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. Maria Palmer of RRE summarizes : “You can’t pick a platform strategy that’s unique, but you can pick a platform strategy that your firm can uniquely execute. ” . Fundraising.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

Draw from Frameworks. The most helpful type of advice in my mind are frameworks for how to solve a problem. On market segmentation I often recite my “ Elephants, Deer & Rabbits ” framework. On investment strategies I have “ Deflationary Economics ” 6. For example: 1.

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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. Maria Palmer of RRE summarizes : “You can’t pick a platform strategy that’s unique, but you can pick a platform strategy that your firm can uniquely execute. ” . Fundraising.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

I do not pretend to have a silver bullet,” he says, “but I do have a tried-and-true framework you can use to help you achieve your first million.” Guest columns fall into two categories: TechCrunch+: Strategies and tactics for building and scaling startups. ” Thanks for reading TC+ this week!

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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. Pitch Deck Teardown: Dutch’s $20M Series A deck. If you’re working on a pitch deck and are in need of inspiration, start here: all 17 slides are available to TC+ members.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” Tal shared what he learned from his first-ever round of raising startup capital. And while I achieved many of them, I’ve endured plenty of failures, too,” Eric says. But the No.1 Insights Learned From Raising $1.5

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

The pitch: Lulo is a DeFi lending infrastructure that aims to utilize order book technology to create a global liquidity layer in a permissionless way. The strategy is staying on top of all the trends so other companies don’t have to,” Ji said. It has raised capital from Alliance DAO, dao5, IDEO CoLab and angel investors.

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Dream It

APRIL 21, 2020

When pitching investors, remember that your ask is like porridge; it follows the goldilocks ratio and has to be just right. This framework helps founders position their fundraising targets and avoid red flags with investors. Add 3-6 additional months of capital to your total funding requested.

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

His latest venture, The Brain Wrx , revolutionizes the way founders approach and grasp growth by providing a straightforward and effective framework for success. It all begins with an idea and where there is an idea, eventually there is a pitch deck. What motivated you to launch your startup? The results have been fantastic.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It’s mandatory, and collaboration between AT&T and startups at all stages could push the world forward and provide the framework for innovation. billion pool of capital to work by backing early-stage web3 companies. TechCrunch Startup Battlefield presented by Capital Connect by J.P. Disrupt Stage | 10:50 am & 2:30 pm.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We brought on Caya (CEO of Slidebean ) to provide a smart framework on how to find the right cofounders that can hit this mark. They want to see that you’re clever on more than one axis and spend capital efficiently. Check out Slidebean to design your next pitch deck. Watch Caya’s full Dreamit Dose below.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

In his latest TC+ post, Michael Perez, director of growth and data at VC firm M13, shares five questions he uses to devise pricing strategy frameworks , along with three value metrics and a detailed measurement plan for GTM strategy. Turn your startup’s pricing strategy into a powerful growth lever. yourprotagonist.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

For those of us who haven’t memorized economic frameworks: The Rule of 40 is a metric investors developed to gauge the health and growth potential of SaaS startups. And if you have ever discussed an idea for starting a company with a friend, think about working on a pitch deck. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch+.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The biotech industry is built on one of the cleanest go-to-market strategies in existence: if you make a safe drug that really works, patients are likely to receive it and payors are likely to pay for it. key in vivo data results).

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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

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order. The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” Tal shared what he learned from his first-ever round of raising startup capital. And while I achieved many of them, I’ve endured plenty of failures, too,” Eric says. But the No.1 Insights Learned From Raising $1.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

” Nearly 70% responded yes, which means Twitter developers are “likely now asking themselves if they should try to revive the old codebase or start from scratch ,” writes Marcus Merrell, vice president of technology strategy at Sauce Labs. ” Which open source startups rocketed in 2022? .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Biotech firms widely use AI and machine learning to reduce R&D spending and bring products to market faster, but “the bigger question for investors is getting a better understanding of what exactly AI is attempting to model and predict,” says Shaq Vayda, principal at Lux Capital. general partner and head of healthcare, B Capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The best way to find marketing hacks is by using “stringent experimentation frameworks to run countless A/B tests,” he advises. Deena Shakir, partner, Lux Capital. This article includes a RICE (reach, impact, confidence and effort) scoring spreadsheet, along with his thoughts on acquisition and activation growth hacking.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2021

