AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Register When starting a company, founders often underestimate the amount of time and energy required to fundraise. Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. Another common mistake founders make when raising capital is mishandling equity.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

And for decades, until the entire industry was disrupted, that attraction established a virtuous cycle. The silver lining to the horrors wrought by Covid is that the pandemic opened the venture capital community’s eyes to the world of opportunity beyond the traditional tech startup hubs of California, New York, and Massachusetts.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. How to find a job as a VC scout.

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WSJ - The Accelerators

JUNE 24, 2015

Whether by design or circumstance, every startup will eventually get disrupted. Congratulations, you have succeeded in turning your startup into a real company. The world continues to beat a path to your door until one day, when seemingly out of nowhere, the disruptor gets disrupted. No business is immune to this cycle.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 9, 2023

Every year billions of venture capital dollars flow into startups with disruptive innovations. Leaders need to think more like venture capitalists and less like bankers by looking for momentum, not revenue. If startup founders refuse to kill a bad idea, they eventually run out of money.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Startup founders from all over the world applied to what has been described as the most competitive batch in TechCrunch history.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2021

At TechCrunch Disrupt, Houseparty founder Ben Rubin emphasized decentralization as Web3’s central feature. We have many more Disrupt recaps to come in the next few days, so stay tuned. Which form of venture debt should your startup go for? Which form of venture debt should your startup go for?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Here’s who she spoke to: Deborah Quazzo , managing partner, GSV Ventures. Ashley Bittner , founding partner, Firework Ventures (a future of work fund with portfolio companies LearnIn and TransfrVR). Jomayra Herrera , principal, Cowboy Ventures (a generalist fund with portfolio companies Hone and Guild Education).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

For early-stage startups “this is arguably one of the worst times to be looking for talent,” says Champ Suthipongchai, founder and GP of Creative Ventures. ” 3 ways to hire well for your startup. 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market. I haven’t tracked this figure nationally, but the amount of venture capital invested in San Francisco-based startups reportedly fell by 65% between May and June 2022. 4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Scott Lenet is president of Touchdown Ventures. 3 lies VCs tell ourselves about startup valuations. Is there a creed in venture capital? Seeing the future is also the goal of startup founders, corporate leaders and venture capitalists. Scott Lenet. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The unprecedented rush of venture capital into startups is having an interesting knock-on effect: “Venture capital investors are racing to pay more to buy smaller pieces of startups that are less profitable than before,” writes Alex Wilhelm, who studied Silicon Valley Bank’s State of the Markets Report Q4 2021.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

Ridge Ventures partner and five-time CIO Yousuf Khan wrote a column for TechCrunch+ that explores “ what CIOs look for in solutions and how you can tailor your sales approach accordingly.”. What US startup founders need to know about the R&D tax credit. What US startup founders need to know about the R&D tax credit.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

With the fundraising world becoming more democratic and accessible, we should help people find the right path to setting up a venture capital firm and also make sure the right people are entering the VC sphere. Startups are changing, and any new investment manager will have to adapt to the shifting landscape.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. Don’t wait…the early bird gets the…SAVINGS: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200 before prices increase on April 1 — that’s no joke.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

TC Early Stage is all about helping new startup founders (pre-seed through Series A) learn the essential skills required to build a successful startup. Three founders will move into the finals and pitch to a new panel of judges and endure a more in-depth Q&A. PT) and save up to $100.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

Do you have your mind set on attending TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, California, on October 18–20? Bonus : Your pass includes access to the TC Disrupt online event on October 21. TC Disrupt always keeps its figurative fingers on the pulse of the early-stage startup ecosystem. We’re talking on the dot, people.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

Determined early-stage startup founders (are there really any other kind?) Well, heads up folks because this is a brand-new opportunity like no other, and it takes place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. All exhibiting startups are eligible, and the TechCrunch team will ultimately select which companies earn a spot.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. Don’t wait…the early bird gets the…SAVINGS: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200 before prices increase on April 1 — that’s no joke.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2021

