TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Users on Beams are encouraged to join interest-based groups and (asynchronously) listen or clip into topic-based threads — on, well, whatever you want to talk about, be it art or politics, fashion, food or music etc etc… Topics on Beams are a real pick’n’mix — and the overall experience can feel pretty random.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Christine reports that the low-flying, Boston-based venture outfit just tripled the size of its second fund to $150 million thanks to its approach of investing in sports technologies with the help of its community of athlete backers who help promote and grow the portfolio companies. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription!

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 3, 2021

On Wednesday, June 2, 2021 the teams pitched their business concepts to a panel of independent judges for a cash prize of up to $10,000! The team is developing a strategically engineered nutrition program that uses behavior modification techniques to encourage healthy lifestyle choices.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

You're company might be trying to get to $500,000 or $3 million in sales, the principles Ryan uses can still work. In hindsight, a perfect mix of focus and a strong partnership. Marc Benioff uses this method with Salesforce. (If Seek to contribute to the world around you, your community, your team, your customers.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 27, 2023

The program helps entrepreneurs explore the likelihood of success, discuss business models and financials with experts, expand their network, engage with other entrepreneurs, and develop a pitch deck for funding opportunities. Ammonia will be used to produce fertilizer, the main resource for plant growth.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally generated funds. It is most often a win-win for both you and the strategic partner.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Clearly he assumed that he was using some kind of username, and that it was a gang reference of some sort--like, "Young Blood" as in the bloods and the crips or something to that affect. Another thing that skews the process is the lack of accessibility of many partner-level VCs, especially to diverse communities. Look, I get it.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MAY 15, 2023

Join us on Tuesday, June 13 from 2:00-5:00 PM as the teams pitch their ideas. Join us for the Pitch Event See who will win the $30,000 prize! Ammonia will be used to produce fertilizer, the main resource for plant growth. It can be used sitting in a chair or lying in bed. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Arvind Gupta, an investor at Mayfield Fund and founder of accelerator IndieBio, reviews several hundred pitch decks each year. “In But having 20% to 30% ownership of a token or of a network is very bad and frowned upon by the community.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. What areas are going to change? What areas need to be disrupted?

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Most companies leverage these organic channels anyway, so adding reciprocity to the mix takes minimal effort. As long as they’re not used excessively, there’s nothing sketchy about reciprocal links. Use a tool like SimilarWeb to check their website traffic statistics. Establish your own social media community.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Some corporations provide grants, as well as organizations focused on funding specific communities. If your business sells a unique product, consider using a crowdfunding site like Kickstarter or Indiegogo to raise funds. Many government entities provide grants, from the federal level to state and regional levels.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2023

Enter Charlie , a new startup offering banking services for the 62+ community, which launched last week with $7.5 My ears perked up when I got this pitch, as it’s a concept that hasn’t come across my inbox in all my years of covering fintech. But far less common are fintechs dedicated to serving older members of our society.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

“A lot of founders mix up raising money with making money.” That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. That’s why Clearbanc, a startup I have covered for years, has always had a compelling pitch. Contra wants to be a community for independent workers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

As notably, despite introducing a far smaller number of teams to investors than Y Combinator and more renowned accelerator programs, there always seem to be at least one or two projects in Pear’s Demo Day mix that turn into actual, sustainable and, sometimes, sizable companies. Note that we did not write the descriptions below.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

On top of that, since First Round did it's first Open Hours in NYC last year, a number of firms have followed suit and simply opened their doors wide open to entrepreneurs who wanted to come in and pitch. What's really unfortunate is that, each week, community members run tons of high quality events where entrepreneurs connect and learn.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. The IPO market is sending us mixed messages. Clearly communicate this fact to venture capitalists for the best chance at securing the seed funding your organization needs. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Walter Thompson.

