TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. That startup was DoorDash, by the way. Full disclosure: In 2016, I was 500 Startups’ Journalist-in-residence. TechCrunch’s favorite companies from 500 Startups’ latest demo day. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

When emerging entrepreneur David Davila started to develop his idea of a family business selling coffee, one of his friends recognized that he had a great idea and encouraged him to apply to Union Kitchen, a startup accelerator in the United States. Don’t worry about trying to reinvent the wheel.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Y Combinator says it has intentionally shrunk the number of startups within its accelerator for the Summer 2022 batch. In May, the accelerator advised its portfolio founders to “plan for the worst.” The advice was one of 10 bullet points in a memo meant to help companies navigate the economic downturn crushing tech.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Unless you are born into a privileged, well-connected family with substantial capital (which is often the vantage point many of the dropout cult advocates come from), your undergraduate degree from a top university is the most powerful socioeconomic opportunity that exists. two Stanford MBAs, a Stanford J.D.,

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This morning marked the kickoff of VC firm 500 Global’s Fall 2022 Demo Day, which saw over a dozen startups give their best pitches to prospective investors — and customers. 500 Global, formerly branded under 500 Startups , has an accelerator that competes with YC. It’s demo day season. The moonshots.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Typically, you hear advice focused on ways to improve your YC application so it gets accepted. I’ve also put down some advice about what else to anticipate and take into consideration as you navigate the application process. Here are some tips on what not to do and why so many YC applications get rejected.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. Here’s another edition of “Ask Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. that allows us to stay there so we can grow our startup after the accelerator ends?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I hold true to form and follow my own advice. I didn’t sit through any panels (other than the day where I was the emcee and judge for the BizSpark Accelerator program). And we’re here with Dan Martell , who like any great startup founder is wearing his company t-shirt for Flowtown. So maybe there’s a bubble.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

. + This post unpacks offers an insiders’ view of some of the key strategic decisions that led to Techstars’ decline. ————– Techstars is – or was – one of the world’s best startup accelerator programs. It’s fair to say that the Seattle startup community would not be where it is today without Techstars.

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Startup Catalyst

AUGUST 15, 2018

We talked about how startups have changed over the last few years, what support has meant to them, Startup Catalyst missions and their impact, as well as ways to get involved in the startup community. Reece Walker is a partner at McCullough Robertson and a director of Startup Catalyst. In Conversation with Reece and Will.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2022

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh, human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. You can often pick up significant market share in an economic downturn by just staying alive,” top startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in an internal e-mail to its founders this week. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

A startup that has built a neobank specifically to address the needs of freelancers and sole traders has picked up a growth round to continue expanding its business after seeing its usage grow by 1,500% in a year. market, where Bar David said the opportunity is big enough to keep Lili occupied for some time.

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