Dream It

JULY 31, 2019

We eventually launched the product, which didn't generate enough revenue to support us- so we shut down the business after all my credit cards maxed out. The press enhances this misconception around YCombinator demo days, where the 3-day pitch event is perceived like an auction, with investors fighting each other for the best deals.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 19, 2013

If instead of seeming evasive and ashamed about having been turned down (and thereby implicitly agreeing with the verdict) you talk candidly about what scared investors about you, you''ll seem more confident, which they like, and you''ll probably also do a better job of presenting that aspect of your startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2015

You don’t have the revenue or profit to support that valuation.” Many entrepreneurs pitching err on the side of too much information. Now that you have a sense for how powerful a narrative done well can be … what will be the narrative that YOU tell when pitching your company? No, I take that back.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

LANCASTER, PA – Ben Franklin Technology Partners is pleased to announce the winners of their TechCelerator pitch competition. The pitch competition was the finale for six teams who participated in an intensive 10-week startup boot camp offered by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. MEH Support took home a cash prize of $6,000.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 15, 2010

Jason started the Open Angel Forum in response to his frustration that entrepreneurs were being charged by some angel organizations to present at their events. As a former entrepreneur, I’m a big supporter of Jason’s goals. Also present were NorCal angels including Ron Conway , Chris Sacca and Shervin Pishevar.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In the startup world, it’s pitch decks, not business plans that get companies funded. Making a pitch deck is an art, a science, but most importantly, a story. Angel investors and venture capitalists have also learned to expect a standard pitch deck as the first filter when evaluating a company to invest in.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 12, 2024

These EOers work with the students to refine their pitches and provide insights and tips to help them succeed in the high-level competition. It strengthened my belief in the power of mentorship and the cohesive, supportive nature of the EO network.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Andrew Gershfeld is a partner at Boston-based Flint Capital , an investment company supporting entrepreneurs from Israel, Europe and the U.S. Around May 2020, nearly everything moved online, and investment pitches were among the first to do so. At Flint Capital, we listen to around 1,500 online pitches per year.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 16, 2021

Led by Jan Heybroek, the closed, coached conversations facilitate shared experiences around one presenter’s specific business challenge in a deep-dive presentation format. Use these resources to understand how your company will look when you pitch a VC or angel. Business challenge: Scaling a SaaS business. Raise onboarding fees.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

years ago we read the “ RIP Good Times &# presentation from Sequoia. Will you get the TechCrunch bump, the tier-1 VC anointment, followed by great PR firm support and then the NY Times or WSJ story that follows? They pitch me features, not value. It seems almost incomprehensible that only 2.5 But what does this all mean?

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

As with Alchemist’s last few Demo Days, today’s presentations will be entirely virtual and streamed on YouTube. Pitches are scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. PDT, with 19 companies presenting in all. A list of the companies presenting today follows below plus a bit about what each is doing as I understand it.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

I remember my VCs telling me they would be supportive yet I knew the ultimate decision would only come if I were truly out of cash and needed more money. Also, make sure you know several partners at the VC firms who have invested in you because in tough times it helps to have very broad support. So GET BACK IN FRONT OF THEM!

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Are Pitch Decks becoming obsolete? It’s interesting that the question is pitch deck’s being obsolete versus business plans being obsolete. Aren’t pitch decks still the norm? “I

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Otherwise, you lose sales even before you start Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash Do not mistake the perfect pitch for the well-rehearsed (read: memorized) presentation. The cookie-cutter pitch presentation kills your sales pipeline before you actually have one. For me, the first 10 minutes is crucial.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp. Eight entrepreneurial teams presented their business startup ideas to a panel of judges, friends, family, and other community members for a chance to win $10,000 to launch their business.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 26, 2023

Hosted by Delaware Prosperity Partnership , fifteen finalists from Delaware and surrounding states are competing for a share of $215,000 in non-dilutive funding and other awards with winning ventures receiving up to $20,000 in grants along with mentorship and other support. Admission and lunch are complementary and open to the public.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2022

If you told me that a company that’s charging $70 per month for multivitamins would be able to raise a $10 million round, I’d demand to see the receipts, and I’d be very curious indeed to see its pitch deck. Rootine is the company, and the founders were gracious enough to share their pitch deck with me. Cover slide.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 2, 2021

Presenting Startup Summit?—?first taking place April 8th from12 PM to 2 PM EST. As a massive thank you for supporting our publication, the first 500 registrants attend for free. will be providing us with “Pitch Tips.” Presenting Startup Summit?—?first first 500 people join us for free Hello hello! Startup Summit ?—?taking

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 23, 2022

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! In addition, the zoom audience members had the opportunity to vote for their favorite presentation and award a cash prize of $1,000 in the People’s Choice Award.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

You’ll expand your network, engage with other successful entrepreneurs, discuss your business model with experts and develop a pitch that could win you up to $10,000! Friends, family, and co-workers of the participants will be invited to join the Zoom audience to vote for their favorite presentation.

