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TechCrunch+ roundup: 7 VCs who are taking pitches, AI best practices, zero-based budgeting

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It’s too early to determine whether SVB’s downfall heralds a new era for venture capital, but based on anecdotal evidence, off-the-record discussions and chats with co-workers, it seems like we’re back to business as usual as far as pre-revenue startup fundraising is concerned.

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Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much more

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Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order. Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana’s Raj Dutt discuss pitch decks, pricing and how to nail the narrative.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS success stats, leveraging ad tech chaos, 2022 layoff trends

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According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,'” reports Kyle Wiggers. According to its findings, SaaS founders should target at least 80% and aim to surpass 110%.

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This freshly funded startup spun out of a student-run Stanford investment club

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PIN wants to replicate the Stanford 2020 story for other community-based ventures. The company says that it provides interested clubs with the back office framework, legal and tax support and has a platform where leaders can look for capital raise opportunities, meet other members and manage portfolios.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Selling SaaS to developers, cracking YC after 13 tries, all about Expensify

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Software companies that sell directly to end users share a simple framework for managing growth that leverages discoverability, desirability and do-ability — the “aha!” Data show that traditional marketing doesn’t work on developers, and it’s not because they’re impervious to a sales pitch. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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Need advice on navigating a tough startup market? Start here

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From the hottest year in startup venture capital history to a period of pessimism, how did we get to where we are today? Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed? Consumer fintech trading revenues don’t measure up to SaaS ARR (April 2022). The market for startup investment has changed. April 2022).

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Data governance startup Immuta lands $100M to pursue acquisitions

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” Carroll pitches Immuta as an “enterprise-scale” alternative to manual processes for creating and implementing data policies. The CDG reported in May that frameworks to address digital privacy at the state and local government level are only in the “nascent stages.” ” Image Credits: Immuta.

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