Tag: Venture Capital
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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! This weekend, I burrowed into the couch and turned on WeCrashed, the fascinating new series on WeWork’s rise and fall. I’m actually in an upcoming episode as an extra; more on that in another post. 🙂 Jared Leto’s energy and Anne Hathaway’s icy poise make for…
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Let’s say I have a question: “how do angel investors choose startups?” I go to Google and type it in, right? But what if the best answer is in a podcast? That audio is trapped somewhere in the dark world of RSS feeds, along with great answers to millions of…
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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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Never miss a post…subscribe! Every month, I look at over 200 startups. I choose one. Among those hundreds of companies raising funds, I always see tons of cool ideas. So what distinguishes the companies I choose from all the others? The number 1 reason I say no to founders is…
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Tremendous 