Walking around TechCrunch50 today I saw quite a few pitches. I think I can simplify what makes the pitches bad down to this (incorrect) theory:
Investors are drunk party girls at closing time at the bar.
Bad pitches usually come from thinking this.
So:
If you want to get busy with an investor between the term sheets:
Don’t pretend you [...]
I work at TechStars (a business accelerator of sorts) and today was a big day. It was Demo Day for TechStars was today, and the teams exceeded all my expectations.
I will make some time tonight to put my thoughts on each company. Until then, I will link to the very well written reviews of the [...]
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