TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

How to root out shadow IT and maximize SaaS investments. In a modern, mostly remote workplace, unapproved SaaS applications used by individual employees may lead to duplicate subscriptions, wasted IT spend and greater risk of a data breach. “Implementing self-service SaaS at your organization is easier than you may think.”

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

In April we hosted the inaugural TC Early Stage Pitch-Off with 10 top companies from around the globe. TC is on the hunt to feature a new batch of 10 companies this summer to pitch in front of TC editors, global investors, press and hundreds of attendees. Nervous to pitch onstage in front of thousands? Apply here by June 7th.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

Configuring a robot to mix cement is easy, but delivering a CementTron 3000 to a job site, training employees on its use, and keeping it maintained are not the kinds of disruptions builders are looking for, especially when margins are so thin and experienced workers are hard to find. Pitch Deck Teardown: BoxedUp’s $2.3M

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

It’s hard to be sustainably objectively better than others, but you definitely cannot be objectively worse. If you look at SaaS, there are 53 times more companies than 10 years ago, with hundreds of tools available in any given category — think of email marketing, for instance. Can you explain this concept? Seven hours of video.

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

For cash-strapped SaaS startups trying to reach scale, the math doesn’t look great. In his TC+ guest post, Owens shares several tactics “SaaS leaders can use to supercharge their expansion revenue,” such as adding upsell tiers and charging customers for priority support. Thanks very much for reading, Walter Thompson.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

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. Founded in 2016, Groundspeed Analytics is disrupting the $300 billion insurance industry. Groundspeed.

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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. Edtech investors are flocking to SaaS guidance counselors. Edtech investors are flocking to SaaS guidance counselors. EDT/noon PDT.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

To be a startup aiming to disrupt a category that still has a tone of gray in it comes with its own challenges. Here’s what to know via Jet co-founder Nate Faust : He sold his business to Walmart for $3 billion in 2016, and now he’s back to compete with Amazon with a sustainable e-commerce play. Announcing the TC Early Stage Pitch-Off.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

I think of this as digital transformation, cloud-based SaaS and AI,” said Marianne Wu, the MD of 40 North. “Sustainability and manufacturing are not synonymous,” he admits. “Industrial tech is a misnomer. “The baggage of industrial tech tells you everything about the opportunity.”

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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. domain name and inserting the words machine learning/artificial intelligence to your sales pitch isn’t sufficient to succeed. How can startups use machine learning to their advantage? But just plugging those APIs, buying the.ai

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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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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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