NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 4, 2021

That’s why it’s important for founders to understand that the clearer you can articulate the opportunity and its potential risks – and proposed mitigations – the better equipped investors will be to assess your business as a viable investment. Be sure to share your story and vision with people ahead of pitching to investors.

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Technical Review Software Review Founder Due Diligence 61

Up and Running

MARCH 14, 2018

I know what it’s like to pitch to investors—both angels and venture capitalists. Sometimes you only get 10 minutes to pitch your business opportunity to the investors (or less in some cases). First, take the time to put together a pitch deck. Begin your pitch with a compelling story. Create a presentation.

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Hockey Stick Exit Strategy Technical Review Angel Investor 164

Up and Running

MAY 4, 2015

When you’re pitching your business, the time allotted will impact a great deal of what you should do and say. So how do you know what to include in pitching opportunities for varying lengths of time? In this article, I’ll review: What to include in a one minute, five minute, ten minute, and 20 minute pitch.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Houston 60

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 8, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “Pitching a VC&# – the outline is here. You’ve pitched several angels and VC’s. Your friends and advisers tell you that this means you need revenue because in this economy VC’s will only fund businesses with revenue. Unfortunately your advisers are wrong.

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Technical Review Term Sheet Venture Capital Revenue 309

ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2019

But in high-tech businesses, it’s crucial that the AI you build, promote, or invest in — is authentic. The ability to automate responsibilities and streamline efficiency makes AI and machine learning an attractive productivity option for businesses. The Substantive Role of AI. When Is AI Relevant to Startups?

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Startup 132

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. Was it David Cohen’ Idea?

Technical Review 288

Technical Review Venture Capital Silicon Valley Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As a mentor to many business professionals and owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs, I find a wealth of innovative ideas, but often less insight on what it really takes to transform ideas into an income stream that can excite new customers into long-term business success. Investors expect this step to be proven successful before funding.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

When it comes to starting a business that you have always dreamed of, you need to be able to handle any hurdles that may come your way. I will tell you brief details about seed stage funding, and deal sourcing on this page, so read the conclusion until the end. What exactly is the seed funding?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

By spending more time educating your board on your business you get more valuable advice from them. Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. I am on a board that does business with Yahoo!

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Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

Now is the time to be an entrepreneur and create a business from your passion. The cost of rolling out a business has never been lower – it only takes a few hundred dollars to incorporate a Limited Liability Corp (LLC) online, create your own website, use social media to get attention, and you are in business.

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Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Silicon Valley LLC 184

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

If you’ve read any of my ongoing series on fund raising from venture capitalist (episode 1?— ?controlling The key to your “consigliere” is that they can’t be crazy busy because they’re scaling at meteoric rates. Building models to evaluate the deal and/or reviewing customer files, company financials, business plans, etc.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Partner Term Sheet 314

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In fact, I think the evidence is clear that many entrepreneurs started their journey while still in college, and capitalized on all the resources there, before moving on: Extend your technology focus with business basics. Contrary to a popular myth, a great invention and passion alone won’t drive a great business.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. It included some well known firms that made me come for a team pitch and then only gave me literally 15 minutes when we’d scheduled an hour. My blog was wiped out.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

One of the most important ones is an investor presentation or a “deck.”. Two years ago I didn’t know what a “deck” was, but fast forward to today and our team at ooomf has prepared multiple investor presentations, raising two rounds of investor funding. Business Model?—?How Where are you going to be five years from now?

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

*This post is part of our “pitch deck” series where we dissect the seed stage pitch deck and discuss the ideal flow for a pitch. The reason that you’re crafting the pitch deck, after all, is to raise funds. The closing slide of a pitch deck’s main section should be explicit about the ask.

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Cap Table Seed Stage Valuation Dilution 211

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

One of the hardest things to know when you’re new to fund raising is what you’re supposed to send to an investor, when and will they keep your information confidential. This is part of a series on how to improve your fund raising game. As a VC and former entrepreneur let me offer you some advice. Poppycock.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2019

In this article, we will discuss why it is important to understand the whole startup stages concept before you start a business to get the most benefit. You will also be pitching in most early stage startup competitions to get some funding and meet like minded people – in 99.9% Business plan. Early Stage. Commitment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Otherwise you’re a stock picker, which in this business isn’t a good thing. And for the record, GRP has funded YC alum.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

I Know Everybody Told You to Send Your Fund-Raising Decks as a Link. Here’s Why You Should Just Send the Deck I know you have your document sending tool to send your fund-raising deck to VCs and track who read your deck, which pages they read and how much time they spend on each page.

