TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

GV partner Terri Burns is joining us to judge the Startup Battlefield. Each startup team gets six minutes to pitch and present their demo — and then they’ll answer probing questions from the judges. Want a few more details about how Startup Battlefield works? You’ll find them here.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

When you’re head-down and nose to the grindstone — I’m looking at all you hard-working early-stage startup founders — it’s easy to miss a deadline for an outstanding opportunity. Case in point: competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 in September.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

However, it’s the recent events that hold particular significance for him. In Singapore, a global expansion base, Kim organized a Demo Day event for the companies in his portfolio looking to expand internationally. This gathering included Autonomous A2Z, a leading Korean autonomous driving industry player.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Non-traditional startup founder to an angel investor. Six years later, the pair decided to venture into tech, a relatively nascent industry in Nigeria at the time and began investing in startups via LeadPath , an early-stage firm they launched in Lagos, Nigeria. Some of its biggest clients include OEMs like Oracle.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

All righty, let’s take a quick look at just some of the sessions, speakers and events you don’t want to miss. You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage locations and times listed in the Disrupt agenda — and in your handy event app. Expo Hall & Demo Booths. How Startups Can Survive The Downturn With Financial Planning .

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 18, 2016

That's the kind of pace a startup needs to be on--except that most startups treat their PR as if all you need to do is to launch your message at a debate and cross your fingers after that. Here are five things startup founders can take away from the way campaigns work: 1) Campaigns have a message. 5) Campaigns run events.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

In any event this is a “screening meeting” or as I’ve called on my graphics an “introduction” to the firm. Because many startup founders view “running the business” as their only job and view fund-raising as something that they’re forced to do every 18 months it often doesn’t get the time, attention and resources it deserves.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Mark your calendar for TechCrunch’s annual celebration of the startup community — TC Disrupt 2021 returns this September 21-23! At Disrupt , you’ll rub virtual elbows with the thousands of startup founders, investors and innovators building cutting-edge products and companies.

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Y Combinator

APRIL 24, 2024

I went back to Google for a bit and I had that realization that I wanted to be working with startup founders again. I had a bunch of conversations and I came to realize that the part of the job I love the most is being shoulder-to-shoulder with founders when they’re trying to make something new in the world.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. You need to build genuine relationships with these portfolio startup founders as well as trust with them and the rest will follow. This is a demo + a high-level deck. Build a relationship with your investors over time. ” (Zig Ziglar).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Today, there’s a ton of fun events-based updates for you. Ten startups will receive $300,000 in AWS credits and will debut their tech at a demo day. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Tuesday Crunch, our crunchy compatriots.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2016

Of course I fund people outside of that age range but statistically startup founders of VC-backed tech companies are more likely in that range. So if my target demo is on Snapchat — why the f**k would I publish somewhere else? So just like TV.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

On one hand, we’re heading into Y Combinator Demo Day week, which means that we’re about to sit back and watch a few hundred companies make their pitch to investors and the larger startup world. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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