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Why AI Won't Be the Investment Opportunity Everyone Thinks It Is

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When I think about true disruptions in tech—the ones that enable huge investor outcomes because they create generational behavior change, entirely new markets, and populate whole business ecosystems out of nothing—location-aware mobile devices stand out to me as right up there with the web itself. Was this episode from five years ago?

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How to Get a VC's Attention at an IRL Event

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A few years ago, I was at Techcrunch Disrupt and this guy taps me on the shoulder as I was chatting in a group. They’re looking to spend only a precious few seconds with each person, forcing you to rush your pitch. He simply extended a handshake and said: “Hi, sorry to interrupt. My name is Alan. They can’t try your product.

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Here is Why Non-Obvious Startup Ideas Can Yield the Largest Results

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Try to imagine if you *didn’t* already know Amazon and the company walking into VC meetings telling people they were going to disrupt the selling of all goods starting with books but then extending into electronics, apparel, toys and so forth. ” Let’s start with some basics. And they have. Innovation.

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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

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The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone. We're seeing, for the first time, investment and some disruption in huge areas like education, food, healthcare, government and even hardware based startups. Needless to say, he's having some trouble raising. There is no fork.

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Tips on Approaching a VC

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What is it about me that makes you want to pitch me? When you're pitching for a million bucks "I've never heard of them" is not an acceptable answer for when I ask about the team that tried to do the same thing as you just two years ago. 5) Aim for me to hear about you before you pitch. 4) Do your homework. Getting quoted?

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The Most Important Advice I Could Give You About Unicorns

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Why is it ready for disruption? Many entrepreneurs pitching err on the side of too much information. That could lead you to conclude that there’s more evidence that VC is being disrupted by outsiders. How will you stand out from the masses of other people pitching. Why is it a really big market?

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What I did on my summer vacation: The First LP Close ($3.5mm) of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

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The funding was anchored by a major commitment from Two Sigma Ventures, the private venture investment affiliate of Two Sigma Investments. A significant amount also came from KEC holdings, a NJ based family office led by Jeff Citron, who is known for using technology to disrupt a number of industries. VCs pitch for money, too.

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