Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

Provocation-based selling turns these challenges into opportunities. However, these executives usually have multiple lines of defense to shield them from sales pitches. This is why provocation-based selling requires the vendor to utilize what Moore refers to as “soft power”, specifically “relationship capital.”

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Onevest

MAY 19, 2015

A Forbes study of deal pipeline for VCs and angel investor groups shows they review 87 investment opportunities before committing to 1, on average. Refer Deals to Others Just because you aren’t interested in a particular deal doesn’t mean it won’t be a hit with someone else. Respond Respond when others refer you deals.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2023

We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. Slides in this deck The team submitted this slide deck with the note that it was submitted exactly as it pitched it to the investors. Not all in good ways, but I’m getting slightly ahead of myself.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Clearly he assumed that he was using some kind of username, and that it was a gang reference of some sort--like, "Young Blood" as in the bloods and the crips or something to that affect. However, if you don't want to evaluate your inbound deal opportunities, that's the job, my friend.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Who was willing to jump on a plan on a Sunday morning with a hang-over to make sure they were there the night before an important biz dev pitch on a Monday morning. When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. Sometimes life presents that opportunity, sometimes it does not.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 33 Flatbush.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

This led median valuations to triple in 3 years and led to this stupid phenomenon that people refer to as “unicorns ,” which I am convinced will the the thing most historians laugh most about in this era. The fact that I still see it referred to in pitch decks is farcical. Late-Stage VCs Pay Up. Expect more of this.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

Today, we’re taking a closer look at the pitch deck it used to raise its pre-seed round. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. . Well, that’s the world Five Flute wants to live in. The company raised a $1.2 Slides in this deck.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

The meetings included co-working spaces, accelerators, investor groups, tech giants, University startup hubs, maker groups, and pitch events. They collaborate and refer to those that play their specific role. People here are incredibly willing to help, to introduce and refer. Aussie startups can and should plug in.

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Gust

JULY 23, 2014

So even if my own mother asked me to meet with you, and you were pitching me a biotech opportunity for a $10 million investment at a $90 million valuation, I might take the meeting, but it wouldn’t be particularly useful for either of us. In this case, it’s not a lack of interest, just a lack of time and efficiency.

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Dream It

JULY 24, 2020

This presents a huge opportunity for startups. However, this means that a CISO sees a LOT of pitches in their role. This is your opportunity to highlight it for them. Now you understand what the CISO is looking for and factors they are taking into consideration when they hear your pitch. Do your homework.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2023

Your first slide is obviously important for a pitch deck; first impressions count, and having a solid introduction goes a long way. Sure, startup names are often catchy and pretty self-explanatory (Lyft, DoorDash), but it’s hard remember that Orange refers to a car-charging company , not the fruit. Are you Turo for caravans ?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people out of every 10,000 have it. While your odds of creating a perfect pitch deck that captures coveted VC interest aren’t quite that dire, they’re not exactly in your favor, either.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down, so if you want to submit your own, here’s how you can do that. . Appendix: Adjacent market opportunities. There’s a lot to love, but since there are a few opportunities to do so, I want to celebrate the more unusual slides that work really well.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 29, 2011

I had an interesting conversation with an entrepreneur last week about how he decided which VCs he was going to pitch. So, if your connection can't really speak that much to what you're doing, or you want to save them time, feel free to just point me to LinkedIn and tell me who we know in common that you think would provide a good reference.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

In marketing materials founders often refer to their customer base as a “community”, but there’s a huge gap between having customers and creating a community. This will always be important to us, but we also see tremendous opportunity to expand our virtual community to include friends and colleagues worldwide.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

When Opportunity Knocks, Scrutinize It. Everyone loves opportunity. That’s why every time an opportunity arises, I ask myself a list of specific questions in order to fully think through it. Will this opportunity make us better? When hiring, I take resumes with a grain of salt, as I do references, too.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

It’s why I wrote that the best meetings are debates and not pitches. In Bijan’s post he references Bryce Roberts who recommends getting up and white-boarding. Talk about the existing solutions, the market opportunity and the competition. Find great presenters and have them hear your pitch. Get feedback.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

This is your opportunity to determine if you’re okay with spending 40+ hours together in a high-pressure startup environment. You now have an opportunity to build both depth and breadth into your mutual assessment. At the end of the meeting, ask for one or two work-related references (i.e., remote, in-person, hours, etc.)

