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Here is How to Make Sense of Conflicting Startup Advice

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Draw from Frameworks. The most helpful type of advice in my mind are frameworks for how to solve a problem. On market segmentation I often recite my “ Elephants, Deer & Rabbits ” framework. Each is a framework for thinking about a problem. For example: 1. I’m all for more opinions, not less.

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What's your hero story?

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His story of overcoming child abuse, a missing arm ligament, a decade in the minors and going on to reinvent himself in his mid-30's using a pitch few have mastered is nothing short of inspirational. Oh, did I mention it turns out he's been pitching with a torn abdominal muscle all season? The movie centers around a lawsuit.

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How to pitch me: 5 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2023

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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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Is Strategic Money an Oxymoron?

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So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. One was the hardest working guy on our board and the biggest mensch. I will be on your board but don’t ask me for anything.&# He literally said it that bluntly.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Find your valuation, international visas, hiring for growth

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So, if your face doesn’t appear on the team slide in your startup’s pitch deck, this would be a good time to cancel your upcoming vacation. Pitch Deck Teardown: Dutch’s $20M Series A deck. If you’re working on a pitch deck and are in need of inspiration, start here: all 17 slides are available to TC+ members.

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Sequoia provides founders with key insights on launching, building and fundraising

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They take on board seats and don’t have the bandwidth when you meet with them. So now the week you’re pitching them, they feel like the pace is too high, so the bar is now higher than it was a week ago. Shaun Maguire: If someone is going to join the board of your company, it’s a long-term partnership. They feel too busy.

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My big jump: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy’s CEO journey

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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. A technology executive and entrepreneur, board member and investor, she has 25 years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon and Yodlee.

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