TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. In a TechCrunch+ guest post, he shared three fundamental pieces of advice for new founders. Klaviyo co-founder Ed Hallen’s 3 top pieces of advice for launching a startup. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

” Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. In a comprehensive TC+ article, Slidebean co-founder and CEO Jose Cayasso shows how to create spreadsheets that will help scale teams, track expenses, identify KPIs and “understand how fast your company can grow.” opens in a new window) license.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription “I never tested more than two paid channels at a time, which is how I was ultimately able to unlock acquisition for my team,” writes Jonathan. Lesson one?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. ET, M13 Managing Partner Karl Alomar will join me on a Twitter Space to share his advice for fundraising during a downturn. Pitch Deck Teardown: WayRay’s $80M Series C deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: WayRay’s $80M Series C deck. On Monday, June 27 at 11:30 a.m.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

” Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Crupi has spent the pandemic era supporting Series B startups, so he shared an article that examines how a strategy memo, a pitch deck and a forecast model work in tandem to steer potential investors through diligence. Pitch Deck Teardown: Helu.io’s $9.8M

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

Oftentimes, I read articles offering tips for entrepreneurs that revolve around generic advice on getting started. As part of my role as a partner of HealthInc, I sit on the jury for the startup competition in which 20 finalists pitch their ventures, with 10 then selected to enter the program. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS).

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Last week, we ran an article by Gaetano Crupi, a partner at VC firm Prime Movers Lab, identifying three pillars required to support a Series B data room : a strategy memo, a pitch deck and a forecast model. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Thanks very much for reading, Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. 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 Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

” For our latest investor survey, she asked the following investors about where the sector is headed, whether ChatGPT might impact the industry and how Apple’s potential foray into health insurance is shaping their thinking: Florian Graillot, founding partner, astorya.vc

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 7, 2015

They now have a strong VC lead from Foundry Group and from experience when you get advice from Foundry it comes with authority, experience, empathy and the right amount of straight talk. I know because I have been the beneficiary of their advice for years and have appreciated it. All of my partners at Upfront do. ” Uhhuh.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Pitch Deck Teardown: Syneroid’s $500K seed deck. million valuation, the company’s founders shared their 12-slide pitch deck with TechCrunch for a review. Pitch Deck Teardown: Syneroid’s $500K seed deck. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription “This is really only talking about world-changing, big-ass businesses with a lot of impact that could be a billion dollars or more in value,” he said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 27, 2020

If you’re pitching, selling or proposing a partnership, you want to find out what will spark the other person’s interest so that they can’t help but want to work with you. It’s because you just haven’t pitched your products or services to solve their problems. I have held back because I place more value on the relationship.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. 8 fintech VCs discuss the shifting investing landscape and how to pitch them in Q3 2022. Do all of that before you start the countdown.”

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. They get pitched by so many blowhards that more genuine people who aren’t in it for just a story stand out from the crowd.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “If AI-related coverage can get a new, unknown brand into its target publications today, it could help get the brand’s pitch deck in front of potential investors or partners tomorrow,” she writes in TC+. “Gable weaves its story together with ease.”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 31, 2023

You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we discuss How to build businesses that withstand the AI revolution Why your pitch is making your startup seem too magical P.S. If you’re deep in the entrepreneurial trenches and have a story to tell, we’d love to read it (and publish it).

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. On Monday, we’ll run columns with practical advice for exploring both of those scenarios. If you don’t, this TC+ guest post contains useful advice for budgeting, negotiating and strategizing to save your hard-won equity. “I know this company. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

As Rebecca Szkutak reported this week, SaaS startups that ignored this advice outperformed the ones that followed it. If someone offers you free business advice, it’s probably for their own benefit. In business, if someone’s offering you advice, it’s probably for their own benefit. Newbie in Newark.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

Build a better startup with fundraising , growth and workforce advice from experts. Improve your pitch with weekly Extra Crunch Live sessions, and watch event replays through our on-demand video library. Spot trends and opportunities with private market analysis , investor surveys and topical newsletters.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

A lot of my work as a consultant involves helping founders come up with a good fundraising story, but a surprising number of founders seem to get stuck on the next step: Finding the right investors and landing a meeting to pitch their companies. That’s a problem.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Build a better startup with fundraising , growth and workforce advice from experts. Improve your pitch with weekly Extra Crunch Live sessions, and watch event replays through our on-demand video library. Spot trends and opportunities with private market analysis , investor surveys and topical newsletters.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. The other quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups. They know how to build pitch decks.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription “Starting a tech company today costs 99% less than it did 18 years ago when Y Combinator was started,” says Brett Calhoun, managing director and general partner at Redbud VC.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about pitch deck teardowns and artificial intelligence. A Pitch Deck Teardown to start It never hurts to be reminded that it’s important to eat your vegetables — and that is my lazy introduction into Haje Jan Kamps ’ latest Pitch Deck Teardown on Spinach.io.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription In keeping with tradition, TechCrunch staffers selected their favorites from the latest batch. ” Thanks very much for reading.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I think the issue I have always had with investment bank pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. ” The other Paul Graham quote from the article is this: “The other thing they say is that they can’t tell on Demo Day which are the good start-ups.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

To learn more about the state of the industry, Karan Bhasin interviewed four fintech investors : Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “As a former venture capitalist, I always tell founders that the most powerful tool they can employ while fundraising is a data-driven pitch.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. ET, I’m hosting a Twitter Space with Silicon Valley immigration lawyer Sophie Alcorn, who writes the “Dear Sophie” advice column for TechCrunch+ each Wednesday. Pitch Deck Teardown: BoxedUp’s $2.3M seed round pitch deck. PT/11:30 a.m.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Startup pitching has become an existential drama, in part because so many founders exaggerate the size of the total addressable market (TAM) in which they hope to compete. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. Deep tech founders face special challenges when pitching investors: they usually don’t have a product, customers or revenue.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A year before starting my first company, my cofounders and I were pitching our startup to every startup competitions we knew about. Our last pitch was awarded $15k, so we stashed around $30k (all from competitions) and we started a company. First, we were writing articles and hoping for SEO to kick in.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. Pitch Deck Get your idea onto paper; it’s far easier to convey that way. Get the pitch right Tell a great story Startups that tell a great story get funding. Finding a technical co-founder is even harder.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Similarly, “everyone needs 18-24 months of runway” is a nice motto, but when it takes three times longer to raise a round than it used to, it may no longer be useful advice. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Pitch Deck Teardown: MedCrypt’s $25M Series B deck. Mission slide. Team slide.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

What about pitch competitions that sound like Ancient Roman death matches? They do, and I'll join these events, but when you name your pitch event after something violent, you shouldn't be surprised when you've gotten way more men to apply. How enthusiastic are women going to be to participate in shark cages and battlegrounds?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. I’m not a market watcher or a financial expert, but here’s some advice: Panic is a luxury. Uninsured customers will receive an advance dividend in the next seven days, but beyond that, they’ll only get a certificate for the remaining balance. Take a walk.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Any advice? Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored. I went into Apple Podcasts and it said, “Hey, Saba, here’s my pitch.”

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