Up and Running

JANUARY 15, 2018

Your Lean Plan should include an overview of your strategy and tactics (problem-solving and possible solutions), your business model (including your target market and competition), and a schedule of what you’re doing and when. Calculate startup costs. The basics. The basics. Build your brand.

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Web Design Software Review Elevator Pitch 86

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

A fter years of talking with many of you in the Israeli startup industry, investors and entrepreneurs alike, I was invited to present some tips for entrepreneurs at the Launch48 conference in London this weekend. The talk was titled “Tips to make your startup attractive for investors&#. Sell your team, not your advisors.

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Elevator Pitch Incubator Technical Review Startup 103

Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

‘Starting a business’ really only comes down to figuring out your business idea ; doing your paperwork; and sorting out the money. Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market.

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Elevator Pitch Software Review SBA Business Plan 166

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This is your elevator pitch hook, which you must be able to deliver in 30 seconds. Provide details on the business model and cash flow. Every business, including non-profits, needs a business model to survive. No more pain of phone shutdown in the middle of a call.”

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Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Silicon Valley Revenue 163

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. Startups whose marketing budget is trivial lose credibility and most likely the investment.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 285

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. Startups whose marketing budget is trivial lose credibility and most likely the investment.

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Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 139

Austin Startup

APRIL 15, 2017

Follow these tips to make sure your event runs smoothly and your startups look their best! Here are the instructions that I send to the people who are pitching: Be visual. You should focus on clearly explaining the problem you solve and how you do it as well as what your basic business model is. Something else?

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Elevator Pitch Video Audience Software Review 48

Up and Running

AUGUST 30, 2017

You want to review all the different components of your business model. This description should basically be an elevator pitch for potential partners and business investors to get excited about what you’re offering and your unique location, philosophy, and approach. What is your business model?

Business Plan 93

Business Plan SBA Software Review Advisory Board 93

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Business model. Financial projections and funding.

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Business Plan Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation 244

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the Angel perspective (as a member of an Angel group screening committee).

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Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 260

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I’ve seen hundreds of startups pitch to angel investors and venture capitalists, and most of them—at best— are just okay. There have been plenty of pretty good ones that hit all the key components of a pitch , but only a handful of those took it a step further and were truly great. Outline your business model.

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Sweat Equity Churn Rate Elevator Pitch Forecast 122

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

Here are some guidelines that will help you with the right answers, not only in closing your next investment, but in planning when and how much money to ask for: Investors are most interested in helping you scale the business. Startups whose marketing budget is trivial lose credibility and most likely the investment.

Elevator Pitch 120

Elevator Pitch Salary Angel Investor Viral 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Business model. Financial projections and funding.

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Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Metrics 226

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). VC & Startup Resources. Seed Startups. VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? About VC Cafe.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the Angel perspective (as a member of an Angel group screening committee).

Angel Investor 179

Angel Investor Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch Angel Groups 179

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Before you start, remember that the goal of the executive summary is to provide a printed version of your best elevator pitch, to provide a positive first impression to the reader. Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Business model. Financial projections and funding.

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Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Business Plan 138

rob.by

MARCH 8, 2012

Twelve months into my startup journey I had four half-built websites that had been built by my four ex-technical co-founders. What makes software engineers different in the startup world is that they have the requisite skills to hack together an idea on their own if they so choose. Now you go: Name (required).

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Engineering Fractional CTO 42

Up and Running

MAY 22, 2018

For any startup founder pitching their idea to investors, landing the deal is never a guarantee. Sometimes investment deals don’t work out because the businesses themselves aren’t as solid as they should be. Survival : generating enough cash flow to stay in business. So, what are they doing wrong? What do they dislike?

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Exit Strategy Angel Investor Search Elevator Pitch 90

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84