TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 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. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

For those of us who haven’t memorized economic frameworks: The Rule of 40 is a metric investors developed to gauge the health and growth potential of SaaS startups. And if you have ever discussed an idea for starting a company with a friend, think about working on a pitch deck. Pitch Deck Teardown: Wilco’s $7 million seed deck.

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Angel Capital Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

What often makes the framework challenging for companies seeking to fundraise is that each of the exemptions has its unique combination of conditions. Although the exemptions remain complex, the changes provide incremental improvement to the existing framework. Almost all of the new rules should become effective early next year.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 1, 2021

I propose here a framework for prioritizing your platform buildout. Organize events in your vertical. Particularly when events are all virtual, this is an easy and low-cost way to build trusted relationships with the leaders in your space. Fundraising. Recruiting. Celebrity Relationships.

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Impact Hub

MARCH 8, 2022

The initiative provides a 1-month access to coaching and training that offers investment-ready support to prepare startups to network and pitch to investors through a Virtual Investment Event. Virtual Investment Event. DDA’S 2022 “Investing in Africa ” report. . Read the full version of the report. Register here and join us!

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Impact Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The program culminated in a circular Demo Day where startups had a chance to showcase their progress and pitch in front of potential partners and investors. As part of that commitment, Impact Hub Kigali and the Digital Transformation Center are currently working on building a community of practice around Circular Economy in Rwanda.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The overall goal of encouraging sustainable solutions in the Semente Verde framework stands for an effort to mitigate the consequences of plastic waste generation and the overconsumption of natural resources in Bissau, targeting the Sustainable Development Goals success on a regional level.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

With Colorado as an ideal pilot community, the GCVF team has helped grow multiple staple initiatives in the rural Colorado startup ecosystem, including West Slope Startup Week , Telluride Venture Accelerator , Startup Colorado , Energize Colorado Gap Fund , and the Greater Colorado Pitch Series. —– TinySeed.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 21, 2021

With Colorado as an ideal pilot community, the GCVF team has helped grow multiple staple initiatives in the rural Colorado startup ecosystem, including West Slope Startup Week , Telluride Venture Accelerator , Startup Colorado , Energize Colorado Gap Fund , and the Greater Colorado Pitch Series. —– TinySeed.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 14, 2021

We thought GSEA would be an excellent framework for exploring another generation of students whose brilliant ideas could become big business.”. Foster: “I was most impressed by the culture and the environment EO created through GSEA for this event. We took notes during the competition to help improve our pitch!”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. You never know where a hit will come from, which is why these events capture our attention.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 28, 2020

So they take their idea and pitch it to some local VC firms. As important as this decision is, founders often don’t have a good framework for making it. Here is the framework I recommend. Sometimes the terms call for a “percentage of proceeds from any liquidity event” instead. It has just two rules 1.

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David Teten VC

MAY 26, 2021

The obvious solution is to get in touch with your friends who have earlier raised or pitched to the family offices. This is one of the primary advantages of virtual events vs. traditional face-to-face, where people do not conveniently wear a hat with their Linkedin profile visible. . A Framework for Venture Capital Fund Law.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

But one event that we try to catch every year is that of Pear , which is held annually each fall and features (blessedly) just a dozen or so very nascent startups. This year, the event, held this past Wednesday, shined a light on 13 of these very nascent teams. We can’t check out every investing outfit’s demo day.

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FundersClub

JUNE 22, 2017

" Aaron Patzer of Mint compiles four secrets for a perfect startup pitch, backed up by insights from entrepreneurial experts in " 4 Pitching Secrets from an Entrepreneur Whose Company Sold for $170M. " Jean Hsu of Medium , Nikhil Pandit of Clever Inc. Google Inc presses U.S.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Oftentimes these events are filled with traditional seed-stage tech companies based in Silicon Valley. The program has cohorts three times a year for 10 weeks, Qiao Wang, a core contributor at Alliance DAO, said during the event. Here’s the breakdown behind the 16 startups: Company name: Lulo. Founders: Daniel Garay, Jesse Brauner.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

Introduced last year — and one of the most popular events in TechCrunch history — TC Early Stage provides new startup founders (pre-seed through Series A) access to top experts to help them develop and strengthen their core entrepreneurial skills. This conference was so popular that we’re hosting two virtual TC Early Stage events this year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Y Combinator’s Demo Day took place this week , and although the event itself was virtual-only, 86% of the founders in YC’s winter 2023 batch lived in SF while participating. Now, the company has 50 employees, plans to open a cat café and is eyeing an expansion into retail. .”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

The company’s pitch? “Initially I worked on the keyboard display and then quickly realized the challenge was in the field and developed a framework for creating infrastructure,” Hassounah said. Early Stage is the premier “how-to” event for startup entrepreneurs and investors. Image Credit: Ample.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 5, 2021

Mirroring the entrepreneur training, SDAC provides investor training through an enhanced pitch competition run over a three-month series of events that culminate in a one-day conference, where a winner is awarded funds raised by the investors. SDAC I and II were able to cultivate relationships by hosting dinners before each event.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

If you have a great idea within the open-core framework, expect your risks to be much lower than with a traditional business structure. Founder and investor Melissa Bradley outlines how to nail your virtual pitch meeting. At TechCrunch Early Stage, she led a session on how to nail your virtual pitch meeting.

