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How to Get a VC's Attention at an IRL Event

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A few years ago, I was at Techcrunch Disrupt and this guy taps me on the shoulder as I was chatting in a group. My company is Bread and we make ad creative super easy. They’re looking to spend only a precious few seconds with each person, forcing you to rush your pitch. My name is Alan. They can’t try your product.

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Announcing the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 is weeks away, and today I’m thrilled to announce the 200 startups selected to participate in the first ever Startup Battlefield 200 cohort. Going through the vetting process reminded us, yet again, just how much creativity, innovation and talent exists within the startup community.

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There are only a few spots left in Startup Alley at TC Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

We have only a few spots left to exhibit in Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 (September 21-23). Hopin, the virtual platform, lets you get creative — and interactive. And every exhibiting startup also gets two minutes to pitch live during a breakout session. Or cook up some other amazing way to showcase your expertise.

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Out There Bets and Insider Games: The Social Barriers to Funding Big Ideas

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Below is a link to the pitch video. There wasn’t any context around it—not exactly something I’d call a “pitch”. I explained that this wasn’t really a pitch because it lacked all sorts of context. He didn’t write back to me until I wrote this piece on backing disruption in the middle of the racial equity protests last June. “As

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Exhibit free at TC Disrupt 2022 as one of the Startup Battlefield 200

TechCrunch

Exhibiting your early-stage startup at TechCrunch Disrupt this year looks a whole lot different than any previous year, and it’s really big news. For the first time ever, TechCrunch will invite a curated cohort of 200 early-stage startups — officially known as the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 — to TC Disrupt.

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Lessons from the Trenches: One Founder’s Candid Look at Bootstrapping

Entrepreneurs' Organization

My first pitch was not to investors or potential clients; it was to my fiancée, convincing her to delay our wedding plans until Equifund was up and running — a promise that took significantly longer than the anticipated six months to fulfill. I was not licensed, did not have a college degree, could not code.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

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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. What areas need to be disrupted? Words matter, and there isn't anyone out there who doesn't believe that creativity feeds off diversity of ideas, something we can all get behind.