TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Improve your pitch: Startup Battlefield isn’t just thrilling to watch; it’s a masterclass in how investors think. All right, here are the final five business Brahmins who will help judge the Startup Battlefield pitch competition. Mar Hershenson , co-founder and managing partner at Pear VC. in operating roles.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 6, 2024

The Cultural Leadership Fund (CLF) team is often asked by portfolio founders how exactly cultural leaders can be a game-changing asset for their companies. The benefits of founder x cultural leader partnerships work both ways. For Founders Make It Make Sense Venture capital is where innovation meets investment.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 16, 2014

How long does it take from first meeting a VC to getting cash in the bank? It''s also not the best way to create a helpful syndicate of investors that share the founder''s vision for the company. If all my deals came as intros from trusted connections that I know for years versus at founder pitch events that''s interesting data.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2023

Startups and VC Everyone needs some good competition to get the creativity flowing. Going through the company’s pitch deck, the trio describe the business model that will take Anthropic there and the investors behind it. Kyle , Devin and Manish teamed up to look at Anthropic’s $5 billion, four-year plan to take on OpenAI.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 6, 2023

Register Startup founders wanting to pitch to investors to raise money should not get into the “sell now” part of the conversation immediately but must instead lay the groundwork first, according to James Walker, Associate Counsel and Investor at Draper Associates. What mistakes do you see founders make when raising money?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 23, 2022

In this week’s edition, we discuss: the impending downturn in VC money and what it means for your startup’s fundraising efforts, building businesses without a HR department (yes, you read that right), how to make the biggest financial decisions of your life, and how to get media coverage for your startup, for free. Sign up here.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

” Q1 2023 market map: SaaS cost optimization and management New wave of VC funds show it’s time to rethink how many LPs is ‘too much’ Image Credits: Getty Images Between 2015 and 2021, the average number of limited partners associated with a venture fund steadily increased. .

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StartupNation

JUNE 16, 2021

If so, you might be telling the wrong kinds of stories in the media. The truth is, you need to be very strategic about your earned media coverage and how you promote it. The difference between owned and earned media. First, you might be wondering what “media” we’re actually referring to.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Blogs are a great example: Because they’re a cheap way to drive SEO, companies crank them out, then use KPIs like time on site, pages per session and social media likes to demonstrate how successful they’ve been. Banish vanity metrics from your startup’s pitch deck. 3 Black founders predict little will change in VC in 2023.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It was back in 2019 that we reported on Visionaries Club , a new, Berlin-based, European VC focusing on B2B, founded by Sebastian Pollok and Robert Lacher. Pollok was previously a VC at e.ventures in San Francisco and also founded Amorelie, which exited to Pro7Sat.1 1 Media Group.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2013

And I am often approached by entrepreneurs in cities which don’t have a vibrant VC community. It would be easier in terms of getting access to angels, VCs, the media, whatever. If you don’t live in a major VC zone, I have some tips for how to make it easier to raise Venture Capital. I travel the country a lot.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Especially for first-time founders, assessing product-market fit at a stage where it’s mostly anticipation can be as much art as science,” writes News Editor Darrell Etherington, who interviewed three VCs about the topic for TechCrunch Disrupt: Heather Hartnett, Human Ventures. David Thacker, Greylock. Victoria Treyger, Felicis. “In

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

You do not want to miss meeting and learning more about these impressive early-stage founders — all participants in the TC Include Program. TechCrunch partners with various founder organizations who act as advisors and nominate promising early-stage founders to participate in the program. The pitch you improve could be your own.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Register When starting a company, founders often underestimate the amount of time and energy required to fundraise. In an interview with AsiaTechDaily, Koh emphasises the importance of founders taking an active role in the fundraising process. Another common mistake founders make when raising capital is mishandling equity.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

Farmers don’t get embarrassed when the price of corn drops; similarly, there’s no reason for startup founders to lose their joy because publicly traded tech stocks are undercutting their valuations. Cram downs are a character test for VCs and founders. Cram downs are a character test for VCs and founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? As a VC you want to feel like you have “proprietary sources” of deal flow. ” As far as “terms” go I’m 100% aligned to have the most vanilla, founder-friendly terms I can.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

When I launched WePrep in college, I was researching key drivers for startup success and was introduced to the world of VC. I was starting Senior year at Northwestern, only had a few classes left, and decided to find a program where I could formally learn the ins and outs of VC. How did you break into tech investing? Great question.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 26, 2021

Zach Aarons, co-founder and general partner, MetaProp. Adam Demuyakor, co-founder and managing partner, Wilshire Lane Partners. Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? Pre-seed round funding is under scrutiny: Is VC pandemic posturing here to stay? Vik Chawla, partner, Fifth Wall.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

When you’re head-down and nose to the grindstone — I’m looking at all you hard-working early-stage startup founders — it’s easy to miss a deadline for an outstanding opportunity. Your pitch, presentation skills and business model will reach new heights of excellence. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck.

