This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 29, 2016

Assuming they weren't unethical and they met your character standard, you went into a pitch with the goal of getting money from this person, and they didn't get there. It doesn't pay to look at it any other way--and I think too many founders focus on the investor as the problem versus their pitch or their company. Same with pitching.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

And we all know that Ron Conway is considered the savviest of angel investors and yet by definition not all of his investments succeed. Just ask the people who poured money into once “hot&# companies like RazorGator or Friendster. So being buddies with “all the right people&# clearly isn’t enough to be successful.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

bang on the windows of a board meeting recently and stick his tongue out at all of us. They pitched on a Wednesday. In the most perfect sense of the definition. Heck, I even had Robert Downey, Jr. And Tasha never screamed before? We’re in LA. They’re only people. Turns out Punky was a childhood hero for Tasha.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

I think they definitely qualify as a VC and not a seed fund. Yet talk to virtually any FRC company and they’ll tell you that these guys are some of the most active board members and offer some of the best advice in the industry. I could definitely see that happening. Look at Josh Kopelman over at First Round Capital.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 3, 2021

For example, for me, I didn’t just put in “e-mail time”, I divided up the amount of time I spend responding to entrepreneur pitches in e-mail vs other types of e-mail, which I labeled “correspondence”. I wanted to keep an eye on the overall work hour tally because I definitely have a tendency to bite off more than I can chew.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“Every developer that uses our platform may or may not care about sustainability, but they definitely save on cost,” said Ahuja. Companies like Procore have become billion-dollar businesses on the back of their pitch to simplify the construction management process. ” Innovations in inclusive housing.

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

It will definitely happen for some venture funds, but the question is how widespread it will be,” states Martino. Founders have grown accustomed to supervoting stock structures as VCs agree to loosen terms to get a stake in the funding event, essentially giving these founders authority over their own boards. “I

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

Now, a startup out of Berlin called Pitch has just picked up a substantial Series B of $85 million to take it on with what it believes is a more dynamic approach. Pitch, a presentation startup from Wunderlist’s founders, raises $30M more to take on PowerPoint. The startup has already seen good progress on the latter front.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

Sometimes it pays to jump on board before a lot of big questions have been answered—simply because you can feel the market starting to notice it and create mindshare momentum. I remember one day last summer when Dennis Crowley and I both went to pitch the same biz dev partner—me with Path 101 and him with Foursquare.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 5, 2019

It’s not actually surprising that investors bought into it, considering that for a long time, VCs have focused on one particular archtype of leader as being more worthy of venture investment than others—the bold, confident visionary who will talk big in the pitch meeting. that same founder will give the most unequivocal, most confident “Yes!”

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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. I try and respond to pitches right away. Generally, you want an intro to anyone who can lead a deal--who sits on boards and can be point on an investment. If I don't. In person time is precious.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. It definitely is an IQ test thing for me. You’re on stage! Are you a moron?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. They did it by creating a blog, discussion board and hub for eCommerce advice and information. I have board meetings, company pitches, internal partner meetings, etc. This post originally ran on TechCrunch. Absofuckinglutely. eCommerce is an enormously competitive search term.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard is a 16-inch square touchscreen device with a custom OS and a sophisticated method of tracking game pieces and hand movements. If the pitch sounds familiar… it’s been attempted once or twice before.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 27, 2010

Sometimes it pays to jump on board before a lot of big questions have been answered—simply because you can feel the market starting to notice it and create mindshare momentum. I remember one day last summer when Dennis Crowley and I both went to pitch the same biz dev partner—me with Path 101 and him with Foursquare. Maybe… maybe not.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I guess if you do more than one, I guess by definition, that’s serial. I came from a board meeting to here. I was saying to this CEO at the board meeting, I said, “I don’t know, I just have this blind belief that you guys are going to create an enormous success. ” I said, “Why? 100 billion idea.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When we invest they are often the company counsel so we see them at board meetings. does that qualify for the discount on my last engagement with you guys ] I like the WYSIWYG approach to working with lawyers – I don’t want the partners pitching the work and it gets completed behind the scenese by somebody I’ve never met.