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Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

Reflections on Georgetowns 2025 pitch competition from TedLeonsis Last week, Georgetown Universitys McDonough School of Business once again became a launchpad for the next generation of bold thinkers and doers. To the entrepreneurs who presented this year: thank you for inspiring all of us. and the promise of innovation in our country.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Certainly both of these crowd-sourcing approaches provide the entrepreneur with an opportunity to hone their pitch, get some free consumer feedback on the idea, and maybe some introductions to funding sources. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

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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? . Atul Ajoy, partner, Horseshoe Capital.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams will pitch their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! In addition, the zoom audience members will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite presentation and award a cash prize of $1,000 in the People’s Choice Award.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Entrepreneurs seek to find the right investor and to make the best pitch when the opportunity comes Entrepreneurs start their companies with great passion and big dreams. If the founding entrepreneurs believe their business models will scale quickly, they will need a good deal of funding to support growth.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 15, 2021

She feels that it’s more important now than ever to provide targeted support so people don’t give up on starting and growing businesses. Scores were based on presentation, marketability, and originality. Shelby Newsome with Sandhills Entrepreneurship Engagement Network said entrepreneurs in her network are experiencing some burnout.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2023

But I’ve always found those same focuses to be especially in conflict with what it means to be an early-stage founder pitching your vision: You have to have Elon Musk-level ambition, big dreams and the ability to sell a company to investors before there are any real metrics behind it. What is this, revenue growth for ants?

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Gust

DECEMBER 27, 2012

It sounds obvious, but the majority of entrepreneurs who pitch me have obviously never thought through many of the major issues surrounding their companies. With #1 – #3 under your belt, you should start preparing the components you will use to support your pitch to outside investors. Understand your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

My list of excuses includes: product, pricing, competition and lack of sales support. Complaints about support may be real – it might actually be time to scale and give your sales people more leverage. This includes presentations, ROI calculators, competitive analyses and so forth.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 6, 2022

There’s a godawful number of pitch deck templates out there, and there’s one thing that most of them get wrong: They forget to mention that the template is (meant to be) flexible. You use the slide to support and enhance your story. But if there isn’t a fixed order, how do you determine what the right order is?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Investors are spending 24% less time looking at pitch decks in 2022, compared to 2021. It’s pretty rare that I get to talk to someone who is as big of a pitch deck nerd as I am, but when I was finally able to nerd out with the research lead at DocSend , how could I not? ” Slides in successful versus unsuccessful decks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

On December 2, 2018, Mitch pitched the company on ABC’s Shark Tank. There’s the all-important pitch, creative sets, unexpected reactions by five seasoned investors and the possibility of scaling growth fast with a cash infusion and industry connections. Perfecting My Pitch. EO Fort Worth was amazingly supportive.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

In small meetings they’d tell the senior management that they were happy Accenture was finally creating some original thought and that they supported it. When people come to present their businesses to me I try my best not to grin fuck them. I found that most VC’s never gave me any feedback when I was pitching.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Uniquely, the company has actually published all of its past funding decks publicly, which means this is a rare opportunity to follow a company’s journey from its first growth funding round all the way through to the present. ” So, let’s see how knowledge of market position translates into a pitch story.

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Revolution

MARCH 24, 2020

In the face of the COVID-19 crisis, it has been encouraging to see businesses and individuals around the world step up and support affected communities. Are you working at a daycare or supporting students at home due to closures? In the face of uncertainty and confusion, it’s inspiring to see these efforts come together.

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Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

All the participants are running some type of program or space to support startup entrepreneurs or build the startup community in their region, from running accelerators and co-working spaces, to startup meetup groups, student entrepreneurship groups, and maker spaces, as well as University faculty and Government policy makers. Who we took.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 14, 2024

Four startup finalists pitched to an audience of entrepreneurs and angel investors For the sixth consecutive year the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC), held at the University of San Diego, made sizeable investments into two startup finalists of its four-month-long program. The platform offers businesses ways to meet their impact goals.

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