Revolution

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Hear her takes on fundable companies in the space and what sustainable protein innovators she thinks will come out ahead. Catch insights from Steve and a recap of the pitch competition. What we did: Revolution Ventures Partner, Clara Sieg , headed south to the Peach State to judge the 2023 Venture Atlanta pitch competition.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 5, 2023

To put that timeframe in perspective, here’s a picture of analyst me taken at USV’s first office in 2005, dressed in khakis and a button-down shirt versus a picture of me, a GP at my own firm, over 100 deals later, now on my latest Zoom board call from my couch at home with my junior analyst of about a year and a half. No new investments.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But we overestimated how quickly people would come on board and underestimated our industry’s tendency to move slowly and resist change. We needed to build our set and props and ship them to California, and I had to prepare a pitch and appear before the Sharks, all in a matter of weeks. It’s not.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

At the end of the program, they’ll pitch their business concepts to a panel of judges for a chance to take home up to $15,000 to officially launch their idea. employs the widely recognized Big Five personality traits, Objective Key Results for performance measurement, and a proprietary job board for candidates and recruiters.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi Contributor Share on Twitter Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member and mentor to startups, and an angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. I missed the red flags.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 10, 2024

We provide jobs that help drive the economy, give back to local communities , and create sustainability practices that support climate neutrality to make our world a better place. Entrepreneurs change the world. Entrepreneurs also save lives. And that’s what Dave Galbenski , former EO Global Chair and 24-year member of EO Detroit, is doing.

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Dream It

APRIL 8, 2020

Runway is a crucial indicator of survival that signifies your company’s future financial ability to sustain operations. If you cannot sustain operations for 18 months, cut your burn rate so you can extend your runway. Again, survival is key. How much runway should you have? According to Jason, you’ll need to have 18 months worth.

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Gust

AUGUST 19, 2012

Give the “elevator pitch” for your startup. Competition and sustainable advantage. Highlight your sustainable competitive advantages, and barriers to entry. Qualifications and roles of the top three executives and top three on your Board of Advisors. Here are the ten slides you need: Problem and market need.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. Sustainability is the key to our planet’s future and our survival, but it’s also going to be incredibly lucrative and a major piece of our world economy. Going Green.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

It’s hard to grow enough food to meet these needs, not to mention in a sustainable way and in a world where water is increasingly in short supply. Grove is kicking off the next huge step towards more local, sustainable food by launching the Grove Ecosystem nationally in this Kickstarter campaign. ” Enter Grove. Ok, probably not.

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Robyn Klingler-Vidra is associate dean of global engagement and associate professor in entrepreneurship and sustainability at King’s Business School. Instead of the usual pitch format, the meetings were informal conversations that aimed to help founders build up this essential — and for immigrants, missing — social capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We realized early on that we tended to build best (and pitch best) using a more incremental approach — raising modest sums of capital as we grew rather than using a pitch deck and raising multiple rounds. Here are three lessons we’ve learned from this journey: Belief goes farther than a pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy. As part of this transaction, Tidal owner Jay-Z got a board seat with Square, triggering conversations about the future of musical NFTs. Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups. Okta-Auth0 deal.

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Feedough

JANUARY 20, 2021

An entrepreneur sows a seed in the form of a startup idea , takes care of it and nurtures it with internal and external aid till the startup grows, reaps fruits, and sustains itself. However, in other cases, it requires aid from external investors who pitch in money in return for something. The whole team is on board.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

“We are true believers in the fact that the world needs a new Amazon, a better one, a more sustainable one, one that appreciates local areas and products.” But that local aspect also builds sustainability into the model. And he’s raising plenty of money to aim at that goal.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

I covered one demo day in person, spending most of my time backstage where founder teams practiced their pitches. Deep tech founders face special challenges when pitching investors: they usually don’t have a product, customers or revenue. Grafana’s early pitch deck — 12:00. The pitch deck teardown — 32:00.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. Setting up a management board for success with Dave Easton. Viewed from the outside, board selection and corporate governance can seem like a bit of a black box — particularly at a startup.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Going through the company’s pitch deck, the trio describe the business model that will take Anthropic there and the investors behind it. Meanwhile, Rita reports on a promotion over at Tesla China , and Kirsten reports that JB Straubel could return to Tesla as a board member.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2023

