Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. Now I don’t get any.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

It’s been growth ever since, and in 2020 the company pitched for funding to scale up. The fund raise required three in-person pitches, seven Zoom pitches and 30 Zoom calls before closing successfully in August. Successful pitches help your confidence snowball. StockTrim came out successful – oversubscribed, in fact.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 19, 2022

Use the information you learn to refine your product, approach, and pitch. It gives me pleasure and makes me feel useful, by me not asking for help, it takes away the opportunity for others to feel that same pleasure. Fabulous ideas are a dime a dozen.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I’ve spent hours talking to startup founders, and heard a thousand startup pitches, and I always listen carefully to what is said (or not said) about competitors. Talking about competitors is your opportunity to make positive statements about the advantages of your own product. Avoid degrading or demeaning your competitors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Tal adopted strategies that include sticking to a super-simple pitch, aiming to surpass his initial funding target, not taking rejection personally, and setting an unusually low investment threshold so friends and family could be a part of his success. Insights Learned From Raising $1.5 Read the post to learn more about Chris’ journey.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

Read the interview: Richard Liew: For those who may not know who Ministry of Awesome is – let’s just assume there might be some – can you give us your elevator pitch? And if you’re a guy and you want to be a part of helping bring equity and opportunity for women founders forward, you should be there too.

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TechCrunch

JULY 2, 2021

Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while money-making opportunities are largely non-existent. Now, a year-old, L.A.-based based startup called Mighty , a kind of Shopify that invites younger kids to open a store online, aims to partly fill the void.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

Once your life shifts from pitching outbound to defending against inbound, however, you have to ruthlessly say “no” as your default. Write a time-consuming guest article for a well-known magazine? Once you reach a decent level of professional success, lack of opportunity won’t kill you.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 4, 2021

2) National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge. The National Black MBA Association Scale-Up Pitch Challenge is another great source of funding for minority start-ups. It is also a competition that provides the opportunity for start-ups to grow and has been doing so since 2017. Website: [link]. Website: [link].

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 23, 2020

1) Map your market to identify opportunities. ” Strategically analysing your business landscape and moving towards emerging opportunities is a great way to position your business for the upswing. Picking where your best sales opportunities will be is both an art and a science. 2) Pivot your pitch. In three months?

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 10, 2024

Pitch to the right people, at the right time, with the right product/service. Missing follow up and opportunities – and missing easy sales. Lack of product/market fit It’s hard work trying to sell to people who don’t think they have a problem to solve, or who won’t consider changing how they solve the problem. Too cheap?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 11, 2022

Exposure to industry giants can bring entrepreneurs new opportunities to create and sell to different markets. There are many opportunities to attend networking events both in-person and online. The best way to get noticed is to go to trade fairs and present your organization as an opportunity to create innovative solutions.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The founders of “Time” magazine, for example, wanted to create a news magazine that a busy person could read in an hour or less. Each one presented me with an opportunity to gain experience and to learn. It was woman-owned, which I liked, and I went through my pitch with Lisa. I was just focused on one goal.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 13, 2022

There are a number of different government funding opportunities for projects in the early stages but we recognised there was a gap between government grant funding and the private sector funding,” says MPI Commercial Manager Andrew Clark. “So It is funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and delivered by us at The Factory.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 4, 2021

For investors, capital raises provide an opportunity to invest in a company’s ambitions. That’s why it’s important for founders to understand that the clearer you can articulate the opportunity and its potential risks – and proposed mitigations – the better equipped investors will be to assess your business as a viable investment.

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StartupNation

JUNE 20, 2021

What challenges gave you an opportunity to grow and overcome hurdles? Pitch a good idea, research the material and publish the content. Creating a podcast gives you the opportunity to speak at length about a subject you are passionate about. As a thought leader, you might want to expand on your answer. Who are you?

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 30, 2023

But that’s where Investment Ready comes in, it wraps around young businesses and prepares them with the confidence and capability to pitch to different investment sources. Last year two cohorts went through the programme and gained valuable knowledge to explore investment opportunities for their businesses. “I investment-ready.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

For part of her job, she was to be in the room where entrepreneurs would pitch to investors to get funding. Her memos on the investments summed up the opportunity, which she sometimes also evaluated. But the most important lesson she says she got out of these pitches was that sometimes all it takes is guts.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

But by saying NO to one opportunity this opened the opportunity for Simplus to focus more on Salesforce integrations. Pitch to a specific targeted lists of interested media. Ask yourself, why would someone care about this item you're pitching. In a bold move, Ryan narrowed down their offerings to one - Salesforce.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Its Ritz Carlton brand has a travel magazine called The Journey. The Bonvoy brand also has a digital travel magazine, Traveler. It doesn't need to rely on external publication editors to accept their pitches for a story. And you can even go old school and send out high-gloss print magazines.

