Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. Investment firms specialize by business sectors, and each partner within the firm has a specialty. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Think of this as your elevator pitch but instead of a short pitch to give someone in an elevator, it’s a short pitch to stop them from clicking on the next link. It also applies to potential partners. The more you help your partners, the more they’re likely to do for you in return.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

While being able to serve as a source to expand your network, mentors can also help entrepreneurs to recognize new opportunities for new ventures. Partner up. POC professionals have reported needing assistance with networking skills the most. Meetup.com is a great resource for those looking to develop their networking skills.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Even if your idea gets in the wrong hands, they will probably just get the high level “elevator pitch” which isn’t worth much anyways. Another benefit of talking freely, is that you may also find potential partners or future employees–other key components beyond investment money. link] Stan James.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Work on your elevator pitch.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

When you talk to investors, partners, customers and most potential new team members one of the first thing all of them are going to do is get a sense for who you are and what you've done. Representation is a large part of any social network, but some more than others.". Refine your personal elevator pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Work on your elevator pitch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2010

Investment firms specialize by business sectors, and each partner within the firm has a specialty. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting.

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www.quicksprout.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

When my business partner and I raised money for KISSmetrics we decided to be transparent with our investors. They are always refining the elevator pitch and searching for soundbites that resonate, trying to be more efficient at generating the hype that’s necessary.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Elevator Pitches. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Mark Suster GRP Partners Advice. Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners. Mailing lists/groups. Google Groups. Forms/Surveys. Google Forms. Google Ads.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Where would we be without the innovators who thought up a “search engine&# or a “social network&# Execution is labor and without it nothing gets done but ideas are change, fantastic ideas challenge who we are and allow us to become something new. link] Finding the Right Partners for your New Business « Businessexy [.]

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

But for some reason, it fails to appear on a lot of social network popularity lists. They may be the most fun, but finding and connecting with potential business partners, reaching out to customers and attracting a global audience are all possible with YouTube. Google Plus, You Say?

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