Its pitch is not only that its specialist, AI-driven harvester will make it more efficient to pick a familiar crop but also that the process will reduce waste — by being able to extract more nutritious protein from a field of broccoli without needing an army of extra human workers to do it.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

We’ll chat about what was learned from Zume and how that is shaping Planet FWD, as well as Kunst’s interest in sustainability startups and why she bet on Collins. As with every episode of Extra Crunch Live , Kunst and Collins will give live feedback on pitch decks submitted by the audience in the Pitch Deck Teardown.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Landing in a period when VCs have been tightening their purse strings, it speaks to how strongly Muck Rack has performed until now and the confidence investors have in it sustaining that ahead. Elser and Scott Feldman of SGE will be joining the board.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

We’ll use the funding to expand our coverage so that, with our ratings, corporate sustainability leaders, carbon traders, and policymakers will have clarity, confidence and choice when evaluating and investing in carbon projects. Corporate sustainability initiatives may open doors for carbon offset startups.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The most important thing to look for when determining if corporate venture capital is right for your startup is that the firm you are pitching is actually the best fit for the stage of your business. Assess Sustainability Over the Long Term. Be Sure You Have Similar Goals and Expectations. Matthew Ramirez , Founder, Paraphrase Tool.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

Grow in a way that’s smart and sustainable for the long run,” advises Michael Sidgmore, a partner at Broadhaven Ventures. “We Every business is at a different point along their journey to find product-market fit, prove the sustainability of a business model, execute on a repeatable go-to-market motion, etc.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

This week, I heard that Hopin cut 12% of its staff , citing the goal of more sustainable growth. Last week, right after I finished up this newsletter, I turned to Twitter and saw controversy over whether venture capitalists should charge founders for advice on their pitch decks. Live events platform Hopin is facing a similar mountain.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

Gridware’s package contains microphones and other sensors to sense the ambient environment around a power pole, and it uses on-board AI/ML processing to listen for anomalies and report them to the relevant managers as appropriate. Fifty Years focuses on startups tackling the UN’s list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 22, 2023

The song went on to shatter Billboard’s 60 year history by dominating the charts for 17 straight weeks, largely sustained by a steady release of remixes on social media, propelling Lil Nas X along with the Dutch beatmaker to fame. Instead, we should find a way to flow with them. Music was the answer.”

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Triet co-founded Cheese Plug, an on-demand charcuterie board delivery service, applying lessons learned from the tech space to enhance convenience and affordability in the catering business. He then transitioned to MicroVentures as a Venture Deal Flow Associate before joining Render Capital in March 2023.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

Quality of life (personal health, sustainability, proptech, transportation). How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. How to win consulting, board and deal roles with PE and VC funds. Market analysis of different tech sectors. Growth marketing strategies. Alternative fundraising. from 50 investors. .

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

billion valuation, reflecting its sustained growth. MasterClass , the platform that sells subscriptions to celebrity-led classes, cut 20% of its team — roughly 120 people — to “get to self-sustainability faster.” A decade ago, the company made waves by turning basic smartphones into card payment terminals.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Al Lijee , CEO, TowGator Invite Critiques with Reverse Pitching A unique approach I’ve found effective in determining the viability of a new business idea is what I call “reverse pitching.” This financial scrutiny forms a realistic basis for evaluating whether the business idea is sustainable in the long run.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

This inspired its founders Minette Navarrete, Dan Siazon, and Christian Besler to pitch for a pioneering evergreen fund to the Globe board, starting with $2.5M Ambitious and promising startups abound, but none managed to scale as fast or as large as those in neighboring countries. on its first year.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. We see ourselves as a mix of cheerleaders, enablers (when it makes sense), sanity checks, and sounding boards. If you’re not confident pitching, you need to put on your big-person pants and git gud at it.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

From the ability to design a custom ADU online to having a curated group of contractors available to complete the project is beneficial to both homeowners and builders,” said Wenhold, who is joining the company’s board as part of his firm’s investment.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

Eva Doss, President and CEO at The Launch Place, elaborated, “We had multiple organizations in the region that were providing specific services to entrepreneurs and small businesses: business counseling, seminars, workshops, investment capital, pitch competitions, networking events, etc.

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