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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

That changes today, since ANYbotics was kind enough to share its pitch deck so we could take a closer look at the highs and lows of four-legged ‘bots. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. Here are three things I loved about the pitch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

If you’re an investor who wants to be included in future columns, email guestcolumns@techcrunch.com with “How to pitch me” in the subject line. Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to respond to these questions in such detail. There’s plenty of tactical advice here, and much more to come.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Steve Zalewski Contributor Share on Twitter Steve Zalewski is the former CISO of Levi Strauss and the founder of S3 Consulting, an executive advisory practice to security companies and VC firms on product-market-fit and go-to-market strategy for security startups. billion in 2022 to $267.3 billion in 2026, so opportunity remains plentiful.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

11 Startup Content Marketing Strategies That Actually Work To help startups navigate the complex world of content marketing, we’ve gathered eleven successful strategies from industry professionals, including CEOs and Content Marketing Managers.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

Marketing strategy actually is quite important to most investors. Invested Interests Power Pitches business plan investors marketing pitching product startup' The bottom line is that if no one shows up to buy or use your product, it doesn’t matter one whit how cool or great or innovative it is.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. Putting upfront why this is a problem worth solving — and who it’s affecting — is a great strategy. I’m also including the full pitch deck, so you can get the full example!

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This is a fantastic time to found a startup, but unless you plan to bootstrap it, you will still need to go through the laborious exercise of crafting a pitch deck. According to Jose Cayasso, CEO and co-founder of pitch deck design agency Slidebean, there are five slides where pretty much all founders miss the mark : Go-to-market.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Today, TechCrunch is excited to announce the 20 startups pitching onstage in this year’s Startup Battlefield. Selected from the most competitive batch in TC history, selected founders from across the globe will pitch on the virtual stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. To watch the pitches, join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 here.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Byju’s has made a key change in its sales strategy, moving away from a business practice that attracted the edtech giant criticism over the years. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, India’s most valuable , said on Monday its sales people no longer visit students’ homes to pitch to their parents.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 23, 2022

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! The post THE TECHCELERATOR@STATE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PITCH EVENT! appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 15, 2022

However, forecasting an exit strategy in your deck is useless. One thing is to predict your revenue; at least some science is behind it. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 15, 2022

The elevator pitch is outdated. Here’s what’s needed in the digital age. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

Founder of Unicorn Capital and Minimal Capital, Evan Fisher 's pitching and investor strategy has helped startups raise more than $2.5 Even if the only benefit was that other investment committee members heard the story direct from the founder, that alone would make your video pitch worth it. Why you have to do video pitches.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

The relatively recent shift to cloud computing promised to lower costs and boost productivity, but “ cloud-first strategies may be hitting the limits of their efficacy , and in many cases, ROIs are diminishing,” writes Thomas Robinson, COO of Domino Data Lab. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2022

Having read all of this, I was curious to see how a company tells the above story in the form of a pitch deck to investors. And, perhaps most notably, which parts of the story don’t show on the pitch deck. Cover slide — Commercial and growth strategy. Slides in this deck. Closing slide. And, in the U.S.,

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 29, 2015

As part of our firm’s rebranding strategy for McKenzie Pitch Partners, which was anchored by the publication of founder Hamish McKenzie’s new book, we held an innovative event in New York City that showcased Hamish’s philosophy in action. Honing their strategies and stories with Hamish, both got their best pitches together.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

I set aside four hours with only a pen and a piece of paper in front of me, not allowing myself to do anything other than brainstorm until I had a strategy,” says Herndon. donations with a bunch of random pitches for startups? . “I had to get scrappy. ” Not all investors agree on that particular point.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Which are the most sought-after data-backed marketing strategies to watch out for in 2022? Effective data-driven marketing strategies to nail conversions. Here are five ways in which expert marketers can leverage insights about customers and use them to inform their marketing strategies. And pitch them products they truly need.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Based on my experience, here’s how to avoid making the most common mistakes deep tech founders make when pitching investors: Work on your storytelling. Make your pitch tailored to what excites venture capital investors and avoid what does not. Investor pitch meetings are not dissertation defenses.

