The Pitch

The Pitch

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The Pitch episodes

  • #99 The Friends & Family Gap
    In VC, before you pitch investors, you’re expected to get some initial cash from friends and family. Getting this money is a critical first step for a new startup. But what if your friends and family aren’t wealthy? Two founders tell us what that experience is like, and how it’s shaped the way VC investors view their companies.
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    31 min
  • Disrupting Venture Capital
    Why does so little venture capital money go to women, Black, and Latinx founders? In this episode, investors Charles Hudson and Elizabeth Yin explain how VC is set up in a way that excludes many founders and businesses, and what their funds are doing to expand access to capital.
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    20 min
  • #98 Hello! You’ve Reached The Pitch Helpline

    We're now in a business climate transformed by Covid. And founders need help figuring out how to impress investors, find new customers, and connect with potential cofounders in this uncertain time. We wanted to help out. So we got investors Elizabeth Yin from Hustle Fund and Hunter Walk from Homebrew to hop on The Pitch hotline to take your calls.

    The Callers:

    • Rebecca Colett, Calyxeum
    • Graham Hawley, TRID
    • Shwetha Maddur, Catalyst
    • Bryan McGehee, GATR Coolers
    • Jeff Walsh, Illuminent

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      35 min
    • #98 Hello! You’ve Reached The Pitch Helpline
      We're now in a business climate transformed by Covid. And founders need help figuring out how to impress investors, find new customers, and connect with potential cofounders in this uncertain time. We wanted to help out. So we got investors Elizabeth Yin from Hustle Fund and Hunter Walk from Homebrew to hop on The Pitch hotline to take your calls.
      The Callers:
      Rebecca Colett, Calyxeum
      Graham Hawley, TRID
      Shwetha Maddur, Catalyst
      Bryan McGehee, GATR Coolers
      Jeff Walsh, Illuminent
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      36 min
    • #97 Secret Sauce or Snake Oil?

      Today's founder had everything going for him: a huge market, loads of experience, and $70k in monthly revenue. But then, everything went wrong. Christopher Hussain's startup, RealKey, is supposed to make the complicated mortgage lending process simpler, but his pitch left our investors scratching their heads.

      Today's investors are Sarah Downey, Michael Hyatt, Jillian Manus, Phil Nadel and Charles Hudson.

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      26 min
    • #97 Secret Sauce or Snake Oil?
      Today's founder had everything going for him: a huge market, loads of experience, and $70k in monthly revenue. But then, everything went wrong. Christopher Hussain's startup, RealKey, is supposed to make the complicated mortgage lending process simpler, but his pitch left our investors scratching their heads.
      The investors on today’s show are Jillian Manus, Phil Nadel, Sarah Downey, Michael Hyatt and Charles Hudson.
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      28 min
    • Money on the Line ☎️
      On Wednesday, September 30th we are opening up the phone lines for founders to call-in and ask investors for advice. Elizabeth Yin with Hustle Fund and Hunter Walk with Homebrew will be standing by, ready to give you fresh ideas on how to keep your startup going in this economy.
      The number to call is 833-748-2448. We'll keep the lines open from 4-6pm Eastern on Wednesday, September 30th. ttyl
      2 min
    • #96 A Test of Time

      It was three years ago, when Claire Coder went in front of our investors to pitch Aunt Flow. At the time, her startup was a very risky bet. But now, in 2020, Claire’s business has stood the test of time. We find out just how far a business can go in three years.

      Today's investors are Jillian Manus, Phil Nadel, James Altucher and Daniel Gulati.

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      33 min
    • #96 A Test of Time
      It was three years ago, when Claire Coder went in front of our investors to pitch Aunt Flow. At the time, her startup was a very risky bet. But now, in 2020, Claire’s business has stood the test of time. We find out just how far a business can go in three years.
      Today’s investors are Jillian Manus, Phil Nadel, James Altucher and Daniel Gulati.
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      35 min
    • #95 You Asked. Investors Answered. Now What?

      In the spring, founders desperate for ideas about how to keep their companies afloat called in to get advice from our investors. Several months later, the economy is still far from recovering, so we called the founders back to see if the investors’ advice was working.

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      33 min

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