StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. As such, VCs have to consider a number of factors when choosing which companies or entrepreneurs in whom to invest.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. ” Exit Strategies and Long-Term Planning: Building Value as the Core Focus While exit strategies are crucial, Jeshua advises founders to prioritize building intrinsic value.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

Andres, an Industrial Engineer by training, was previously investing in the B2B vSaaS space and comes from a background of strategy consulting. He is also an angel investor and former EdTech entrepreneur. When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

On April 20th, TechCrunch will host TechCrunch Early Stage in Boston – an event designed to equip entrepreneurs will all the tools needed to build their unicorn startups. No founder event would be complete without pitches! TechCrunch editorial is looking for 6-7 founders to take part in a Pitch Deck Teardown.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

It’s a similar model employed by AngelList , the company founded by Indian-American entrepreneur Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi as a fundraising platform for startups to raise money from angel investors. Syndicate leads are often experienced angel investors or successful startup founders.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

We have an outstanding cohort of VCs ready to hear their pitches and follow up with tough Q&As — and we’re thrilled to add three more to the slate. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges? Startup Battlefield isn’t just thrilling to watch; it’s a masterclass in how investors think. Did you know?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

billion assets under management (AUM), to drive the CVC’s investment strategy and process. Corporate venture capital follows the same trend as other VC markets: Up. “The global investment opportunity for early-stage innovative startups in the United States and emerging markets is immense,” said Yoshida in a statement.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Register Startup founders are often too focused on the amount of money they can get from an investor that they mostly fail to see the value that other investors have to offer to grow their businesses further. Indelible Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B SaaS startups that can scale internationally.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. “Yoon has been a Venture Investor and strategic partner to many Silicon Valley startups/founders for 18 years prior to Muirwoods. He holds a B.A.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Workshops, breakouts and roundtables — led by established founders, leading subject-matter experts and VCs — cover core entrepreneurial topics across fundraising, marketing and operations. The goal is to create a sense of community among attendees and support one another to succeed as entrepreneurs. Check out the agenda !

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Hunter Walk

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I *think* Daniel and I met at a VC happy hour many years ago. He’s founder and CEO of Greenhouse , a ‘hiring operating system’ for companies which spans recruiting and onboarding tools for enterprises and SMEs. Daniel Chait: Oh man, I have a ton of these! What does 2023 Daniel know that 2012 Daniel didn’t?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, calling oneself a startup founder was certainly seen as a flex. In 2019, a report showed that 72% of surveyed entrepreneurs self-reported mental health issues, according to Forbes. TechCrunch: Why is the discussion around African founders’ mental health critical right now? Think of it like a bell curve.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 13, 2021

That’s what the VC guy, Albert, told me was the benchmark for saas companies like us.” They’re taking place right now somewhere in the startup and corporate worlds, in small companies and large, from the Bay area to Boston, Berlin, Barcelona, and beyond! Pricing mistakes are especially tough on startups. Joe turned to face her.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 16, 2023

2) I wish I had better understood the VC model and incentive structure when fundraising. Jessica Mansourati , Bookself & Highlight.fm  — As a woman from a minority group in Sweden, I wish I knew how little other startup founders (and investors) really know about building a startup and that they figure most things out as they go.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community. I’m now researching non-dilutive funding for Action Tank , a startup I’m gestating to “Make America Functional Again”. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Columbia Business School Tamer Fund for Social Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

People like Vinod Khosla, Keith Rabois, Brian Singerman, Marc Andreessen and others have all made head-scratching private comments to me that sounded so foreign to what I thought other people were doing in VC that they caused me to challenge and ultimately change some of my own views. You’ll have to make the hard judgment call.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. At night I had a group dinner where I met 6 new entrepreneurs and hung out with some old friends from law firms, banks and other VC funds. What do I do now? You’re in control.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

My mom was an entrepreneur – she was kind of my inspiration for entrepreneurship. And then I got into strategy consulting, and I wanted to go into strategy consulting, and they said, “Yeah, but you’re a tech guy. We don’t take tech guys in the strategy consulting group.”

