A guide about pitching created by Ken Zolot. This guide covers the social dynamics of pitching, the presentation itself, talking in headlines, and other techniques to create a successful pitch.
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Operations
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 (All day)
Alexei Kapterev
A document on how to avoid common mistakes during a presentation as well as keeping the audience engaged.
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Operations
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (All day)
Igor Tsinman, CTO of Sitrus
Learn the ups and downs of software outsourcing
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Team
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 (All day)
Dave Broadwin
The ins and outs of vesting for cofounders
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Team
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 (All day)
Simeon Simeonov
Focuses on what a founder agreement is, urban legends about them, and the roles founders can play
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Financing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
David Rose
Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself -- and prove to a VC -- before you fire up your slideshow.
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Financing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
National Venture Capital Association
What Are The NVCA Model Venture Capital Financing Documents?
A "template" set of model legal documents for venture capital investments put together by a group of leading venture capital attorneys. The model venture capital...
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Financing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
The Funded Founder Institute
A basic terms template to help you on the path of creating your own.
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Financing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Brad Feld, a managing director at Foundry Group
A series of 20 entries on term sheets that covers everything from Board of Directors to Initial Public Offering Shares Purchase.
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Financing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Joe Hadzima, Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan
A presentation from an MIT course on "The Nuts and Bolts of a Business Plan" that provides a basic overview as to how VC's work and what entrepreneurs need to think about when deciding to look for VC funding.
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Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Hubspot
Designed by Hubspot, a leader in Inbound Marketing, Inbound Marketing University's training program prepares you for the Inbound Marketing Certification Exam. The program includes 16 one-hour classes that walk you through each step of inbound...
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Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
thirdforce.net
Excel template on how to manage your sales pipeline.
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Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Edward Lowe Foundation
Investigation and analysis of your competition and potential customer base are major components of a comprehensive market analysis. This checklist of resources for gathering market data provides perspective regarding common market research tools...
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Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Tom Hopkins
Learn the vital telephone skills every salesperson needs to avoid rejection.
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Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Len Foley
Follow these rules, and selling will become one of the easiest tasks you'll undertake.
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Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Jack Ferrari
Don't let the sales process intimidate you. This thorough how-to will teach you how to focus on benefits, develop a USP, and deliver a killer sales presentation.
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Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Entrepreneur.com
Ready to get it all down on paper, but not sure where to put it? We'll help you with the format and elements of your marketing plan.
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Sales & Marketing
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Entrepreneur.com
With a well-designed logo, potential clients can instantly discover how your business can serve them. How do you pick a logo that will express your company?
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Products & Services
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Glen Greene, Edward Lowe Foundation
Adding new products or services to your current offerings can serve as the catalyst that drives your business to higher levels of success. New product development doesn't have to be a long and costly endeavor.
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Operations
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Scott Edward Walker
Read this is you are wondering: What kind of entity we should form and where? Are any other legal issues we should be worrying about? If you like this link, you should also check out part 2:...
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Operations
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Craig A. Shutt and Beverly Poppell
Is your intellectual property properly protected? Your company's success could depend on it. This Quick-Read gives you the low-down on how to guard your copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and patents.
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Operations
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 (All day)
Entrepreneur.com
Is incorporation right for you? Find out with this comprehensive article on the ins and outs of forming a corporation.
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Team
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Stever Robbins
If the time has come to admit you can't do it all, this guide can help you figure out just who you need on your executive team, where to find them and how to hire them.
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Team
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Naval Ravikant of Venture Hacks
Article on how to know which cofounder to pick
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Team
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Seth Sternberg
Article on where and how to look for your cofounders
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Team
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Mark Suster
A post about things to think about both before and after hiring new team members
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Team
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Darmesh Shah, OnStartups.com
10 critical questions to ask your future cofounder
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Intention/Idea
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Paul Graham of Y Combinator
Essay on three things you need for a startup: good people, something customers want, and bootstrapping
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Intention/Idea
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Chris Dixon, cofounder of Hunch
Tips on how to pick your next big idea
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Intention/Idea
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Garage Technology Ventures
Tips on how to write an executive summary
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Intention/Idea
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Posted by Brad White
A sample template for an executive summary
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Intention/Idea
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Babak Nivi
Provides a template on how to write an email pitch
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Intention/Idea
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Bianca Male of Business Insider
A slide show on tips to keep in mind when creating your elevator pitch
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Intention/Idea
Thursday, April 15, 2010 (All day)
Harvard Business School
Interactive tool to help you build your pitch
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Intention/Idea
Monday, April 5, 2010 (All day)
Evan Williams
Evan Williams, founder of Twitter talks about evaluating a new product
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