Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

I’ve never met a founder who wasn’t acutely aware of his or her ticking time bomb and the sense that failure and humiliation is a real possibility. Very, very few founders have an easy time despite what you read in the press. Strangely, most founders I know don’t have this conversation with the inside investors early.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

What is a founder to do? There are some smart if not somewhat cerebral bloggers I read who say that you shouldn’t take any startup advice at all because it’s too generalized to be useful to your situation. I’m pretty sure I’m right based on my own experiences as a startup founder for reasons A, B, C.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Henry Shapiro is the co-founder of Reclaim.ai, an intelligent calendar assistant platform used daily by over 14,000 companies. As a startup founder, you have no shortage of voices to listen to. My co-founder and I started Reclaim.ai Our most recent round of funding came from a mix of new and existing investors.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Now that you have said subscription, head on over to Haje ’s story about your pitch deck needing an operating plan. Here’s the short, short version of other stories: Powering job boards : While the tech sector is seeing layoffs, Kyle reports that Gloat grabs $90 million to build better internal job boards. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

based startup which uses machine learning technology to analyze a variety of visual data like satellite imagery and lidar with the goal of boosting accountability and credibility around carbon offsetting projects, has fast followed a $5.8 “We have a mix of customers spanning corporate buyers, traders and exchanges,” it adds.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Each story is based on an interview with a founder or investor who addressed some of the most common startup dilemmas. TechCrunch reporter Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed Kleiner Perkins partner Bucky Moore to get sector-agnostic advice for founders who are ready to raise a Series A. When should I hire a sales team? Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

” Despite the hype about ease of use, enterprise companies always ask customers to abandon familiar tools so they can learn something new. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. It’s nice to see some other cities put points on the board.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Ervin Tu, managing partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, will join Flock Freight’s board. A slew of startups have popped up in the past several years all aiming to use technology to transform trucking — the backbone of the U.S. The funds will be used to hire more employees; it has 129 employees to date.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Use-cases may include accelerating new drug discoveries, or powering the vast amount of data processing required for AI applications. So, what can Quantum Motion and its upstart brethren bring to the mix that the deep-pocketed behemoths can’t? ” Quantum Motion CEO James Palles-Dimmock with co-founders Prof. .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

There’s been a profusion of startups emerging in the last year around the concept of rolling up smaller e-commerce businesses — operations that mainly sell and distribute their products on marketplace platforms like Amazon’s — using economies of scale to bring them together to run and grow them more efficiently.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

At least, that sales pitch from Hippocratic AI , which emerged from stealth today with a whopping $50 million in seed financing behind it and a valuation in the “triple digit millions.” ” AI in healthcare, historically, has been met with mixed success. . Babylon Health , an AI startup backed by the U.K.’s

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

I had a great idea for a tool the market was crying out for, and a technical co-founder to build it. Only 10p goes to mixed-gender teams, and less than 1p goes to all-female teams?—?despite This is a great place to find support and connection, and a useful resource for information and feedback. I look back and chuckle.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Its software is used across some 130 countries, although the majority of the consumers engaging in the events themselves are based out of North America and Europe, Simpson said. Zeisser is also joining the board.). Since closing a seed round of $4.5 It has set ambitious targets to treble its growth in 2022. investments at Alibaba.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

These are just a few broad reasons, and the reality is often a mix of several factors. Cost Analysis: New Customers Getting a new customer on board isn’t a walk in the park. And don’t get me started on sales pitches. It’s also time and energy that could be used elsewhere. Know them, use their name, and show them you care.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

I’d be lying if I told you that every week was an embarrassment of riches here at Actuator HQ (a one-bedroom in a Queens office managed by a mischievous lionhead rabbit mix), but I’ve thus far been happy with the flow of news. That’s doubly the case if you’re a founder who can see the end of the runway looming on the horizon.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

market in June last year , later going on to add a free “basic” tier to the mix with certain restrictions in place. “A startup founder’s primary job is to raise money so that you don’t run out,” Ramaswamy added. Neeva search engine. Tripadvisor. Image Credits: Neeva.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

Unit itself is not a labor union, but instead helps worker-organizers set up, affiliate and manage a union with a mix of software and human resources. Unit founder and CEO James White watched Occupy Wall Street unfold in real time while he was a graduate student. Janitorial entrepreneurship.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. With the release of iCloud, that's less of an advantage now than it used to be. Adding a phone to that mix as the person paying seeing unnecessarily complicated, especially given the battery life issue.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Quantified health activity is all around us these days, as scores of people use mobile sensing technologies to keep an eye on their well-being by tracking their steps, workouts and even how long and deep they sleep — so why shouldn’t women who cycle (as in menstrual cycle) track monthly changes to their hormone levels?

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

I used to think you could use convenience and common sense to predict markets. Somewhere in the mix, timing matters a great deal and first isn’t often the most significant mover advantage. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals. Power Pitches.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

And as we’re wont to do, we asked the pair to take a look at a handful of user-submitted pitch decks. Domm Holland, co-founder and CEO of e-commerce startup Fast, appears to be living a founder’s dream. Within 24 hours, tens of thousands of people had used it. Shoppers weren’t the only ones on board with this idea.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Build trust with founders and then offer your own data-backed take on why a founder’s decision might not be the best decision they could make. Who are the best search partners to use, and let then letting you and that search firm run with the execution. The mission is the elevator pitch. Key takeaways Write a MOC.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

The data is based on a sample of 2,500 companies that have used AngelList to syndicate deals from 2013 through 2020. With the Coinbase direct listing behind us and the Robinhood IPO ahead, it’s a heady time for consumer-focused trading apps. But founder missteps early in the fundraising journey can result in severe consequences.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

So I splashed out and bought a gigantic pack of pick ‘n’ mix. Coaching can come in many forms, such as your board (and hopefully, chairperson), a mentor that has done what you want to do, or a structured, paid coaching relationship – I have utilised all three. 16 years later, seven other companies globally use that same name!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 24, 2022

link] Here is how Andrew (aka Gaz, aka the founder) describes MicroAcquire Everything you need to buy and sell startups. I used to run sales for Vonage, I have built applications on Twilio and Nexmo, and my startup is tailored to a very niche market in the VoIP industry. Total anonymity. Needless to say, I was excited. ??

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Tomasz Tunguz

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As you know, I run our Founder Experience program here, the set of tools and programs and people that we have to support our entrepreneurs in their growth journey. I imagine everyone at this point has used a Zoom Webinar, so we don’t need a full demo, but just so you know, please use the chat to connect with your fellow attendees.

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