TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2022

As co-founder of privacy-focused layer-one blockchain Espresso Systems , Gunter knows firsthand how challenging it can be to get engineers to invest time in developing projects on a specific chain when there’s so much competition. These different blockchains are increasingly having to compete to attract developers to their ecosystems.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Overall Takeaways from the WEF meeting in Davos John Metcalf, co-founder and CEO of Upgraded , shared his experience at Davos 2023: This year was my fifth time to visit Davos during the WEF annual meeting. I started going regularly in 2014 when I became a Global Shaper.

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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. is $3,630, but that figure soars to $79,000 for a white family. Median liquid wealth for a Black family in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Funds offering ‘friends and family’ checks could bring the change underrepresented founders need Image Credits: Overearth / Getty Images America’s long-standing wealth gap between white and Black households contributes to the lack of diversity among startup founders. Median liquid wealth for a Black family in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2021

XREX co-founders Winston Hsiao and Wayne Huang. The oversubscribed round also included participation from SBI Investment (a subsidiary of SBI Holdings), Global Founders Capital, ThreeD Capital, E.Sun Venture Capital, Systex Corporation, MetaPlanet Holdings, AppWorks, BlackMarble, New Economy Ventures and Seraph Group.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In its white paper , the company calls NMC a “new cryptographic primitive,” which translates loosely to “new way of storing and securing stuff.”). The founders include ex-Uber, Indiegogo and Hedera Hashgraph employees, as well as executives from Coinbase and Nike. The round was led by Distributed Global.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Farissa Knox, the Founder and CEO of RLM Media , shared, “No one method ever works for everyone – not even when it comes to pivoting. And, Lydia Pierre, Founder, and CEO of Pierre Branding Group , stated that “Depending on what stage the client is in their business and brand, pivoting may be similar to a rebrand or relaunch.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 13, 2020

million in seed funding, led by FF APAC Scout, a Founders Fund vehicle; 500 Startups’ Southeast Asia-focused 500 Durians fund; Plug and Play Ventures; and Antler. “It was a really perfect time for us to read that paper, because it was around the time we started our platform,” said Rayev.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Not only is it the most popular CRM package in use these days, giving Qualified a very qualified audience of potential customers, so to speak, but both he and his co-founder Sean Whiteley used to work at the company — respectively as CMO and a SVP — and thus know both its potentials but also its shortcomings in terms of functionality.

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Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

When questioned, founders usually mention word-of-mouth, viral marketing, and a top quality product. These founders need a reality check on what recognized brand names have spent to reach that threshold, and how long it is likely to take. A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Connetic Ventures and Branded Hospitality Ventures and Sangeet Kumar, founder and CEO of Addverb Technologies also joined this round. Uber Freight published a white paper that finds for commercializing autonomous trucking in the near-term, the hub-to-hub model is the most practical and economically feasible starting point.

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Angel Capital Association

JULY 31, 2023

If the company can meet new milestones by deploying RFC, then the company will likely be able to return to the equity market later with an improved valuation, much to the benefit of the equity holders and Founders. Sage finds no conflict between equity investors and its capital. Rather we see this as a symbiotic relationship.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

Founder and CEO Geri Cupi tells TechCrunch it has around 250,000 users at this stage. Gen Z especially has been dubbed the sustainability generation — with these young consumers prioritizing “usage of goods over ownership”, as Twig’s white paper puts it.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Sesie Bonsi is the founder and CEO of Bleu , a financial technology platform focused on enabling touchless payment experiences. But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. Sesie Bonsi.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

When a startup is confronted with the prospect of hiring a head of marketing, founders heads often spin. Because of the seeming abstract nature of marketing, founders sometimes delay finding a head of marketing until they feel acute pain, at which point they can clearly identify the attributes of the right candidate.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Investors [and founders] will follow a power-curve, like any other data set. Shubham Goel, co-founder, Affinity, said, “From what we see at Affinity, this is usually the #1 question new managers are asking — how do I get everything in one place with as little admin work as possible? downloadable white papers, models, etc).

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2021

The apartment in question is currently owned by Michael Arrington , founder of this very news site, and now a crypto investor with Arrington XRP Capital. Investors in Propy — which says it has so far processed $1 billion worth of transactions via its platform — include Arrington himself and Tim Draper , former founder of DFJ.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Every Flexible VC structure allows founders to access immediate risk capital while preserving exit, growth trajectory, and ownership optionality. . Flexible VC 102: Variations.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 19, 2021

This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders? From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

We are soon launching Founders’ Next Move , a selective, free community for founders researching their next move, which will be a key tool for working with outside talent. Typically you’ll share your expertise in 5 main ways: phone calls, presentations/in-person meetings, surveys, white papers, and in-depth consulting projects.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2022

Terra references the Bitcoin and Ethereum white papers in its preponderance of what other value blockchain technology can bring to the world. You can also follow the co-founders Ryan Sean Adams ( @RyanSAdams ) & David Hoffman ( @TrustlessState ). tokens pegged to the value of something else, like 1 USD). and loudest?—?voices

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

The founders also took in grant money from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research fund during an earlier R&D phase developing the network tech. Switzerland-based privacy startup Nym Technologies has raised $6 million, which is being loosely pegged as a Series A round. Earlier raises included a $2.5 million seed round in 2019.

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 26, 2024

20 Resources for Identifying New Business Opportunities Unearthing new business opportunities requires the right tools and insights, so we’ve gathered wisdom from a diverse group of professionals, including business development managers and founders. I also use this resource to observe market needs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

According to a recent white paper , the company estimates it will need to build 8,000 factories in order to scale production of the Terraformer machines to more than 1 million units per month by the next decade. . to the global automotive industry,” the white paper says. That imbalance is causing climate change.”

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

I’ve written my share of ambitious e-books and white papers and things like that along the way. Bob’s founder history Sarah Wang: Yeah, I could not agree more. This is a little bit of moving away from the book directly: Bob, you’re a three-time founder. This is different, right?

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Startup Blogpost

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Jim Campbell , Founder, Wizve Digital Marketing. A touchpoint is any interaction the lead has had, whether it’s visiting our website, downloading a white paper, or attending a trade show. Scott Krager , Founder, TubeSplit.com. A goal is a white paper download, a form completion, or a demo booked.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In his white paper How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood , PEVCTECH.com founder David Teten explored how private equity and venture capital investors are trying to automate more of their job. I’d expect a similar shift in venture over the next decade or two.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2022

CEO and founder Yashar Behzadi says that the proceeds will be put toward product R&D, growing the company’s team, and expanding research — particularly in the area of mixed real and synthetic data. “I don’t see anything that really stands out here [with Synthesis’ platform].

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 2, 2021

This is inconsistent with the fact that women control $14 trillion in assets today, projected to reach $22 trillion by 2020, according to a Family Wealth Advisors Council white paper. . Second, Versatile is launching Founders’ Next Move , an invite-only, no-cost community for founders researching their next move.

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