TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

We’re booked for months, and I’m delighted to host the upcoming guests. When VC after VC said no, Cambly had to find a way to make a profit to keep the doors open. Cambly is a unique marketplace — how did the company initially acquire customers, and when did the company outgrow and replace the strategy for scale?

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It partners with entrepreneurs in funding their growth stories through innovative market access and public venture capital strategies. He talks to AsiaTechDaily about the firm’s investment strategies, the fundraising journey, and other points. Edited excerpts below : What background and domain expertise do you have?

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Exploring Shaun Gold’s Entrepreneurial Journey as Nightlife Ninja, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, and VC I had the pleasure of interviewing Shaun Gold. He is a successful entrepreneur, VC, 2x best-selling author, speaker, super connector to startups and standouts, Jeopardy contestant, and screenwriter/executive producer.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Startups and VC Everyone needs some good competition to get the creativity flowing. Going through the company’s pitch deck, the trio describe the business model that will take Anthropic there and the investors behind it. Price wars : That’s Tesla’s strategy for competing with legacy carmakers , Kirsten writes. I guess we’ll see.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 23, 2012

I read this book, " Why We Make Mistake s " and it talks a lot about "recall bias". So much of this is gut feel with a thin later of strategy retrofitted to seem more than random. Try and figure out exactly what a startup had to show at the moment a VC chose to invest in them. On average, it's probably nonsensical. Not special?

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

VC is the flashy gold medal, but the rapid growth of emerging fund managers means that a first check can be piecemealed together from a variety of different sources. Dear Sophie: Any unique immigration strategies for quick hiring? With a surge of VC investing, many startups are urgently hiring. Maverick in Milpitas.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2023

Startups and VC “Our story starts 15 years ago,” Frédéric Utzmann, founder and CEO of Effy, told Romain. ” How to build a sales development representative strategy that will fill your B2B pipeline Three more from the TC+ team: Bork bork bork? Meanwhile, if you want to book an environmentally friendly ride, you’re in luck.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

She told of the teaching of the Talmud – a book which scholars use to debate doctrine and from which Jewish people are reminded to always learn and to debate. What is the right organizational strategy for a large UK conglomerate to operate more effectively? That was an awesome project and the answer was quantifiable.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

TechCrunch has been covering the demo days of the seed-stage venture firm Pear VC since 2015. What it does: A marketplace to book short-term space rentals for corporate events, meetings and productions. The pitch: Spathios says it’s a marketplace to book short-term venues and spaces. Founded in: 2020. HQ: Argentina.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. Alpaca VC shares their Master Agency List.

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StartupNation

JUNE 16, 2021

But there’s another problem that is much less obvious: the stories, topics and expertise you pitch. . Many entrepreneurs want media coverage so desperately, they pitch random topics that are unrelated to their business’ revenue drivers. Think of all the quick win strategies you can use to get immediate eyes on the piece.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Our favorite gift would be “more hours in the day” and “a week of sleep,” but failing that, perhaps some hot chocolate and a three-hour uninterrupted block of time to read books would be magnificent. Startups and VC. Banish vanity metrics from your startup’s pitch deck. Christine and Haje.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2023

Startups and VC Most U.S.-based But as larger companies like Salesforce and HubSpot have launched their own full-blown media arms, it may be time to rethink your content strategy. Meanwhile, Amanda reports on a movement that started with a tweet and ended with a book in the top 3 on Amazon. Kyle has more. Series A deck.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I’ve recently advised a number of emerging private equity and VC funds who are wrestling with the question: What are the highest impact steps they can take to support their portfolio companies? . VC Platform community has grown approximately 120% in the last 3 years. Alpaca VC shares their Master Agency List.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Each startup exhibits on all 3 days of the show in the expo hall, and the 20 finalists will pitch on the Disrupt Stage throughout several rounds during the show. How to Use Your “Perfect Pitch” to Gain Partnerships and Grow Your Startup , with Dell for Startups. Korea Pavilion Fast-pitch Sessions , with Kotra. . 12:10 p.m. –

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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. Startups and VC. Creating a winterization strategy for a startup is a less straightforward process, however. Carly writes that cybercrime operation RansomHouse (why do these sound like book publishers?)

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

Limited partner due diligence on VC and private equity funds. I’ve collected several lists of limited partners focused on VC. Aggreg8r: LPs in Emerging Micro-VCs. Samir Kaji: Who are the LPs that are investing in underrepresented led VC managers? ” David Dana, Head of VC Investments, European Investment Fund.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The flurry of new funds gives me and, more importantly, founders the vibe that VCs are back in business and ready to write lots and lots of checks. But one could argue that new VC fund announcement dates, much like the phrase “oversubscribed,” don’t mean much in practice. This tweet by VC Matt Turck. Book your pass ASAP!

