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How I learned to change the oil in my car and found a new office because of Shake Shack and a hackathon

This is going to be BIG.

In turn, I wound up inviting her to a 300 person event that I threw at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. After seeing my ability to bring a big community together, she wound up introducing me to TK because he was running a hackathon of his own around the first Techcrunch Disrupt in NYC in 2010. Regards, Havi.

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Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator launches 12 new startups at demo day tomorrow

TechCrunch

The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an incubator based in New York, is introducing 12 new companies at its 20th demo day tomorrow. Turnout is a platform built specifically for internal communities and groups within an organization, making it easier for employees to host events and discussions across their company.

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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Working at a big company is honorable and I don’t believe the narrative that all of this tech disruption is to kill off big companies. One is reminded of the famous quote often attributed Mark Twain. ” **. Now they are partners.

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Take your shot and apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

The next Battlefield takes place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Each startup team gets six minutes to pitch and present their demo — and then they’ll answer probing questions from the judges. TC Disrupt 2021 takes place September 21-23, and when opportunity knocks, early-stage startup founders kick down the door.

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Beat the deadline: Apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

A little startup by the name of Dropbox competed in the Battlefield at TC50 (the precursor to Disrupt) way back in 2008. TechCrunch is on the hunt for innovative, game-changing startups to take the Startup Battlefield challenge and wrangle with the best-of-the-best at TC Disrupt 2021 in September. Are you game?

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Apply to Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

All you need is a killer pitch, an MVP, nerves of steel and the drive and determination to take on all comers to claim the coveted Disrupt Cup. If you fit the description, apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Oh, and let’s not forget the bragging rights associated with winning the Disrupt Cup.

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Registration for TC Disrupt 2021 is now open

TechCrunch

Mark your calendar for TechCrunch’s annual celebration of the startup community — TC Disrupt 2021 returns this September 21-23! At Disrupt , you’ll rub virtual elbows with the thousands of startup founders, investors and innovators building cutting-edge products and companies.