Dream It

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We brought on Caya (CEO of Slidebean ) to provide a smart framework on how to find the right cofounders that can hit this mark. Don’t try to sell them on the idea - it’s better to first confirm they recognize the problem and market opportunity. Check out Slidebean to design your next pitch deck.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” By streamlining processes and defining roles and responsibilities for greater accountability, increased profitability opportunities become visible and provide the potential for exponential growth.” But the No.1

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script. It’s why I wrote that the best meetings are debates and not pitches. Talk about the existing solutions, the market opportunity and the competition. Find great presenters and have them hear your pitch. Talk about the customer problem and how you solve it.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

For example, Mitre Att&ck framework for classifying threats and alerts (If it’s a SaaS offering) SOC2 certification There are many other certifications such as Common Criteria that provide assurance your product meets minimum requirements. Remember, most CISOs detest typical sales-oriented pitches. It is no different for CISOs.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Anywhere from 20% to 50% of crypto-related pitches today are DeFi-focused, several investors we surveyed said. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures. Michael Anderson, co-founder, Framework Ventures. Of all the pitches you get, what percentage are DeFi protocols or projects?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order. The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 5, 2024

When the idea of starting a business is pitched, it is human nature to get excited about it, but when the actual work begins, team members may slack off and fade away. They have an opportunity to set realistic expectations for achievable goals. But when you let people make their own decisions, then a few things happen.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

Pitch your startup for an opportunity to meet with Floodgate. When evaluating opportunities, great leaders can articulate the risks of a given bet and the reasons why they can be overcome. Pitch your startup for an opportunity to meet with Floodgate. Q&A: What is your / your fund's mission? And it’s fun!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

We’re talking everything from legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, tech stack, recruiting, pitch deck teardowns and more. Attend both to double your knowledge, double your networking, double your opportunities. This conference was so popular that we’re hosting two virtual TC Early Stage events this year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

The company says that it provides interested clubs with the back office framework, legal and tax support and has a platform where leaders can look for capital raise opportunities, meet other members and manage portfolios. During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

To make things as clear as possible, we asked each respondent to share their elevator pitch: How would they describe the technology if they were trying to convince a skeptic to invest? Please give us your web3 elevator pitch: What is it, and what role does it play in today’s internet framework? .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Teacher departures are a loss for public schools, but an opportunity for startups racing to win a share of the changing teacher economy. The startups all have different versions of the same pitch: they can offer teachers more money, and flexibility, than the status quo. Underpaid and overworked teachers.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

Aim, instead, to assess opportunities objectively. Some thousands of pitch decks later, he looks for the following key questions and points to be addressed in founder pitch decks: Who is your customer? Not having an appropriate framework by which to evaluate the opportunity. Client segments? How do we solve it?

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 14, 2020

If you want to expand your network, engage with serial entrepreneurs, participate in discussions with experts in marketing, sales and finance to help shape your business and develop a pitch presentation, then you’ll want to register for Ben Franklin’s Fall 2020 TechCelerator – To Apply: [link]. Your only cost is your time.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy founded theBoardlist , a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities. I continued to listen to non-e-commerce pitches as well, simply to give myself a point of reference for evaluating online shopping opportunities. EDT/9 p.m.

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David Teten VC

MAY 26, 2021

The obvious solution is to get in touch with your friends who have earlier raised or pitched to the family offices. A number of other firms offer access both to direct investment opportunities and funds, e.g., iSTOX , Sharenett , Manhattan Street Capital , Proteus , and Yieldstreet. A Framework for Venture Capital Fund Law.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It’s mandatory, and collaboration between AT&T and startups at all stages could push the world forward and provide the framework for innovation. TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition is back, as entrepreneurs from around the world pitch expert judges and vie for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. Making Care Actually Work.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

The round was led by Cherry Ventures, and includes participation by a number of angel investors including Algolia co-founder Nicolas Dessaigne, Twitter Director of Product Management Marie Outtier, and Wunderlist and Pitch co-founder Christian Reber. ” An example of MagicBell’s Notification inbox.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

For those of us who haven’t memorized economic frameworks: The Rule of 40 is a metric investors developed to gauge the health and growth potential of SaaS startups. And if you have ever discussed an idea for starting a company with a friend, think about working on a pitch deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Wilco’s $7 million seed deck.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Opportunities are simply opportunities and not long-term plans. Your day-to-day strategic decisions and your sales pitch are two very different things. You will have plenty of opportunities to sell your idea, whether it is to customers or investors. Do it whenever it adds value. Listen and adjust the rest of the time.