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

has now employed the same strategy. And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? I’m a VC. Sarah Lacy did.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Startups/VC. Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders. The old saying, “build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door,” does not apply to startups in the sexual wellness category. Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But we’d already signed a term sheet with a VC. A month after closing our VC-led seed round, we got another call. But a strategy isn’t based on hope. And while anecdotal evidence tells us massive companies are built by young founders like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, data tells us otherwise. They love our vision.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Getting to Yes and What Happens Next: An Unfiltered Chat with a Top VC , with Mayfield. Famously Overlooked: How Underestimated Founders Survive and Thrive in a Competitive Market , with Capital Connect by J.P. How Banks and Fintech Startups Can Effectively Co-Thrive , with Wells Fargo. . – 1:50 p.m.: 2:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. –

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

To understand how early-stage sex tech startups can address this challenge, we also spoke to founder Lora DiCarlo and investor Carli Sapir, founding partner at Amboy Street Ventures. As for Barrica, she now sits on both sides of the table – in addition to being an entrepreneur, she is angel investing and raising a fund.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

was a short-lived boom, but it gave entrepreneurs a better understanding of climate tech, which in turn, has fostered more confidence among investors: 2021 saw a 400% YoY increase in round sizes for startups in this sector. David Frykman, general partner, Norrsken VC. 14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

That said, Norway’s VC community has been somewhat dormant for a while. Not a bad thing, but as a result, there are few “hungry” tech entrepreneurs. What are the opportunities startups may be able to tap into during these unprecedented times? How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. Oh, yeah. And there you have it. Not a chance.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2021

One startup that aims to help make the process simpler, cheaper and less stressful by helping people manage the home renovation process has raised $6 million to help it grow even faster. Builders VC led the round, which included participation from Celtic, Newfund and Wish co-founder Danny Zhang.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

Marc is the managing partner of MGV , focusing on working with world-class entrepreneurs in tech. The unprecedented liquidity that has entered the venture market in the past year has spurred several trends that require VCs to adapt to a more competitive environment where startup founders have far more leverage than they did in the past.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to PitchBook , VC investments were down 30% in Q2 2022 compared with 2021, and IPOs hit a 50-year low. While a few iconic brands including Uber, Airbnb, and Square emerged successfully from the last downturn, most venture-backed companies struggled during this period, and many ended up pursuing M&A strategies.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

Former investment banker Khaled Jalanbo was working with emerging artists when he encountered an entrepreneur who pointed out the similarities between working with artists and startup founders. It turned out that the entrepreneur was raising money and Jalanbo was intrigued. “I

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Know What to Expect When a VC Opens your Deck (and their Checkbook) As Series A companies are more mature than in previous rounds, Series A decks are longer at 25 slides. But VC reading time has actually decreased for this round, clocking in on average at three minutes and eleven seconds.

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Jason Malki

JULY 13, 2023

Exploring Shaun Gold’s Entrepreneurial Journey as Nightlife Ninja, Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author, and VC I had the pleasure of interviewing Shaun Gold. He is a successful entrepreneur, VC, 2x best-selling author, speaker, super connector to startups and standouts, Jeopardy contestant, and screenwriter/executive producer.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 18, 2022

He also teaches us something new about the startup/VC world every week in his column. This week, he shed some light on what venture capitalists might look for when they invest in a startup. In Aaron’s story of an unsuccessful attempt to woo a VC, the answer is not what you think. It’s a beginning. Product picture.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

As of September 2022, investors have amassed almost $300 billion in dry powder, and VC funds are still raising money by the boxcar. That’s because even during recessionary times, VC funds tend to outperform public markets. Which explains why I’ve never heard an investor say it’s a bad time to launch a startup.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

I stopped thinking about my idea for a year after a friend from the recruitment space showed me on AngelList how many VC-backed founders graduated from Stanford or Harvard. PS: Rather than just telling people your idea, build a pitch deck (more on that under point 5 below). (2) Because I listened too much to friendly criticism.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

Yet, that is what Spanish marketing expert and entrepreneur Alex Barrera often ends up doing with startup founders who hire him to help improve their pitch. They think they are going to get help convincing investors, and they do, but the byproduct of the process is that they reframe their startup’s vision. .

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

When you’re an early-stage startup that hasn’t raised any institutional money you end up doing almost every job function of the company yourself. I had an MBA, had done a few years of strategy consulting and knew all of the management theory. 2 weeks later and we may never have raised any more VC.

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