Jason Malki

JUNE 6, 2025

Keshia Theobald-van Gent I had the pleasure of interviewing Keshia Theobald-van Gent , an accomplished executive with deep experience in innovation, strategy, and stakeholder engagement. There’s no shortage of pitches or decks — but finding truly aligned opportunities can be a challenge.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2025

Whether you’re just starting or scaling up, Puāwai brings strategy, content, and collaboration together, powered by intelligence that gets smarter and personalised the more you use it. Our AI learns your strategies and adapts to your unique tone of voice, turning everyday tasks into smarter outcomes.

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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?

startup ecosystem

StartupNation

JUNE 27, 2025

However, somewhere between the endless pitching, tight cash flow and back-to-back 14-hour days, your spark started fading. You can reroute from survival mode to passion-fueled growth with the right strategies. It’s a strategy for sustainable success. You didn’t launch your startup to feel like a shell of yourself.

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Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Implemented robust financial controls & operational strategies. Leads investment strategy and portfolio management for Mondegreen Ventures. I went to all types of pitch events and saw a lot of very bad ideas, technologies & business models. Developed creative, non-dilutive financing that supported rapid growth.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2025

They’re brilliant at product development and fundraising pitches but treat contracts as an afterthought. After helping hundreds of early-stage companies streamline their contract processes, I’ve identified five practical strategies that anyone can implement—regardless of your technical or legal expertise. The good news?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Why this Facebook ad works : Feature-forward messaging : "Record your pitch once—share it anytime" in the ad copy , as well as the video itself, makes the value of Canva Recordings instantly clear. Canva This video ad for Canva presentations shows how you can record yourself and add it to your deck with just a few clicks.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

A New Approach to AI Conversations In an era where the AI space is oversaturated with information, HumanX aims to cut through the noise and provide executives with real, tangible strategies. Andrew Blum, Co-founder and COO of HumanX, remarked, The AI landscape is saturated with noisewhat executives need are real, tangible strategies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Implementing even one or two of these strategies can help you create folders that look impressive and drive results. Keep these insights in mind as you design your next folder, and let me know how it impacts your sales pitches. I hope these tips have answered your questions and inspired new ideas for your sales materials.

creativity

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. Every single company that rushed to demo eventually closed the business.

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StartupNation

JULY 11, 2025

These stories get passed around like proof that success is just one smart pitch away. Three Branding Strategies That Made Nutella a Business Success Clean Books and a Solid Track Record While investors don’t expect explosive profits from day one, they do expect clean, reliable financials. The startup that went public five years later.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 11, 2025

To inform the Alliance strategy, E3 Durham conducted a rigorous 360-degree assessment of Durham’s small business ecosystem, engaging over 200 entrepreneurs, 40 ESOs, and a wide range of funders, policymakers, and economic development leaders.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A decade ago, most startup pitches ended with a calculation justifying the amount they sought to raise. This auction dynamic, combined with venture capital’s explosive growth over the last decade, has transformed fundraising strategy. In other words, the raise was an output of the financial model.

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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. Crafting a Strong PR Strategy for SMEs A well-planned PR strategy doesnt require a corporate-sized budgetit just needs clear goals and a consistent approach. Be available The media cycle moves quickly.

media

The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

For example, I used Collabwriting to save Ryan Baum's post about using AI as a creative partner rather than a replacement (shown below) so I could reference it later for a client's LinkedIn content strategy about responsible AI use. The one hiccup I ran into was connecting my LinkedIn account.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 12, 2025

These partnerships help startups refine their regulatory, reimbursement, and go-to-market strategies. On June 27, companies will pitch to investors at MedTech World in San Jose. The accelerator also offers access to a curated ecosystem of strategic manufacturers, investors, healthcare providers, and payers.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

Who gives the final nod for the marketing strategy? If it feels like a group project in school, where everyone needs to pitch in, give CLAM a shot. Who should be consulted about production timelines? CLAM (Collaborate, Lead, Agree, Monitor): CLAM might be the way to go if your project is highly collaborative.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

It's designed to outline responsibilities and initiatives within the grand scope of the marketing strategy to keep teams aligned and informed. Their communication strategy involves creating anticipation through teaser campaigns, leveraging secrecy to build excitement, and hosting live events to unveil new products.

