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Does this belong in my pitch deck? VCs weigh in (Part 2)

Each year, one courageous startup takes to the podium at the Ohio Venture Association’s annual summit to pitch the business to three investors and dozens of others watching from the crowd. It’s part of a fantastic, interactive panel that’s meant to give the entrepreneurs on stage and in the audience insight into what investors are […]

Three lessons learned from SXSW pitch competitions: What not to do

You couldn’t throw a free beer coozie at SXSW this year without hitting a pitch contest. The main SXSW accelerator had two days of pitches and six tracks, including one for wearables and one for healthcare. There was a pitch competition Sunday sponsored by Silicon Hills News, ATI, and Central Texas Angel Network and another […]

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4 healthcare startups that deserve a spot on Shark Tank

We have the sharks for an all healthcare Shark Tank, now we need the startups. Although someone pointed out on Twitter that Vinod Khosla should be in this group, and it’s true, he should be. So with that addition, what entrepreneurs should be pitching to this group on Friday night? Deanna, Stephanie, Amanda and I […]

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Who taught you what it means to be an entrepreneur?

At the Idea Fest this fall, Roger Newton, founder of Esperion Therapeutics started his talk by thanking his mentors. He started in college with the person who taught him bench science and named individuals who have helped him during his entire career. Thanking people is often reserved for the end – of a book or […]

Can you give your startup pitch from an ice hole?

#startup start practising for coolest piching ever, like I do every morning http://t.co/GEqUpKMJ4O #pitchfestoulu pic.twitter.com/vaFdy9thB1 — Tero Ojanpera (@TeroOjanpera) December 6, 2013   Need to sharpen your pitch and get rid of the fluff? Plan a trip to Oulu, the capital of Northern Scandinavia in Northern Finland for Feb 7, 2014. Promoting your startup at […]