The Feedback Loop

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The best startup pitches don't sell the product.⁣
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They sell the category.⁣
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"We're building a caffeine tracker."⁣
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"We're building the sleep optimization platform that starts with caffeine."⁣
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Same product. Billion $ difference in how investors see market size.

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Flip Shark Tank on its head, keep the insight, ditch the manufactured TV drama, and make it about startups.

Live in NYC! 5 founders have 60 seconds to pitch their startup, then take raw feedback from check-writing VCs.

Join us for tonight's session! RSVP below.

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Two of my favorite people in one of my favorite cities ... this is a NOT MISS NYC EVENT y'all!

[Sherveen Mashayekhi @Sherveen]

Want to see me and @pitdesi evaluate founders live tomorrow in NYC?

Brave startup founder who wants pitch feedback money just can't buy?

@feedbackloop0 –
6 founders on stage
1 min to pitch their startup
Unfiltered investor feedback

RSVP and application link ahoy...

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Immigration headlines feel heavy right now. The good news: founders are building fixes for the long-term.

Throwing back to one of our faves: @lieselvaidya's pitch for @withimera, a startup building personalized, AI-driven assistance to help immigrants navigate life in the US.

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Zoom back in time, and check them out on Episode 002 (ft. @jefielding and @Sherveen as our investor judges):
https://t.co/AqCn4plWKg

And then check out their launch video to see how far they've come.

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Big news: @_2woot & @Nathaneo_j's startup Series just raised $3.1M! Last spring, these two were Yale sophomores and on one of the earliest episodes of TFL.

They pitched the first AI social network, helping people meet & connect with the right people at the moments that matter.

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Mike is a GP at Generous Ventures. He's an investor, community builder, & superconnector, supporting founders at the earliest stage.

Founders will get 5 minutes of unfiltered, constructive, and honest feedback about their pitch and concept.

Link to RSVP: https://t.co/H5XvP1kaD2

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This Tuesday, April 8th, @MikeMacCombie returns to the judges' table.

He’ll join @Sherveen to hear one-minute pitches from 6 ambitious startup founders and give them real, unfiltered feedback — live and unscripted.

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He chatted with our venture judges, @Sherveen & @VirginieRaphael about the defensibility and scalability of a "tool on top".

Watch Rio's pitch & the ensuing conversation: https://t.co/1fFPsf1AJ0

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If you're building an AI copilot on top of everyone else's SaaS platforms, how do you build a lasting moat?

Are you competing with those platforms and their native AI features, too?

On Episode 013, Rio Atmadja pitched Dokai, an AI copilot for SaaS workflows🧵

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But @mahaniok & @Sherveen have seen a lot of smart people try (and struggle) to solve this problem.

So the real question became:

👉 Could making CRM collaborative — not just personal — be the shift this category’s been waiting for?

Watch Ammon's pitch: https://t.co/UwKOySRrpv

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What if your calendar was a living map of your relationships?

That’s the vision behind @dossyAI, pitched by @ammonbrown.

It starts as a calendar integration — but...🧵

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...it’s really a collaborative CRM, built to surface shared context before every meeting & grow a living network of your relationships.

The long game? Replacing LinkedIn with something smarter and more dynamic. 🧵

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But grocery is hard. DTC is harder. And her product is designed to be flavorless.

So the question from @Sherveen and @nikaduan became:
👉 How do you make something imperceptible… unforgettable?

Link to watch Veronica's pitch: https://t.co/5riYVzC9jN

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What if you could eat mac & cheese, fries, takeout... and still get your veggies in?

Veronica pitched her startup: a nutritional seasoning that makes eating vegetables as easy as sprinkling salt. One tin = 6 salads' worth of greens. No prep, no weird powders, no lifestyle change

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Watch it unfold: https://t.co/jLzITpAROr

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The growth of every social platform hinges on its core behavior loop.

Ep 60: @strikesurfer pitched @GameReelApp, a platform for gamers w/ clips, rewards, & a marketplace

@Sherveen & @john_frankel noted the pitch may have too much — adtech, Web3, gamification — w/o a clear focus

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@Sherveen & @MiritLugassi also discuss what founders and investors owe each other when a pitch comes from outside their demographic.

The best opportunities aren't always familiar, & funding for founders shouldn't be limited by VCs' 'personal' experience.

https://t.co/DxEzQJuG67

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Let's be honest: most venture investors are dudes who don’t relate to women’s health issues, making it harder for startups in the space to raise capital. 🧵

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On Episode 058 of The Feedback Loop, Roma pitches Pinkmatter, a biotech startup tackling one of the most overlooked issues in healthcare: PMD and PMDD.

Her discovery? The gut microbiome plays a critical role, and rebalancing it could eliminate symptoms entirely. 🧵