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Zero-based budgeting: A proven framework for extending runway

TechCrunch

The best founders look for a framework to strategically cut burn while keeping their startup’s value drivers functioning. Since ZBBs are developed from scratch every year and aren’t tied to previous budgets, this encourages creativity and innovation. Enter zero-based budgeting. <span </span> What is zero-based budgeting?

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Find your chronotype and schedule your productivity

The Zapier Blog

We each have a unique chronotype: an internal clock that governs our focus, creativity, and mood over the course of the day. Your personal chronotype impacts what time of day you're the most focused, most creative, most likely to make a mistake, and most likely to say out loud the things that should absolutely be kept in your head.

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

1 thing that has consistently helped me get better at setting—and achieving—goals is using the right framework.” Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” And while I achieved many of them, I’ve endured plenty of failures, too,” Eric says. Goal-setting tends to improve with time and practice.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Find your valuation, international visas, hiring for growth

TechCrunch

So, if your face doesn’t appear on the team slide in your startup’s pitch deck, this would be a good time to cancel your upcoming vacation. Pitch Deck Teardown: Dutch’s $20M Series A deck. If you’re working on a pitch deck and are in need of inspiration, start here: all 17 slides are available to TC+ members.

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6 crypto investors talk about DeFi and the road ahead for adoption in 2023

TechCrunch

Anywhere from 20% to 50% of crypto-related pitches today are DeFi-focused, several investors we surveyed said. We surveyed: Michael Anderson , co-founder, Framework Ventures. Michael Anderson, co-founder, Framework Ventures. Of all the pitches you get, what percentage are DeFi protocols or projects?

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The unusual story of an unusual company – Melanie Langlotz and Geo AR Games 

NZ Entrepreneur

“It was a combination of having the theoretical business knowledge – how to build a business with a framework that helped you put that into practice, which is delivering your first pitch and understanding your value proposition, understanding your customer, your market. Since we spend so much time working, we should enjoy it, right?”

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The Three Frameworks You Need to Create Powerful Presentations and Tell Compelling Stories

Tomasz Tunguz

Sir Ken Robinson’s ,“How Schools Kill Creativity” and the story of a little girl whose genius was unrecognized in school until she was allow do dance, and ultimately became a prima-ballerina, is simply unforgettable. Great pitches oscillate between between what is and what could be.