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Andreessen Horowitz

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Soon after, Google unveiled MusicLM, a text-to-music tool that generates songs from a basic prompt; Paul McCartney used AI to extract John Lennon’s voice for a new Beatles track; and Grimes offered creators 50% of the royalties for streams of songs that used an AI clone of her voice. into another person’s voice.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

It might be useful to list some of the ways in which you can raise money for growth with and without outside investors. Email readers, continue here…] Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Who are the best search partners to use, and let then letting you and that search firm run with the execution. I think it’s probably about 40% with the portfolio, about 40% with the executive community, and then about 20% on work with the veterans community, which we can get into later. The mission is the elevator pitch.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Sure, the venture-backed startup behind the queer app gave it a new lick of paint last week, but in refocusing on “friends and community,” some users fear that Lex will also scrub away its beloved raunchy essence. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription! “Keep Lex filthy,” the users are chanting.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Q: What are the tools you’re using for your front office: sourcing , LP relations, investing analysis, etc.? Calendly speeds up scheduling for pitch call Q: What are the tools you’re using for your middle office: tracking, risk management, etc.? Q: Do you see any room to use AI to exploit your dataset? Yes, absolutely.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Let me just start by saying that I’m generally pretty bearish on blockchain tech, and nobody in their right mind would pitch a crypto startup to me. and that’s what led us to launch Arkive. We are hell-bent on building a vibrant community that’s part of defining historical significance.”. Image Credits: Arkive.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

I’d be lying if I told you that every week was an embarrassment of riches here at Actuator HQ (a one-bedroom in a Queens office managed by a mischievous lionhead rabbit mix), but I’ve thus far been happy with the flow of news. The pitch arrived along with a five-paragraph summary of his accomplishments.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I had been reading Brad Feld’s blog & Fred Wilson’s blog for a couple of years and found them very helpful to my thinking so I honestly just thought I was giving back to the community. So you developed a product for the mommy community? Blog to your community. I use WordPress. Blog on that topic.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Use discount code MIAMICRUNCH to save 25% off a 1-year Extra Crunch membership. I also recently joined another WhatsApp chat #miamitechlife that includes a local community of founders, investors, executives and local leaders to meet, collaborate and network while engaging in fun activities around Miami.

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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 worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

This article was originally posted on Inc.com, a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. That was the goal of The 4-Hour Chef — to teach this toolkit using detailed examples. Mixing business and pleasure can be a psychologically toxic cocktail.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

Part 3: Monetization “ How Duolingo became fluent in monetization ” (2,800 words/11 minutes) — examines how Duolingo experimented with a variety of different business models to match its unique community, and why it chose subscription in the end. Within 24 hours, tens of thousands of people had used it. Thanks for reading!

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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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 worked with outsourced research firm Wonder * to identify all of the institutions we could who support tech impact startups with cash and community, and in many cases without dilution. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 15, 2021

Angela Jackson, Portland Seed Fund Managing Director and ACA Event Chair ACA will kick off the conference with the Innovation Funders Showcase , a highly curated company pitch event. There will be a mix of local angels, entrepreneurs and luminaries, and a handful of top ACA members from other cities.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 29, 2023

On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their Food and Beverage TechCelerator. This win-win process will utilize otherwise hard to dispose of biodegradables, while producing nutritious, low-cost food which could be beneficial to impoverished communities.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 24, 2022

haha Here is how it went down My guy noah kagan sent an email via OkDork.com promoting SendFox.com on ProductHunt.com While on ProductHunt.com I noticed a Startup/Bootstrap community created by Courtland Allen call IndieHackers.com (Amazing site BTW) After spending about a month on IndieHackers.com I saw a post that read something like this.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 6, 2023

REGISTER The eight entrepreneurial teams represent an exciting mix of food and beverage related products. KEVO has developed a patented, innovative device to make a single cup of cold brew using either coffee pods (also known as K-cups) or regular grounds. appeared first on BFTP/CNP.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2022

It was a slow news day at TC Towers because we double-checked every PR pitch for April Fools’ Day silliness and every PR agency in the world advised their clients to set embargoes to literally any other day of the year. fashion rental company By Rotation is expanding its rent-from-the-community platform to the U.S. PT, subscribe here.

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