Importance of the Startup Pitch

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Its been my experience, since my first startup 7 years ago that the pitch & deck are crucial for every entrepreneur.  Even if you are not raising money & running lean, you always need a good pitch & deck to find partners & customers.  There is no escaping it.  However I have sat through many pitches over the years and most Fail.  These entrepreneurs may have wonderful startup ideas or business models however their pitches let them down.  My former business in Dublin, Ireland put me on the other side of the cameras as an expert on TV & radio.  I saw first hand that if you don’t engage your audience, you Fail!

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My VC hates the name of my company. Should I change it?

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This is a guest post By Rohini Chakravarthy, Partner NEA & was originally posted on NEA’s blog What’s in a Name? 

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Deborah Gruenfeld: Mastering Body Language in Group Settings #tiecon

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Deborah Gruenfeld, Moghadam Family Professor of Leadership & Organizational Behavior/ CoDirector Executive Program for Women Leaders @Stanford Graduate School of Business. Deborah spoke @TIECON about her research into female empowerment through body language.

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