TechCrunch

AUGUST 21, 2023

Why should you go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in San Francisco on September 19–21? Five reasons to go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 1. Network, connect and collaborate You simply won’t find a better time or place to expand your network, with the right people, than at Disrupt. Let us count the reasons.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

That’s why we’ve pivoted to a SaaS model. Fortunately, the SaaS direction has delivered upsides: We’ve achieved relatively strong product-market fit and cash flow-positive status without big VC raises or burn rates. How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

For a few years now the Sustainable Ocean Alliance has been a stalwart advocate for the “blue economy,” and an incubator for ocean-focused early stage startups. SDGs [sustainable development goals]. ” She emphasized that while the efforts of bodies like the U.N. “The time-bound model is broken, I would say.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Even in person, there’s no way to absorb Disrupt in its entirety. Many reporters filed stories recapping the interviews and panels they conducted at Disrupt, and there will be more to come in the next few days. Full coverage of TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. Duolingo doesn’t want to disrupt the college degree. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Boston-based VC firm OpenView interviewed nearly 600 SaaS companies for its annual pricing survey and the results are in: Automation is taking usage-based pricing (USP) mainstream. Why more SaaS companies are shifting to usage-based pricing. The consequences of SaaS sprawl: A real-world study. This year, that figure rose to 45%.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

. “More companies are disclosing and acting on water security and other water matters, but there’s a need for a SaaS platform to quantify and mediate water risk,” said Galindo. So (to invent an example) a factory that processes coffee beans might use 10,000 gallons per hour of water from a nearby river.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Before Twitter he held similar roles at SuccessFactors (SaaS), Akamai (telecoms infrastructure), McAfee (Security Software) and was an investment banker. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

Founder Brad Hel ler Ecodrive – B2B platform that makes sustainability accessible, transparent and ROI effective. – SaaS MarTech startup that drives sales of travel products by connecting brands, influencers, and travelers. Founder, CEO Olivia Rutman, CTP Landng Inc. Actual amount invested depends on total dollars raised.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Customers receive proactive warnings based on signals including financial reports and news of weather events, environmental and sustainability risks, and natural disasters. It can also provide suggestions for optimizing logistics operations based on metrics such as timeliness, quality, and cost of goods shipped.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

You have four — count ’em, just four — more days to take advantage of early-bird pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Expand your knowledge in dozens of presentations — vote here for the Audience Choice breakout sessions and roundtable discussions you want to see at Disrupt!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

I have written about the deceiving nature of early successes before – in particular in the SaaS or B2B world leading to a phenomenon called “shelfware.” But if users don’t come back to your product directly and often I question whether you have a sustainable product / company. Success for many is ephemeral.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

No matter how you calculate it, time is running out for you to score an early-bird pass to TechCrunch Disrupt and save up to $800. Go to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 for a lot less Early-bird pricing disappears this Friday, May 12 at 11:59 p.m. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023?

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2023

It’s time to take decisive action and buy your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt by Friday, May 15 at 11:59 p.m. You’ll join more than 10,000 of the global startup community’s best and brightest at TC Disrupt , the premiere tech startup conference that houses the present and future of technology under one huge roof. PDT and save up to $800.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 21, 2023

Mark brings a wealth of experience and a global perspective as a senior sales and revenue operations leader to his role as a Strategic Advisor to emerging, potentially disruptive companies. It was revolutionary and completely disrupted the way legal research was done. Lexis was an early application of full-text boolean search logic.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

The countdown to early-bird savings for TechCrunch Disrupt , taking place September 19–21 in San Francisco, continues. We have Disrupt passes for every role and budget. All the networking opportunities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Startup magic happens at Disrupt, and it’s fertile ground for networking that’s both fruitful and fun!

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Grab a red Sharpie, circle September 20 on your calendar (ooh, how old-school) and get ready to jumpstart your TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 networking experience. Sure, Disrupt’s “official” run is September 21-23, but why wait to meet other movers and shakers in your specific tech category? Make the most out of your TC Disrupt experience!