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OnStartups

JULY 7, 2021

Frameworks To Become A Billionaire. Or you don't do that that framework? Yeah, I have that framework. Sam: for me, yeah, I have that framework. In fact, Shaan, someone asked us to fly to London to come speak at some event or something, and I'll forward it to you, but they're like, "Yeah, it's October." Shaan: Okay.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

For example, Mitre Att&ck framework for classifying threats and alerts (If it’s a SaaS offering) SOC2 certification There are many other certifications such as Common Criteria that provide assurance your product meets minimum requirements. This includes cost per user, desktop, or server as opposed to cost per event, alert, or API calls.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 14, 2020

If you want to expand your network, engage with serial entrepreneurs, participate in discussions with experts in marketing, sales and finance to help shape your business and develop a pitch presentation, then you’ll want to register for Ben Franklin’s Fall 2020 TechCelerator – To Apply: [link]. Your only cost is your time.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The event — taking place November 17 in Miami — will offer an opportunity for founders and investors to hear war stories from some of the crypto world’s most powerful decision-makers, while also picking up learnings from industry veterans who have weathered a crypto winter or two. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The event — taking place November 17 in Miami — will offer an opportunity for founders and investors to hear war stories from some of the crypto world’s most powerful decision-makers, while also picking up learnings from industry veterans who have weathered a crypto winter or two. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The event — taking place November 17 in Miami — will offer an opportunity for founders and investors to hear war stories from some of the crypto world’s most powerful decision-makers, while also picking up learnings from industry veterans who have weathered a crypto winter or two. TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Pilot CEO Waseem Daher tears down his company’s $60M Series C pitch deck. With that ethos in mind, Lucas Matney interviewed Pilot CEO Waseem Daher to deconstruct the pitch deck that helped his company land a $60M Series C round. ” Pilot CEO Waseem Daher tears down his company’s $60M Series C pitch deck.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2021

A good framework is to separate their roles as pure money investor and co-manager. Here’s what I recommend sharing with the stake investor as the possible “gives” in your sales pitch: Economic benefits: typically lower carry, possibly lower management fee and/or a stake in the GP’s economics. Jointly organizing events.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 30, 2021

A good framework is to separate their roles as pure money investor and co-manager. Here’s what I recommend sharing with the stake investor as the possible “gives” in your sales pitch: Economic benefits: typically lower carry, possibly lower management fee and/or a stake in the GP’s economics. Jointly organizing events.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2018

Decision Dynamics Each firm makes decisions in different ways so understanding the firm’s decision framework matters. that’s a lot riding on your pitch and the willingness of the sponsoring partner to advocate. How does the partnership typically make its final investment decisions? This is Sales 101.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2022

Here’s why it’s important: Kamps’ new framework, and series of questions that you should be asking your first product, should make the complexities of MVPs a little more approachable. Pitch Deck Teardown: Dutch’s $20M Series A deck . Aka, my sweet spot (and my weakness). Image Credits: Getty Images. Across the week. The iPod is dead.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

That’s what Slush organizers said after they and VC pitch judges decided to revoke a $1 million award to Immigram after discovering the company had ties to Russia. At our TC Sessions: Crypto event last week in Miami, Darrell sat down a veritable who-is-who in crypto to talk about the crypto regulation landscape. Mike has more.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

We’re talking dozens of workshops addressing operations, fundraising, pitch deck pointers, term sheet tips, product-market fit, brand building, growth marketing, recruiting, taming your tech stack and a lot more. That’s exactly why we’re hosting two Early Stage events this year. That’s a lot of ground to cover, amirite?

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 31, 2021

You will also develop a pitch presentation that could win you up to $10,000. The goal of the 10-week program is to provide a framework that will enable you to determine if it’s the right time to start your tech-business. All you will spend is your time.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It began with 20: As seasoned TechCrunch readers will know, startups participating in the Startup Battlefield were handpicked to compete in the event. During the first two days of Disrupt, the companies pitched before judges — multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders — for a chance to win $100,000 and the coveted Battlefield Cup.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Here are some of the ways to address this: Build relationships with CISOs and security practitioners by attending events, workshops and webinars. When PMs get an opportunity to talk to security people, use that time to ask questions and be curious, instead of pitching their products and solutions.

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