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NZ Entrepreneur

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Environmental issues are currently very hot (pun intended) so we are getting pitched a lot around that because there is consumer interest in changing their own behaviour, so a brand story that aligns with news stories and themes is more likely to get picked up”. “If Check our projects we have going on and pitch in on those; ‘Quick!

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StartupNation

JUNE 15, 2021

A jewelry design studio targeting married men probably won’t get much benefit from advertising in a hot rod magazine, even if the audience overlaps. Throw a sales pitch at someone too early in their journey, and you come across as desperate. Keep talking to customers to spot opportunities for new offerings and audiences.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 28, 2024

magazine’s prestigious list of Best Workplaces for 2023. Media Contact: Melanie Anderson Pitch Public Relations 480-225-7148 melanie@pitchpublicrelations.com Disclosures Advantage Capital is an Investment Adviser registered with the U.S. Advantage Capital is an equal opportunity provider. Learn more at Advantagecap.com.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

That’s the opportunity a new fintech startup called Luxus , co-founded by two women with experience in both finance and luxury fashion, is hoping to bring to investors. Many of these collectibles have been unlocked in the past few years, but one major market has remained difficult for tech startups to crack — luxury gems.

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Be aware that if pitching to these types of investors that your business model needs to be scalable and needs to address a promising market size. Opportunities and risks of the business idea should also be carefully weighed against each other in final analyses. appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. Presentation matters.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2020

That’s why when he comes with a pitch, he doesn’t start with introducing himself – he can get straight to discussing what he brings to the table with a certain idea. Ramon says that that’s what he loves about opportunities, which he says are everywhere. For Ramon, clients already know him. That’s one less barrier to hurdle.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

If you have a great idea, team and pitch, getting the money should be easy. We live in a time of unprecedented opportunity for entrepreneurs. The post How NZ entrepreneurs can up their capital raising game appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. Taking the smartest possible money. So get these things right from the start.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2024

Other strategies include varying the pace, pitch, and volume of your delivery. I ask them to use affirmations such as “I’m going to do well today” or “I’m so grateful for the opportunity to help this audience,” that kind of thing. This article was originally published in Authority Magazine and is reprinted here with permission.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Mikaila says she has also learned about pitching, public speaking, and branding because of DWEN events. By dreaming like a kid, she says people need to focus on opportunities and really big goals and dreams. Mikaila Ulmer shares her insights onstage. Advice for young (and older) entrepreneurs.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

So you've got your first (or 10th) opportunity to pitch your business at a live event. At these kinds of events you're pitching your business to the attendees, often other business owners. Most of the time you're also pitching your business to a panel of media, infleuncers or others. Want to attend Smart Hustle PITCH!

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 26, 2022

What is your elevator pitch? What makes your pitch effective? . To help you make your elevator pitch effective, we asked startup founders and business owners this question for their best examples and insights. A good Elevator pitch is trimmed and streamlined. Inform First Then Sell. Make it Quick and Easy to Grasp.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

No matter how much you re-work your pitch document, website or marketing, your idea simply isn’t catching their interest. You’ll want things to be true that may not be, and equally you may underestimate or overlook opportunities. appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine. It can be one of the biggest frustrations for startups.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

This type of discussion also provides opportunities to find out about families, which can lead to conversations about schools, sports, and activities. . This is a fun way to turn your 30-second introduction, or “elevator pitch” idea, on its head. First, come prepared with a couple of versions of your business pitch. Next Steps.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 28, 2021

After all, if you genuinely believe in the value you deliver – they’re fortunate that you’re asking, that you’re offering them this opportunity. Asking at the right time, plus the right tone and pitch in your voice means your new client relationship will cope with some silence. Remember to hold your ask lightly.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 3, 2021

For example, the next time you pitch your company to an investor, tell them right up front everything that’s wrong, or not perfect. YOU set the stage for the conversation or their view of the opportunity you’re giving them. Recognize that what you’re doing just might fail. This advice echoes Seth Godin as well.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 30, 2024

When we’re talking to marketers about our business ownership opportunity the simple explanation is that we’re the business that helps experienced marketers be in business on their own, but not be on their own. The post Interview: Paul Wilkes, MyMarketer appeared first on NZ Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Large and small brands alike are always looking for opportunities to be a part of organizations that are doing good things in the community. At Smart Hustle Pitch you’ll learn how to refine your pitch and meet the media. Don’t miss: Smart Hustle Pitch! September 10, 2019 - New York City Pitch your business to the media.

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