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What's a good [Dragons Den] pitching model?

Would-be start-up's pitching to VCs (at least, on Dragons Den) need to offer a % of their business, in exchange for an agreed amount of up-front capital & (sometimes) a bit of business guidance. ...
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What are some good, publicly available, examples of both failed and successful elevator pitches?

What are some good examples of elevator pitches - ideally examples that represent typical successful as well as typical failed pitches? (I'm looking for examples which match what you normally might ...
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B2B or B2C, How should I represent my startup in VC pitch

My web application offers subscription service to both individuals and groups. The subscription is per user basis. Most purchasers will buy on behalf of his company (individual or group). When ...
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Should VC pitch be in 2nd person or 3rd person?

Should business ideas pitched to venture capitalists be narrated in 2nd person or 3rd person? One does not actually sell the product/service to the VC, but in a sense it does "sell" the whole ...
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Small Company's time to shine [closed]

For more background on my company, see the question entitled: "A “competitive edge” for an offshore development company?" We have landed a meeting (scheduled for about 5 days from now) with a very ...
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How to find Angel/Early stage pitch events

We are an early stage company with a working product. We would love to gain some seed funding to help us market the product. However, we seem to hear about pitch events either in the paper or past ...
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Pitch Deck - Financial Projections for an Internet Startup

I'm building a pitch deck for an internet startup. I've read other financial projections and pro-formas which have quite irrelevant accounting. Our main expenses are simply server costs -- $95/month ...
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Is there a difference between pitching as a social entrepreneur?

I know the difference between a social entrepreneur and an entrepreneur, however if those two pitch to someone for a deal, do they say something different? Specifically in my case I am a social ...
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How to expose my startup to seed investors instead of cold calling them?

How can I expose my startup to seed and angel investors instead of cold calling them? Is there any way to get feedback from them? In Silicon Valley or other major startup scenes.
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Pitching an e-learning solution

everyone. I've made it to the second round of a business competition and now need to pitch an e-Learning concept to a panel of judges in order to secure funding. The idea is fairly unique and ...
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Sites for practicing/discussing marketing and pitching, etc

I'm in the awkward position my company is small, and my product is something almost totally aimed at massive medical corporations. They are very unfriendly and closed to simply phoning up and asking ...
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Example of a freemium business plan?

Do you guys have any examples of business outlines, or slide decks so i could get an example for making one for my startup. my business model is freemium model thanks¡
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Investor Q&A Readiness

We are an early stage web startup, and do not have anyone with deep financial experience on our team. Is not a likely option at this point. We are pitching to investors in a contest setting next ...
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How to Research and Determine Total Available Market (TAM) and Serviceable Available Market (SAM)

I'm working on the executive summary for my website idea and need to figure out the total market capitalization for the this industry. For example, if all the yearly advertising (and other) revenue ...
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How to position your pitch to investors during the pivot?

What is the correct positioning to pitch a investor of an existing startup when you are in the momentum of pivoting your current model?
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Should one join local pitch programme, which will be aired on national TV?

It's something new. There is this reality tv show coming up, for candidates to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, then get funded. The whole process will be aired in national TV several months ...
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How to get funding without a plan?

I really don't have a "plan" right now, but have been offered a meeting to pitch to an entrepreneur that has already sold at least two companies they founded each for over 100 million. They know I ...

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