After listening to others pitch me a few different job opportunities while still at Google in 2008, it became clear to me that I would make a better decision if I could fully explore the larger landscape of new companies emerging in Silicon Valley. More posts by this contributor. Building A Diverse Board Makes Sense For Startups.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The venture capital industry doesn’t have the best track record when you’re talking about ethics. Like most professions involving power and wealth, venture capital also sometimes attracts people for whom doing the right thing isn’t a concern. ” Logan Allin, founder and managing partner at Fin Capital, agreed.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

From the hottest year in startup venture capital history to a period of pessimism, how did we get to where we are today? The piece looks at how changing priorities could force emerging fund managers to change strategy (or fragment their way to failure). Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed? April 2022).

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Impact Hub

MARCH 8, 2022

As entrepreneurship increasingly becomes a cornerstone of this emerging inclusive growth journey, the need for early-stage investment capital increases, demanding support for initiatives towards the access of capital for the ecosystem to thrive. DDA’S 2022 “Investing in Africa ” report. .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The startups all have different versions of the same pitch: they can offer teachers more money, and flexibility, than the status quo. Startups, looking to get a slice of the teacher economy, suddenly can form an entire pitch around these discrepancies. Underpaid and overworked teachers. Image: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Oh, and Haje has written more than 20 Pitch Deck Teardowns over on TC+ — and he’s running low on decks to review. Here’s a bit more info about what he’s looking for , and instructions for how you can submit your pitch deck for review! Harri explores how the climate crisis is shaping investors’ strategies. Christine and Haje.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 20, 2021

“As the venture landscape becomes more a meritocratic environment where resumes and institutional affiliations matter less, these strategies can make the difference between a successful fundraise and a fruitless meeting,” says Agya Ventures co-founder Kunal Lunawat. A VC shares 5 things no one told you about pitching VCs.

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David Teten VC

MAY 16, 2017

Historically, the process of winning capital from limited partners has been opaque. ” I’ve written a number of pieces relevant if you are fundraising for a private equity or venture capital fund: I suggest: 15 Steps to Fundraising for Your New Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund. Here’s the Deck.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing Raising Venture Capital (VC) series. So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. The reality is that their core business is not venture capital. The topic of &# strategic&# investors came up.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

Software companies that sell directly to end users share a simple framework for managing growth that leverages discoverability, desirability and do-ability — the “aha!” Data show that traditional marketing doesn’t work on developers, and it’s not because they’re impervious to a sales pitch. Selective in Silicon Valley.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

To find more growth marketing tactics and strategies you can implement on your own, check out his recent five-article series: Setting up a landing page. Launching a paid acquisition channel. Booting up an email marketing campaign. Which publications are valid? Should they be tier-1 or in English? Thank you for your help!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I recently filmed a show for This Week in Venture Capital in which I talked about how to prepare for a VC meeting: whom you’ll meet, who should attend from your side, what materials you should bring and how you should run the meeting. Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script. I wrote the summary notes in this blog post.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2023

Hoping for the best is not a strategy, and your employers will say whatever they need to keep you focused and productive. If you’ve been nurturing an idea for a company, put together a pitch deck and start reaching out now to investors: they will be more receptive than you think. That’s no hot take.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It’s getting more difficult to hire great talent at the growth stages because many companies were expected to go public and get the associated capital infusion from going public. This has more to do with retention issues and less to do with raising new capital. The mission is the elevator pitch. Tell me what the priorities are.”

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 23, 2013

When I first started in venture capital five years ago, I wanted to create a programmatic way to analyze companies well. It took quite a while to devise this framework and to revise it until it became useful, practical and insightful. I read many books on the topics of competition and strategy. The Business Model Canvas.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Pilot CEO Waseem Daher tears down his company’s $60M Series C pitch deck. With that ethos in mind, Lucas Matney interviewed Pilot CEO Waseem Daher to deconstruct the pitch deck that helped his company land a $60M Series C round. ” Pilot CEO Waseem Daher tears down his company’s $60M Series C pitch deck.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . But, most funds raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . Point Nine Capital uses Mention for media monitoring.

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