AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2023

Register Startup founders wanting to pitch to investors to raise money should not get into the “sell now” part of the conversation immediately but must instead lay the groundwork first, according to James Walker, Associate Counsel and Investor at Draper Associates. Be kind, be curious and be resilient.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In this week’s edition, we share: Why your pitch deck has one minute to sell investors on your startup The 7 types of startup founder, and why it matters to you Let’s do this. The pitch is an overview, similar to a resume. A pitch deck without deal terms is like a restaurant menu without prices.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. When you pitched me I really did love you. I developed a list of questions to ask you next time we speak?—?especially And you get to demonstrate your skill sets without even pitching.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

The investment platform I founded and run, VenturePole, is the investment partner of HealthInc, the health tech accelerator of Startupbootcamp, the biggest startup accelerator organization in Europe. In my additional role as a mentor, I help these startups get investment-ready in the program. Keep it simple, stupid (KISS).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

These startups join an illustrious alumni network of 900+ companies from around the globe with $9B collectively raised since appearing on the TechCrunch stage. Each startup exhibits on all 3 days of the show in the expo hall, and the 20 finalists will pitch on the Disrupt Stage throughout several rounds during the show.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

We’ve learned how Rec Room’s pitch landed investment from Sequoia , how Wheel crafted a pitch deck that hooked Tusk Venture’s Jordan Nof , how Retail Zipline ticked every box for Emergence Capital and how Coda made their pitch doc sing for Madrona Capital. But there’s plenty more where that came from.

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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. . Don’t delay: We’re running low on $249 founder passes. Evolving from Scientist to Founder. How do you go from PhD to startup founder and beyond?

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Jason Malki

JUNE 22, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing DC Palter, startup founder, angel investor, author, and self-described sake snob. DC founded two successful startups in the enterprise IT space, then transitioned to investing in and mentoring startups focusing on energy sustainability. Hardtech is hard to do.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

” It should go without saying, but it’s a bad idea to pitch an investor if you don’t have a solid grasp of how they operate. “As a startup founder, you’d never dream of selling a product to a customer you don’t truly understand,” writes Haje. Planning to use your startup equity as collateral?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Unfortunately, more often than not, these approaches have been disappointing, prompting me to write this list of tips to help founders win over a someone like me. Background So why is it really hard to find a technical co-founder? It goes without saying that being a startup founder is more popular than ever.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Myth 1: Startup founders are young .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We partnered with various founder organizations — who in turn nominated promising early-stage startup founders — and collectively provide educational resources and mentorship to help these young founders develop and succeed over the course of the year.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 12, 2022

dating app My pitch to investors I want to tell you my story as a founder and CEO and share some examples of my f**k-ups. The skills of the technical founders allowed us to do this. We lost a lot of time on the development of the two apps at the same time and started running out of resources. They all refer to the Hola!

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Learn about yourself, and develop a strong mindset. Luke Campbell – Cofounder.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I’m thrilled to announce the three startups to pitch at TechCrunch Live’s special event in Boston. The event will feature leaders in the Boston startup scene and concludes with a pitch-off. The following startups were picked by TechCrunch editorial staff to participate.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

“It’s still much easier to develop a Web 2.0 app simply because the ecosystem is mature and enjoys a large and thriving developer community,” says Devin Abbott, who specializes in design and development tools, React and web3 applications. Black startup founders raised just $187 million in the third quarter.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

If you fit that description, we want you to apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Any early-stage startup founder with an MVP — regardless of your category or geographic location — is eligible to apply. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Starry-eyed newlyweds routinely sign pre-nuptial agreements without losing their sense of idealism, and startup founders should do the same , advises Yonaton Aronoff, a partner at litigation and employment law firm Harris St. Why your startup needs a prenup. Pitch Deck Teardown: Vori’s $10M Series A deck.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 24, 2022

