TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

After winning the 2013 TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off , I decided to drop out of business school to pursue my startup full time. The best founder and VC relationships are based on trust and partnership; it should be a relationship that’s nonjudgmental, supportive, and constructive.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Some of the sectors that we will be exploring include supply chain, logistics, insurance, construction and e-commerce enablement.”. It is a slow progression,” she said, noting that more diverse-led firms are popping up to support Black founders.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

Pitches are scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. Budee Solutions: An “all-in-one digital safety platform” for industrial workers (construction, mining, transportation, etc.) Joinedapp: E-commerce tools for selling on apps like Instagram/Facebook/Whatsapp with support for cryptocurrencies.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

If you feel like supporting me extra, subscribe to my very free and still in the works Substack. Pitch decks and term sheets welcome too. Pitch decks and term sheets welcome too. No pitches, please. Speakers include Techstars’ Kerty Levy , Construct Capital’s Dayna Grayson and NFX’s James Currier. Give it a listen.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Move on, keep looking and find people who are truly supportive, on your terms. What about pitch competitions that sound like Ancient Roman death matches? They do, and I'll join these events, but when you name your pitch event after something violent, you shouldn't be surprised when you've gotten way more men to apply.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 2, 2022

“Surround yourself with the right people to help support you on your startup journey.”. From recruiting talented people to join your mission and share your vision to constructing a pitch deck narrative that pulls the future forward, capturing both imaginations and capital. Janelle Fenwick – Founder.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

If your announcement has goals, you need to make sure you do what it takes to support those goals. PR isn''t a one shot deal--it''s about constructing a story that will evolve over time. And please, please, please don''t pitch VCs who blog to write about your company as if we were tech journalists. 5) Give before you get.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

It can be tempting to use lofty language, but we’ve found it more constructive to focus the conversation on traction. We aim to lead with the data and let the numbers support bold ambitions. We helped them refine their pitch to emphasize not only the innovation but also the market potential, scalability, and revenue model.

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TechCrunch

MAY 27, 2021

Together you rehearse and go over every iteration of the pitch line-by-line and slide-by-slide. After each session, I walked away with constructive feedback on everything — the content, the speaking style and even the font color on a particular slide. As a result, we couldn’t have been more prepared for pitch day.

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A Smart Bear

JANUARY 4, 2018

And now, with Silver Lake’s investment and support, we can accelerate our growth investing even more into our strategic roadmap, and placing some new bets on ideas we’ve had but haven’t been able to find the space to explore. We remain steadfast in our commitment to continuing to increase all of the above.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Or so the pitch goes. “It’s perfect for Gen Z, millennials, parents, anyone with an interest in enhancing their personal or career prospects, and a desire to fill their time with constructive and uplifting content,” says Walker. Built, of course, for the short attention spans of millennials and Gen Z.

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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. Over the past ten years, the program has helped create dozens of new tech startups.

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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! Nuclear Applications (Eric Schwarz, Lancaster) Construct and operate a new Flow Loop at Penn State’s reactor. The post Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator is hosting a Virtual Pitch Event!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2023

” VCs still think work software is a wise investment MassMutual launches $100 million fund to invest in diverse founders Image Credits: We Are / Getty Images Two years after launching its first $50 million MM Catalyst Fund to support diverse founders, insurance company MassMutual is doubling down.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Learn the building blocks of developing a compelling brand story that wins hearts and minds while supporting your company’s growth. Pitch Deck Teardown. An enticing pitch is foundational to a startup’s chance of successful fundraising. Pair that with a well-constructed pitch deck and you’re off to the races.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Siteline is building fintech infra for the construction market : While the consumer fintech space is chock-full of tools for what feels like any and every use case, the business world is a little bit different. Promise, a startup, aims to sit between you and the government, offering more flexible payment plans for bills. I kinda dig it.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

“The biggest challenge has been around scaling my team’s time, particularly around managing a growing portfolio at a time when founder support is critical,” said Ariana Thacker, founder of Conscience VC. So how are these first-time fund managers going to fare? Ariana Thacker , solo GP and founder, Conscience VC.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2021

By June of 2021, the iOS app and API service officially had expiration dates , with co-founder Adam Grossman writing: “ Support for the Dark Sky API service for existing customers will continue until the end of 2022. There was a time that Katerra was considered the darling of the construction tech world. Image Credits: Katerra.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

“The biggest challenge has been around scaling my team’s time, particularly around managing a growing portfolio at a time when founder support is critical,” said Ariana Thacker, founder of Conscience VC. So how are these first-time fund managers going to fare? Ariana Thacker , solo GP and founder, Conscience VC.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2023

