TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

They teamed up to build a different kind of startup accelerator without any batch or demo day. Instead, startups could apply and join the community of startups backed by The Family. In exchange for a stake, they could get advice from The Family’s team and network with other people in the community.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

If you demo your product (which is always great) then tell us part of the story while you’re demo’ing. Also, asking is not appropriate at a marquee conferences like TechCrunch50, DEMO, Twiistup and the like. Closing line: “FitOrbit is an online community for the $2.4 NEVER lead with features.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. You could also live in a local “hacker house” for community support, e.g., Edyfi , The Garden , or Womxn Ignite. 4) Student-focused founder communities. Right here. school of engineering).

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In Singapore, a global expansion base, Kim organized a Demo Day event for the companies in his portfolio looking to expand internationally. Kim offers invaluable advice to newcomers in the startup investing scene. However, it’s the recent events that hold particular significance for him. In the whirlwind of his professional life.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Now, that will include menopause, as well — a life stage that will impact nearly half the world’s population at some point, but where opportunities there are few online communities where women can connect and learn. Others, meanwhile, were older and entering menopause, and were in search of community. Image Credits: Peanut.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 21, 2024

My Partner Winter Mead, Founder & CEO of Coolwater Capital , the accelerator for emerging VC fund managers, said: “Fewer than 5 of the 180 emerging managers we’ve worked with are raising via 506c, in order to get in front of more retail LPs, who are generally already following the GP, e.g., through the GP’s newsletter or community.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 30, 2012

Given the proliferation of accelerators and incubators that pre-vet entrepreneurs, roll up their sleeves to help companies, and dress them up for demo days, the best and brightest are being showcased to look better than ever. Drop by AngelList, where startups have been vetted by a community of advisors and other investors.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

First, he said that education is the most high-leverage way to make an impact on an individual, community and world. Check out these startups from Pear’s Demo Day (there’s usually a breakout or two in the bunch). Second, he thinks that technology is the most scalable way to spread that impact.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

They wisely ignored that bit of advice. That was followed by Demo Day in late August. Here’s their pitch: Many investors were skeptical, and they didn’t make it onto the list of top picks from Demo Day, but fortunately they were able to raise a seed round and keep growing. Also, refrigerator magnets.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Also in the world of hardware, Launcher demoed a 3D-printed rocket doing a full-scale burn , and the space-obsessed 15-year-old that lives within us is very very excited. Klaviyo co-founder Ed Hallen’s 3 top pieces of advice for launching a startup. Klaviyo co-founder Ed Hallen’s 3 top pieces of advice for launching a startup.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 19, 2022

You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week! Here’s his advice so you can do the same: Don’t rush as it’s a waste of time to generate buzz if your landing page isn’t perfectly optimized. He shared his advice for entrepreneurs who never want to stop learning. Here’s a sneak peek ??.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For the early stage community, the amendments include a very useful provision that excludes “Demo Days” from being considered general solicitations provided certain conditions are met. The amendments retain the same “menu” of exemptions but make incremental improvements.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Strategies to cultivate a community, iterate with an audience and convert it into a customer base Photo: Unsplash In today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced digital world, it seems like everyone and their smartphone-savvy grandmother is developing a mobile app. Instead, think about building a community (or joining an awesome existing one ).

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TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2021

Community has never felt louder in startupland. Bringing people together over a shared interest is innate to human nature, and coming out of a lonely, draining pandemic, every startup is looking to cultivate community, conversation and camaraderie. Privacy first. It’s more than a polite request.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

ACA has continued its efforts to push legislation to help the entire Angel community. ACA continues to foster good lines of communication with the SEC and good relationships at the SBA. House and Senate staff turned to ACA to understand the impact of changing the definition on the angel community.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

Somewhere in the midst of all that, Boston Dynamics demoed an improved bipedal robot, Wikipedia launched a redesign and major universities banned TikTok from their campus networks. At Early Stage, experts will share advice on protecting intellectual property, structuring cap tables, developing target customer personas and more.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Portfolio community building. Even though my wife thinks my true mental age is still around 13, sadly I am not in this youth demo. Startup Advice' Usually there roles are a combination of: Deal sourcing for partners. Deal screening. Deal support / analysis / quant / legal for deals a partner is seriously considering.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

” Women-led firms are a bright spot in 2023’s fundraising slump The tech jobs market is as strong as it ever was Image Credits: Abscent84 / Gerry Images When an automobile factory lays off thousands, it can send economic ripples through a community for years as people retrain and relocate to seek new employment.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Ammo is based in Perth and an active member of Western Australia’s startup community, where it is “very highly regarded,” in the words of the survey respondent who recommended it to TechCrunch. As you’re maturing, you’ll need the broader reach that PR and ongoing strategic advice provides. Cam Sinclair.

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OurCrowd

JULY 7, 2022

OurCrowd is proud to have been one of the leaders of Israel’s business community in establishing ties with our new partners in the UAE, and I am confident we will be in the vanguard of Israel’s future economic relationship with Saudi Arabia. July 13th online: Labs/02 Startup Demo Day. Learn More.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

An interactive demo helps you do just that. Build a community and let them know you’re launching well ahead of time. To help them quickly understand the benefits of your product and the problems you solve, create an interactive Supademo that helps them arrive at the “aha” moment without signing up.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

At Versatile VC , our new VC fund, we’re creating an online community just for founders who are in transition, Founders’ Next Move. Many generalist online communities also have verticals focused on entrepreneurship, e.g., LunchClub or Meetup. Notation Moonlight is a community of tech leaders who are considering building a company.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 3, 2012

meet with tons of companies every week, work hard for their portfolio companies, and are on planes flying around to the important confereneces and demo days". I think Fred was trying to offer some friendly advice to young investors that you're going to "take lumps" and that it's worth learning from those who are more experienced.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). We discuss below all of the different ways you can work with the investment community. Private Equity.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

I refuse to go to demo days. Not just TechStars but any demo day, really. So I promised the guys that I would come and hang out with companies well before their demo days. I find no better way to get a feeling for local communities than to sit with a group of early-stage entrepreneurs and talking about the local scene.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 5, 2012

This wasn't all that surprising, because it's a relatively new community and I'm sure people aren't getting requests everyday from it yet. The same thing happened last night when Tara Hunt demoed Buyosphere at the NY Tech Meetup. She asked for fashion advice, but didn't get it in time to show the full circle demo.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

Tv shopping : This is when you’re on the air live with a host and you can demo your products for customers. Question #2: What’s Lori’s advice for female founders? Question #3: Advice for women in male-dominated industries? ” Question #9: What’s Lori’s advice on patents?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

I have no idea who FAKEGRIMLOCK but I still know it is a pretty normal and thoughtful person through seeing his or her comments through the years and the fact that the community interacts with him as a “regular.” It wasn’t because I’m the target demo for that app – I am certainly not. But context matters.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2023

Exhibitor booths are multipurpose in Hopin: our customers use them for engaging attendees through live demos, watching videos, reading posters, generating leads, and more. Virtual summits: Offer an online summit that brings together multiple experts in a specific field or industry to share insights, strategies, and advice.

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Y Combinator

MARCH 23, 2021

We have always wanted to fund as many great founders as possible and are convinced that in the incoming torrent of applications there are hundreds of startups with epic potential, if we could only work with them and make them part of the YC community. Lastly, a YC batch is built around people and the great advice they give.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

After going viral, the Mainstream Live team found itself inundated with questions about the tools it used to surface events and keep its community in the loop. By the fall, the team wound down the original community, leaned into the inbound interest in its toolset and built Norby. Image Credits: Norby. ” Happs raises $4.7

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Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

When meeting with early stage entrepreneurs for the first time, after reviewing a demo or hearing their pitch, I often ask them to articulate what they’re most focused on building. Serial entrepreneurs or those with close ties to the investment community would usually go straight to the big firm. What is a startup really?

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

This includes companies that would meet most institutional definitions for impact investing (women, minority, and veteran owned/run businesses, including LMI (“Low to Moderate Income”) and CRA (“Community Reinvestment Act”) qualified companies. Diversity In Venture Capital: In the U.S., It May Be Getting Worse. I am not a lawyer.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. I do something I now call community hours. And so that is a steady import of talent but even more interestingly what it really did is it re-energized the entrepreneurial community.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

A small refuge from a busy day of shaking hands and demo’ing products. We stayed in the middle of January in a “hotel&# that turned not to have showers in the room – you had to walk down the hall to a community shower. Tags: Startup Advice. I can’t make this stuff up!

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

David Begazo , Owner, PRismatic SEO Generate Top-of-Funnel Traffic with Articles For a startup client who just entered its niche, our priority is to gain brand awareness and secure the first demo and sign-up. After publishing the content, we managed to triple our organic traffic quarter-over-quarter and got the first demo call scheduled.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

I don’t have the patience to sit through a bunch of demos, panels or keynotes. As I said when I wrote about startup communities in the past – even one person can make a huge difference to a company or a city if he or she takes initiative, dreams big and is persistent. Startup Advice' I sure hope to be back again this year.

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