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JULY 1, 2022

According to its findings, SaaS founders should target at least 80% and aim to surpass 110%. “Financial discipline is key here,” said Capchase CEO and co-founder Miguel Fernández. Buy a TechCrunch+ membership before July 4, 2022, and save 50% on an annual subscription. “The 2022 correction is different.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

In 2021, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced a comprehensive modernization strategy he dubbed IDM (integrated device manufacturing) 2.0. In a 2022 article, we described Intel’s new approach this way: IDM 2.0 billion in February 2022. and Europe. I am not shocked that China scuttled the Intel-Tower deal.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Ackerman says he expects to see another tranche of layoffs in several weeks, after startups hold their Q4 2022 board meetings. If you’re a founder who’s reading this: When layoffs are in the cards, you have a moral and ethical responsibility to let your employees know as soon as possible. Do the right thing. Problem slide.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Who will be on our stage? Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. Vehicle Spotlight: Zoox.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Who will be on our stage? Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. Vehicle Spotlight: Zoox.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Who will be on our stage? Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. Vehicle Spotlight: Zoox.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

There’s no magic formula for creating a winning pitch deck, which is why most of the articles we run on this topic continually emphasize the fundamentals. Venture capitalists are like judges at a gymnastics competition: Each pitch will be assessed for its technical quality and difficulty, but execution and artistry is just as important.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Thursday May 19, 2022, and it’s the last day of our in-person Mobility event. The team at Y Combinator just waded in and told its founders to strap in and prepare for the worst. “If million seed round pitch deck. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. Haje and Christine.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Join us on April 14 for TechCrunch Early Stage 2022 , located in our spacious San Francisco venue , Pier 27. Community building and connection is essential for early-stage founders to find the support they need to stay the difficult course, so you’ll have to be there in-person to participate. Okay, so what’s in it for you?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2022

added 528,000 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, but for many people in tech, this is a distinction without a difference: according to layoffs.fyi, 467 startups have let go of 64,518 employees so far in 2022. Ariana Thacker, solo GP and founder, Conscience VC. Pitch Deck Teardown: Glambook’s $2.5

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. Bruno Vieira Costa, founder and CEO, Abstra. David Hsu, founder and CEO, Retool. Trisha Kothari, co-founder and CEO, Unit21. Dive deep into Snorkel.AI’s pitch technique that raised $135m. Thanks very much for reading TechCrunch+!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2022

I’ve worked at early-stage startups where we relied on our best guesses to shape product pipelines and develop marketing strategies. But to build one, founders must first define clear goals and create value for participants. 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. on Tuesday, Jan. Microsoft Corp.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

TCL’s mission is still to help founders build better venture-backed businesses. Pitch Practice is back! Cube’s strategy is meeting its customers where they’re at. The company quickly raised over $200 million in venture capital, becoming a unicorn with its $150 million Series B in October 2022.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says entrepreneurs need to resist the urge to become defensive in these sessions. “In Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Do all of that before you start the countdown.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

On this fine day of April 21, 2022, we celebrate a shiny new podcast from our crypto team: Chain Reaction. Waymo boss Dmitri Dolgov is coming to Mobility , and we’re hosting a pitch competition as well. Now we know what William Hockey has been doing : The Plaid co-founder stepped down in 2019 and founded a bank, Column.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Toward the end of 2022, a number of entrepreneurs, some citing Elon Musk, told me that they’re bringing back an in-person work culture in the following year to help promote productivity and, in some cases, loyalty. While some founders are clearly set on a return, others are confused. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

There’s no simple test to determine which aspiring founder can turn their idea into a billion-dollar business, but VCs who know which questions to ask can uncover the right mindset, says Sanjay Reddy, a co-founding partner at Unlock Venture Partners. Pitch Deck Teardown: Prelaunch.com’s $1.5M

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

The accelerator collected mentors and speakers like Ryan Wyatt, CEO of Polygon Studios, and Jeff “Jiho” Zirlin, co-founder of Axie Infinity , to help guide the cohort. Founders: Daniel Garay, Jesse Brauner. Founders: Oliver Tang, Robin Ji. Founders: Chris Tam, Shuguo Yang, Wallace Wong. Founders: Wen Xu, Conan Zhou.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Lou Cysewski, EO Seattle, is co-founder and CEO of Coolperx , the world’s first net carbon neutral merchandising company. With the 2022 Winter Olympics upon us, we’re reposting this article that originally appeared on EO’s Inc.com channel. You have to look out for your own mental health.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription In October 2022, incoming Twitter CEO Elon Musk polled his followers: “Bring back Vine?” ” Which open source startups rocketed in 2022?

