. Build your investor list: search through investors who funded founders in your network or those you admire.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

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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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

I was cognizant that women only received less than 1% of venture funding globally, but that wasn’t at the forefront of my mind as I started my journey or as I pitched to VCs or angels. The power of one’s network cannot be overemphasized in the business world. The power of one’s network cannot be overemphasized in the business world.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

What makes us distinctive is that, along with our core advisory practice, we are able to bring our unique ability to take positions in companies and value-add through our financial and operational know-how and network of strategic partners. We pitch to investors without requiring them to commit to a blind pool. Build trust.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

If you want to learn more or withdraw your consent to all or some of the cookies, please refer to the cookie policy. 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. Return p.a.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

If you want to learn more or withdraw your consent to all or some of the cookies, please refer to the cookie policy. 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. Return p.a.

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

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Gust

OCTOBER 12, 2011

To provide some reference points, I surveyed thirteen angels groups in North American to determine their recent experience in negotiating the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies. Wilmington Investor Network. Central Texas Angel Network. increasing. DC Dinner Clubs. DC/Virginia. up slightly. Sierra Angels. Golden Angels.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Like Salesforce, HubSpot also has a significant (albeit smaller) network of integration partners. social network profiles (e.g., We are setting up the following process: every time a company mails us their pitch or further information, we send to a special email, e.g., inbound(@)versatilevc.com. Hootsuite). a LinkedIn page).

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Leapfunder

JUNE 5, 2025

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David Teten VC

MARCH 30, 2023

I asked Sriram Gollapalli , a founding member of TBD Angels and Long Angle , to share some details on TBD Angel’s tech stack and the ways in which it has helped TBD become one of the largest and most active angel networks in the US, since its inception 3 years ago. Zoom is our platform of choice for pitch meetings and internal meetings.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The average Copper customer is 15 years old and often refers another friend, not including their own siblings, according to the company. Raise’s model, Copper Banking also relies on a network of youth ambassadors who promote the platform through schools, clubs and sports teams. In emulating Snap! billion.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

There are plenty more configurations in between, but the idea is clear enough: more and smaller ships use fewer batteries to move the same amount of cargo, assuming you have intermediate ports to make the swap network flexible. “Electrifying docks is expensive — all these ports are 50, 100 years old,” Henderson continued.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2023

I had a strong personal network and brand in the Hong Kong region, and I had no trouble finding local entrepreneurs who wanted to pitch Fresco Capital for funding. Unfortunately, in my early days of venture capital, nobody told me this story, so I immediately started searching for deal flow where it was easiest: in Hong Kong.

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