This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 14, 2014

Last week, there was a Business Insider article measuring the percent of female founded companies that NYC seed funds invest in. Brooklyn Bridge Ventures came in first, with a whopping 61%. Lerer Ventures was second, with just under 20%. Most companies don''t ever raise venture capital and they do just fine.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Thacker said entrepreneurs should be open to raising as much as possible during the concept phase to make sure they have freedom to tinker and iterate. Stephanie Zhan walks through the Rec Room pitch deck that won Sequoia’s investment. Image Credits: Rec Room.

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

Senators led by Amy Klobuchar introduced the New Business Preservation Act to incentivize venture capital formation around the country. It avoids two well-known traps for government-sponsored venture programs by requiring that public funds are matched with private dollars and that capital is deployed by professional investors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Most founders are not experienced entrepreneurs, which means they tend to repeat the same mistakes as they try to overcome universal challenges. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A. Why a16z pitched Deel to lead its Series A. Stay tuned!

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I use George Bush vs. Al Gore as allegory and I’ve been using it with entrepreneurs for years to sink in a simple point about how to communicate with the market. Most Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs I know are more like Al Gore. It is election season. Simplify Your Message.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies. Relationships with Venture Partners, Entrepreneurs in Residence , and other non-salaried personnel who can help your companies. I have developed a founder curriculum on my blog.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The average new business pitch costs $450,000. You can’t afford to lose a pitch or (even worse) win a pitch that’s not the right fit for your business. So lets start with these six elements of a pitch response: Values: Your team aligns with the Brand’s value system. Process: Leading a pitch from end to end.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. We organized a series of HBS Angels pitch nights, joint with a range of affinity groups for HBS Alumni: HBS African-American, HBS Healthcare, HBS LBGT, and HBS Latino. Realistic projections.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. I’ll be talking to more venture capitalists and angel investors in the coming weeks, so watch this space. How to pitch me: 4 VCs share what they’re looking for in March 2022. Dive deep into Snorkel.AI’s pitch technique that raised $135m. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

. “Starting a business is hard, but we now have a path for proptech lined with funders and advisers that can propel entrepreneurs over early obstacles through to maturity and deep market penetration.” More entrepreneurs should call proptech home.” Proptech still has fundamental problems for entrepreneurs to solve.

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Founder Bounty

AUGUST 21, 2022

Having been through Techstars , plug and play myself, and been part of antler and interviewed at entrepreneur first and YC i think i have a good idea about weather an accelerator is good for your business or startup. This is typical venture capital model. Does your business really need venture capital?

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Future Partners, a venture capital fund of funds, recently interviewed me on ESG in venture capital. We organized a series of HBS Angels pitch nights, joint with a range of affinity groups for HBS Alumni: HBS African-American, HBS Healthcare, HBS LBGT, and HBS Latino. Realistic projections.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. based venture capital firms raised $74.1 “Nearly two-thirds of venture capital was raised by just 30 funds,” she found, a potential sign that VCs are shoring up their reserves “ahead of a longer downturn.” That amount rose to $121.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. I haven’t tracked this figure nationally, but the amount of venture capital invested in San Francisco-based startups reportedly fell by 65% between May and June 2022. Pitch Deck Teardown: Enduring Planet’s $2.1M seed deck.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 3, 2021

Contributed by Hao Lam, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Seattle, Washington, and founder and CEO of Best in Class Education. Members of EO have access to multiple programmes and events to help entrepreneurs grow both personally and professionally. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The lucrative startup landscape has been particularly exclusive and inaccessible for non-white male and female entrepreneurs, whether intentionally or not. For ambitious entrepreneurs who don’t benefit from a privileged background, it’s important to understand the challenges you may face when seeking funding. Find your people.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This Guide is for the aspiring business owner and entrepreneur for the purpose of spuring thinking and investigation that will lead to the creation of a business plan followed by the business launch. By conducting a self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses, an entrepreneur is better prepared to meet the challenges as they arise.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 8, 2021

