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Why we’re ditching Demo Days | TechCrunch

Mar

5

2017

I started to realize that Demo Days might be getting stale when an investor at one of our events told me to share the highlights after the pitches were done — he would be out in the hallway with a beer. Another time, an investor said he wanted to quit his job and build a ...
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Incubators / Accelerators · Pitching · Venture Forums

Demo Days

16 Startup Metrics | Andreessen Horowitz

Aug

23

2015

WITH JEFF JORDAN, ANU HARIHARAN, FRANK CHEN, AND PREETHI KASIREDDY We have the privilege of meeting with thousands of entrepreneurs every year, and in the course of those discussions are presented with all kinds of numbers, measures, and metrics that illustrate the promise and health of a particular company. Sometimes, however, the metrics may not ...
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Angel Primers · Business Plans · Pitching

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Startup Industry Insights from First Round Capital

Jul

31

2015

According to First Round Capital, a top venture capital firm located in Philadelphia, PA, women founders outperform men. In a report published by the firm yesterday, First Round Capital revealed the finding as one of ten major insights it has learned over the past ten years the VC firm has been in operation. Called the ...
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Fundraising · General Primers · Investor Presentations · Pitching

Here’s How You Organize Your Business Plan Into a Neat, Concise Statement

Jun

5

2015

While a single sentence may convey the overarching direction of your business plan, you may also need to develop an elevator pitch that combines a few additional concepts into a paragraph so that you can better describe your plans. Here is a ‘paint by numbers’ approach that may help you put your plan into a ...
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Pitching

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This app lets founders pitch startup ideas to investors, media with 2-minute videos – GeekWire

Jun

1

2015

For entrepreneurs, it’s not always easy finding the right time and place to pitch a potential investor on an idea — and that’s where Founderfox wants to help. The new app, which just launched this weekend, is a free video-pitching platform for startups that are looking to hail the attention of investors, media, and other ...
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Investor Presentations · Pitching

Introduction To A Venture Capitalist? There’s An App For That

Jun

1

2015

Warm introductions are still the best way to meet an investor, however, scrappy venture capitalists know that ideas can come from anywhere – including from outside of their network. The venture capital industry exists because of entrepreneurs but it you’re an entrepreneur you’d hardly think you existed in the eyes of VCs. And you’d be ...
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Fundraising · Pitching · Venture Capital

The Ultimate Pitch Deck to Raise Money for Startups

May

10

2014

The Ultimate Pitch Deck to Raise Money for Startups Great startups don’t fund themselves. Raising money from investors for your startup is challenging at any stage and requires a great pitch, even for experienced founders with significant traction in their company. The good news is that there’s a formula for pitching your startup that has ...
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Executive Summaries · Fundraising · Pitching

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