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Feedough

APRIL 6, 2021

Undercover marketing or stealth marketing is a marketing strategy where a company markets their product in a subtle and ‘hidden’ way, such that the consumers don’t realise that it is a marketing ploy. Undercover Marketing Strategies. Advertisement What Is Undercover Marketing? Stealth marketing isn’t new.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The average new business pitch costs $450,000. You can’t afford to lose a pitch or (even worse) win a pitch that’s not the right fit for your business. So lets start with these six elements of a pitch response: Values: Your team aligns with the Brand’s value system. Process: Leading a pitch from end to end.

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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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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

For this week’s Pitch Deck Teardown, I’m (virtually) traveling to Sweden to take a look at the $3 million seed round raised by developer tool startup Encore. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. . Slides in this deck.

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StartupNation

MAY 31, 2021

A business pitch is a presentation put together to entice an investor or group of investors. The goal of your pitch is to secure funding to proceed with your value proposition so you can take your idea to the market. Remember, the pitch process is about getting investors to back people ; it’s not about backing products and markets.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Below are several suggestions for how to develop a DIY public relations strategy and publicize your startup during COVID-19: Pursue virtual opportunities. A large benefit, to you, in pitching yourself for these virtual opportunities is the ability to participate from your home office – no travel required.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

But in too many communities entrepreneurship is an underutilized and underleveraged strategy for economic growth. In my role as an ecosystem builder in Sacramento, I’m doubling down on my efforts to raise awareness about entrepreneurship and ecosystem building as an economic development strategy to civic and business leaders in our region.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Pitch Deck Teardown: Card Blanch’s $460K deck for its angel round. Pitch Deck Teardown: Card Blanch’s $460K deck for its angel round. How to solve the financial close dilemma: 3 strategies that never fail. ” How to solve the financial close dilemma: 3 strategies that never fail. Revenue model slide.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

In 2021, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced a comprehensive modernization strategy he dubbed IDM (integrated device manufacturing) 2.0. As part of that vision, the company announced a $20 billion investment to build two new Fabs (chip manufacturing facilities) in Arizona along with plans to increase capacity in other parts of the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 24, 2018

It can be referred to as your elevator pitch. The post Proven Strategies for Brainstorming Business Names appeared first on THE BLOG. While we understand that these are actually slightly different concepts, this statement provides condensed direction. It should inform people what unique benefit your provide to your customers.

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

There’s no magic formula for creating a winning pitch deck, which is why most of the articles we run on this topic continually emphasize the fundamentals. Venture capitalists are like judges at a gymnastics competition: Each pitch will be assessed for its technical quality and difficulty, but execution and artistry is just as important.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Crupi has spent the pandemic era supporting Series B startups, so he shared an article that examines how a strategy memo, a pitch deck and a forecast model work in tandem to steer potential investors through diligence. Pitch Deck Teardown: Helu.io’s $9.8M Series A deck. Series A deck.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The Future is Uncertain, Your Pitch Deck (and Profitability) Can’t be On the off chance you need to be reminded, factors that can make or break your business are unpredictable, and 2020 has reminded us in no uncertain terms how quickly market opportunities, customer demands, and institutions can change irrevocably at a moment’s notice.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

Pitch Deck Teardown: WayRay’s $80M Series C deck. Many founders start by building a 10-slide pitch deck, but AR car hardware company WayRay’s Series C presentation contained 75 slides. Pitch Deck Teardown: WayRay’s $80M Series C deck. Image Credits: WayRay (opens in a new window).

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StartupNation

JUNE 7, 2021

It may seem counterintuitive to think of your exit strategy in the early stages of starting and running your business, as there is much to do as a young company — product development, go-to market strategy, hiring, etc. Your exit strategy is one of the first things a potential equity investor will ask about.

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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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