What’s Your Story?
Written By: Dan Dragicevich Fundraising can be a daunting task for many founders as it involves a lot of details and complexities. However, if we focus on the most…
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The Art of the 30-Minute Investor Meeting
Written By: Dan Dragicevich Okay, social experiment time. What feedback would I receive if I asked 100 founders how to structure their 30-minute investor pitch meeting? If I had…
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Pitching Michael Scott…
Written by: Dan Dragicevich The Office. We’ve all seen it. And if you haven’t seen it, you at least know the infamous character of Michael Scott. He’s a hot…
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Win the Game of Fundraising
Written by: Kelly Bryant It’s officially Bears season again and (speaking as a Chicagoan) that means two things: 1) the battle of Soldier field continues and 2) it’s socially…
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Read This Before you Pitch a VC
Written By: Marc Halpin This quarter I am on track to meet more Founders and hear more pitches than any other quarter in my entire life. It is, of…
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Swing and a Miss
Written By: Kelly Bryant It’s Cubs season and baseball is on my mind. I love a Friday afternoon at Wrigley - the taste of cold beer, waiting for the…
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Three Pitch Pointers from the (roof)top
Written By: Marc Halpin Dinners are fine, but I’ve always liked a proper lunch! Maybe it’s the Roger Sterling in me, I’m not sure. There’s nothing better than getting…
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5 Tips For Your Next Pitch Competition
Written By: Kelly Bryant The team and I were invited to lead a workshop at a tech conference in NYC last weekend (shoutout to the NextGen family!). Part of…
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Mother of Dragons
Written by: Janine Kick I’m rewatching Game of Thrones. Don’t get me started on House of The Dragon...I cannot wait! Jon Snow just died (I knew it was coming…
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How to be Confident at Cocktail Parties
Written By: Marc Halpin 22 years ago, the venture capitalist John Doerr had the opportunity to make the largest financial investment of his life. The company he was investing in…
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Over 18?
By: Janine Kick “How long should my actual pitch presentation be if I have an hour long meeting?” It’s a common question, and one of the most fundamental things we…
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Video Killed The Radio Star
By: Janine Kick Eight months into COVID-19 and we’ve all had our fair share of Zoom meetings with our teams, clients, and prospects. We’ve mastered the basics (at least I…
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