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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo! The ones above are the ones I’ve prioritized this year (other than Disrupt – I never seem to get invited to that one). And there’s conferences.

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Don’t miss the Startup Alley Crawls at Disrupt next week

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 — our flagship global event — takes over the internet on September 21-23. They’ll network and connect to build game-changing startups. Time to get on board: It costs less than $100 to attend TechCrunch Disrupt until this Monday. You can check out the Disrupt agenda here and then go grab your ticket.

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Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator launches 12 new startups at demo day tomorrow

TechCrunch

The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, an incubator based in New York, is introducing 12 new companies at its 20th demo day tomorrow. The company’s distribution methods are D2C as well as tapping large dermatology networks, with pricing at $24.49 The products are all natural and developed by dermatologists. for a subscription.

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Here’s a peek at what’s happening on day one at Disrupt

TechCrunch

Welcome to the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt ! You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. Expo Hall & Demo Booths. Investor Reception.

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Sales Best Practices vs. Intuition in Startups

StartupNation

This tendency is exaggerated when the new offering is disruptive or innovative. Using product or service descriptions with the expectation that a “demo” is going to generate sales is a fool’s errand. Every single company that rushed to demo eventually closed the business. the answer became all too predictable: zero.

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Beat the deadline: Apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

A little startup by the name of Dropbox competed in the Battlefield at TC50 (the precursor to Disrupt) way back in 2008. TechCrunch is on the hunt for innovative, game-changing startups to take the Startup Battlefield challenge and wrangle with the best-of-the-best at TC Disrupt 2021 in September. Are you game?

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How to approach an investor at a conference like #tcdisrupt

This is going to be BIG.

I was sitting at lunch at Techcrunch Disrupt in the middle of a bunch of people. We're going to be demoing all afternoon in this location. The speakers are never as good as you hope they'll be, because the conversation stays way too general and the networking is where it's at, because everyone shows up who you usually don't get to see.

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