TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Several months later, we’ve since learned that cutting marketing budgets doesn’t make early-stage startups healthier, but it is a great way for VCs to reduce burn rates across their entire portfolio. As Rebecca Szkutak reported this week, SaaS startups that ignored this advice outperformed the ones that followed it.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Any advice? Dear Sophie: Any advice for living my dreams in Silicon Valley? Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets. ” Heavily VC-backed salad chain Sweetgreen heads toward public markets.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ukraine’s startup ecosystem was thriving before the war and making great progress, with Ukrainian startups raising $832 Million in VC funding in 2021. VC Funding was steadily growing before the war and there are more than 50 VC firms continuing to operating in the country. Secured seed finding from SMRK VC.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

. “[But a major challenge] is that the tax industry is often forced to play catch-up to the realities of a rapidly expanding tax code, with changes from remote work, recent global regulations, tax incentives for climate, and sustainability and new assets like crypto and NFTs. The tides might be turning.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. You never know, the VC who passes on your pitch may recommend you to a founder that’s building a team. “IP is important to us. .”

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

The head VC guy seems a little bit… weird. In this stage, startups can choose to raise their seed round from early-stage VCs and angel investors. Business #3 (Scale): The only job is to create a growing but sustainable business. From Series A, VCs want to invest in well-established, growing businesses. Rinse and repeat!

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

Prospective contributors regularly ask us about which topics Extra Crunch subscribers would like to hear more about, and the answer is always the same: Actionable advice that is backed up by data and/or experience. Quality of life (personal health, sustainability, proptech, transportation). Market analysis of different tech sectors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I am a VC so this will be seen as self serving. But given that I’m not likely to back 99.999% of the people reading this (I do 2-3 deals maximum per year as a VC) I’m really just trying to offer honest advice. It applies to all startups – not just SaaS. The days of easy money may be slowing down.

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FundersClub

JUNE 30, 2017

Jerrod Engelberg and Kevin Lee of FundersClub discuss board of directors, why they exist, how they work in public companies vs startups, what founders should be thinking about when dealing with a board of directors, and more in " Transparent VC, Episode 6: It’s All About That Board. Ask Us Anything!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

Startups and VC There are some people on the internet who don’t want to be found. Call me on my fair phone : Natasha L also covers that Fairphone nabs $53 million in growth capital for “sustainable” consumer electronics. Let’s roll that back a bit : Eldar Tuvey explains how you can cut your SaaS spending by 30% in 2023.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

In order to determine one, you should ask fundamental questions: What’s the long-term, sustainable reason that the company will stay in business? As we saw in part 1 of this EC-1 , this led him to the revelation that it’s easier to figure things out for yourself than finding advice that applies to you. Investors are.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

We got into two different businesses and their approaches on how to serve farm robots, from SaaS leases to selling the robots one by one. Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. In Norway, sustainability-focused companies. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? Our portfolio is heavy on SaaS, which has weathered things well. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? – StratiFi is the first low-cost, intuitive, and scalable portfolio hedging SaaS platform for investors. How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? What should VC leaders do to eliminate such biases?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Here’s what I said: In your career in tech and VC, how has your focus on ESG responsibility changed over time? – StratiFi is the first low-cost, intuitive, and scalable portfolio hedging SaaS platform for investors. How do you leverage your VC expertise in politics? What should VC leaders do to eliminate such biases?

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