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Startup Founders Should Flip Burgers

Both Sides of the Table

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. True story.) million were enormous.

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Pitching In The Big Leagues: An Inside Look At Series A Fundraising

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The Future is Uncertain, Your Pitch Deck (and Profitability) Can’t be On the off chance you need to be reminded, factors that can make or break your business are unpredictable, and 2020 has reminded us in no uncertain terms how quickly market opportunities, customer demands, and institutions can change irrevocably at a moment’s notice.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth activation metrics, 3 keys to Series B, pitch deck teardown

TechCrunch

“As a startup founder, how do you prevent leakage after spending significant resources to acquire people at the top of the funnel?” Getting serious about Series B: 3 documents that help founders control the narrative. Pitch Deck Teardown: Helu.io’s $9.8M Seeking to Stay. Series A deck. Series A deck.

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500 Founders: Matt Miller, Ani Tawhiao-Lomas, Rob Stirling & Samantha Gadd

NZ Entrepreneur

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Matt Miller – Founder. So give your pitch deck a break and lend an ear!”.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals. Power Pitches. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. If you’re doing a pitch I’m going to see, I want you to have read this book. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals.

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How to find a Technical Co-Founder for your Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Unfortunately, more often than not, these approaches have been disappointing, prompting me to write this list of tips to help founders win over a someone like me. Background So why is it really hard to find a technical co-founder? It goes without saying that being a startup founder is more popular than ever.

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What minority founders must consider before entering the venture-backed startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

But what about those minority founders who don’t have family, friends or connections to lean on for the first $250,000? Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. Realize you are up against an outdated system. These discussions then bring further biases to the surface.