Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If you’re in the startup phase, low-code/no-code (LCNC) is especially appealing because it is versatile, customizable and open source, so you won’t feel trapped by your architecture or have to start over when you change programs. You can just keep going and growing. What is low-code/no-code technology?

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I’m now researching non-dilutive funding for Action Tank , a startup I’m gestating to “Make America Functional Again”. I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ll have the new Discovery Stage featuring in-depth demos and speaker Q&As, roundtables, networking, breakout sessions and more. And in the name of coming back bigger and better than ever, the Disrupt Startup Battlefield has grown by 10x. Accessibility in Startups – What Does Being Inclusive Really Mean?

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Y Combinator

MARCH 15, 2024

Earlier today Michael shared an update with the YC community, outlining a shift to his role within YC moving forward. When I joined YC in 2014, I thought I was transitioning from the management role I had as a startup founder to a job where most of my time would be spent doing office hours with YC founders.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

GV partner Terri Burns is joining us to judge the Startup Battlefield. Each startup team gets six minutes to pitch and present their demo — and then they’ll answer probing questions from the judges. Want a few more details about how Startup Battlefield works? You’ll find them here.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In Singapore, a global expansion base, Kim organized a Demo Day event for the companies in his portfolio looking to expand internationally. Guiding new startup founders: From his vast experience, Kim highlights a common mistake among early-stage founders – the misconception that receiving investment funding guarantees success.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

In a recent Twitter thread , he highlighted common stories and narratives that startups can use, such as “challenging the way things have always been done” or “irreverence,” and came up with examples of companies that employ these tactics. You can give examples showing how this is working, and tie your startup to them.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

An interactive demo helps you do just that. Build a community and let them know you’re launching well ahead of time. Launching on Product Hunt is an exhilarating ride that I’d recommend to any startup founder or builder. Your product’s goal is to help users go from A to B.

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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

MARCH 26, 2021

Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day. But TechCrunch reporters spend a lot of time talking with startups, hearing pitches and telling their stories; if you’re curious about which companies stood out from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day, read on. A look at 4 IPO updates and 2 late-stage funding rounds.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The founders are likewise transformed by the many years of struggle and personal growth necessary to build and successfully lead a large business. Gone is the uncertain new startup founder, replaced by someone almost impossibly formidable and experienced. That was followed by Demo Day in late August.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Demo of the Perfect Freehand project. The startup founder added that existing tools offer their own take on collaboration design and they are hard to customize for a company’s own needs. I was building all of this in public (mainly via Twitter gifs) and the TLDraw content got very popular fast,” Ruiz told Techcrunch.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

I’ve been among the group of TechCrunchers watching pitch after pitch at Y Combinator’s Demo Day. 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. On with the news!

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

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.

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Y Combinator

JUNE 25, 2021

People often believe that YC’s raison d’etre is Demo Day and fundraising — and that founders’ singular goal in applying to YC and completing our program is to increase their probability of executing a successful fundraise. And YC is CRISPR for startups. Startup founders with epic potential join YC.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Strategies to cultivate a community, iterate with an audience and convert it into a customer base Photo: Unsplash In today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced digital world, it seems like everyone and their smartphone-savvy grandmother is developing a mobile app. Instead, think about building a community (or joining an awesome existing one ).

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Y Combinator

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

We pivoted to Firebase a few months after demo day. One of the founders put a description on HackerNews and then tweeted it. I cold emailed them, something like “I saw your post, I’m winding down my startup, and I want to join a good team.” I originally found their job post on Twitter. That meant a lot to me.

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