This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

One of the best things any investor can do is to pull back from the day to day of getting pitches and think about high level trends. What areas need to be disrupted? More Accessible Innovation Resources for All. What areas are going to change? I'm waiting for the "Fab.com for cyclists".

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

There is an array of capital sources that entrepreneurs can approach to finance the growth of their companies, including crowdfunding, government grants, and pitch competitions, which typically would not require giving up any ownership (equity) of their business. Check out this talk from the guru of innovation, Clayton Christensen. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

“If AI-related coverage can get a new, unknown brand into its target publications today, it could help get the brand’s pitch deck in front of potential investors or partners tomorrow,” she writes in TC+. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. 1 (“Employee view”) Product slide No.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2020

The venture capital community reacted to the racial reckoning the country experienced in June in ways I felt were pretty underwhelming—one-time pitch events for Black founders or promises to only meet with Black founders for a month. Sparks of innovation need to be fueled by firsthand experience, connections to capital, and influence sharing.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. What are the breakthrough tech innovations transforming industries to build a radically better world? The Extreme Tech Challenge 2021 Global Finals: Startup Pitches Part 1.

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Startups are known to disrupt the markets, and this disruption usually ends up in developing totally new demand for its offerings. Such demand and other metrics of a disruptive startup, when represented in the form of a graph, form a shape of a hockey stick. Surging Growth.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

Broadly speaking, any startup is competing on innovation or messaging, and, ideally, on both. Usually, you want to start with innovation — do something new or something better. Ideally, you start with innovation, and at the same time start building your brand as well. When should startups start working on their messaging?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Funding sources for tech startups in Ukraine have gone off a cliff this year, with investors (and their LPs) wary of taking on the risk of backing potentially promising ideas and people who have stayed in the country amid the sustained, persistent and increasingly ugly onslaught from Russia.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Edtech needs to reach beyond underfunded public school systems to become more sustainable, which is why more investors and founders are focusing on lifelong learning. This year, we’re adding a new feature: Our guests will analyze pitch decks submitted by members of the audience to identify their strengths and weaknesses.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 28, 2016

[AND NOW I'LL PRETEND THAT I WASN'T REALLY PITCHING AND I'LL BE ALL MODEST ABOUT IT. But it’s a really innovative idea. Let’s not just prove [HOW YOU'RE DISRUPTING AN INDUSTRY], but reinvent [OBVIOUS THING YOU'RE REALLY DOING].” HERE'S THE OBVIOUS THING THESE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD.] It just sounds dumb. This was the dream!

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The driving force of economic growth for the US is gains in productivity driven by calculated risk-takers, passionate entrepreneurs and disruptive innovation. We strive to educate our community that success takes commitment, strategy, discipline, and patience to sustain the journey and see long-term growth. Eric Parker.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Dig into the pitches yourself, as there’s never a bad time to check out some super-early-stage startups.” How do you sustainably scale a company that probably doesn’t have revenue and isn’t likely to for the foreseeable future? Mario Schlosser (Oscar Health) at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Friendly, smart, innovative, and ready to lend a helping hand. Gambyt is a debt-free and fully profitable company that’s been sustainably growing since its founding in 2016. Just recently, BrandXR received funding deals in the Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch competition. Not only that, but Ann Arbor is home to great people.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

“What we’re building is really the phone book of the future,” says Orlic, slotting his elevator pitch into our ~30-minute phone conversation. So in case a user reports a specific call in the app and wants a refund, or if an advisor flags up harassment or other serious issues, we can deal with that in a sustainable way.”).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

As notably, despite introducing a far smaller number of teams to investors than Y Combinator and more renowned accelerator programs, there always seem to be at least one or two projects in Pear’s Demo Day mix that turn into actual, sustainable and, sometimes, sizable companies. Note that we did not write the descriptions below.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2023

How best would an adversary attack innovation in robotics? Why bother with a cyberattack when a few well-placed uppercased words from apparently reputable sources can wound thousands of our most innovative companies? Rodney Brooks (Rethink Robotics) at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017. That’s doubly the case with adoption.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

I met Cruz Foam co-founder John Felts during the memorable Accelerator at Sea hosted by the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. His pitch made perfect sense: create a biodegradable alternative to expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam using a material provided in abundance by nature. People are literally paying someone else to take this stuff.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 14, 2023

The company pitched to River Valley Investors in April 2022 and RVI invested one week later. Apprentiscope ApprentiScope exists to bolster our national workforce by facilitating the adoption, expansion and success of apprenticeship programs through innovative, efficient and powerful software solutions. Jaia Robotics Inc.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Register Kickstart Ventures , one of the most active venture capital firms in the Philippines, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to invest in startups across the Philippines, and in major innovation hubs in Southeast Asia and beyond. on its first year.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 18, 2021

“While all startups are certainly not focused on being disruptive, they often rely on cutting-edge technology and processes to give their customers something truly new,” Zeile writes. Few people are more closely tapped into the innovations in the transportation space than investors. Image Credits: TechCrunch. EDT/noon PDT.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

In simpler terms, Zeta helps companies pitch customers in varied manners depending on their own characteristics. Every company wants to be innovative, but innovation comes with its share of difficulties. But do your due diligence and work constructively with them and, together, you might actually build a sustainable future.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Disrupt is turning 12 years old. And in the name of coming back bigger and better than ever, the Disrupt Startup Battlefield has grown by 10x. This year, we’re curating 200 companies for you to check out and meet for the first time in the Expo Hall, with the top 20 gracing the Disrupt stage to launch their wares.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Day one of TechCrunch Disrupt is in the rearview mirror, and what a great day it was! You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage locations and times listed in the Disrupt agenda — and in your handy event app. Women of Disrupt Breakfast . Disrupt Stage | 10:55 am & 2:40 pm. Disrupt Stage | 1:15 pm.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2021

This pitch throw-down is all about startups determined to power a more equitable, inclusive and healthy world, and we need more of that visionary thinking put into action. You know they’ll bring the heat and present a finely tuned pitch. And they’ll need it to impress this panel of judges — all of whom focus on sustainable impact.

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TechCrunch

MAY 21, 2021

In order to determine one, you should ask fundamental questions: What’s the long-term, sustainable reason that the company will stay in business? Meanwhile, read on for highlights from our chat with Olson, Grooms Lee and Adler, and then stay tuned at the end for a recording of the full session, including our live pitch-off.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

The innovation offered by machine learning techniques are real, and they will changed the SaaS world. I’ve written before about the monstrous acceleration in machine learning innovation. domain name and inserting the words machine learning/artificial intelligence to your sales pitch isn’t sufficient to succeed.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

From the earliest pitch decks I had ever created. But vaginal douching, vaginal washing, any scented douches and period care items they disrupt your vaginal microbiome and they leave you prone to greater risk of vaginal infections — including STIs.” ” Funding squeeze on women’s health innovation.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We organized a series of HBS Angels pitch nights, joint with a range of affinity groups for HBS Alumni: HBS African-American, HBS Healthcare, HBS LBGT, and HBS Latino. Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs. In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We organized a series of HBS Angels pitch nights, joint with a range of affinity groups for HBS Alumni: HBS African-American, HBS Healthcare, HBS LBGT, and HBS Latino. Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs. In its first full year of operation, VCAP attracted 159 applicants.

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