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This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
She was pitching for a pre-seed round of $400k. The startup ecosystem is a terrific manufacturer of bad fundraising advice. 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.
This is going to be BIG.
JULY 8, 2013
Since there''s no way to both make yourself accessible and not get a fire hose of inbound, most of the pitches you''re going to have are from perfectly nice, smart people who have perfectly horrific, unworkable ideas. 2) People pitch you. Sometimes, you get contacted by certifiably crazy people who have perfectly legitimate ideas.
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MAY 6, 2018
It definitely has a “d” in it, as in it’s really not fun, raising. Sure, you need to learn what the common theme of the no’s are and be willing to make adjustments to your pitch. the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll get 8. Fund raising. It is CRITICAL that you not let this get inside your head.
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OCTOBER 17, 2010
Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck. Tags: Startup Advice.
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FEBRUARY 22, 2011
You may feel as I did in 1999 that the more smart people around the table the more intros you’ll have, the more sage advice you’ll receive and the more impressive you’ll seem to outsiders. By definition you can’t have 3 investors each wanting to increase from 5% to 20% ownership or you’re fawked anyways.
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MARCH 28, 2010
That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. I found that most VC’s never gave me any feedback when I was pitching. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Unsurprisingly, this one way best. The title IS the post. Don’t be a grin fucker. I’m OK with that.
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JANUARY 25, 2010
Quite honestly I see way too many company pitches that are designed for Techies but I only want to invest in products designed for Normals. Start by defining the problem you’re solving – I see way too many early-stage entrepreneurs who start their companies with a product definition rather than a market problem.
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