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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 15, 2009
M y company had raised a seed round of capital in late 1999 even before either of us were full time in the company (ominous side note: on the way to pitch our seed investor, Delta Partners, a man walking right in front of me died of a massive heart attack making me late to the meeting. And this is how it should be in startups.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 9, 2018
Your product demo crushed. This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. When you pitched me I really did love you. And you get to demonstrate your skill sets without even pitching. You had an amazing meeting with an investor.
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 26, 2010
Detail Orientation / Hands On – One of the easiest ways to rule out people who are pitching to me is when they don’t know the details of their business. I once had a startup team pitch me for an investment where the President of the company led the first call with me on his own. There are easy tell-tale signs.
TechCrunch
APRIL 7, 2023
You don’t need to move to San Francisco to launch a startup, but working here does have some advantages: moderate weather, natural beauty, great food, and sure, the world’s largest concentration of venture capital. ” Thanks very much for reading. Have a great weekend! Median liquid wealth for a Black family in the U.S.
TechCrunch
MARCH 26, 2021
Amid the pandemic, investors became laser-focused on sections of the pitch deck that address monetization and business viability — signs that founders need to come to the table with better-defined businesses in order to succeed. Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch.
Y Combinator
DECEMBER 9, 2020
The founders are likewise transformed by the many years of struggle and personal growth necessary to build and successfully lead a large business. Gone is the uncertain new startup founder, replaced by someone almost impossibly formidable and experienced. That was followed by Demo Day in late August.
TechCrunch
MAY 10, 2021
Startup Battlefield , the world’s preeminent pitch competition, has launched hundreds of startups over the years — 922 if you want to be a stickler about it. GV partner Terri Burns is joining us to judge the Startup Battlefield. Want a few more details about how Startup Battlefield works? You’ll find them here.
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