TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2021

Hiring continues to be one of the hardest parts of building a startup, and those early employees can define the trajectory, culture and eventual success of it. The public markets get educated. Announcing the Early Stage Pitch-Off judges. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck. techcrunch.com. Okta-Auth0 deal.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Other investors include Zanichelli Venture, M Venture Partners, 27V, Pavan Katepalli, the former chief learning officer at Trilogy Education, along with existing investors SOSV and 500 Startups. Will edtech empower or erase the need for higher education? The startup has closed a seed financing round of $2.5 NewCampus’ team.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Funding for Black entrepreneurs in the U.S. hit nearly $1.8 billion in the first half of 2021 — a fourfold increase from the previous year.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It’s not hard to see where this all leads: from a principled beginning, laser-focused on helping the world’s best founding teams achieve the best possible business and financial results, soon the Techstars system began to play host to mandatory, sponsor-led “education” sessions for participating teams.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Disrupting the traditional MBA may be the most tried, tested and tweaked edtech startup pitch out there. And rightfully so: Business school is damn expensive and largely reserved for a select group of people who have the time and money to invest in elite education. The startup’s initial raise, a $1.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 11, 2017

They gush over him and talk to him in a high-pitched voice that sounds to Buster more like a sibling than someone responsible for him. One of the greatest challenges faced by organizations is providing a work environment and benefits that attract the best employees, yet still setting expectations and avoiding a culture of entitlement.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

STATE COLLEGE, PA – On December 6, 2018, six emerging tech entrepreneurs will compete for up to $10,000 at the BF TechCelerator’s graduation “pitch” event. Jason Moore with Medulate developed a suite of medical simulators geared at increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of medical education. You Won’t Want to Miss This! .

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

APRIL 2, 2021

But when you factor in the need to engage with and educate the broader community it’s an even bigger challenge. Another key type of ally to consider are institutions of higher education. Jess also recommends inviting local civic and business leaders to participate as judges at pitch competitions or to emcee events.

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I have fielded many startup pitches for podcast-related startups and basically said “no” to each one. Education is one area I think these content players can start adding real value — basically, take the MasterClass model to the long tail of topics. I never watch the video.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Hiring your first employees into a startup is storytelling: You are spinning a story that contrasts their steady, reliable job at an established company, pitching it against taking a chance on your startup. Telling the origin story of your company is part of the culture that underpins everything. You create the right culture.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

However, our research indicated that the investment landscape is growing increasingly competitive as venture capitalists become more educated and less skeptical. Please give us your web3 elevator pitch: What is it, and what role does it play in today’s internet framework? . Mercedes Bent , partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Since being founded in 2015, the company has amassed a customer list that includes AppFolio, HotDoc, Pitch, Kumospace and Teamflow, and its customers report seeing up to 80% fewer video call errors after using Daily, Kwindla Hultman Kramer, co-founder and CEO of Daily, told TechCrunch via email. video chat API service.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Aileen Lee and Rachel Carlson walk through Guild Education’s early pitch deck. Image Credits: Guild Education. Aileen Lee and Rachel Carlson walk through Guild Education’s early pitch deck. Expensify CEO David Barrett discusses going public and why expense management is a $1T opportunity.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 13, 2024

Over 50 teams from seven Oklahoma higher education institutions vied for top honors and a share of $158,000 in cash prizes and scholarships in this year’s competition. In addition to the main awards, standout students were recognized for their 90-second pitches, each receiving a $1,000 cash prize.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

If there’s one thing you’ll get out of attending TC Early Stage in San Francisco on April 14, it’s an accelerated education in the essentials of building a successful startup. . When it comes to pitching early-stage enterprise startups, technical founders can sometimes neglect the business side of the conversation. Even better?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Request situations where they had an opportunity to observe your actions. Seek out industry associations, taking advantage of community events such as conferences, workshops, training opportunities, and more. Education and Training: Many universities and colleges offer degrees or certificates in entrepreneurship.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was mainly educated in accounting and finance. We continue to build trust with a group of close investors and consistently show them the quality deals otherwise inaccessible opportunities. We pitch to investors without requiring them to commit to a blind pool. And when did you first think about starting a fund?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

LoanSense helps you find a repayment plan for your student loans so you don’t miss out on opportunities for forgiveness, consolidation and repayment. They have won $20k in funding from the inaugural A2EF pitch competition, have been incubated at the Zell Entrepreneurship Program, and won multiple awards for their project. Duo Security.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

