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Creating Better VCs: An Accelerator for the Dark Side

This is going to be BIG.

Not every VC used to get pitched by VC funds for a living and has seen hundreds and hundreds of VC pitch decks. There are a few programs out there like Kaufmann and InSite that get you exposure to the VC world through mentorship, but you join those programs and go work for other people. How are we supposed to get better?

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Why Female Founder Office Hours is So Important

Both Sides of the Table

If you haven’t yet heard about Female Founder Office Hours it is an initiative you should be aware of whether you’re male, female or any other gender identify. Mentorship / Modeling Behavior An important part of leadership is being a role model for those who may come after you to look up and say, “If she can do it then why can’t I?”

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NYC’s Tech Resurgence

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Early in the pandemic, we were all deluged with stories of tech workers, companies, and founders leaving Silicon Valley for Miami and Austin. I met with a founder last week who has left the bay area for good and now splits his time between homes in LA and NYC. And that was true.

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What Future for Accelerators?

Both Sides of the Table

There were a lot of requests for us to turn our mentorship program into a physical accelerator with a fund, office space and full-time staff. You can see Zach James & Rich Raddon who are standing next to a demo table pitching a small, yet-to-be-funded company called MovieClips – now the powerhouse ZEFR. Yeah, he was LA, baby!

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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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Meet the Female Founders Alliance startups from TC Include at TC Sessions: Justice 2021

TechCrunch

Do not miss meeting and connecting with these impressive early-stage founders, nominated by our partner founder organizations, Black Female Founders , Latinx Startup Alliance , Startout and the Female Founders Alliance. Tune in a get ready to take notes — the advice you hear could help you improve your pitch deck.

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Spend 2012 on the Right Side of the Haimish Line

Both Sides of the Table

Or riding a crazy party bus and sitting next to Aaron Batalion the co-founder & CTO of Living Social. As a founder you end up having to deal with a lot of sensitive information & discussions. Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage. Nom nom nom. Office Space.

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