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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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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

I know, because those people all used to pitch me as an institutional LP back in the day. What I'm not good at--or, rather, simply haven't done yet, is sit on a board for seven years helping a company go from $20mm in revenue to $100 million in revenue. I think VCs tend to be wrong just as often than they're right in those cases.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Six active biotech investors we surveyed recently told us that the macro environment has definitely had a big impact on deal flow, valuations and M&A in biotech. “The ubiquity of AI in pitches that I see is striking,” Decisive Point health and human performance principal James Coates told TechCrunch.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

I now realize a better approach is to take the time to set the scope as well as some parameters and definitions. Just because you accelerate businesses, that doesn’t make you an accelerator in our definition,” said Weissmann. “In Take the time to thoughtfully design your approach (definition, target group, scope & method).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Sequoia’s Jess Lee will talk you through how to get that first investor on board, which will more often than not get other investors excited about the prospect of working with you. Pitch Deck Teardown. An enticing pitch is foundational to a startup’s chance of successful fundraising. Wedge to TAM.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 16, 2022

But seriously… Music is definitely the best representation of me. I am not a loner and definitely, if you met me, not an introvert. JD: I think it’s definitely a little bit of both. We were definitely too early. We also aimed to get big publishers on board. JD: Maybe so, maybe not.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2021

By putting some hard (time) limits on usage, Thursday’s pitch is that service scarcity can fix some of the problematic issues of overuse which can plague dating apps — leading to dating indecision and swipe fatigue. And, well, just waste a lot of people’s time. Which can otherwise, at times, feel pretty transactional.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

We kicked off a series of pitch deck teardowns, and we are looking for startups that want to have their pitch decks reviewed. Judge sides with Elon Musk : He is probably going to win with the Twitter deal, but he can definitely put a checkmark in the “win” category here. Get involved! Oh Snap! :

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Hunter Walk

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

When I am pitching a new idea I don’t really want the benefit of the doubt. As a first time ceo at Klout I would often look at my board and think “these people were involved in some of the most important companies in our industry, I should probably listen to them”. That’s definitely not their fault. No one knows anything.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Rethinking growth targets, in light of the rising cost of capital, to focus more on efficiency in this environment is a consistent thread in board meetings these days. How do you prefer to receive pitches? What’s the most important thing a founder should know before they get on a call with you?

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 22, 2023

Or even if they are aware, vague definitions of royalty rights make it hard for them to receive a share of the revenue.” ” Getting artists back on board with NFTs The first challenge for the startup was bringing musicians onboard to the Remix NFT model. Instead, we should find a way to flow with them. Music was the answer.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

But climate change is definitely exacerbating it big time,” she said. Plus, having Hunt on board with his decades of experience didn’t hurt when it came time to pitch them. . “I quickly realized this is a climate-related issue,” Wolff said.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2021

The pitch is that the fleet should see a reduction in accidents and can then take that data to insurance companies to negotiate better claims. . Investing in autonomous driving is definitely a possibility, but it’s not our focus right now,” said Agrawal. Traffic management platform NoTraffic raises $17.5M

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

Unless you’re a former CIO who already has a clear understanding of the decision-making process, you can only fall back on basic best practices that usually result in a generic sales pitch: “How do you do, fellow CIOs?” So that definitely stretched me in many ways.” Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it definitely caught my attention for a few reasons. The company also said that president Tim Mayopoulos will step down from his role in the first quarter and remain as a board member. Digital mortgage platform Blend said last week its slashing its U.S. ” In other news. .”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Zeisser is also joining the board.). The returns are what have made the pitch compelling to these companies: Easol claims that for an event with a $2 million turnover, using Easol’s software instead of a mix of third-party tools works out to more than $80,000 of savings annually. investments at Alibaba.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2021

There’s a trend in pitch decks and startup pitches I’ve been watching - the commingling of metrics definitions, especially ARR. Management teams and VCs talk multiples in partner meeting presentations, term sheet negotiations, and board room conversations. Over time, the definition of ARR has slackened.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 6, 2024

” Wei and her team eventually decided to build a job board just for nurses — and it was there she discovered a deep-rooted problem she could solve. ” Seven months pregnant at the time, Wei was Ubering from facility to facility to pitch the concept of Clipboard Health. I truly believe that.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

“So it’s like building an advisory board for yourself.” “What we’re building is really the phone book of the future,” says Orlic, slotting his elevator pitch into our ~30-minute phone conversation. So we’re definitely a part of that wave.

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