TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Based on my experience, here’s how to avoid making the most common mistakes deep tech founders make when pitching investors: Work on your storytelling. Make your pitch tailored to what excites venture capital investors and avoid what does not. Put your presentation to the “grandma” test. Highlight your big vision.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Presentations can be incredibly persuasive, and particularly in business, whether for closing candidates, pitching investors to fund raise, interviewing with the press and so on, they can materially impact the course of a startup. The best book I’ve found on building compelling presentations is Nancy Duarte’ Resonate.

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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. When startups present to the Dreamit team, we love to see use cases.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. that’s a lot riding on your pitch and the willingness of the sponsoring partner to advocate. How does the partnership typically make its final investment decisions? This is Sales 101.

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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

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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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. Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana’s Raj Dutt discuss pitch decks, pricing and how to nail the narrative.

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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 Startup Battlefield presented by Capital Connect by J.P. It appears to be true accessibility in a framework that works with the existing U.S. Making Care Actually Work.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

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? Numbers need to be consistent throughout the presentation Data about our market and competitors. Not having an appropriate framework by which to evaluate the opportunity.

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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. Find five co-workers to recommend on LinkedIn, reach out to someone you haven’t spoken to in a while, and do your best to keep your mind in the present moment.

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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. While listening, you can follow this framework line by line using the table underneath.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Nick Kim , Crosscut’s Head of Platform, in his presentation at the 4th Annual VC Platform Summit, shared their Platform development methodology, which he viewed as an exercise in product development. Fundraising. Recruiting.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 9, 2023

One way to do this is by using the Problem Hypothesis framework. You want to allow your customers to tell you about their experiences and challenges rather than trying to pitch them a solution. The “jobs to be done” framework is a helpful alternative to the traditional problem-solution approach to addressing customer needs.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

At Invesco’s conference on Emerging GPs, one of the highlights was a presentation by Laurie Weir summarizing CALPERS’ selection criteria under their Private Equity Emerging Manager Program Review. my presentation on raising capital for tech companies . Sapphire Ventures’ Top 10 tips for pitching an LP .

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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

AUGUST 20, 2021

A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs. When the world shut down and it didn’t matter if you were in NYC or SF (because everyone was on Zoom), the Windy City was ready to present itself as the venture champion of the Midwest. Thanks very much for reading Extra Crunch this week! I hope you have an excellent weekend.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Problem Hypothesis Framework One way to do this less organically or test an organic idea is by using the Problem Hypothesis framework, which involves identifying a specific problem you believe your customer is facing. By conducting interviews with potential customers, you validate whether or not this is a problem that they have.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

There’s no magic formula for creating a winning pitch deck, which is why most of the articles we run on this topic continually emphasize the fundamentals. Venture capitalists are like judges at a gymnastics competition: Each pitch will be assessed for its technical quality and difficulty, but execution and artistry is just as important.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. The industry’s brightest entrepreneurs will take the stage in front of a live audience and a panel of industry experts, pitching revolutionary technologies. But which crypto companies, protocols and projects will be compliant within the current regulatory framework? Is Crypto Regulation Ready?

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

His latest venture, The Brain Wrx , revolutionizes the way founders approach and grasp growth by providing a straightforward and effective framework for success. It all begins with an idea and where there is an idea, eventually there is a pitch deck. What motivated you to launch your startup?

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Nick Kim , Crosscut’s Head of Platform, in his presentation at the 4th Annual VC Platform Summit, shared their Platform development methodology, which he viewed as an exercise in product development. Fundraising. Recruiting.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

“Venture capital’s opacity presents significant barriers to effect self-policing,” Geri Kirilova, a partner at Laconia Capital, said. The application of ESG frameworks to VC is hazy. Venture capital’s opacity presents significant barriers to effect self-policing. How do you prefer to receive pitches?

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

Draper’s firm, Draper & Johnson Investment Company, was co-founded with Franklin “Pitch” Johnson, who went on to found many high-tech companies over an illustrious career. federal government are all over the modern venture capital industry—providing key support at its nascency but also through the present day. Finally, the U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. The industry’s brightest entrepreneurs will take the stage in front of a live audience and a panel of industry experts, pitching revolutionary technologies. But which crypto companies, protocols and projects will be compliant within the current regulatory framework? Is Crypto Regulation Ready?

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 1, 2013

Business : In some form, I walk through the Business Model Generation framework: value proposition, key activities, key partners, major assets, channels of distribution, customer segments, cost structure and revenue streams. Pitch-it-myself test : I stop a few partners in the office and give them the pitch to test their reactions.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off. The industry’s brightest entrepreneurs will take the stage in front of a live audience and a panel of industry experts, pitching revolutionary technologies. But which crypto companies, protocols and projects will be compliant within the current regulatory framework? Is Crypto Regulation Ready?

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

Mirroring the entrepreneur training, SDAC provides investor training through an enhanced pitch competition run over a three-month series of events that culminate in a one-day conference, where a winner is awarded funds raised by the investors.

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Dream It

JUNE 2, 2022

Our advice on cyber sales and crafting CISO security sales pitches will help improve your close rates and enterprise sales outcomes. Securetech Managing Director, Mel Shakir , covers the 5 common red flags from security startup pitches that CISOs hate hearing. Get expert advice on key issues to avoid.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The team behind the app, which is comprised of 30% PhDs, has been working on the core privacy vs convenience problem for some six years (though the company was only founded in 2017); initially as an academic research project — going on to offer an open source framework for masked federated learning, called XayNet.

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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. If you’re prioritizing a platform buildout for your firm, consider using the framework he’s outlined.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

On the regulation point, Spain’s first startup law — which was adopted in draft and presented to parliament in December — has been well received by the local tech community. So we are going to take this as a base scenario and try to propose different improvements,” says Szpilka.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 8, 2022

The initiative provides a 1-month access to coaching and training that offers investment-ready support to prepare startups to network and pitch to investors through a Virtual Investment Event. DDA’S 2022 “Investing in Africa ” report. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

The basic tenets presented in Ron’s story will resonate with anyone who’s launched a startup. If you have a great idea within the open-core framework, expect your risks to be much lower than with a traditional business structure. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 9, 2023

The overall goal of encouraging sustainable solutions in the Semente Verde framework stands for an effort to mitigate the consequences of plastic waste generation and the over-consumption of natural resources in Bissau, targeting the Sustainable Development Goals success on a regional level.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The overall goal of encouraging sustainable solutions in the Semente Verde framework stands for an effort to mitigate the consequences of plastic waste generation and the overconsumption of natural resources in Bissau, targeting the Sustainable Development Goals success on a regional level.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I use Google Drive to host my conference presentations , which are all embedded at teten.com. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Most funds open data rooms to share previous reports, performance data, pitch decks, legal docs and other fundraising material with LPs.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

I use Google Drive to host my conference presentations , which are all embedded at teten.com. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Most funds open data rooms to share previous reports, performance data, pitch decks, legal docs and other fundraising material with LPs.

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