You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article. Here’s a great story from an entrepreneur who bootstrapped her business that will help give you an idea of how you can scale your business via bootstrapping. Check out this list of pitching competitions.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

This is a company that, according to the article, got term sheets from half of the VCs that expressed interest in the company. On top of that, the article comes with a chart--this chart to the left entited "Fewer Bets". The other entrepreneur quoted in the story is from a guy pitching a Pinterest clone.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Why This Repeat Entrepreneur Founded Frank, a Software Platform for Workers. And Does He Think Chicago Is a Good Place for Entrepreneurs? Probably a correlation here with why there was more venture funding for golf tech than women’s fertility until very recently…. I have no idea what MOIC is. I looked it up a few times.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 31, 2023

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). Aaron Dinin, PhD has seen a pitch or two.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

TechCrunch ran my article yesterday as a guest post but I wanted to have a copy here for anybody who missed it and for future readers of this blog. Having been through this all before myself I would like to tell a cautionary tale that can happen to the best of us: The Yo-Yo life of the tech entrepreneur. We were based in London.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Follow-on investors who take advantage of the closing IPO window to foist unfavorable terms on founders are “the bottom feeders of the venture capital business,” writes Steve Blank. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Blair Silverberg, CEO and co-founder of Hum Capital, says entrepreneurs need to resist the urge to become defensive in these sessions. “In Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Alto Pharmacy’s $200M Series E deck.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Lev Kerzhner leads Saragus Agency, which provides corporate storytelling services to startups, companies, entrepreneurs and investor groups. In this article, I will attempt to recap and share some of the lessons I’ve learned. Frontal presentation.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2022

There’s no magic formula for creating a winning pitch deck, which is why most of the articles we run on this topic continually emphasize the fundamentals. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Today at 1:00 p.m. PT/4:00 p.m.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Banish vanity metrics from your startup’s pitch deck. ” Banish vanity metrics from your startup’s pitch deck. . “The truth is: vanity metrics don’t measure how engaged potential customers are, ” writes Christopher P. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. As startups and venture capital grow in tandem, fundraising has gone from a formal affair on Sand Hill Road to a process that can happen anywhere from Twitter to Zoom. Vise CEO Samir Vasavada and Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire break down the art of the pitch.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Year-in, year-out, the gender gap in venture capital investment continues to be a problem women founders face. In the long term, there needs to be foundational change to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. Venture capital is far from a level playing field. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. As long as entrepreneurs “understand how design, technology and development interact,” building a digital product is an attainable goal, writes Charles Fry, CEO of CODE Exits. Will the corporate venture boom lead to an M&A frenzy? Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Over the last few days, we’ve published several articles recapping panels from last week’s TechCrunch Early Stage virtual conference. As ever, full articles are available for Extra Crunch members. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Image Credits: MaC Venture Capital.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2022

The venture capital market is slowing down, which means early-stage founders are chasing a smaller pool of money. Because a founder’s pitch is the first step on that journey, we’re interviewing active investors to learn more about what they’re looking for and how they prefer to be approached. billion to $1.81 Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. “Decreased consumer confidence, inflated brand value, and a freeze in investment capital are creating a perfect storm,” says David Wright, co-founder and CEO of Pattern, an e-commerce accelerator. Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M Elated Entrepreneur.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

A 2020 article from the Next Web noted that almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs. Related: A Practical Guide to Diversity for Startups and Entrepreneurs. At the same time, according to research by All Raise, only 15 percent of all venture capital funding is allocated to female founders.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Jonathan Martinez’ latest TC+ article on growth marketing reminded me of this, since many companies are throwing away perfectly good data that can boost retention and conversion. Pitch Deck Teardown: Encore’s $3M seed deck. Extraordinary Entrepreneur.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

So, if your face doesn’t appear on the team slide in your startup’s pitch deck, this would be a good time to cancel your upcoming vacation. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. In this environment, every entrepreneur should be fluent with their key metrics. yourprotagonist. Image Credits: Dutch.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. That startup was DoorDash, by the way.

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