InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Guy Kawasaki must have had Nithin (pronounced “Neethen”) in mind when he wrote Enchantment , as his cause and his personality are both highly enchanting. You can watch my interview with Nithin below or on YouTube here: [link].

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UCI Class Southern California News 259

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

Robert’s article is worth reading. They see them as a person who can influence the outcome of their company at a single point in time – when they (the startup) have something important to say. Given a choice of your marketing person or talking to you (the founder) there’s no competition.

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Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

Another founder … “When I pitched the idea to Adam, he was super on board,” Mr. Sloyan said. In fact, the article was so spot on, so well shaped and formed I was only left wondering three things: 1. It’s every person for themselves. I simply want founders to be educated on the topic to be helpful.

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Angel Startup Seed Funding Invest 150

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Natalia Oberti Noguera: Pipeline Fellowship is a program to educate and bring more women into the investment side of business. We have three main components: education, mentoring, and practice. In education, we hold workshops on topics like portfolio strategy and evaluation. Pitching isn’t a zero-sum game.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

One of the most important articles I read during the entire year was David Brook’s op-ed article on “ The Haimish Line.” And so I framed much of my life since reading the article in Haimish terms. Well, I get nothing out of seeing how well a bunch of people can pitch their businesses on stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2019

Beware of any offer that asks you to spend money before you can make money, to buy a starter kit, education, or tools. For more details, see this recent article from the The Penny Hoarder outlining the most common pitches to avoid. Work at home to fund your startup. Cash transfer assistance funding. Delete the message.

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Technical Review Funding Email Entrepreneur 91

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Pitching stories and getting your name out to various companies and editors requires a lot of work. Rather than writers pitching, doing paperwork and deliverables, clogging up inboxes, getting lost, having undefined or ill-defined expectations about when payments are expected, and about what kind of invoice your editor wants.

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2012

Pitch and form teams! People had one minute to “pitch” their idea to the group as a whole. Of the 150+ participants, about 45 people pitched that night. I was #33 to go up and pitch my idea. Once the pitches were done we were given a cup and paper with our company name on it. We had exactly 54 hours!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2011

It may even be free, if you sign up for a timeshare pitch at the destination. The pitch will be hell, and you can only see the beach from your hotel through binoculars. Beware of any offer that asks you to spend money before you can make money, to buy a starter kit, education, or tools. Don’t expect a refund. Chain emails.

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Funding Startup Email Symantec 91

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. I had kept a personal blog for more than a year and was new at keeping a professional blog. You have an “hour” to pitch in your first meeting. My blog was wiped out.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 5, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! Thus, by never giving it out, you can honestly say, “Look, it’s not personal. Thus, you may have to deferentially educate him as you assuage his objections. Several years ago, I was pitching a software license to a middle-level executive at HP, within their Printer Group. Shocking HP.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2010

It may even be free, if you sign up for a timeshare pitch at the destination. The pitch will be hell, and you can only see the beach from your hotel through binoculars. Beware of any offer that asks you to spend money before you can make money, to buy a starter kit, education, or tools. Don’t expect a refund. Chain emails.

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Email Symantec Technical Review Education 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2017

Beware of any offer that asks you to spend money before you can make money, to buy a starter kit, education, or tools. For more details, see this recent article from the Better Business Bureau outlining the most common pitches to avoid. Work at home to fund your startup. Cash transfer assistance funding. Delete the message.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Email Tool 55

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

Guest article by Richie Hecker, Founder of Bootstrapper Media. This is the most important role because this person graduates a company from startup to viable long-term business. Yet, winter is always coming for a startup and thus a new breed has arisen from the ashes and honed a new set of skills, the Growth Hacker.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. 18 months ago 25% of all pitches to me were ideas for how to build products around Twitter’s API. AOL was closed, the Internet was open. Now I don’t get any.

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