The Pitch Deck

Charles joins us on the show today to share both Do It Right, LLC's and Minority Venture Partners' unique missions and how through these two companies founders are getting the help they need to flourish.  Charles shares his experience with learning all aspects of a startup business while getting AT&T Wireless off the ground level and helping build them into the world-wide brand they are today. This episode is jam-packed with actionable advice that will help you secure the perfect investors for your startup. 

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On this episode Tim Draper shares successful pitch stories of huge startups like Skype, Theranos and others as well as some of the biggest mistakes he has seen founders make during the course of his venture capitalist career.  Tune it to get priceless advice from Tim Draper himself on how to make your pitch stand out and avoid some big mistakes. 

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I invited Melissa to the show today to share Dagne Dovers' unique founding story, how they got the customers involved in the development of their product as well as their strategic approach to the product launch and funding. Join us to learn what it means to land a lead investor that will expose you to an array of opportunities that will accelerate your company’s growth exponentially. You don’t want to miss this tip and strategy-packed episode that is sure to help you land that lead investor

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After investing sporadically for over 15 years, Sapna recently has really taken her interest and involvement to the next level. Today, Sapna and I dig into the importance of understanding your customers wants, needs, and desires and how this knowledge can put you light years ahead of your competition. 

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Elizabeth is on the show today because she has a deep desire, and some incredible insight to truly help founders achieve their dreams and make their businesses work. On today’s episode, we dive into what you need to do to be successful in the funding game. Elizabeth shares her tips on everything from how to show your passion while still being professional, to the best ways to spoon-feed your information to your investors to ensure they have everything they need at their fingertips. You do not want to miss this exciting episode that will help you find the perfect investor/VC for your team! 

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Jason Mendelson is a co-founder of Foundry Group, an early-stage venture capital firm located in Boulder, Colorado.  In his previous life, he has been a managing director at Mobius Venture Capital, a lawyer at Cooley LLP and a software engineer at Accenture. He also co-founded Shareholder Representative Services. In addition to his investing career Jason has co-written the book Venture Deals, Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist and is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School where he teaches a course on venture capital.  Jason is also the Chairman of the Entrepreneurial Board at Silicon Flatirons.

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Today, I am excited to introduce our amazing guest, Dr. Merom Klein. Merom is a business psychologist who advises entrepreneurs (either in large corporations or in startup ventures) on what it takes to get their BIG IDEAS adopted and executed as well as on building teams with the right talent in the right places with the right rewards to drive adoption.

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With a great product must be a great team. This will impress and grab powerful investors like Nisa Amoils. Nisa is an active Angel Investor and startup advisor in the New York City entrepreneur ecosystem.

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Kat shares their incredible story of how they juggled launching a new business, going to school and finding the RIGHT investors for their business. We dive into how Kat was able to identify the advisors and investors that has helped her company to incredible success and revolutionized the way people shop for food online. You do not want to miss a second of Kat’s advice to founders who are struggling to find investors. Find out what you need to include in your pitch deck that will catch the attention and earn the trust of the perfect investors for you!

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Noah joins the show to share his entrepreneurial journey, from starting in crowd funding using Kickstarter and Indiegogo, to using that same approach on a larger scale to grow Nomad to new heights. Within the last two years, since Nomad start using crowd funding, they have grown to $3.5 million in sales direct to consumer without ever having to raise outside capital. 

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