This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

A significant amount also came from KEC holdings, a NJ based family office led by Jeff Citron, who is known for using technology to disrupt a number of industries. VCs pitch for money, too. No one ever thinks about VCs having to pitch, who they pitch to, or how it works. It's the black box of the startup world.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt — the original startup conference — returns to San Francisco on September 19–21. Plan ahead for Disrupt 2023 and bank big savings Early action deserves to be rewarded. What can you expect at TechCrunch Disrupt? Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 kicks off in just four days, startup fans. Here’s a handy how-to guide for everything you can expect at TechCrunch Disrupt presented by AT&T on October 18-20 in San Francisco at Moscone West (Oct. Transcribe TechCrunch Disrupt with Otter.ai! We can’t wait to greet you. 21 online). 2:10 p.m. –

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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. I was not licensed, did not have a college degree, could not code.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Just seven days until more than 10,000 people around the world storm the internet to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. You’ll hear from iconic founders, unicorn makers, boundary-benders — all of it served up with a gigantic side of DIY tips, actionable advice, encouragement and inspiration.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2011

Businessguy Bob On the other hand, having a 35 year veteran of the management consultant consulting industry doesn't mean automatic business success when your industry is being highly disrupted by technology this person doesn't even use. By the way, do you know who (surprisingly) *doesn't* fit into this catagory?

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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

MARCH 27, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? It’s one of the world’s highest-quality company showcases and it’s right there inside of Disrupt.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

From today until midnight on May 18 (PT), we’re offering a free Disrupt Innovator pass (a $99 value) to anyone who purchases an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership. TechCrunch Disrupt takes place virtually September 21-23. Learn more about this year’s Disrupt event here. . When will I get my free Disrupt pass?

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Anyone , an audio app that’s building a ‘marketplace for advice’ one five-minute phone call at a time, is launching new versions of its iOS and Android apps today* and beginning to large-scale onboarding after operating in a limited closed beta for the past six months. It’s one-to-one only.

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. Power Pitches. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. If you’re doing a pitch I’m going to see, I want you to have read this book. It seems like good advice to me. Power Pitches.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 28, 2016

AND NOW I'LL PRETEND THAT I WASN'T REALLY PITCHING AND I'LL BE ALL MODEST ABOUT IT. Let’s not just prove [HOW YOU'RE DISRUPTING AN INDUSTRY], but reinvent [OBVIOUS THING YOU'RE REALLY DOING].” The Coveteur article featuring Andy and Bonobos encapsulated exactly how a founder worth writing about will act: ".He This was the dream!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

the customer on stage showing your product turns into an advocate or evangelist while the prospect is far more likely to be persuaded by a customer presentation than a salesperson’s pitch. Community-building is advice I give to nearly every startup team with whom I work. this is classic community management.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Apply to participate below: Are you the founder of an established Boston-area startup and want to participate in the pitch off? This application will allow you to apply for this Boston event and, if you choose, Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023. Pitch-off! Click here for the Startup Battlefield application.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Contestants pitch their legal product idea for a chance to win $5,000, tutoring, and more. The Baylor New Venture Competition is a business plan and elevator pitch competition for college students from around the globe. Student teams pitch and compete for more than $1.5 The competition has $50,000 in cash prizes.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

March 3 is your opportunity to hear from and engage with the people who, through entrepreneurship, venture capital, labor organizing and advocacy, are both using and challenging tech to disrupt the status quo for the betterment of all. Tune in a get ready to take notes — the advice you hear could help you improve your pitch deck.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 9, 2019

As co-founder at Radical Ventures and Singularity University ’s chair for entrepreneurship and open innovation, Pascal is focused on creating new business models for success and positively embracing disruption. I hear way too many entrepreneurs pitch stuff that I don’t understand—and I’m sure they don’t understand either.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. Dayna will talk about how, beyond the idea, founders can pitch investors on their TAM, including how they will wedge into the market and how they will eventually disrupt it.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2023

