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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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We walked through the bowels of a large warehouse shrouded in darkness. I rounded a corner and shoved open a heavy door with no idea what was on the other side. Suddenly, we were in the world headquarters of WeWork. The famous startup led by Adam Neumann seemed to take…
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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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A robotic arm carefully grips the cup as frothy milk cascades onto smooth espresso. It gently places the cup before you. Coffee is served. I’m a little obsessed with coffee. I have five coffee makers at home, each for a different style. But if the next generation of robotics companies…
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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! Inside a gleaming metal structure the size of a shipping container, robotic arms pull out a disk of dough. They carefully apply tomato sauce, then the cheese. Pepperoni, anyone? This store was created by Hyper Robotics, an intriguing startup from Israel that makes automated pizzerias. Its…
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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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Never miss a post…subscribe! Citadel made a major loan to a Chinese surveillance company in 2006. This shadowy company, which doesn’t even appear to have a website, has sold surveillance equipment to China’s Communist government. From a new report from Crain’s Chicago Business: …in 2006, Citadel loaned $110 million to…
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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! I’ve been riveted by The Dropout lately. Amanda Seyfried’s portrayal of the notorious Elizabeth Holmes transfixes me, from the baritone to the awkward dancing. I particularly loved the scenes on Sand Hill Road when Holmes is pitching venture capitalists. Luckily for them, most passed. Since I…
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Tremendous 