TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

The creativity and quality of early-stage startups and their founders never ceases to amaze us. If you make the cut, you’ll receive a VIP experience, including full access to the show, exclusive workshops and pitch training (in addition to the free exhibition space). You read that right. Say goodbye to pay-for-play.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Every exhibiting startup gets a virtual booth where you can post a company video and links to your website and social media accounts. 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. But don’t stop there.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

From getting an investor’s attention to nailing your virtual pitch meeting to the legal aspects of your term sheet, there is plenty to navigate. Marlon Nichols is an expert in early-stage investments, having invested in countless successful ventures such as Gimlet Media, MongoDB, Thrive Market, PlayVS, Fair, Wonderschool and Finesse.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While our platform provides consistent, higher-paying work for creative freelancers on teams that they have an affinity toward, our algorithm lets us scale operations. He leads a team of creative and hardworking individuals who are dedicated to the development of 150birds. Tell us about your team. Use this form to get in touch.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 15, 2013

I’m thrilled to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures’ investment in Tinybop , a new Brooklyn-based studio building the most creative and thoughtfully-designed educational apps for kids. When he pitched, he was the proverbial "guy with an idea." Raul is a 46-year-old dad, experienced in entertainment, media, and startups.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Prior to joining Sequoia, Chen worked at Emergence Capital and McKinsey.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2024

Don’t be afraid to get creative and explore new possibilities!” Tal adopted strategies that include sticking to a super-simple pitch, aiming to surpass his initial funding target, not taking rejection personally, and setting an unusually low investment threshold so friends and family could be a part of his success.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 17, 2023

Finally, you can use press releases and other traditional forms of media to reach out to local, regional, and national press outlets to get your story out there. Brenton Thomas , CEO, Twibi Make a Quiz that Relates to Your Product To attract publicity for a startup, one tip to consider is to leverage social media.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

For example, in addition to your standard contact information, company name and logo, you can include a picture, video, social media and links or QR codes that direct recipients to specific materials or destinations online. Related: 6 Free and Low-Cost Resources to Create and Execute a PR Plan. Digital press kit. High-quality headshots.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

You’ll need to prick up your ears for this slice of deepfakery emerging from the wacky world of synthesized media: A digital version of Albert Einstein — with a synthesized voice that’s been (re)created using AI voice cloning technology drawing on audio recordings of the famous scientist’s actual voice.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

Perfect pitch: All competing startups get weeks of free training with the TC Startup Battlefield training squad. You’ll hone your presentations skills, polish your business model and pitch with cool, calm confidence come game day. Of course, you’ll make your pitch to, and then answer questions from, panels of expert judges.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

They get pitched by so many blowhards that more genuine people who aren’t in it for just a story stand out from the crowd. Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent. Some final thoughts on PR.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Finance teams were constantly needing them for things like creating pitch decks. Or put more simply, she wanted to build a new kind of cloud storage that would serve as an alternative to Dropbox and Google Drive “built by, and for, creatives.”. And then, the company set about trying to change the way people share files. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

All you need is a killer pitch, an MVP, nerves of steel and the drive and determination to take on all comers to claim the coveted Disrupt Cup. That’s a huge bottom-line boost, and it also comes with global exposure, massive media attention and invaluable investor interest. Here’s a quick run-down on how it all works.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 16, 2018

Prepare a perfect video pitch What is the best way to present your idea or product? To make it more informative, you can add your video pitch and some customer reviews to it. So, you need to create a list of media contacts who might be interested in sharing your project. It’s all up to you and your creativity.?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

But for this next venture, he wanted to tackle Hollywood’s homogeneity hands-on by using his experience with data science to de-risk media projects from underrepresented creators. He was a founder of Yodle, which was acquired by web.com for $340 million in 2016. “We said, ‘no, our algorithms found you.'”

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 26, 2019

In contrast, Apple has developed a brand associated with modern style and luxury that allow creative individuals to turn their ideas into a reality. These can be more broad, as in the industry or sector of the company, the particular social media channels you use, or the emotional qualities that your advertising portrays.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Together, we see this as a key opportunity to bring even more innovation and creativity to Hubs than we could alone,” Udom said in a blog post. ” Mozilla launched Hubs in 2018, which it pitched at the time as an “experiment” in “immersive social experiences.”

