Ecosystem Builder Hub

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Want to map your entrepreneurship ecosystem but don’t know how to get started? Note: I originally published this article in 2019 to share my lessons-learned from mapping a local ecosystem. I’ve added some of those insights here while I work on a more comprehensive resource guide to mapping entrepreneurship ecosystems.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Further insights from our 2020 Pitch Deck Interest metrics also indicate that the experience in the seed round is amplified in an unprecedented market environment. As CEO of DocSend, this data on The Funding Divide was important to capture and share with the startup ecosystem to help create awareness for underrepresented founders.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 4: Startup founders are white.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

In addition to a fund, the overall Capacity organization provides direct mentorship, consulting and connects founders to a broad network of talent, diverse forms of capital, and existing resources focused on the post-startup stage of growth. They share their learnings on Flexible VC and pioneering rural startup ecosystems on the GCVF blog.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

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. Concentration in consumer/branded products startups. In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants. Realistic projections.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

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. Concentration in consumer/branded products startups. In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants. Realistic projections.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

We can’t wait to welcome you and more than 10,000 other attendees to our flagship event — the epicenter of the startup ecosystem. . Those founders will receive weeks of expert coaching before they pitch live to a panel of judges, and an enthusiastic audience, on the Disrupt Stage. We cannot wait to see you IRL!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This Space is not a forum for pitching an article — if you’d like to submit your post for consideration, please email guestcolumns@techcrunch.com. Ask @YourProtagonist tomorrow, October 19 at 3 pm PT/ 6 pm ET during our Q&A (but please save your pitches to send over via email!) That is something we value a lot.”.

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TechCrunch

JULY 9, 2021

For the latest entry in a series of longform articles that explore the inner workings of notable startups, we looked at NS1 , an internet infrastructure company best known for its software-defined DNS. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. startup ecosystem,” they write. households.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 4, 2024

My previous startup was bootstrapped, easy, fast, and 100% control. Giving the same pitch, sending the same email, and answering the same questions over and over again. That’s what makes this a little bit different from articles you usually read about fundraising. A broken elevator pitch will show all the flaws in the business.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s a decent metaphor for our startup ecosystem: Just as there aren’t enough sandbags in San Francisco to keep everyone’s house dry, rising interest rates, skittish investors and looming economic uncertainty are poised to bring valuations down even further in 2023. Six climate tech trends to watch for in 2023.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

As you can imagine, the pace of new unicorn creation and fundraising generated plenty of press coverage in France, but there’s an article in particular that caught my attention: A portrait of PayFit’s Firmin Zocchetto , OVHcloud’s Octave Klaba , Shift Technology’s Jeremy Jawish , and Contentsquare’s Jonathan Cherki.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about pitch deck teardowns and artificial intelligence. A Pitch Deck Teardown to start It never hurts to be reminded that it’s important to eat your vegetables — and that is my lazy introduction into Haje Jan Kamps ’ latest Pitch Deck Teardown on Spinach.io.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2023

Unicorns are becoming an endangered species in Africa’s startup ecosystem, reports Tage Kene-Okafor. Haje gets grumpy in his Pitch Deck Teardown of the Mint House’s $35 million Series B deck. DeFigure it out : DeFi startups need to experiment with new use cases and build solutions, investors say. Jacquelyn has more.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. If you’re entering 2023 without a video content plan for your startup , you will be missing out on a significant resource for creating brand awareness and reaching more consumers,” writes Martinez. “If Deciding which metrics matter most for your startup. . Is that true?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

You’ll hear from top experts, founders and investors from across the startup ecosystem. We’re talking issues that every startup founder needs to master or understand well enough to delegate wisely. He’ll offer insights on how to network, craft a great pitch and target the best investors for your success.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Considering how central equity is to attracting tech talent, “underwater stock options have the potential to negatively impact hiring and retention across the startup ecosystem,” he writes. Here’s some candid advice for late-stage startup workers: Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

” Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. 8 investors discuss what’s ahead for reproductive health startups in a post-Roe world. Pitch Deck Teardown: Party Round’s $7M, er, party round deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Party Round’s $7M, er, party round deck. Value proposition.

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