Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

billion from 49 listings, and represented the strongest annual period for IPOs since 2000. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. For the full year 2012, venture-backed initial public offerings raised $21.5 Remember you only have one chance for a good first impression.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 31, 2010

Q: Give us the elevator pitch that you gave at SXSW Accelerator? It’s also financially rewarding, with up to $2000 in rewards for a great idea. Today’s Q&A Wednesday is with Edward Cruz from GuruStorms , which was a finalist in the SXSW Accelerator program. It’s more than just Q&A though.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2017

After the turn of the century, startups created fewer jobs than they did before the year 2000. Approach VCs and angel investors with conviction (and a solid elevator pitch ). But, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research , the number of high-growth startups has been declining since the 90’s.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2013

All in a 2000 sq ft shared workspace. With my own eyes, I’ve seen the average Israeli upstart at a conference go up to Yossi Vardi direct, deliver a 60 second elevator pitch, and ask for his number to follow up. We learnt quickly that the Israel tech scene is a melting pot of emigration & assimilation. The legacy.

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