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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

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She was pitching for a pre-seed round of $400k. Founders hit the street with their pitch deck, some make it, and some don’t, but nearly all of them ascribe a lot more human influence over the process than there probably is. Or that venture capital is a meritocracy? I’m a female founder. I don’t have enough traction.

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Out There Bets and Insider Games: The Social Barriers to Funding Big Ideas

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Below is a link to the pitch video. There wasn’t any context around it—not exactly something I’d call a “pitch”. I explained that this wasn’t really a pitch because it lacked all sorts of context. Having been called out, I set up a meeting—but I didn’t do it to take a charity pitch. Who was the team?

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

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Anyone who was doing something new and cutting edge should feel connected to each other--whether or not they are building a venture backed startup. It's even more relevant now that I've started the first venture capital fund in Brooklyn-- Brooklyn Bridge Ventures --and invested in four Brooklyn based companies.

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NYC: Regulatory nightmare for tech startups trying to conduct consumer friendly businesses

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Companies that make people''s lives easier, should they run into entrenched Big Apple interests like housing and transport, aren''t finding that NYC is as easy a place to offer their services to NYC residents. Government served an incredibly important role regulating ground transportation in the past. Enter Airbnb.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding product-market fit, pitch deck teardown, getting into YC

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Charged with billions in capital, meet the 9 startups developing tomorrow’s batteries today. Charging technology industry transport which are the futuristic of the Automobile. Pitch deck teardown: Minut. If you’d like to see your pitch deck featured on TechCrunch+, click through for details.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Video pitch decks, Didi’s regulatory struggles, Nothing CEO interview

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According to DocSend, the average pitch deck is reviewed for just three minutes. Even if you are lucky enough to land a meeting, it’s more likely that a junior person went through your pitch and ran it up the chain. According to Fisher, the pro forma pitch deck is a thing of the past. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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Opportunity knocks: Exhibit at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

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You can highlight your pitch deck, run a video loop and/or host live demos. CrunchMatch lets you host private video meetings — pitch investors, recruit new talent or grow your customer base. Will Venture Capital Drive the Future of Mobility? Your virtual expo booth features lead-generation capabilities.