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

SaaS companies needs to estimate the amount of sales resources spent on clients (can be measured by activities like visits, sales calls, etc) / the clients who convert to look at sales productivity. And then of course you need to layer in marketing to understand the true SaaS customer acquisition costs.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Advising and investing in hundreds of startups, primarily in B2B SaaS, Kyle is a board member for several portfolio companies. We wanted to disrupt that industry that prioritizes many vanity metrics that aren’t actually helpful to an entrepreneur’s success. That is why we launched York IE. They have families and responsibilities.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ranging from the rapid adoption of sustainable technologies to the welcoming of a new local creator economy, we detail the surprising changes the pandemic has brought to consumer preferences, workplace dynamics, business models and the geopolitical influence on the fast-changing tech sector.

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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 17, 2022

Fashinza , a Dehli, India-based supply chain “marketplace” for fashion brands and retailers, was co-founded months before the disruptions. There’s also sustainable sourcing platforms like Sourceful , which slot somewhere alongside supply chain finance platforms including Tradeshift. . ”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Let’s rethink how we approach growth models; maybe we don’t have to include a trial or free version of our products — especially when not every company is able to sustain the investment and resources required for trial products. There was a lot of discussion about influencer marketing in 2021, but is it a fad or a requirement?

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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. Since the pandemic disrupted the social rhythms of work and school, many of us have compensated by changing our relationship to digital media.

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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

APRIL 14, 2023

The good news is such difficulties give us a lot to talk about — and as it happens, for the first time, hardware is getting its own stage at Disrupt 2023. That’s right folks, Disrupt is getting disrupted, and we are its disruptors. Disrupt runs September 19-21 at Disrupt 2023 in SF. We’re talking mobile.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Testimonial: “As a startup CTO, I was looking to work with a team that can be sustained for multiple years of development and product launch. Testimonial: “We went from running a ‘hobby’ SaaS offering to running a real company with goals, releases and a growing customer base. ” Consultant: Ajmera InfoTech.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

One lesson — which was especially true at Amex — is to always be prepared for shifting markets that may disrupt your business. Whereas for an HR SaaS brand, the challenge is all around driving adoption because the market they are creating is totally new.

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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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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. 34% women (female investors or female-headed funds).

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 4, 2014

As long as there is more demand than supply, and investors can generate “reasonable” returns, prices will be sustained or will increase. For example, in January 2014, the public markets priced SaaS companies at 8x forward revenue. But at the moment, founders are building impressively large, disruptive companies.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

The winner will receive a feature article on TechCrunch.com, one-year free subscription to Extra Crunch and a free Founder Pass to TechCrunch Disrupt this fall. Ten founders will pitch onstage for five minutes, followed by a five-minute Q&A with an esteemed panel of VC judges. The Training. Nervous to pitch onstage in front of thousands?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Startup Battlefield Competition – Hai by Crossing Minds | Disrupt SF 2018. Its SaaS model then charges a per-recommendation fee. Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization. Robicquet says up to 60% of consumers are often new users of a site, so that “cold start” can be a problem.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Fighting the ‘copycat’ stigma in SaaS: 3 tricks that work. In 10 years, we have found that a sustainable approach to hiring and undertaking experimental projects helped us navigate the currents of uncertain market conditions. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

“Phone calls are disruptive and time consuming, email is slow and impersonal. ” Sustained growth. Sending a text is how people get stuff done with family and friends. Quiq was [launched] to make it just that easy to communicate with businesses, too.”

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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. Founded in 2016, Groundspeed Analytics is disrupting the $300 billion insurance industry. Their SaaS platform is award winning and helps brands connect with consumers to drive revenue. Groundspeed.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Here’s how to give it to them For deep due diligence, minimize disruption to maximize success Image Credits: Vectorian (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Putting together a legitimate data room for due diligence is no small undertaking: stakeholders from multiple departments need to contribute reams of documents and keep them regularly updated.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Hopscotch is targeting the pediatric behavioral health sector with a SaaS platform that allows providers to use digitized treatment programs for both in-person and virtual sessions. It operates on a B2B SaaS model and the company is testing the platform in four upcoming pilots. for a subscription. The Daily is registered with the FDA.

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