The event, which showcased the firm’s portfolio of 21 companies, combined panel discussions, workshops, and pitching sessions, which were organized around four key themes: life tech, community economy, supply chain transformation, and breakthrough vision.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 3, 2022

Even if I considered expanding or adding more features that the users were looking for, my biggest challenge was improving the build, which would require me to hire developers as I’m a non-tech founder. I was only looking to cover the cost for developers, so I calculated based on that. most side projects don’t need investments.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. Koh urges startup founders to “put on their big person pants and git gud at it”, emphasising the need for them to showcase their abilities and dedication to their business.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 4, 2021

They’ll host a series of interactive Q&A sessions focused on essential topics, like pitch development, fundraising, brand building, growth marketing and more. Pitch at TC Early Stage. Day two is all about the pitch-off. A five-minute Q&A with the judges follows that pitch. Take a peek at the agenda.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

TechCrunch Early Stage 2021: Operations & Fundraising provides early-stage founders with access to top founders, investors and subject-matter experts across the startup realm. Learn and develop the skills essential for startup success, avoid common mistakes, expand your network and discover new opportunities.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

It is clear that Black, women, Latinx and LGBTQ+ startup founders face an uphill battle when it comes to getting a share of the VC investment pie in Silicon Valley. That led to the development of a startup incubator focused on Black founders and later a pitch competition.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

These interactions are crucial for developing best practices, sourcing investments, and understanding group operations. Professional Development through Cutting-Edge Discussions The summit’s agenda is packed with sessions led by all-star speakers, touching on hot industries, ecosystem partnerships, new perspectives, and investment basics.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

At Vencapital, we heard from VCs, learned about evaluating startups, did some deal sourcing, and pitched startups. Three main ones are: De-risking a startup: Venture studios generally work closely with startups to refine their ideas, validate their assumptions, and develop a minimum viable product (MVP).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Evolving from Scientist to Founder (Sponsored by Mayfield). How do you go from PhD to startup founder and beyond? Learn the building blocks of developing a compelling brand story that wins hearts and minds while supporting your company’s growth. Pitch Deck Teardown. Lotti Siniscalco (Emergence Capital).

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Very few of us could establish a legal entity and start working on a startup in a real environment. A year before starting my first company, my cofounders and I were pitching our startup to every startup competitions we knew about. Because we might be awesome developers, but nobody knew about it.

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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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Introduced last year — and one of the most popular events in TechCrunch history — TC Early Stage provides new startup founders (pre-seed through Series A) access to top experts to help them develop and strengthen their core entrepreneurial skills.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Education, support and sage advice are arguably as essential to startup success as fundraising. Find all that — and connect with your early-founder community — at TC Early Stage 2021. Each event features a distinct lineup of startup experts, topics, workshops and interactive Q&As.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Strategies to cultivate a community, iterate with an audience and convert it into a customer base Photo: Unsplash In today’s hyper-competitive, fast-paced digital world, it seems like everyone and their smartphone-savvy grandmother is developing a mobile app. But how do you do that? But Tinder and Uber didn’t start out that way.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 26, 2022

What is your elevator pitch? What makes your pitch effective? . To help you make your elevator pitch effective, we asked startup founders and business owners this question for their best examples and insights. A good Elevator pitch is trimmed and streamlined. Inform First Then Sell.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The biggest challenge for a startup founder is knowing where to focus. You’ve got to pitch investors, target the right customer, hone your business model and raise critical funding just in time. Hoffman previously coached a startup that had developed a hardware/software tool to process videos. Success mindset.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Yet, that is what Spanish marketing expert and entrepreneur Alex Barrera often ends up doing with startup founders who hire him to help improve their pitch. They think they are going to get help convincing investors, and they do, but the byproduct of the process is that they reframe their startup’s vision.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Tobias Liebsch , Co-Founder, Fintalent.io Lead With Data for Investment Traction As a startup founder seeking investment, one major challenge I’ve faced is effectively communicating our vision and potential for scalability to prospective investors with limited time.

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