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

My largest investor was a financial firm that invested in my prior funds to get into the VC business—and in the six years since they first invested, they had built out a team and a strategy that no longer involved doing much seed. I was there for the first Etsy VC pitch meeting in a Fort Greene apartment.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

They pitched on a Wednesday. She debates manufacturing strategies. Unsurprisingly for Kara is was the VC connections. When you think about physical stickers and activity books every parent can understand. It’s not much different than having Dave Morin, Dick Costolo or Sheryl Sandberg sitting next to you at lunch.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

If you’re a founder who finds yourself in a meeting with a VC, try to remember two things: You’re the smartest person in the room. ” Wilson’s book explores the history of freon, a common refrigerant that was later banned due to its devastating impact on the ozone layer. I hope you have an excellent weekend.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2011

I followed her writing and bought her AOL book back in 1999. Does that make it a viable strategy for every new entrepreneur? When someone comes in to pitch me, I always ask them to tell me the "origin story". Call it simplistic and naive, but being who you are, in my book, is always a winning strategy.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

If you’re not taking this zone-out down time I’ll bet you’re not having enough strategic reflection on your job, your company, your strategy. I want to make sure that my sixth year as a VC doesn’t just become an automatic continuation of what I’ve done in my first 5 years. Board Meetings. Conferences.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

You will have more control over strategy and execution than with an outside board overseeing planning and performance. Dave’s book and ebook on raising money available on Amazon.com. More on raising money in BERKONOMICS book, also available on Amazon.com. composed of these investors and management.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

The universe must have been tired of hearing my pitch. PS: Rather than just telling people your idea, build a pitch deck (more on that under point 5 below). (2) I stopped thinking about my idea for a year after a friend from the recruitment space showed me on AngelList how many VC-backed founders graduated from Stanford or Harvard.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

Like always, each episode features an entrepreneur presenting their early pitch deck along with the investor who funded the company. We want to know how the founder hooked the VC, what makes their partnership work and how other founders can improve their storytelling and pitching. Presented by J.P.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I record here the books I’ve read, not as diligently as I should. Examples: best practices on launching a new VC fund , microcredentials for new VCs. Goodreads.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. This is not just the perspective of a VC although I can’t say I have zero VC bias. Spend time researching your buyers and not just pitching them.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

And yes, VC’s, too. One thing I learned from the book is that real estate agents always sell their personal property at higher relative prices than their clients’ properties. Negotiate directly with your VC or acquirer with lawyers present in the room. What might the VC do against your interest? Recruiters.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

The first three tools are only relevant if you’re going to generate significant content yourself: Teten.com , my blog and content marketing strategy. I record here the books I’ve read, not as diligently as I should. Examples: best practices on launching a new VC fund , microcredentials for new VCs. Goodreads.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Handling PR with VCs. This is part of my series on How to Raise VC but could equally be filed under Startup Advice more generally. He had pitched me in the past and I told him that for a variety of reasons his company was too early stage for me but that I would happily keep track of their progress. Leave them wanting more.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Pitching is the single most important skill a founder needs to refine to be successful in building a startup. While books and talks galore have been published on pitching, the reality is that the art of the pitch deck is a constantly changing fashion.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I bought a book and I learned how to program macros and build spreadsheets. And then I got into strategy consulting, and I wanted to go into strategy consulting, and they said, “Yeah, but you’re a tech guy. We don’t take tech guys in the strategy consulting group.” And they transferred me in. .”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

If you haven’t booked your pass yet, hurry! He will also address common challenges that nontechnical founders may encounter when building their founding team and offer practical strategies for overcoming them. TechCrunch hosts Darrell Etherington and Becca Szkutak will interview serial-founder-turned-VC Russ Wilcox.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

He gives the example of Roelof Boetha, a very well known VC from Sequoia, who always (re) introduces himself to Michael and reminds him who he is even though Michael has met him several times. Each one has pitched me for between 30-60 minutes. As I outlined in my post on How to Get Access to a VC , it matters who introduces you.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 23, 2013

I read many books on the topics of competition and strategy. I’m sharing these in the hopes that these frameworks might benefit entrepreneurs when selecting ideas to pursue, refining go-to-market strategy and pitching their businesses to investors. Last, I spoke with other investors. The Business Model Canvas.

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