Plus, I interviewed Kevin Hart on the Disrupt stage. I’m thrilled to share that Haje Jan Kamps , a longtime reporter and the creator of our amazing Pitch Deck Teardown series, will be taking over Startups Weekly. The advice is a lot like one-size-fits-all,” Mohnot said. “We Of course: It’s already Disrupt season.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

“If AI-related coverage can get a new, unknown brand into its target publications today, it could help get the brand’s pitch deck in front of potential investors or partners tomorrow,” she writes in TC+. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. 1 (“Employee view”) Product slide No.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 15, 2018

He has worked with several startups, invested in companies like Mayvenn, Gimlet Media, Blavity, Airspace Technologies, Codeverse, and many others Pitch your startup for a chance to meet with Cross Culture VC Q&A: What is your / your fund's mission? What is one piece of advice you’d give every founder? BUILD and EXECUTE!

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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. A willingness to take in others’ advice demonstrates adaptability and a willingness to include others in the success of the venture.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. For years I saw companies pitching themselves as “mobile coupon companies&# and I never believed this would be a big idea. For this reason one of the most important companies for me at TC Disrupt was Datasift.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, pitching, recruiting and more. Dayna will talk about how, beyond the idea, founders can pitch investors on their TAM, including how they will wedge into the market and how they will eventually disrupt it.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Yet many pieces of fundraising advice to founders paint the process with a broad brush. They spoke about navigating the process, what worked (and what didn’t) and how to customize your pitch to navigate the many subtleties of fundraising.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

If your startup has a clear brand pitch, “an enticing offer” and “clear next steps,” you’re ready to reach out to influencers , he says. It can also be potentially disruptive: Early marketing and product managers may feel sidelined by new cross-functional teams that suddenly take a leadership role.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2020

The most disruptive aspect of crowdfunding is how it has changed the way we determine success for a fledgling business. Once you’ve disclosed information, it may be too late to protect your IP—so we recommend getting advice early on. When you’d need it. Anton Blijlevens is a partner at AJ Park.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

” Speaking as someone who’s been on both sides of this equation, I most appreciated her advice about focusing on “simplicity and staying consistent” when it comes to messaging. For starters: he’s never had an opportunity to pitch at a VC firm where there was another Black person in the room.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

You’ll receive expert advice on topics ranging from the benefits of adopting OKRs and protecting your company’s intellectual property to achieving operational excellence from day one, everything you ever needed to know about mergers and acquisitions and accelerating the dev process through fast feedback. The TC Early Stage Pitch-Off.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Startup pitching has become an existential drama, in part because so many founders exaggerate the size of the total addressable market (TAM) in which they hope to compete. At TechCrunch Disrupt, I spoke to three investors about how they use TAM to guide their decision-making. Investor’s advice during a downturn: Don’t panic.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs. Venrock Vice President Todd Graham has some frank advice for founders at venture-backed startups: “It would be wise to generate a return at some point.” Thanks very much for reading Extra Crunch this week! I hope you have an excellent weekend. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

The crypto venture capital industry has become more selective thanks to the general market downturn and wavering trust caused by a slew of scandals and market disruptions, but investors at major firms are still writing checks in the space. Of all the pitches you get, what percentage are DeFi protocols or projects?

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

Configuring a robot to mix cement is easy, but delivering a CementTron 3000 to a job site, training employees on its use, and keeping it maintained are not the kinds of disruptions builders are looking for, especially when margins are so thin and experienced workers are hard to find. Pitch Deck Teardown: BoxedUp’s $2.3M

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TechCrunch

MAY 15, 2023

But she’s here today because of her personal experience with I-V-F.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 23, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this insightful episode you’ll learn: How to disrupt an industry and gain millions of customers in a short amount of time. She realized how poorly many companies were at crafting a good pitch and has been helping them ever since.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Any advice? Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored. I went into Apple Podcasts and it said, “Hey, Saba, here’s my pitch.” Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored.

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