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The Zapier Blog

JULY 10, 2025

It typically includes sections for the project scope , objectives, timelines, resource allocation, risk assessment, and communication strategies (unless telepathy is in the budget). You should also determine your communication strategy, whether through emails, seances, yelling across the room, or other means.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Key Questions To Answer When Pitching Real Estate Tech VCs Is there demand for the product? For example, when Bowery pitched to Camber Creek, the partners ran mock appraisals their LPs to prove the efficacy of the appraisal software. You should pitch how to get higher rents. Has the founder done his homework before his pitch?

real estate

Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 5, 2022

MyEO DX attracts EO members who are looking to transform or reinvent their business strategies or overall engagement with entrepreneurship. Some MyEO DX members are angel investors and serial entrepreneurs with deep knowledge about the process and strategy behind buying and selling companies.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

20 Tips for Pitching New Business Ideas to Potential Investors To provide you with the best advice on pitching new business ideas to investors, we asked twenty CEOs, Founders, and other professionals for their top tips. You should highlight the potential future earnings while pitching your proposal.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors might be content to make a deal over coffee, but early-stage teams still need a sturdy pitch deck or memo they can leave behind. I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are not yet ready to pitch an investor. Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to respond!

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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. What we found is that while most of the people turned down the invite, most of the people who showed up invested.

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Revolution

AUGUST 2, 2022

Rise of the Rest Senior Associate, James Barlia , and Senior Director of Strategy, Jamie Rodota , also headed to the Palmetto State to meet with local investors and judge the College of Charleston Founders Club’s pitch competition.

economic growth

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. I’m a female founder. I don’t have a technical co-founder. I don’t have enough traction. This isn’t surprising.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 26, 2022

We crafted digital strategies for brands and built apps, games, marketing campaigns, and story-driven experiences long before it was popular in the region. As a firm, we pitched campaign ideas and strategies to huge, internationally recognized brands, going up against big network agencies.

real estate

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

There is an array of capital sources that entrepreneurs can approach to finance the growth of their companies, including crowdfunding, government grants, and pitch competitions, which typically would not require giving up any ownership (equity) of their business. Where can startups find money to launch their businesses?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

If you’re not taking this zone-out down time I’ll bet you’re not having enough strategic reflection on your job, your company, your strategy. Every so often I find myself caught up in a really hectic 3-4 week schedule where it seems like I float endlessly betweens meetings. Board Meetings. Conferences.

creativity

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

My first pitch was not to investors or potential clients; it was to my fiancée, convincing her to delay our wedding plans until Equifund was up and running — a promise that took significantly longer than the anticipated six months to fulfill. It was a brute-force strategy, devoid of any fairy-tale twists, but it was effective.

finance

Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. These groups are easy to find and fairly inexpensive to join. Seriously, think about the differences as you create marketing plans that will help you get in front of the right audience.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp. Through expert-led weekly group sessions and personalized mentorship, participants refine their business models, financial strategies, and presentation skills, culminating in a compelling pitch presentation.

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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. Responding to Investor Feedback and Concerns Upon receiving investor feedback, entrepreneurs should be willing to adapt their strategy accordingly.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 16, 2024

Unlike other business owner communities, people aren’t joining to pitch you on their company’s products or services, so you can build real relationships and help one another. Also, people who own their own business are willing to call you out on what you are doing wrong, which makes you listen vs. feeling like ‘you don’t understand.’

peer-to-peer

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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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

In fact, the more a founder can push the questions back to the investor in a way that gives a better understanding of their business and investment strategy, the easier the rest of the conversation will be.”. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 19, 2023

The focus of the 12-week accelerator program is to equip the companies with the necessary skills and knowledge to take their businesses to the next level, providing best practices in pitching, financial modelling, business strategy, and product development.

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