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9 strategies that will help you overcome your fear of fundraising

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In this economic environment, I’ve been asked by many founders how they can raise capital successfully, especially by those who feel demotivated by how long the process is taking. Then create a purpose-drafted pitch for that particular investor to ensure you show alignment in your interests.

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Cyber firm Arctic Wolf raises $401M in debt, eyeing a potential IPO

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billion), funding to VC-backed cybersecurity startups isn’t on pace to hit last year’s high (over $23 billion). “In a turbulent economic environment, security will remain a top priority for companies. ” Artic Wolf’s embrace of debt comes as the broader VC market slows down. raised close to $15.9

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Daily Crunch: Game developer bans 6,700 cheaters and publishes their usernames

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Startups and VC Also today, we are releasing the final episode of our Inside Startup Battlefield podcast miniseries , which is all about TechCrunch’s pitch competition. And we have five more for you: Board already : Vinod Khosla’s advice for top VCs is to not sit on their founders’ boards , Natasha M reports.

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Daily Crunch: Twitter layoffs violated federal worker protections, class action lawsuit alleges

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Startups and VC. What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck. Startup pitching has become an existential drama, in part because so many founders exaggerate the size of the total addressable market (TAM) in which they hope to compete. What investors really think about the TAM slide in your pitch deck.