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IP Differentiation Salary Sales 239

David Teten

JUNE 10, 2020

The roadmap for SOP is here: Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. NB: SOP is a brand new fund, still in formation, without infrastructure. . – Learn about the business of VC, particularly fintech. Currently planned intern projects: For MBAs/business-focused students.

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New York Venture Capital Technical Review Due Diligence 60

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2015

Have you considered asking a child what they think of your business pitch? If you’re an entrepreneur looking for funding, you know how important—and involved—the pitching process can be. All of this comes together in the form of a polished, well-thought out pitch. See Also What to Include in Your Pitch Deck.

Angel Investor 60

Angel Investor Software Review Technical Cofounder Due Diligence 60

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

When I was new at Venture Capital I was trying to figure out the business. Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? Otherwise you’re a stock picker, which in this business isn’t a good thing. And for the record, GRP has funded YC alum.

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Deal Flow Early Stage Investment Bankers Technical Review 347

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

How to find venture funding? Venture capital is a very rarified atmosphere of high-end startups and emerging businesses with experienced management teams, high potential growth, secret sauce, and so on. Business that don’t look like they can grow extremely fast and to an extremely big size don’t get venture capital.

Software Review 124

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Elevator Pitch 124

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Over the last three years our Lean LaunchPad / NSF Innovation Corps classes have been teaching hundreds of entrepreneurial teams a year how to build their startups by getting out of the building and testing their hypotheses behind their business model. For all the parents out there, relief (and much more) is on its way… [link].

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. And, I think but can’t prove, both were business failures. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business. Power Pitches.

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Startup Forecast Angel Investor Software 180

This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Right on time, I’ve got a company from my first fund doing a roadshow right now that could net a big exit by the end of the year. I have two other companies in that first fund that, at one time, looked like they were sure winners that could return the fund. Turns out they have standard sized bets for funds of my size.

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LP Technical Review Software Review Valuation 136

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. They’re nice enough to send me the board decks, but that’s about all the engagement I have at this point because I didn’t have a big enough fund to maintain my position.

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Later Stage Venture Capital Term Sheet Limited Partner 218

Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

You ask a question related to starting a business and for the next few weeks, every Monday, we will provide the answer. Also, how safe is it to pitch my business idea to an investor? Are they looking for new ideas so that they can create businesses of their own or are they looking for you to prove your idea will work?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Lightspeed is in the business of encouraging entrepreneurship. Yet many have no real understanding of how to grow, manage and lead a business. For example, entrepreneurs typically pitch multiple VCs before finding a backer. by John Vrionis, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Rejections can be disheartening. Teambuilding.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2014

2014 will be a formative year for new business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs. For current founders, in our hyper-pressurized worlds of being incubated, accelerated, and constantly switching modes between pitching and executing, how do we successfully navigate the labyrinth to success? by Melissa Thompson, CEO of TalkSession.

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Entrepreneur Startup Balance Sheet Non-Compete 210

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 1, 2022

Some entrepreneurs are born salespeople, others find it more awkward but ultimately realize getting comfortable pitching — to investors, to the team, to potential employees, and so on — is part of the job. Companies don’t get sold, they get bought so just go and build a big business. But as a venture investor, I hate it. 18–24 months.

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Cofounder Startup Lean Venture Capital 108

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Raising money for your business is a major effort. You need lists of investors to reach out to and you need to be prepared for your investor meetings to increase your chances of getting funded. You need to practice your pitch and be ready to intelligently answer any number of questions about your business.

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Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Exit Strategy 138

View from Seed

MAY 21, 2020

1M of our capital raised previously was spent on a product that isn’t currently in market, but the remainder is what we consider to have brought us to the business milestones today.”. I can foresee a situation in the future when the Covid shutdown impact (and hopefully subsequent recovery) are explicitly shared in a pitch for context.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Prepare a slide deck to highlight product and business.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

Picking the right attorney in your startup is as important as picking the right business partner. You can’t underestimate the importance of selecting an attorney who “gets” your business model, your market opportunity, and most importantly, your fundraising and exit strategy. My business partner and I were elated.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Angel Investor Due Diligence Dilution 118

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Startups with a solid business plan and great pitch deck have a far greater chance of gaining investment. In this essay by one of Mercia’s Fund Principals, Ian Wilson, Ian talks about the sorts of things he and the team are looking for when plans come to them for review. Presenting a business plan. The opportunity.

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Business Plan Technical Review Initial Public Offering Due Diligence 92

Up and Running

JULY 28, 2020

Available funding for businesses is changing, and the current state of the economy can make seeking and obtaining loans seem like a nightmare. What is alternative funding? Simply put, alternative funding is gaining financing for your company outside of traditional bank loans to gain capital. Traditional loans.

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Small Business SBA Bootstrapping Venture Capital 118