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One of the greatest insights into the entrepreneur’s mindset happened to me early in my incubator manager days. I was doing...

They may be investors. They may be employees. They may be customers. They may be alliance partners. They don’t know yet and you don’t...

I just finished up an exercise in mapping the major changes and seismic shifts over the years of my work life: corporate, startup,...

How long does the average elevator ride last? How many floors up or down is the average elevator ride? What are the odds of having the...

What makes for a successful pitch? Is it the same for pitching to investors, to potential customers, to future employees, to the local...

It seems that many people ask, ask, ask to avoid, avoid, avoid. Avoid what? Avoid the work of finding the answer to the question they are...

This Blog was first published at wendykennedy.com on April 14, 2021… Talking to another seed investor recently, we both got something of...

One of the last things for a startup to prepare is the executive summary. Well, not actually the “last” thing. Why? Because it needs to...

I once had a boss – one I highly esteemed – one that was a real mentor for me – that constantly warned me about the ‘tyranny of a weak...

Time and time again, I see pitches and information packets about startup investment opportunities with a glaring weakness – the lack of...

One final worksheet to round out your investor approach strategy. Then it’s time to start running! Worksheet III* is every bit as simple...

There are investors you know and investors you don’t know. There are good investors – in other words, good matches for you that bring you...

This is the first follow-on blog to Design Your Investor Approach. Of all the worksheets I will be providing, this is certainly the...

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I originally wrote this Blog months ago – and then didn’t publish it until February of this year on www.wendykennedy.com. I wrote it...

“I don’t handle criticism well and could possibly get violent if provoked.” And so began the pitch that he had begged for us to hear for...

Badges? Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges. And so, I paraphrase from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. 1948. I am a killjoy. How...

I have seen multiple reports claiming that something like over 40% of startups fail because they offer something the market doesn’t need....

Who gets a view from the bench? Who enjoys a unique perspective? What’s the purpose of this blog? This firm, my firm, North Riverside...