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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

I’ve been among the group of TechCrunchers watching pitch after pitch at Y Combinator’s Demo Day. Get your facts straight : That’s what the Indian government is saying to Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies about posting any misinformation. Startups and VC Meal replacement startup Yfood did a thing today.

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2022

Startups and VC. The team at Y Combinator just waded in and told its founders to strap in and prepare for the worst. “If million seed round pitch deck. TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. He lays out some examples of why the tech sell-off may have gone too far.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This year’s been eventful for investors and founders alike. Just as it seemed the venture capital boom of 2021 was slowing down, the startup and VC worlds spun on their axes practically overnight, birthing a new dynamic where “growth at all costs” was quickly replaced by a more measured and careful approach to business and investing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

From getting an investor’s attention to nailing your virtual pitch meeting to the legal aspects of your term sheet, there is plenty to navigate. Luckily, TechCrunch Early Stage is bringing together some of the biggest VCs to share how to manage the process proactively and successfully secure capital from the right VCs.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

Gordon Platt, President, Gotham Media , observes, “You may meet people on-line, but when’s the last time you really made a long-term, financially meaningful commitment exclusively as the result of a virtual interaction?” (That said, I think videoconferencing will supplant more in-person meetings over time.). Tech stack. Crunchbase.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Linda Greub Contributor Share on Twitter Linda Greub is the co-founder and managing partner of Avestria Ventures. But when you’re running a VC firm, especially as an emerging manager, how do you know which investors and limited partners (LPs) to target? But that image is only one part of venture capital.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Startup Battlefield , the world’s preeminent pitch competition, has launched hundreds of startups over the years — 922 if you want to be a stickler about it. training with the TC Battlefield team to make sure they’re primed and ready to face a panel of expert VC judges. 11 words and phrases to cut from your VC pitch deck.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In less than seven days, Lunchclub co-founder Vlad Novakovski had a sizable term sheet in hand from Lightspeed Ventures, despite his startup not looking to raise at the time. Each week, audiences get to hear the backstory, best practices and should-haves from founders and the investors who led their round. How did that happen?

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JULY 8, 2019

Just the immediate priorities seem to take up more than one person’s potential working hours—so it’s no surprise that when it comes to something like social media, many founders have trouble making it a priority. The Base Layer The very basic level of participation on social media isn’t posting—it’s listening.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2023

Welcome to our 40th Pitch Deck Teardown! Of those 40, just three were angel rounds, so today, we’ll take apart the angel deck of MiO Marketplace , a platform for media publishers and buyers. Breakdown of the pitch deck teardowns to date. Really promising team slide [Slide 14] That’s how you show founder-market fit.

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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? Dave Samuel, the co-founder of Freestyle.vc. You can find them in groups one , two , three , four and five.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

One of the first decisions we had to make in setting up our new VC fund, Versatile Venture Capital , was our CRM and marketing technology infrastructure. . I’m very interested in the tech stack of private equity/VC firms , both to improve the efficiency of Versatile VC and also as a focus area for our investing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

Tech investors born after 1996 “have raised funds, garnered social media followings and profited from the Gen Z mentality,” says Andrew Chan, a senior associate at Builders VC. A Gen Z VC speaks up: Why Gen Z VCs are trash. The majority of early-stage VC deals fall apart in due diligence.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Mighty Oaks Capital Partners’ Gbenga Olomola Sleeps and Wakes Working with Global Startups and Funds I had the pleasure of interviewing Gbenga Olomola, Founder & Group/CEO of Mighty Oaks Group. He is an established VC investor and partner at Network.VC He is an established VC investor and partner at Network.VC

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The biggest challenge for a startup founder is knowing where to focus. You’ve got to pitch investors, target the right customer, hone your business model and raise critical funding just in time. To provide a flight plan for entrepreneurs, we interviewed coaches, founders and VCs to give you a sense of what to expect.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Startups and VC. Denver-based VC firm SpringTime Ventures is pivoting away from its original focus on its home state of Colorado, despite being the only local fund in two of the state’s 10 unicorn companies, Becca reports. Three more from the TC+ team: Smart dog collars, smart pitch deck? Hitting rock bottom…maybe? Big Tech Inc.

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