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard is a 16-inch square touchscreen device with a custom OS and a sophisticated method of tracking game pieces and hand movements. ” 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities.

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’m surprised at how many funding pitches I get which lack some of the basic information which investors require before funding. 50% of these meetings led to pitches to individual partners. About 30% of partner pitches led to full partnership pitches. I suggest use the Founder Institute Mad Libs elevator pitch.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A typical VC might see 500 opportunities cross his or her desk every year; for larger, more prominent ones it could be 2,000. At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Day One Ventures , a venture firm launched in 2018 with a pitch to combine venture capital acumen with marketing and communications support, has launched a program aimed explicitly at those impacted by tech layoffs this year. The program, titled “ Funded Not Fired, ” will write $100,000 checks into 20 startup teams by the end of the year.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 26, 2024

I’ve unapologetically hyper-focused this shopping solution for women, as informed and directed by my personal experience and the experiences of my users as women, moms, and what I refer to as “household procurement specialists.” Practice in pitching and answering tough questions has prepared us to begin raising funding.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Giving them the opportunity to opt out of frequent emails while still remaining subscribed keeps them as valid contacts on your email list. To increase the chances of subscribers referring you to others, make sure the process takes no longer than 25 seconds. Remind readers at the end of each issue that they can refer others.

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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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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

will hand-hold you through the process of building a super savvy customer service robot, is the pitch. “The bigger picture is that each of our competitors views the opportunity more narrowly than ultimate.ai Our vision has always been the big picture: Of automation becoming one of the primary means of providing customer service.”

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Branded’s pitch is that it can use that expertise in building online businesses to grow its stable of sellers and brands better than they might be able to do on their own. “We The opportunity is a big one, it seems. That opportunity appears to be a particularly keen one at the moment.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

In between getting pitched this story and publishing it, the size of the Series B grew by $8 million (it was originally closed at $36 million). ” He noted that another company that General Catalyst invests in, Guild Education , is addressing similar opportunities, or rather the gaps in current opportunities, for older people.

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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. You can’t buy a community, so make it worth it.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We also learn how, under his watch and as the company began to scale, Klarna missed the next big opportunity in fintech, instead being usurped by Adyen and Stripe. People referred to them as the invoicing company.”. Pitch perfect, you might think. “That was our loss for being too arrogant,” says Zennström.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

With some of the ugly out of the way — my words, not hers — T2 has examples it can refer back to on how to handle tensions around virality, doxxing and more. All to say, there’s definitely an opportunity to find talent if you are hiring. It just made me think about that larger comprehension coupled with the nimbleness of a startup.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

There’s no easy fix, but an emerging cohort of startups is pitching software as a way to potentially anticipate — and respond to — market shocks. “[The latest investment] is primarily going to be used for land-grab and expansion opportunities,” Komoni said. ” Tracking real-time shipments.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

For example, say a teen wants to buy an iPad, they can set up an account that they can save toward that iPad and give family members (such as grandparents, for example) the opportunity to pitch in the same amount, or more. It’s not our intention to be your son or daughter’s forever bank.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

We see tremendous opportunity for innovation in the world of B2B payments. We try to predict where there will be opportunities for seismic innovation before we find the entrepreneur. How do you prefer to receive pitches? What are you most excited about in the fintech space? What do you feel might be overhyped?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

However, the investor community also recognizes that there’s still a long way to go and a slew of opportunities left to tap. “We Read on to find out what these prolific investors have to say about hot startup sectors in Africa, investment trends, their predictions for 2023, how to pitch them and more. higher penetration of smartphones.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As a point of reference, Thrasio is now valued at about $5 billion; Razor Group out of Berlin was valued at over $1 billion last week ; and Perch also is now in the nine-figure range. The pitch that Heyday makes is that it has built technology that evaluates this sea of merchants to identify the most interesting of them all.

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