The Pitch Deck

On this episode of The Pitch Deck, I am excited to welcome Elizabeth Kraus to the show. Elizabeth is an active angel investor and the co-founder of MergeLane. MergeLane is an accelerator for high-growth startups with at least one woman in leadership. Elizabeth and her team recruit companies from all over the world, only to accept ten select high-growth startups for its annual program.

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If you are an entrepreneur, and you are passionate about the problem you are solving and you need to raise capital, then you need to listen to what Vincent has to say. He joins me today to share his incredible story of how he created FlashFunders and started helping entrepreneurs grow their companies. You don’t want to miss Vincent’s advice that may help you be the next startup to work with his company, get the funding you need, and make your business the next big thing.

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On this episode of The Pitch Deck, we are happy to welcome Sumeet Shah to the show. Sumeet handles sourcing, executing and monitoring new opportunities at Brand Foundry Ventures. He has over six years of experience across the startup and private equity industries. Sumeet formerly ran the new business strategies at Gist Digital and handled business development and project work at Gotham Consulting Partners.

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Eliot was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at T2 Venture Capital, where he accelerated portfolio companies, sourced and vetted deals, and advised foreign governments on innovation policy and capital formation. Eliot joins us today to share his experiences and talk about the art of storytelling and your pitch. With his help, you can master the craft of storytelling to help you get the funding your business needs to grow and flourish.

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Gillian joins the show today to share her journey into the start-up world while working as a consultant and journalist, traveling throughout the Middle East and Central Asia. She shares how she married her two passions into a profitable and exciting new business that has people buzzing. You don’t want to miss Gillian’s advice that will not only help you explore the world but also couple your passion with a sustainable and profitable business plan.

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Today, we’re excited to welcome Michael Bruch, the founder and CEO of Willow, a social discovery app created for people who value personality. Willow is a social media experience that emphasizes more than just a user’s photos. It highlights the uniqueness of everyone’s personality in a fun and sociable way. Their mission is to provide every single user with the opportunity to get engaged, talking, and ultimately meeting new people in a positive, light-hearted and fun way.

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On this episode of the Pitch Deck, we are very excited to welcome Geri Stengel. Geri is the founder and president of Ventureneer, a market research and content marketing company that helps corporations reach small businesses through thought leadership. She is a former adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at The New School and a Kauffman FastTrac GrowthVenture facilitator.

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We're very excited to welcome our today's guest, Ellie Wheeler to The Pitch Deck. Ellie is a VC at Greycroft Partners in NYC. We invited Ellie to the show to talk about where she and Greycroft Partners fit into the ecosystem and where and how entrepreneurs can approach someone like them. 

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On this episode of The Pitch Deck, our very special guest is a visionary and entrepreneur, Allison Strouse. Allison is the Founder and CEO of Yarly, the only photo management platform that uses the help of local, certified photo experts.

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Joining me on today’s episode is Hadley Harris. Hadley is one of the founding general partners at Eniac Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital fund. Eniac’s focus is on investing in and developing mobile-first companies and founders to find the next mobile phenomenon.

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