How to Crush Your Startup Pitch Competition
Participating in a pitch competition is a worthwhile endeavor, win or lose; however, if you want that grand prize, you need to bring your A-game.
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First-time Startup Funding Mistakes to Avoid
If you’ve never raised capital for a startup, the road ahead may seem daunting. Here are some common startup funding mistakes and how to avoid them.
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Using PR to Grow Your Startup: Part II
This week, we’re walking through some tactical moves startups can make to begin building out their own PR strategies.
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What are Vanity Metrics – and Why Investors Should Stay Away
When a startup founder is pitching to investors, typically, that founder is advised to include highly detailed charts, financial numbers, and milestones. With more information, investors…
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Scoring Intros in Silicon Valley
For startups in need of financing, there is nothing more sought after than access to angel investors or venture capital firms. While venture capitalists (VCs) are…
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What to Do When Meeting With a VC
We recently discussed what not to do when meeting with a VC for the first time. Ranging from over-ambitious financial projections to missing the “no,” there…
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What Not to Do When Meeting with a VC
So you, budding entrepreneur, have just been invited to meet with a VC. You’ve developed an attention-grabbing idea, you may have an early product model, and…
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Five Red Flags to Avoid in Your Pitch
When it comes to startup pitches, every VC has their pet peeves, and MicroVentures is no exception. For some VCs, it takes only one particular red…
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