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The Veteran Fund Announces Oversubscribed Fund and $100K Competition Winner

American Entrepreneurship

Recognizing this, The Veteran Fund announced the winner of its $100,000 Veteran Pitch Competition and the recent closing of its inaugural oversubscribed investment Fund I. Head of Global Operations of The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, and the Co-Founder & COO of the Vet-Tech Startup Accelerator.

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Why You Don’t Want to Miss the MyEO DealExchange DX22 Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

There’s a lengthy application and vetting process for EO members or Accelerators to qualify to pitch. The 20 or so people selected will participate in a pitch workshop breakout session during DX22. Round One of the Angel-Shark Experience gives each competitor three minutes to pitch before a big gong ends their presentation.

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This is the Dumbest Op Ed I’ve Read in a While

Both Sides of the Table

I don’t feel like canceling LinkedIn just because occasionally a well-meaning but slightly not-clued-in person from a faraway place wants me to be their personal mentor, answer 3-questions for their high-school entrepreneurship project or take a sales pitch for their recruiting services. In Adam’s world, I’m rude. Scheduling a group call?—?as

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Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much more

TechCrunch

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence. I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. Grafana’s early pitch deck — 12:00.

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2 reasons why demo days are dead

TechCrunch

Startup accelerators are increasingly putting the brakes on demo days. The often flashy events reserved for founders to connect with investors have long been part of the likes of Y Combinator’s program, seen as the “graduation” of startups’ journey. Olympic team. More posts by this contributor.

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How to find a Technical Co-Founder for your Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A quick glance into founder dating sites or startup accelerator applicant pools you will see that in most cases the tech founders are outweighed by at least 10 to 1. If this is all new to you, take a short course on Entrepreneurship or read The Lean Startup. Outline what is the problem, solution and the market.

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Extra Crunch roundup: first-check myths, Miami relocation checklist, standout SaaSy startups

TechCrunch

It’s nice to see some other cities put points on the board. This year and the last are shaping up to be key exit periods for startups and unicorns of all shapes and sizes; many a venture capital fund return rests on these public debuts. 7 questions to ask before relocating your startup to Florida.

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