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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

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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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. Over time as I became more senior at Andersen Consulting I had more resources to take taxis everywhere. A few years ago I started a mentorship organization in Los Angeles called Launchpad LA now run by the uber talented Sam Teller.

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Free Money for Student Tech Founders

David Teten VC

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. Eligible startups compete to win funding, legal support, and mentorship totaling more than $100,000.

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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

They’ll invite you out to events in which you’ll meet their other clients, you can get to know them socially and hopefully develop a real mentorship relationship where every conversation is not on the clock. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual.

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Startup fundraising is the most tangible gender gap. How can we overcome it?

TechCrunch

So, if you’re a female founder faced with the prospect of pitching to VCs — what steps can you take to set yourself up for success? It’s essential to make sure your sales, pitch and negotiation skills are on point. Latin America takes the global lead in VC directed to female co-founders. Get funded, as a woman.

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A men’s brand, Faculty, launches with nail polish — and seed funding from Estee Lauder

TechCrunch

There will be merchandise, according to the former business management consultant. Certainly, their pitch — that men need more ways through unconventional men’s products to express themselves — is a smart one. ”

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12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share

TechCrunch

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth.