Y Combinator

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Data Engineer : YC Continuity is hiring our first Data Engineer to help us identify promising investment opportunities using data. Research Associate : YC Continuity is seeking a Research Associate to evaluate investment opportunities, lead market research, and help our portfolio companies grow. Learn more. Learn more.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Oussama transfers funds to his personal holding companies and tells us after the fact, saying that it’s the only way to take advantage of investment opportunities in question,” Zagury wrote in her blog post. They teamed up to build a different kind of startup accelerator without any batch or demo day.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. You can see Zach James & Rich Raddon who are standing next to a demo table pitching a small, yet-to-be-funded company called MovieClips – now the powerhouse ZEFR. So we went for it.

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Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2022

a unique and free PLG product, RevSetter Pulse, for Customer Success Managers, Account Managers and other customer-facing roles, designed to help them manage their top customers, find more opportunities and reduce manual work. I am excited to share our conversation and the many insights Haydar provided. Thank you so much for joining us!

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 2, 2022

KSGC selects 60 promising startup teams from across the world every year and gives an all-expenses-paid mentorship/networking opportunity in South Korea. The top 10 teams got monetary awards worth $10,000 to $120,000 on the demo day of KSGC 2021. were chosen from the pool of applications. Manufacturing in Asia is huge.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Preqin (free demo). Grey House (free demo). Expert Networks. Expert Network firms source subject matter experts from various domains and pair them with clients seeking topical or industry insights. I founded Circle of Experts, an expert network which I sold to Evalueserve.). Private Equity. Venture Capital.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2023

Increased data collection: Online events offer greater opportunities for data collection , including attendee demographics, behavior, and preferences. Exhibitor booths are multipurpose in Hopin: our customers use them for engaging attendees through live demos, watching videos, reading posters, generating leads, and more.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

She also explains the importance of her family, her new book, the Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship Network, and her advice to entrepreneurs both young and old. Just being able to demo her product at these cafeterias and seeing people excited about her work means a lot, she says. Advice for young (and older) entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Unless, of course, someone can explain exactly how to do it. In his latest TC+ column, growth marketer Jonathan Martinez describes the process he used to lead his last startup from zero to $1 million ARR in Year One.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

They’re willing to take a lot more risk for earlier stage positions, getting into companies before anyone has a chance to see if they’re going to make it, leaving very few opportunities open by the time they get to a stage you’re more comfortable with. Same goes for business opportunities. Why stop at classmates?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!,

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Our 11 favorite companies from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 1. Weekday is helping companies hire engineers who are crowdsourced by their network of scouts. Banks and other credit card companies are still not addressing this opportunity. Our 12 favorite startups from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 2.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

While she is opening up a $5 million allocation to accredited investors outside her network, she said from a portfolio construction standpoint: she’s not necessarily looking for “diamonds in the rough” or a specific diversity quota. “I Amazing advice for anyone who is a student or just … new. Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital raised $2.1

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Y Combinator

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The companies collectively raised over 7M dollars at Demo Day, and now have the funding and support to build their startup right out of school vs. working desk jobs at big companies. We have a group chat with our partners where we can get quick advice, and YC’s office hours framework makes it easy to find time to dive deep when we need it.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

The program supports startups financially and gives them multiple opportunities to network with top tech companies, VCs, mentors, etc. The top 10 teams got monetary awards worth $10,000 to $120,000 on the demo day of KSGC 2021. One of them is access to mentors and great networking. Besides the 3.5-month

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In early 2020, Sutton set up meetings through cold and warm outreach over email, LinkedIn, and networking through angel and tech start-up groups. A live demo of the product is essential. Peska saw the StockTrim presentation as a great opportunity to compare and contrast his existing spreadsheet versus StockTrim.

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Jason Malki

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Responses to those questions automate risks, growth opportunities, and playbooks that companies can take action on to deliver more value to their customers. If “10” leaders are still unwilling to join, you may benefit from building out your own experience, skills, network, and personal brand before starting a company. #2

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 27, 2019

Wellington’s Nick Harley shares valuable advice for first time business builders. After you have validated your idea and studied your market (which costs next to nothing), you can build screenshots or a very simple demo. Go to networking events, startup events and meetups and talk to people. Do you get on well?

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

… While we do lots of work in these areas due to the attractive opportunity set, we are not an impact investor, and impact qualification is not a criterion that we use in evaluating or funding companies. Through their analysis and interviews, BCG identified three primary reasons why female founders are less likely to receive VC funds.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

We believe that the structural industry changes will continue to create big opportunities for technology firms that enable the changes in media consumption for television, radio, inbound calls, online & social media. The global advertising market is estimated at around $475 billion / year with only 12% of this online and measurable.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

File this under both Startup Adivce and Sales & Marketing Advice. Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000. You can say something like, “I was thinking that you might cover a story like, ‘why today’s mobile ad networks don’t benefit most application companies’ and then work me into that story line.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. If you want to watch the video version summary of my advice on fund raising it’s here.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 24, 2024

Coincidentally, I met a kid who was in grad school who over the summer had made one of the first iPhone apps that would find open WiFi networks near you. We have the massive event that is Demo Day, where companies are raising millions and millions and millions of dollars. We’re consuming our own advice. Last question!

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. 44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. There was no better opportunity for me. Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2022

The advice was one of ten bullet points in a memo meant to help companies navigate the economic downturn crushing tech. The email is a vibe shift from just a few weeks ago , when hundreds of Y Combinator startups — many of which already raised venture funding — presented themselves to the public on Demo Day. Across the week.

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Jason Malki

JULY 26, 2023

She has been a thought-leader in tech for the past 8 years, her newsletter has 25k subscribers, she was named one of Bloomberg’s 100 Influential Latinos of 2022 , and she has spoken at numerous panels including at TechCrunch Disrupt, L’Attitude, NFT NYC, and a16z’s Google’s demo day at LA Tech Week 2023. Personal Instagram: [link] Alphaa.io

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OurCrowd

JULY 7, 2022

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Dataloop, AI development data engine Will Biden trip bring Israel-Saudi breakthrough? July 13th online: Labs/02 Startup Demo Day. Your portfolio gets stronger when the OurCrowd network gets involved. Join this $4M round now funding on the OurCrowd platform. . Learn More.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Snippets of advice, tactics, and tools I used to raise an oversubscribed round during an economic downturn Image: Author I’m writing this blog post on the heels of closing our oversubscribed round during what’s been described as the worst time in history to raise capital. Are you doing it for the glory? Is it because someone told you to?

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David Teten VC

JUNE 14, 2021

He’s now researching his next opportunity and interviewing for some jobs. Jai Malik, Venture Partner at Republic and ex-corporate Scout for Tata Communications, shares advice on becoming a Scout: “ I think the most important thing they saw was that I was open to learning whatever it took to get the job done.

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Y Combinator

MAY 8, 2019

15:05 – Providing advice as content vs in the product. 21:30 – Inbound marketing and audience building advice. We made up for the inefficiencies in the software by giving them good advice on how to optimize their website, and how to get going in social. Well, let me show you a demo of our software.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

At worst, you’ve just introduced yourself to relevant contacts in your industry and opened the door to communication for future opportunities. Think of outreach like networking: You’re introducing yourself to people who either are in your target audience or are speaking to your target audience.

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