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

A professional social networking site has hired a content focused executive away from a traditional media company's digital arm. They've invited the startup community to come pitch them on what they can do to help CNN/Money innovate. Don't know if you noticed, but LinkedIn has an editor now. Just think about that for a second.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

To this end, marketers develop creative ways to gather lists of, and information on, key contacts at these potential partners. They also build sales collateral, such as demo videos, pitch decks and one-pagers, to more effectively reach and build long-term relationships with these prospects. Communications. Forecasting.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Now, if monetizing your creative output is how you pay your rent, you’re part of the creator economy, a buzzy new industry. Since the early days of YouTube, McLoughlin has been a creator herself, so she’s seen the industry change from both creative and business perspectives. “Before 9 a.m.,

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Feedough

APRIL 6, 2021

This spectacle for the public attracted many people to take photos and post about it on social media. Ad Spies: Brands usually pay influencers to surreptitiously pitch its products to their followers without showing that it’s a paid gig. Here are some of the most creative and innovative examples of stealth marketing strategies.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

Brand journalism is media-style content published by a company. There are two strains of brand journalism: Corporate journalism or corporate media tells the brand's stories. The tactical goal is to get loyal readers who include the company's journalism in their regular media diet. What is brand journalism?

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

“This includes cutting non-performing products, decreasing R&D and general and administrative expenses, and doubling down on creative strategies to recover customer acquisition cost instantly to reduce burn associated with growth.” Pitch Deck Teardown: Wilco’s $7 million seed deck. Walter Thompson.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

He brought his tech skills to a couple of entrepreneurs working on new media that developed into the Risk! A few months ago, he blasted out cold emails to pitch an intrapreneurship class. At a celebratory dinner with the three founders, they announced they’d decided to give him 10 percent of the company, pitching in 3.33% each.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Post on your social media accounts. Odds are, your startup has social media accounts (but if you don’t, drop what you’re doing and go set them up immediately). The best way to tackle social media for Small Business Saturday is to come up with a plan. Great marketing doesn’t just happen through media and press clips.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

A scientific or a creative marketer? Communications: PR and media relations, content marketing, social media, thought leadership, influencer. That means disseminating a unique story through organic channels (word of mouth, PR, influencers and organic social media). An offline or an online marketer?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

I was reminded of this yesterday watching my friend Justin Kan on Snapchat with this 10-second reminder, “No matter how much you raise at your company you’ll end up spending it in 12–24 months” https://medium.com/media/8594cb16d022a083932b0f3d60b79ebd/href I would probably amend it to say 12–18 months. People do what people do.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

We’re talking funding tips — like creative bootstrapping, securing that elusive Series A and perfecting your pitch. We’re talking about marketing — building your brand, attracting earned (as in unpaid) media attention and growth marketing.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

When I first got the pitch deck, I had no shortage of people telling me that Audrey Gelman was a rock star and that I had to meet her. If you follow The Wing on social media, it makes no apologies for making bold statements and standing for more than just a consumer value proposition--nor should it. 5) Stand for something.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

By night, he interviews marketers and creatives on his podcast, Top Of Mind. Give them the option to share through email or social media. Most email service providers will automatically generate a web link that you can promote through social media or elsewhere. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Others saw a potential liquidity event as an opportunity to usher in a new generation of creative, and perhaps entrepreneurial, designers. We’re following up on past public market conversations with our latest episode of Equity, titled Scooters and social media companies are surprising IPO candidates.

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Kyle Windham , Digital Marketing Manager, Redhype Creative Marketing Agency Blogging for SEO and Authority As a small marketing agency, we have invested time and resources into building out a blog, which gets updated monthly, focusing on current marketing trends and topics. We pitched a broad theme and partnered with industry experts.

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Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

Use social media and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) to start. Pitch your story to newspaper journalists, radio, and television news reporters who cover your local area or industry. Gather leads online from your social media initiatives, mine your contacts, attend trade shows, and use lead-generation services.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 1, 2021

Blogs/media outlets? If they were to talk about your company to their friends / partners / customers what would their elevator pitch look like? If you are building consumer facing company, what are their favorite Instagram accounts to follow? How do they consume information? Focus on those that are not widely available.

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Feedough

APRIL 16, 2021

Now that we have delved into what grassroots marketing is, looking at a couple of creative examples would give us a better insight and deeper understanding of the same. The early 2010s saw social media users obsess over increasing their Facebook likes and engagement. Grassroots Marketing Examples. UNICEF: Likes Don’t Save Lives.

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