Prominent investors include a slew of a16z partners such as Marc Andreessen, Andrew Chen and Chris Dixon, as well as entrepreneur Ev Williams, icon Paris Hilton and support from investors Ryan Hoover and Cleo Capital’s Sarah Kunst. She’s already landed checks from the who’s who in tech.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

I’ve written more about “why now” in the context of pitching elsewhere , but it’s interesting to see that surface. There’s a stark change: Investors are spending 60% more time on the financials section of a pitch deck compared to a year ago. Decks are getting shorter; last year, the average successful deck had 19 slides.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

How they managed to rally other ecosystem stakeholders into supporting these efforts. Alexis Ehrhardt, President & CEO at Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, explains “For two years, Danville Regional Foundation provided a fellow to support the development of the ecosystem. The need for an ecosystem builder.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Rachel Holt, co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital. ” Offering new users frictionless onboarding, customer support and free credits is a proven method for making them more active — and loyal. Felicis’ Aydin Senkut and Guideline’s Kevin Busque on the value of simple pitch decks. Dave Clark, partner, Expa.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

There are a number of tailwinds supporting the growth of a business like David Energy right now. ” Zullo said his firm pitched David Energy on leading the round after years of looking for a commercial renewable energy startup. So it could pay for the power its customers have bought upfront. Image Credits: Getty Images.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

With the backing of alumni and advisors, the firm hopes it can help early-stage enterprise startups land extra support and, of course, fresh capital. Speakers include Techstars’ Kerty Levy , Construct Capital’s Dayna Grayson, and NFX’s James Currier. Book your pass ASAP! Which open source startups rocketed in 2022?

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 5, 2024

When the idea of starting a business is pitched, it is human nature to get excited about it, but when the actual work begins, team members may slack off and fade away. Leaders can nurture a sense of self-efficacy by providing adequate resources, training, and support, empowering individuals to succeed independently.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2023

As The TechCrunch team sat through hundreds of startup pitches during YC’s biannual Demo Day, the backdrop of change was certainly noted. I always enjoy the two-day pitch-off because it gives us a glimpse of what is top priority for a whole slice of founders, some of whom are trying to put meat back in plant-based meat.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

We want to kick us off with a quick congratulations to FabuLinga for winning the pitch-off at the TechCrunch City Spotlight (Austin edition). The company is building a community and services to support people trying to increase our global population, one tiny human at a time. PT, subscribe here. Take a breath; you’ve got this.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In many cases, based on our interactions with thousands of founders in the Draftbit Community , success seems to come down to how well they enlist the support of those first mobile app users. This generates not only more constructive feedback but also deeper levels of assistance and loyalty. Put down the build tools!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

What’s going to happen to those semi-vacant office towers, some of which are still under construction? Amid the pandemic, investors became laser-focused on sections of the pitch deck that address monetization and business viability — signs that founders need to come to the table with better-defined businesses in order to succeed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Who was willing to jump on a plan on a Sunday morning with a hang-over to make sure they were there the night before an important biz dev pitch on a Monday morning. David is nothing short of a superstar, a mensch, a team-player and a very hard working supporter of CEOs and boards. The stories still to be told?:

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I was WAY off between my book research about what the engineering & construction market would want (my first company) and what they actually wanted. And you need to watch them pitch. Repeat this process 50 times and trust me you’ll see patterns. I only found out through customer meetings.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 14, 2023

On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, in partnership with Invent Penn State, hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Boot Camp. Nuclear Applications (Eric Schwarz, Lancaster) Construct and operate a new Flow Loop at Penn State’s reactor. It can also run different complexities of parts.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

Given his busy days and evenings filled with planning for the couple’s growing family, the last thing that Heineman wanted was to spend his “off” hours managing yet another another construction project at his own Bay Area home. Says Heineman now of his own experience, “It was a joke.”

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

The clearest mechanism for this support was wartime expenditures on research and development by the U.S. As venture capitalist and economic historian Bill Janeway remarked : “… the federal government funded construction of a platform on which entrepreneurs and venture capitalists could dance.” But that doesn’t change the fact the U.S.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The pitch: Video has emerged as one of the prominent ways for enterprises to communicate internally and externally with their customers and partners. The pitch: Over half of American farms don’t have the tools or bandwidth they need to identify ways to improve their farms and become profitable. Website: accessbell.com.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When facing the challenges of starting a business, a founder needs to be resourceful—and that includes having a network of contacts who are supportive and available to help. Providing attentive services to existing customers, supports the sales and operations of the business.

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