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8 Women VCs Share the Most Memorable Pitch They've Ever Received From a dinosaur in a tutu to getting (really) personal, these pitches left an impression.

By Entrepreneur Staff

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

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We asked eight of the entrepreneurs featured on our 100 Powerful Women list: You're an investor -- what's the most memorable thing a founder did to win you over?

"Emily Weiss of Glossier walked into our first meeting with a wealth of knowledge and learnings from her blog, Into the Gloss, and used those insights to paint a picture of what not-so-obvious unmet needs existed in the industry and how her company would address them. A critical piece of any successful retail business is building a solution, and Emily was ready to bring much-needed value to eager shoppers." -- Kirsten Green; Founding partner (right, with Eurie Kim, general partner, left), Forerunner Ventures, an early-stage VC firm

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