Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

On Losing in VC. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo! I’m talking about the hard fought battle. The one that you thought you had.

consulting

This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Would we pitch Series A players? It's too easy to think that if you tilt the pitch just a little one way or the other, that's going to make the difference, but that's Monday morning quarterbacking. What we found is that while most of the people turned down the invite, most of the people who showed up invested. 3) Find a flexible lead.

pitching

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

On Losing in VC. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. There are other great VC’s in SoCal and there is always the allure of the NorCal guys flying down and talking about how they invested in Google, Facebook, Yahoo! I’m talking about the hard fought battle. The one that you thought you had.

consulting

David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 1) Your school.

founder

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

There’s nothing wrong with these businesses but as a VC you tend to see 5 similar ideas all at the same time and knowing that it’s going to just come down to who executes the best it’s hard to pull the trigger on a A-round until you have more data on who’s winning. Truly, in many ways, my concern was the inverse of normal business pitches.

incumbents

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

At the centure of this quirky building that houses an advertising school , a yoga studio , and video production companies is Studiomates --"a collaborative workspace of designers, illustrators, bloggers, writers, and developers" run by Tina Eisenberg --perhaps better known as Swiss Miss. via DumboNYC. via Brownstoner.

communities

Startup Catalyst

MARCH 27, 2018

There are low levels of genuine collaboration, and few partnerships. The meetings included co-working spaces, accelerators, investor groups, tech giants, University startup hubs, maker groups, and pitch events. They collaborate and refer to those that play their specific role. Who we took.

communities

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

A typical VC might see 500 opportunities cross his or her desk every year; for larger, more prominent ones it could be 2,000. VCs therefore use whatever heuristics they can in order to triage the deal flow. That means they spend a lot less time actively seeking out new deals than they do responding to inbound deal flow.

VC

TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

A fintech and music collaboration might not seem that obvious, but the music economy remains one of the most under-tapped (and under-innovated) opportunities that remains out there. Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. Image Credits: Fotograzia / Getty Images.

pitching

TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard is a 16-inch square touchscreen device with a custom OS and a sophisticated method of tracking game pieces and hand movements. If the pitch sounds familiar… it’s been attempted once or twice before.

social gaming

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

TechCrunch, in collaboration with these organizations and VC firms like Kleiner Perkins, Salesforce Ventures and Initialized Capital, provide these young founders with educational resources and mentorship over the course of a year. Tune in a get ready to take notes — the advice you hear could help you improve your pitch deck.

founder

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2009

They were looking for a collaboration tool to manage all of their large water development projects. We felt this was a marquee account and one that would help us take our collaboration tool global as Thames owned assets all over the world. I know I won’t win every deal I want to in VC. Low numbers are sexy.

consulting

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

For IndieBio, a science and biotech accelerator run by VC firm SOSV, this unprecedented year offered high stakes and new challenges. The company collaborated with NIH NIDA and uses proprietary bubbles to deliver chemotherapeutics. Today and tomorrow, the biotech accelerator is hosting its twice-annual demo day.

pitching

Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Are you actually ready to pitch? When pitching, the startup has to put a number on the table. Remember, this is the beginning of a collaborative relationship? —?Find He started as an employee in the banking industry before building Neybar which gained hundreds of millions of investment from non-VC sources. Let’s do this.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 31, 2024

Entrepreneurs seek to find the right investor and to make the best pitch when the opportunity comes Entrepreneurs start their companies with great passion and big dreams. Venture capitalists (VC) typically seek businesses experiencing rapid growth and that meet their specific investment profile.

startup

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

What is a principal at a VC firm and how does it work at Upfront Ventures? ” Associates have different functions at different VCs. VC firm admin. VC firm policy or fund analysis. Helping be the VC “presence” at key events. inside insight into VC decision-making. Industry reviews.

investing

TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

Whether you are an undergraduate student with a startup idea or an MBA candidate building your company, TC Mobility offers students the opportunity to connect and collaborate with the industry leaders, investors and operators responsible for driving transportation innovation. 3: Test drive the future of mobility. 5: Tickets are just $75.

transportation

TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Who will be on our stage?

micromobility

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The next wave of products will be able to straddle the line of comfort to successfully get adoption, and cultural shift to successfully deliver a truly collaborative cash experience. Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off. Money is emotional and complex, and the opportunity within the multiplayer fintech reflects just that.

