TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A bit of background before we announce the 10 presentations that won the hearts, minds and votes of TechCrunch readers. For the uninitiated, TC Early Stage is our annual founder summit. Don’t miss out on the Audience Choice presentations and so much more. Buy your early-bird ticket for $249 and save $200.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But what about those minority founders who don’t have family, friends or connections to lean on for the first $250,000? Venture funding does remain elusive , but here are some tricks for startup founders to hack the system. How many ethnicities are present in the executive ranks?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Seek out industry associations, taking advantage of community events such as conferences, workshops, training opportunities, and more. Problem-solving is a very valuable skill for starting and growing a business because it is used almost every day once you decide to go down the startup path.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

As founder of the famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm known as Draper Fisher Jurvetson, or DFJ, Draper in 2018 introduced the Startup House concept. Today, there are more than 15 locations globally that are either hostels and/or co-working spaces aimed at traveling startup founders, digital nomads and other remote workers.

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 13, 2014

By coincidence, the presentation was held in the same building I used to work in, and a wave of nostalgia swept over me. I’ll never forget the first time I met Paul Graham in that very same room right after the first Startup School. Yesterday, I spoke to a small group of people at Google.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

Superscout provides learning resources for current and upcoming VC scouts, a community forum, and tools to help scouts present their deals and find the right investors to send them to. . You should expect to meet with founders, attend a partner meeting, attend a workshop, and engage with the community each week…. Republic *.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On a recent winter morning in New Delhi, Rajan Anandan and Pieter Kemps were pacing on the floor of a five-star hotel, quizzing a group of over two dozen young startup founders about their goals. One founder set eyes on getting the most downloads in the mobile gaming category.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Ahuja is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder at X10 and founder of Byond Travel. At the 2019 Web Summit , Ahuja joined a delegation of 16 EO members from 11 countries to lead workshops and speed mentoring sessions. As a Web Summit speaker, he presented on the rise of the “2nd City Office.”

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new and awesome opportunity available for early-stage startup founders at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on October 18-20. It’s called the Startup Battlefield 200 , and it’s packed with perks and possibilities. Oh, and a few other surprise perks to be named later.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Early-stage startup founders, listen up! If you want to be considered for the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco, time is running out. It’s a curated cohort of 200 early-stage startups selected by our highly discerning editorial team. Apply here before July 31.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

Time is relentless and, right now, it’s no friend to procrastination-prone early-stage startup founders. The application window for Startup Battlefield 200 (SB 200) at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 slams shut in just one week. Can you afford to miss this potentially life-changing opportunity? We think not.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. Move it or lose it: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200. TC Early Stage is all about helping new startup founders (pre-seed through Series A) learn the essential skills required to build a successful business.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

We only accept a low percentage of clients who approach us, because we are highly specialized in delivering digital solutions where a physical device is present. Our PM and UX teams also conduct workshops, as we typically work with net-new project types and things that we haven’t done before. Are apps you won’t work on, e.g,

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

By now you probably know that we’re hosting two TC Early Stage events this year — one on April 1-2 and another on July 8-9 — each with its own set of topics, speakers and content — both designed to help nascent startup founders build a better, more successful business.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 26, 2022

To help you make your elevator pitch effective, we asked startup founders and business owners this question for their best examples and insights. There are several elevator pitch examples to learn from that may help you create your own pitch in a way that brings out the essence and uniqueness of your startup business to your audience.

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