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LinkedIn's Series B Pitch to Greylock: Pitch Advice for Entrepreneurs

reidhoffman.org

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. we had no revenue. As a result, we knew that our pitch would need to steer into investors’ biggest concern: the lack of revenue. The graphic we chose emphasizes that it is a network of people. Investors see a lot of pitches.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. I’ve listed the most common levers that universities use below, with some live examples from Yale: Strong technical departments : Computer Science , Math , Physics. Everyone wanted to work in finance. Everyone wants to work in tech startups.

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Episode 3: Smart Bear Live!

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

How to differentiate yourself in a crowded market (and when perhaps you shouldn’t try). How cofounders can collaborate without going crazy. Totally automate all that so it doesn’t bring me down all the time and instead I can sign all the revenue, because that’s fun. Patrick: How close did he get?

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