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Dream It

MAY 27, 2020

In this #DreamitDose, Managing Partner Steve Barsh gives founders a simple framework to crush your demo. Make sure your demo highlights how your product solves a big and urgent need, which is the most critical element of your investor pitch. Your demo is an opportunity to crystalize your key benefits and differentiators.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

I do not pretend to have a silver bullet,” he says, “but I do have a tried-and-true framework you can use to help you achieve your first million.” .” Thanks for reading TC+ this week!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 11, 2017

Or, does their ambition make them eager to leave behind what they perceive to be an outmoded framework for career growth and success? They gush over him and talk to him in a high-pitched voice that sounds to Buster more like a sibling than someone responsible for him. Rank can be consciously or unconsciously assigned.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. First Round Capital has built an entire function just focused on helping companies refine their pitch and fundraise. FirstMark Platform’s 100+ annual events and 50,000+ members are also extensive customer opportunities for their portcos. Fundraising.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

” Even so, many entrepreneurs squander this opportunity, often because they direct questions or fail to understand their BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement). A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs. Investors are looking for a reason to say “yes.” I hope you have an excellent weekend.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” By streamlining processes and defining roles and responsibilities for greater accountability, increased profitability opportunities become visible and provide the potential for exponential growth.” But the No.1

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Truly great CEOs are scarce, and they usually have much better opportunities available to them than running an idea-stage startup with no funding. So they take their idea and pitch it to some local VC firms. As important as this decision is, founders often don’t have a good framework for making it.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The event — taking place November 17 in Miami — will offer an opportunity for founders and investors to hear war stories from some of the crypto world’s most powerful decision-makers, while also picking up learnings from industry veterans who have weathered a crypto winter or two. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. We’ll see you in November!

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Dream It

JUNE 2, 2021

They think they’re doing everything correctly when they pitch, but there’s a subtle yet critical flaw -- they’re pitching, but not telling a compelling and believable “story.” Thinking of your pitch as a story will help you shape and deliver something that is so much more powerful and convincing than just a “pitch.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Pitch Deck Teardown: MedCrypt’s $25M Series B deck. Opportunity slide. Pitch Deck Teardown: MedCrypt’s $25M Series B deck. She’s written a guide for incoming CISOs that contains a framework for setting goals, creating action plans and, most importantly, documenting risk. Problem slide. Mission slide.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Company overview deck If you’re under CDA with an investor, this is where to add your expanded confidential pitch deck (typically, you’ve already shared a non-confidential deck over email). Pipeline prioritization framework Top-down or bottom-up? key in vivo data results). Make it easy on them and provide it here.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

” Carroll pitches Immuta as an “enterprise-scale” alternative to manual processes for creating and implementing data policies. The CDG reported in May that frameworks to address digital privacy at the state and local government level are only in the “nascent stages.” ” Image Credits: Immuta.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In this article aimed at early-stage founders, Kolluri shares a detailed framework with timelines that can help determine whether it’s time to look for a buyer or keep reaching for the stars. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Today a startup called Plume — which has built a mesh-Wi-Fi platform that helps optimize broadband connectivity and then uses it to deliver a range of smarter home services to some 22 million homes globally — is announcing a major funding round of $270 million that underscores the opportunity to fix that, and more.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The event — taking place November 17 in Miami — will offer an opportunity for founders and investors to hear war stories from some of the crypto world’s most powerful decision-makers, while also picking up learnings from industry veterans who have weathered a crypto winter or two. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. We’ll see you in November!

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2021

If given an opportunity to take seed capital on a discounted fee basis from an anchor investor, I’d always do that deal on a vehicle-specific basis. A good framework is to separate their roles as pure money investor and co-manager. Ability to access LPs who require a meaningful AUM before they’ll consider you.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

The company’s pitch? “Initially I worked on the keyboard display and then quickly realized the challenge was in the field and developed a framework for creating infrastructure,” Hassounah said. ” Looking beyond charging, Ample sees opportunities in the grid power market as well, the two founders said.

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