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Thomas Szmidel

When to pop the question: Will you invest in me?

I get a lot of people asking me when the right time is to reach out and pop the question. Will you invest in me? This question has a complex…

How to build startup relationships and why “super connectors” are crucial

When getting a startup off the ground it’s more often than not about relationships – forming and maintaining relationships with customers, i…

How to keep your startup energy high with a two week plan

Momentum is the hardest thing to keep when starting up a company. It will take all your effort and there will be a monolithic amount of dist…

Portfolio mining: The easy way to get introduced to venture capitalists

You know why emailing venture capitals asking for cash never works? Because everyone does it.

When reaching out to VCs, you need to set y…

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