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

It’s possible that your pre-seed, pre-revenue startup could similarly defy gravity, but in July 2022, it’s going to be difficult to find many investors who want to bet on a company with no traction. Compared to Q1 2022, fintech funding dropped 33% in the last quarter to $20.4 based venture capital firms raised $74.1

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

Anywhere from 20% to 50% of crypto-related pitches today are DeFi-focused, several investors we surveyed said. As the market looks toward the future, some venture capitalists are revamping their investing strategies, while others are holding to their current plans, with perhaps a small tweak or two. Samantha Lewis , principal, Mercury.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Going, going fast: We have a limited number of $199 Founder Launch passes. TC Early Stage is focused exclusively on new founders and emerging entrepreneurs. You’ll learn from, talk to and otherwise engage with leading industry experts or other founders — both seasoned and freshly minted. You heard that right.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We have an outstanding cohort of VCs ready to hear their pitches and follow up with tough Q&As — and we’re thrilled to add three more to the slate. Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc. An experienced executive, serial entrepreneur and internet pioneer in software and media, Dave Samuel is co-founder of Freestyle.vc.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

“Decreased consumer confidence, inflated brand value, and a freeze in investment capital are creating a perfect storm,” says David Wright, co-founder and CEO of Pattern, an e-commerce accelerator. Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M Five Flute’s founders shared their slightly redacted pitch deck with us.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

So to get a better idea of how AI is affecting biotech in 2022, we asked six investors to tell us what they look for in a biotech startup today. The public markets are the final arbiters of value, and the valuations coming back to earth this year have begun to flow through to startup funding,” said Sarah Guo, founder of Conviction. “I

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

” Buy a TechCrunch+ membership before July 4, 2022 and save 50% on an annual subscription. “What you want as an entrepreneur is funders nodding in agreement with your pitch before you even have a chance to finish it,” write Fingert and Foster. How I navigated my pregnancy as a Series A founder.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Founders who target emerging markets like Latin America and India may have a slightly easier time, but only if their products and services are clearly differentiated. Melissa Guzy, co-founder and managing partner, Arbor Ventures. Jonathan Whittle, co-founder and partner, Quona Capital. Jason Brown, partner, Victory Park Capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

” Noom declined to answer questions regarding scale of layoffs, separation packages, and strategy beyond this statement. Noom’s scaleback of its coaching services suggests a departure from the platform’s original pitch, which was to combine intelligent nutrition with exercise coaching.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce Swyft Cities won the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022 pitch-off and is fast-tracked into the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt in October. The judges said Swyft is approaching a growing problem with a novel solution and a competent go-to-market strategy. Beyond Aero is runner-up.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

A pitch deck for Anthropic’s Series C fundraising round discloses these and other long-term goals for the company, which was founded in 2020 by former OpenAI researchers. “These models could begin to automate large portions of the economy,” the pitch deck reads.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

To tackle these challenges, Wu shares several strategies that can help e-commerce startups refine their brand marketing and “entrench” existing customers. 4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market. 4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

January 2022). Here’s how far VCs have lowered revenue expectations for seed through Series B (January 2022). 3 views: How should founders prepare for a decline in startup valuations and investor interest? January 2022). It’s not a startup reckoning, it’s a recorrection (February 2022). April 2022).

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2023

Unlocking the M&A code: 5 factors that can make (or break) a deal Pitch Deck Teardown: Fibery’s $5.2M million Series A in September 2022. Series A deck Image Credits: Fibery (opens in a new window) Based in Cyprus, workflow and knowledge management platform Fibery raised a $5.2

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Not only is it easier to hire during a correction, founders are under less pressure to deploy blitzscaling tactics that can mask underlying problems in product and marketing. Seed-stage funding in Q1 2022 was flat from the previous quarter, but compared to a year ago, it was up 45%. Thanks very much for reading, Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

But even with that in mind, 2022 just hit different…Here’s “Remembering the startups we lost in 2022.” Banish vanity metrics from your startup’s pitch deck. “Don’t confuse fluffy numbers and vanity metrics with your go-to-market strategy.” Is that the bank? You can sign up here. Big Tech Inc.

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