TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Startups and VC Meal replacement startup Yfood did a thing today. She writes, “Yfood’s milestone should give the food tech community something substantial to chew on. Fresh catch : Alternative seafood startup Aqua Cultured Foods reeled in $5.5 Now here’s five more for you: Do you see what we see?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

.” What I’ve observed is that the email generation has shifted cultural norms. ” Culturally people know that it’s not acceptable to text or call you on your cell phone unless they know you. I met for coffee with one of my favorite “startup advisors” in LA. He has a startup.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Evolving from Scientist to Founder (Sponsored by Mayfield). How do you go from PhD to startup founder and beyond? Validating your idea, through customer love for your product, may be one of the most emotionally and intellectually taxing parts of being an early-stage founder. How to Get Earned Media. Kyle Poyar (OpenView).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Ariane de Bonvoisin is an executive coach to top CEOs, startup founders and VCs. She has keynoted the Oprah conference, given a TED talk, and been invited to Google, Amazon, the World Bank, Union Square Ventures and Red Bull to teach about navigating change and founder and startup wellness. Ariane de Bonvoisin.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Or will we have to repeat the same conversations about representation failings within VC funds?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

If you want to be the marketing person or you want to be perceived as a businessperson or a VC or technical person or whatever you want to be perceived, people will always define you. A lot of the VCs I talked to – I was living in NorCal, a lot of the VCs were saying, “Yeah, come on in, EIR.” We know Steve and Chad.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to find a job as a VC scout. VC recruiters list and compensation data. How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm. Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

You believe in your community, you believe in your friends, and you believe in someone that everyone believes in, right? But when you’re buying from someone in your community who you know very well, that trust deficit goes away. The community helps each other out. .” So who do you believe in? People start doing this.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

On to the headlines from TechCrunch and Extra Crunch: If you didn’t make $1B this week, you are not doing VC right (EC). The VC and founder winners in Airbnb’s IPO (EC). By drawing on multiplayer gaming culture, the startups are using spatial technology, animations and productivity tools to create a metaverse dedicated to work.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 23, 2023

Specifically I’ve had the chance to spend meaningful time over the years with Michael Mignano as he went from startup CEO to Executive/Angel Investor and now VC Partner at Lightspeed. Our conversations are always enjoyable, spanning tech, parenting and culture, so I decided to ask him Five Questions here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

With the fundraising world becoming more democratic and accessible, we should help people find the right path to setting up a venture capital firm and also make sure the right people are entering the VC sphere. Startups are changing, and any new investment manager will have to adapt to the shifting landscape.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

That data can be anything from sourcing TikTok influencers to qualifying B2B sales leads, finding job candidates and researching NFT communities. She then decided to drop out of school and focus on the company, which was becoming a service startup founders would use. Yao, who is a Thiel Fellow, was born in China and moved to St.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Do you expect to see a surge in more founders coming from geographies outside major cities in the years to come, with startup hubs losing people due to the pandemic and lingering concerns, plus the attraction of remote work? Maybe, maybe not.

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