I was cognizant that women only received less than 1% of venture funding globally, but that wasn’t at the forefront of my mind as I started my journey or as I pitched to VCs or angels. They believed in the team, vision, mission and the opportunity of building streamlined cross-border commerce solutions for African consumers.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

As I described in Part 2 of this EC-1 , that staffing efficiency is partly due to its culture and who it hires. Connecting consumers with products they need through channels they already know and trust is both a massive revenue opportunity and a social good, providing financial resilience to families at a time when they need it most.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. I lacked a formal education in Finance, Ivy League credentials, an MBA, substantial financial resources, and a well-established network. At its core, venture capital involves making educated bets.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

There is a vast cultural, contextual gap that they have to bridge all the time when they’re pitching to a foreign investor and trying to justify why they should invest in Africa. Having high social capital, a good education and coming from a loving family — are all things that help.

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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! In addition, the zoom audience members had the opportunity to vote for their favorite presentation and award $1,000 in the People’s Choice Award.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 6, 2021

Cultural and regulatory biases, as well as lack of access to ?financial financial support, market information, networks and technology are some of the most common ones and entail a loss of opportunities for their economic and social development. An organization that provides educational scholarships for young people.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 13, 2020

We support change-makers who come from different backgrounds and are carrying-out various missions all while hosting a diverse network of experts who take on the role of mentors, educators, and investors. This is part of broader efforts to contribute to the creation of a paying-it-forward culture. We organized a number of events.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having worked in entrepreneurial ecosystem building ourselves, we were not surprised that the main challenges in our field arise around a typical old-school mindset and a severe lack of equal opportunities for entrepreneurs of ALL ethnicities, backgrounds and gender. The scarcity mindset holds us all back. Carina Boston Pinales.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

For our latest Extra Crunch market map, we sized up the general market opportunity before creating a roster of major players and reaching out to investors to see where they’re placing bets. The influence of a founder on their company’s culture cannot be overstated. The battle for voice recognition inside vehicles is heating up.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 16, 2013

And when guys start pitching to women for capital, that's when you really get behavior change. Don't you think guys would be a little more thoughtful about a slate of bros on their team page if they were pitching in front of a partner meeting of all women? The problem is that so few women pitch. That's kind of more of the same.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

I think there’s a market opportunity for a talent agent for microinfluencers, who would help me better work with and possibly monetize my audience. I typically share my draft article with relevant domain experts, which makes me more educated about the topic I’m digging into. Instagram is primarily a place to showcase our culture.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

I think there’s a market opportunity for a talent agent for microinfluencers, who would help me better leverage my audience. I typically share my draft article with relevant domain experts, which makes me more educated about the topic I’m digging into. Instagram is primarily a place to showcase our culture. Distributing content.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

These people who never had the opportunity to start a store came onto our platform and became entrepreneurs for the first time, because we do not need them to invest any money in working capital or setting up an offline shop. These are educated women but handicapped so no one ever gave them jobs. India is not such a rich country.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

In my company, we focus on three “uniques”: Education and expertise. When Opportunity Knocks, Scrutinize It. Everyone loves opportunity. That’s why every time an opportunity arises, I ask myself a list of specific questions in order to fully think through it. Will this opportunity make us better?

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

As an entrepreneur and educator first, publisher second, I followed Jake’s story with interest. Behind every startup, SME and scaleup statistic, and behind every failed pitch, idea, or venture is a human being with thoughts, feelings and frailties like anyone else.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

For this survey, TechCrunch spoke to a number of investors about the area’s potential, opportunities and key players. They see a huge opportunity for the region to become a major startup hub by utilizing its diverse workforce and wonderful quality of life. In this survey, these investors agree on several aspects of Miami.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

Eventually, all these efforts translate into better opportunities, more leads, and sales. For instance, Dunkin Donuts’ slogan “America Runs on Dunkin” makes people feel part of American culture. For businesses, this percentage equals a massive opportunity of putting your products or services in front of these users.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 23, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY – Student innovators from across Oklahoma pitched concepts in the 2021 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup that ranged from high tech futuristic solutions to answers for real world problems that are here and now. Cox Pitch Award Winners: Small Business-Lynsey Bonner, Swift and Sweet, East Central University. 405) 813-2403.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Duo has a culture centered around inclusion and belonging. The year 2020 threw online education into the spotlight, but this Ann Arbor tech company has known the value of it since it was founded in 2017. Amesite , founded by top Midwest female founder Ann Marie Sastry, uses AI to improve the online education experience.

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