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Last Thursday, I was preparing to judge a startup pitch competition. I thought to myself, “How can I make sure every startup hits the key points?” Then, it came to me: a checklist! Every time you pitch investors, you need to give them certain key pieces of information. Without those…
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For startups, customer acquisition ain’t what it used to be. Apple effectively ended ad targeting last year. Google plans to do something similar in 2023. Without targeting, you could be advertising a US woman’s underwear brand to men in Germany. Those precious marketing dollars go…poof. But some startups have found…
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Everyone running a startup knows about the deck. There are countless tutorials about how to write this PowerPoint presentation that forms a key part of a startup’s pitch. Shoot, I’ve even written one. But what about the deck’s mysterious cousin: the deal memo? Founders generally send potential investors a deal…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! Last night, I had the honor of judging a startup pitch competition. Each founder in the Starta Accelerator in NYC had 3 minutes to pitch a panel of judges in front of a live audience. I was so impressed with the hard work these entrepreneurs are…
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Every now and then, I see the unthinkable: an LLC trying to raise venture capital. You want to give your startup every chance of success. So don’t shut yourself out from venture capital with this rookie mistake! Repeat this mantra every night before bed: “investors want a Delaware C Corp.”…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker You’ve written a 92 page business plan. For three years, you hunched over your laptop coding, sustained by Red Bull and Cheetos At last, launch…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! You walk into an elevator. As the doors close, Doug Leone of Sequoia steps in. Suddenly, a lump appears in your throat. Your palms sweat. This is your moment. Last night, I went to a fascinating pitch event at a startup accelerator in New York City.…
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Never miss a post…subscribe! I recently took a short ride with my friend Paulie. We reached our destination in less than 10 minutes, only to find nowhere to park. We circled block after block. Any open spot turned out to be a fire hydrant. Finally, after 20 minutes, we found…
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I’ll name my first born after you if you subscribe! Well, it’s happening. Ever since shares of major tech companies like Block Inc., Peloton Interactive Inc., and Robinhood Markets Inc. began to fall off a cliff last fall, investors have wondered when the pain would trickle down to early stage…
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“I could make a fortune from this,” Cuban said. “But I won’t. I’ve got enough money. I’d rather f— up the drug industry in every way possible.” Mark Cuban, Texas Monthly Never miss a post…subscribe! When you deliver something people need for less money than if they schlepped to the…
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