To scale such models, new businesses will need venture capital. I’ll end with this: Successful startup founders are innately ambitious, finding opportunity in moonshots and convincing others that the odds are in their favor. If you enjoyed the event (or missed it), don’t worry: Disrupt is almost here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

Also, if you want to speak at Disrupt later this summer, you can apply now. Oh, and sustainability is getting a whole stage all to itself at Disrupt. What’s a fair price premium for startup shares? “Middle-stage startups today still look rather expensive,” he writes. It’s gonna be rad. See you there?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

There’s another episode out of Inside Startup Battlefield, the podcast mini-documentary getting a behind-the-scenes look at the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield. Oh, and if you want to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt, you can apply now to speak ! Ron takes a look at how Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

In my distant past as a startup founder, long before I became a writer at TechCrunch, exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt turned out to be a huge moment for my first startup. David Nage discusses how regulatory scrutiny is impacting venture investment in web3. Build a solid deck for your quarterly board meetings.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Harvard Business School grad Cameron Johnson is a former institutional real estate investor and Greystar exec turned startup founder who realized that very often, “renters would try to rent the model apartment.”. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the global supply chain, leading to delivery delays for consumers.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Their discussion, which took place at TechCrunch Disrupt, also addressed the value of using test suites and selecting a reliable continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) framework. Lessons from founders raising their first round in a bull market. founder Manu Bansal. “The

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

Upsie , a consumer warranty startup, has raised $18.2 million in a Series A round led by True Ventures. . Paul, Minnesota-based startup to $25 million since its 2015 inception. Puneet Agarwal, partner at True Ventures, says his firm doubled down on its investment in Upsie after witnessing its solid growth over the years.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I gave him the same advice I give nearly all over-worked, control-freak, do-everything-yourself startup founders: “Your number one priority isn’t any of these things. Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

” Ian Chiu, Owl Ventures. Shauntel Garvey and Jennifer Carolan, Reach Capital. Jomayra Hererra, Cowboy Ventures. Reporter Lucas Matney spoke to Caryn Marooney in August at TechCrunch Early Stage about how startup founders who hope to expand their reach need to do a better job of connecting with journalists.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Laura González-Estéfani. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

Nan Li, managing director, Obvious Ventures. Christina Farr, principal investor and health tech lead, OMERS Ventures. Ursheet Parikh, partner, Mayfield Ventures. Nnamdi Okike, co-founder and managing partner, 645 Ventures. Emily Melton, founder and managing partner, Threshold Ventures.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Network or no, startup founders are increasingly having to figure out sources of financing that's not venture capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

Wednesday is here, and we’re still getting excited about Disrupt later in the year. African startups: We’d love for you to apply to Startup Battlefield 200 , and we’ve also opened our sale on Expo+ passes. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As part of an ongoing series of interviews with transportation startup founders, ??Rebecca Rebecca Bellan spoke to Anjali Jindal Naik, co-founder and COO of Cartken, which manufactures autonomous sidewalk robots. As a result, we’re starting to see “which startups are disruption-proof.”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2020

So our investors are some of are our [limited partners], but the vast majority are long-only funds, alternative investment managers and people who are really excited about technology as a long-term disrupter and want to be aligned with this next generation of iconic companies. Check out the whole thing on TechCrunch. Around TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

The idea for a syndicate fund would come in the following months as the pandemic disrupted investment activities worldwide. In the past year, syndicates have been emerging as a key force for investing — and for startups seeking capital to get going — on the continent. million across 19 African companies.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Hot damn, it’s happening: A bunch of the TechCrunch team are on airplanes, aeroplanes and other spellings of flying vessels to come join us in San Francisco for Disrupt. Lauren S made us a user’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt along with a guide to all the receptions, parties and other cool extracurriculars. See you soon!

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