Kevin O’Connor

How to pitch to venture capitalists

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VC David Rose’s 14-minute TED pitch on pitching to venture capitalists: Summary: Key traits about yourself to communicate: Integrity, Passion, Experience, Knowledge, Skill, Leadership, Commitment, Vision, Realism, Coachability. Content structure: Grabbing their emotional attention, solid data and logical progression, strong ending with believable upside. Plus presentation tips. See also my Kaizen interview with venture capitalist […]

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FindTheBest.com — Kevin O’Connor’s latest

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Check out FindTheBest.com, which allows you to compare all sorts of things. The Internet gives you access to indefinite amounts of information, but how does one sort the relevant from the irrelevant? The site is co-founded by Internet entrepreneur Kevin O’Connor, who was co-founder of the very successful DoubleClick.com. O’Connor describes the thinking that led

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Character and entrepreneurship

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Business education is often good at teaching useful business theories and skills, but it is less often good at teaching ethics. Ethics is often seen as irrelevant or as an obstacle, so business ethics is either not included in the core business curriculum or offered as an elective ornament. Claim: Ethics is organically central to

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