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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Over the years Dino and I brainstormed about how Lean entrepreneurship would affect regional development. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. Part 2: Early-stage Regional Venture Funds.

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Bigger in Bend – Building a Regional Startup Cluster–part 1 of 3

Steve Blank

When Customer Development and the Lean Startup were just a sketch on the napkin, Dino Vendetti, a VC at Bay Partners, was one of the first venture capitalists I shared my ideas with. Dino and I kept in touch as he moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Here’s Part 1 of Dino’s story….

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Business Pitch, Elevator Pitch, and the LivePlan Pitch Page: What’s the Difference?

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Here’s how I sort through these different terms, in the context of angel investment, business planning, and business plan competitions. When I say pitch or business pitch I mean the short presentation startup founders make for angel investors or venture capitalists. The business pitch. appeared first on Bplans Blog.

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Webinar Recap: 14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded

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I’ve pitched in taxi cabs, I’ve pitched on street corners, in board rooms, on stage in front of 400 angel investors. The opportunity when I got to pitch on stage in front of 400 angel investors was for the largest angel investor conference in the Pacific northwest called Angel Oregon, and we competed with 60 other companies.

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How to Get the Most Out of a Sample Business Plan

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A good business plan example will have all the elements your bank or angel investor (or venture capitalist) will expect to see when you ask them for funds. Remember, if you just need a Lean Business Plan, not a formal business plan, shorter is better. If you don’t need all that, don’t do it. So be sure to edit thoroughly!

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Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty: A Look at Small Business in 2017

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My neighborhood of Alberta in Portland, Oregon, where small local businesses are plentiful. Wherever that capital is coming from—whether it’s a loan you can take, SBA, personal credit card, angel investors, family, personal money—know what that capital requirement is for that first 12 to 24 months.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

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About the plan: Located in Medford, Oregon, Martin Cove Brewing Company has been a successful microbrewery for the past three years. With this money, they plan to expand its distribution to selected metro areas within the state of Oregon. Martin Cove Brewing Company. This year, Martin Cove Brewing Company will gross $520,000 in sales.

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