TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

The relatively recent shift to cloud computing promised to lower costs and boost productivity, but “ cloud-first strategies may be hitting the limits of their efficacy , and in many cases, ROIs are diminishing,” writes Thomas Robinson, COO of Domino Data Lab. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 23, 2022

On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, beginning at 2:00 PM, the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! The post THE TECHCELERATOR@STATE COLLEGE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF PITCH EVENT! appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For the first time, the sector attracted over 1,100 unique investors in 2022, which in turn resulted in a record fundraising haul of $6.5 Read on to find out what these prolific investors have to say about hot startup sectors in Africa, investment trends, their predictions for 2023, how to pitch them and more.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

Buy a TechCrunch+ membership before July 4, 2022, and save 50% on an annual subscription. “This includes cutting non-performing products, decreasing R&D and general and administrative expenses, and doubling down on creative strategies to recover customer acquisition cost instantly to reduce burn associated with growth.”

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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

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

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Ackerman says he expects to see another tranche of layoffs in several weeks, after startups hold their Q4 2022 board meetings. Thanks very much for reading us in 2022. Pitch Deck Teardown: Card Blanch’s $460K deck for its angel round. Pitch Deck Teardown: Card Blanch’s $460K deck for its angel round.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Who will be on our stage? Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. Founders — apply here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Who will be on our stage? Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. Founders — apply here.

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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

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Who will be on our stage? Turning an AV Innovation into a Product. Founders — apply here.

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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. Pitch Deck Teardown: Glambook’s $2.5 Pitch Deck Teardown: Glambook’s $2.5

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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. Throughout the day three concurrent tracks will offer a variety of topics — think protecting your IP, accelerating user growth, structuring your cap table or receiving feedback on your business pitch. All of this spells access.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. Dive deep into Snorkel.AI’s pitch technique that raised $135m. I was a pitch deck nerd even before giving a real pitch deck,” Ratner said on a recent episode of TechCrunch Live. “I Thanks very much for reading TechCrunch+! Walter Thompson.

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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. In this seven-step guide, you’ll find strategies and tactics for identifying key members and influencers, streamlining the communication process, and creating “a little FOMO.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

Companies featured here are at the various levels of PLG maturity: While some have pursued the product-led growth strategy since inception, others have pivoted or are still in the process of making a pivot from being sales-led into PLG. These top-down product pitches are not just expensive – they’re ineffective.

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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. How to pitch me: 6 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2022. PT, subscribe here. Big Tech Inc.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

With the 2022 Winter Olympics upon us, we’re reposting this article that originally appeared on EO’s Inc.com channel. When I’m invited to participate in a round of pitching to potential investors, it’s more often than not part of a company’s marketing strategy around proving to the world that they care about equity for women.

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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 29, 2022

In fact, the more a founder can push the questions back to the investor in a way that gives a better understanding of their business and investment strategy, the easier the rest of the conversation will be.”. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Anyone who can confidently answer the 20 questions in this post is ready to pitch an investor, IMO. Venture capital funding in the region “dried up in the second half of 2022,” so he inquired about their current pace of dealmaking, which investment trends they’re watching and how founders can reach them.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In 2022, the system introduced additional features to identify cash crops such as oilseed rape and peanuts, as well as different forms of cultivation, such as greenhouses and orchards. By the end of 2022, over 1,000 major brands, including China Mobile, Haier, and Mengniu Diary, have adopted the Goose system.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

SBI’s move supports the Japanese government’s “ Five-Year Plan for Startup Development ,” established by the Kishida administration in November 2022. Also read : Top 10 Fintech Startup Investments Powering Southeast Asia in 2023 Japan’s Five-Year Development Strategy unveils KANSAI Startup Night Vol.

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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 You may need more than one pitch deck.

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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.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Thursday May 19, 2022, and it’s the last day of our in-person Mobility event. million seed round pitch deck. Tomorrow we take the journey to the mean streets of the world wide web, and you can still join us virtually ! Haje and Christine. The TechCrunch Top 3. For TechCrunch Plus, Haje did a teardown of BoxedUp’s $2.3

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

The pitch: Lulo is a DeFi lending infrastructure that aims to utilize order book technology to create a global liquidity layer in a permissionless way. The strategy is staying on top of all the trends so other companies don’t have to,” Ji said. Here’s the breakdown behind the 16 startups: Company name: Lulo. Stage: Seed round.

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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

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. Lo Toney incubated and spun out Plexo Capital from GV with a strategy to increase access to early-stage deal flow. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges?

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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. sanctions on China for startups in the space, considerations for startups thinking of taking capital from government bodies, how to pitch these investors and more. Definitely.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M Five Flute’s founders shared their slightly redacted pitch deck with us. ” Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M But in August 2022, they like revenue even better, which is why Jonathan Martinez says companies should turn their attention to down-funnel metrics.

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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

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?

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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. Your startup pitch deck needs an operating plan.

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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 10, 2022

BNPL in 2022: 4 fintech investors discuss regulation, trends and how to stand out. According to Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, founders need to get a firm handle on LTV (lifetime value) and customer acquisition cost (CAC) before they start sending out pitch decks. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+. yourprotagonist.

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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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