TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This might explain another shift Poyar described: many companies that go public “are calling out usage-based models and making it a focus of their S-1s or of their investor materials.” ”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2022

Tier 2 are those you’ll prioritize going to after you strike out with tier 1s. Rank them as tier 1 and tier 2. Tier 1 can lead rounds and signal to other investors that they need to get into your company ASAP. As you map out these lists, think about how relevant their funds are to your company.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

I had a neat look into the world of mental health startup fundraising planned for this week, but after being slow-motion carpet-bombed by S-1s, that is now shoved off to Monday and we have to pause and talk about COVID-19. So the trends that this week’s S-1s have shown us still have some room to run.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JULY 22, 2019

A little while ago, we were lucky to host Guillaume Cabane at Office Hours in a new format: 30 minute 1-on-1s with a few companies. It was a huge success and a format that we will continue because of all the learning. Guillaume was kind to share some takeaways from the event below.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

We’ll have to wait for more S-1s and similar filings to get to full confidence. It goes without saying, but we’re wandering into the realm of speculative math, which means that everything we’re doing today is directional rather than absolute.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

The post [C2A Security in PR Newswire] C2A Security Joins Leading OEMs and Tier 1s in Partnership With Global Automotive Platform Consortium AUTOSAR appeared first on OurCrowd. Read more here.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Monthly 1:1s and as-needed tactical advice, introductions, and so on. If there’s someone in industry she really admires but doesn’t yet know, reach out to them on her behalf. Or ask your cap table who is the best “XYZ” that they know and give them some skin in the game. What should your relationship (as a founder) be with this person?

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Crowding stifles innovation and bottlenecks clinical trials—there are 56 PD(L)1s currently in development! Fast followers have caused “ herding in the drug development pipeline ;” 68% of targets pursued by top 10 companies face at least five competing assets.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This must go beyond a couple of 1-on-1s or check-ins; it’s about providing constant availability to support the founding teams in all dimensions and keep them focussed, filling gaps when needed, and navigating towards product-market fit.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

” The REV-1s have a compartment that is insulated to protect the temperature of the food, but the air from the vehicle’s electronics also vents into the main compartment, which increases the ambient temperature.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

. “That really revolves around key Tier 1 components like the compute, autonomous Domain Controller (ADC), or redundant actuation, steering and braking,” said Lu.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

The company is definitely making deals — it’s working with Tier-1s and OEMs, one of which (Hella) is an investor, which gives a sense of confidence in Oculii’s approach. With more detail and more data, radar could play a larger role in AV decisionmaking systems.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Those maps can then be sold to OEMs, transport authorities, municipalities, insurance companies, tire companies, Tier 1s and others. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

That’s Alex giggling in excited expectation of all the S-1s we’re likely to get if HR unicorns continue to grow as quickly as they have. And if needed, raise a down round, because life > death. When the tech IPO market reopens, keep an eye on HR unicorns Do you hear that?

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2021

If you enjoyed my series, make sure to check out other EC-1s and subscribe to ExtraCrunch to support me, this newsletter and the rest of the team. What von Ahn is getting at is that Duolingo’s biggest value proposition is that it helps people get motivated to learn a language, even if it’s just five minutes — or an elliptical workout — a day.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Other founders hide behind numerous 1-on-1s and miss out on collectively taking the whole team on a journey toward a fantastic vision. The same applies to setting clear goals. Unfortunately, most employees can’t read minds, and with everyone left guessing, disaster is inevitable.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

Some good news: Through the end of 2022, consular officers can now waive the in-person interview requirement for some individuals seeking some nonimmigrant (temporary) visas, including H-1Bs and O-1s.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 23, 2021

But, if you are a syndicate, this means the syndicate must file a partnership return and distribute zero income K-1s to its members. And of course, it had to issue K-1s to the investors after many had already filed their personal returns. And, of course, it costs money to file a tax return.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2023

These could be 1:1s, private groups, or premium ticketed tracks. Sell special networking opportunities. Set up meet and greets with speakers, where attendees can pay extra to spend time in a special session to interact with guest speakers.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Do i think this company is being built in a way where ethics are (i) screened for in our hiring, (ii) emphasized in our learning and development, and (iii) open for discussion in our ongoing feedback methods (1:1s, company surveys, all hands, etc) that’s just off the cuff ¯_(ツ)_/¯ GET ALL MY POSTS FREE TO YOUR INBOX BY SIGNING UP HERE

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Second, the sales and marketing spend used in these calculations is the one provided by these companies in their S-1s and 10-ks, which includes all media purchasing, event budgets and other marketing spend. None of these startups break out marketing spend in their financial statements.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

This post is part of a continuing series evaluating the S-1s of publicly traded SaaS companies in order to better understand the core business and build a library of benchmarks that might be useful to founders.

