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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

Both Sides of the Table

They got us to fill out the details of where we worked in the past and the network effect compels us to keep it updated. So resume + directionally-correct social graph = goldmine for recruiting, networking and marketing. It doesn’t strike me as a “social network&# in the way we’ve come to define them.

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Out There Bets and Insider Games: The Social Barriers to Funding Big Ideas

This is going to be BIG.

Below is a link to the pitch video. There wasn’t any context around it—not exactly something I’d call a “pitch”. I explained that this wasn’t really a pitch because it lacked all sorts of context. Having been called out, I set up a meeting—but I didn’t do it to take a charity pitch. Who was the team?

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Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice

This is going to be BIG.

She was pitching for a pre-seed round of $400k. Founders hit the street with their pitch deck, some make it, and some don’t, but nearly all of them ascribe a lot more human influence over the process than there probably is. For all we know, white men make 99% of the pitches. I’m a female founder. I don’t have enough traction.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding product-market fit, pitch deck teardown, getting into YC

TechCrunch

Charging technology industry transport which are the futuristic of the Automobile. Funding isn’t the only disparity, says Feinzaig: founders with strong networks are unlikely to face real scrutiny until seeking a Series B, but “meanwhile in Planet Scrappy, Series A level diligence happens at the pre-seed stage.”

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Opportunity knocks: Exhibit at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

TechCrunch

TC Sessions: Mobility, which takes place on June 9, features the top minds and makers, draws thousands of attendees, fosters collaborative community and creates a networking environment ripe with opportunities. You can highlight your pitch deck, run a video loop and/or host live demos. TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 takes place June 9.

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Announcing the Rise of the Rest 8.0 Finalists

Revolution

Meet the companies that will pitch Steve Case and the Revolution team on the upcoming Rise of the Rest Road Trip. At each stop, we will host a fireside chat, a community celebration, and a pitch competition where eight startups will compete for a $100,000 investment from Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.

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Tive, a startup developing supply chain visibility tools, raises $54M

TechCrunch

Supply chain disruptions — triggered by factors including demand surges, high transportation costs and pandemic-related lockdowns — are expected to continue well into next year, experts predict. Companies are experiencing the brunt of the impact, with 36% of small businesses responding to a 2021 U.S.