startup

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It turns out that while later-stage investors, mostly international VC firms, grabbed headlines by writing immense checks, pre-seed and seed-stage investors were instrumental to the growth of the continent’s tech ecosystem. The most active African investors were involved in 15-20 deals, according to a report on African VC activity in 2022.

startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

As the list illustrates, Johnson, an ex-Googler (and TC battlefield alum ), isn’t short of contacts to tap up for his new startup — having pulled so much VC into Lystable/Kalo. Polywork also lets users send collaboration requests to others on the network — aka, its version of LinkedIn’s in-mail.

networking

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Other schools and organizations are not far behind, and the revamped Boston environment is decidedly collaborative. Pillar VC principal and co-founder of Petri Tony Kulesa echoed that, saying “we’ve seen significant exploration of fields outside of therapeutics, bioengineering broadly applied. .

startup

TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Who will be on our stage?

micromobility

TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

During a downturn, the pitch seems more risky. Earlier this year, Tribevest landed millions for a collaborative investment tool. . Stanford students are short-circuiting VC firms by investing in their peers.

investing

TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

Look no further than the panel How to Land Early-Stage Funding featuring three investors on the main stage: Yoon Choi (partner, Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (co-founder and managing partner, Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (director, Innovation, Mobility & Energy, Elemental Excelerator). No FOMO allowed: Didn’t get a ticket?

transportation

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

They’ll unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines and will wade through the hype to keep you up-to-date on the world of business, tech and VC. Framing Innovation Through Collaborations Big and Small with AT&T. Come for the news and analysis, stay for the jokes — and for breakfast! Winning the War on Ransomware.

disruption

TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Perfect pitch: All competing startups get weeks of free training with the TC Startup Battlefield training squad. You’ll hone your presentations skills, polish your business model and pitch with cool, calm confidence come game day. Of course, you’ll make your pitch to, and then answer questions from, panels of expert judges.

disruption

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Use cases include video calls, audio-only apps, webinars, live classes, interactive collaboration, e-commerce, customer support, IoT and robotics. The company provides APIs so developers can add those features into products or websites using just two lines of code. million round raised in May 2020.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

TC Sessions: Mobility will feature speakers on the main stage, a bevy of startup exhibits, demos, networking and a live pitch-off with a pretty sweet prize. with Yoon Choi (Muirwoods Ventures), Mar Hershenson (Pear VC) and Gabriel Scheer (Elemental Excelerator). TechCrunch Mobility Pitch-off. Who will be on our stage?

micromobility

TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

At these shows-within-our-show, you’ll engage with smart, driven founders, and investors and members of your community, and have the opportunity to cross-collaborate with leaders from other industries. In these salon-like sessions, industry leaders will share their deep expertise, insights and trends within your sector.

disruption

David Teten VC

MARCH 30, 2023

Q: Please give us an overview of TBD Angels. TBD Angels is an early-stage investing group, founded in early 2020 , with a mission to enable our members to extract value out of the collective group through collaboration during dealflow, and engagement with our portfolio companies.

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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. The pitch: Spathios says it’s a marketplace to book short-term venues and spaces. It also says it allows multiple stakeholders to manage bookings, collaborate across teams and simplify their accounting. Founded in: 2020.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

But this is something that French startup Edda is looking to fix, with a platform aimed at helping investors, analysts, chief financial officers (CFOs), and even company founders get the insights they need, and the tools that make working collaboratively on deals just that little bit easier. Investors invest.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I always make a point of keeping firm records updated in the major data-trackers tracking the VC industry: AngelList , CB Insights , Crunchbase , Dow Jones VentureSource , Pitchbook , Preqin , and Refinitiv Eikon. Many VC funds rely on general-purpose CRM and sales funnel solutions like Copper , Pipedrive, Salesforce , Streak , and ZenDesk.

technology

Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

A few of those moments include: Questlove’s recent collaboration with Whatnot , a live shopping and social marketplace. Another prime example is Willow Smith’s Coachella collaboration with Cider , where the bonafide style icon styled budget-friendly “festival faves” to provide inspiration for festival goers around the world.

culture

TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Tomorrow’s episode of Extra Crunch Live will feature guests VC Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures and Rachel Carlson, CEO and co-founder of Guild Education. Among other topics, Lee will talk about how Guild Education met her criteria for investment before the duo offer feedback on startup pitches submitted by audience members.

SaaS

David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Haystack VC runs almost entirely on Notion. Capria leads the “largest network of collaborating fund managers in emerging markets” Their product Edge enables you to benchmark your internal processes against other investors. Point Nine Capital uses 15Five for continuous employee feedback. 2) Market .

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