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Y Combinator

JULY 17, 2019

8:45 – Getting better at 1:1s. 3:15 – How did the ideology of management being bad become pervasive in startups? 5:15 – What should a new manager do in their first 90 days? 11:05 – More tips for the first 90 days. 13:05 – Remote work. 15:00 – Mistakes rookie managers make. 19:15 – Letting people go.

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OurCrowd

MAY 19, 2022

The company has produced the first GaN-based transistors used in automotive inverters and is now in the development and evaluation phase with several OEMs and Tier 1s for series production. Read more here.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 6, 2020

I often find myself wondering this question in a board room or reading through S-1s of soon-to-be-public companies. And if you would like to sell to both, how should you allocate your sales teams? If you were to hazard a guess about the share of B2C vs B2B companies, what would it be?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

If you're an influencer, you could create another AI profile to interact with your fans, adding interesting facts about your life and work so people could have a conversation with you without you having to book 1-on-1s every day for the next decade. There are two modes you can use to interact with others via Personal AI.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2021

We have more EC-1s in the works about other late-stage startups that are doing big things well and making news in the process. Part 2: Millions of dollars and 3.5 years, and it all came down to this. Part 3: Building online communities for fun, profit and product. Part 4: Can Tonal become the luxury fitness market champion? The Tonal EC-1.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Israeli automotive cyber-security company’s platform AutoSec aims to provide OEMs and Tier 1s a comprehensive solution to one of the main holdbacks of the autonomous future. Read more here.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This analysis is for the median SaaS company in a basket of 41 companies with S-1s, and the median hides a lot of variation in the data. I should note there are many successful paths to market and the median doesn’t mean the right path to market. I have written extensively about Veeva , which raised only $4.5M before going public.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 6, 2023

The chain also has highly functional smart contract capability which sets it apart from most Layer 1s. Block speed is a matter of seconds, throughput is extremely high, transaction fees are nearly nonexistent and the consensus mechanism is incredibly robust. What are your future plans for Folks Finance?

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 10, 2014

This post is part of a continuing series evaluating the S-1s of publicly traded SaaS companies in order to better understand the core business and build a library of benchmarks that might be useful to founders. Box is a 1000+ person company providing collaboration and document sharing software.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

Rashid said that The Edit LDN is able to source hard-to-find items, like Off-White X Air Jordan 1 High Chicagos signed by designer Virgil Abloh and Louis Vuitton Air Force 1s, which it got access to three months before they were released. The Edit LDN founder Moses Rashid.

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Hunter Walk

MAY 11, 2022

It’s of great mutual benefit and the startups are more successful as a result because these folks aren’t just active at Board meetings but do 1:1s with the CEO, help with hiring, provide another non-investor perspective to the company exec team and so on.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

” Similar to the way companies must file a Form S-1 that describes their operations and how they plan to spend capital, TechCrunch EC-1s are part origin story, part X-ray. We don’t have any salespeople, for example.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

It’s great news for Picasart that it raised so much new capital, but for those of us hungry to get more S-1s, and more quickly, such large capital events can delay liquidity as the company in question wants to put the new funds to work. So, what about an IPO? Sadly, that was likely just delayed.

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 12, 2014

This post is part of a continuing series evaluating the S-1s of publicly traded SaaS companies in order to better understand the core business and build a library of benchmarks that might be useful to founders. Today, we’ll explore one of the enterprise behemoths, both in market cap and average revenue per customer: WorkDay.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

This post is part of a continuing series evaluating the S-1s of publicly traded SaaS companies in order to better understand the core business and build a library of benchmarks that might be useful to founders. Zendesk is a 700 person company that builds customer support software. Zendesk went public earlier this year.

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