TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

As of this writing, 103,767 workers have been laid off from 345 startups so far in 2023. I surveyed six seed- and early-stage investors to get their tactical advice for laid-off tech workers who are thinking about starting up. Deena Shakir, general partner, Lux Capital What kind of opportunities are you looking for in Q1 2023?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? Disrupt 2023 — we’re shipping a big new release by Matthew Panzarino originally published on TechCrunch

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

Our favorite startups from YC’s Winter 2023 Demo Day — Part 1 Now we’re focused on the standouts from day two. And please remember that we’re not offering investing advice or recommending anyone join or back a startup. And please remember that we’re not offering investing advice or recommending anyone join or back a startup.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

I asked five early-stage investors to share frank advice for first-timers, and I’m going to save you some time: many (if not most) of you are probably not ready to pitch an investor. Please share one piece of advice that can help a first-time founder stand out from the rest.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 10, 2023

What steps are you taking to better prepare for 2023? This means helping the founders in our portfolio cut costs, prioritize high growth activity and providing advice on product, growth and future fundraising strategy in a less friendly funding environment. How are you advising your portfolio companies going into 2023?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

Serial entrepreneur and seasoned investor Vinod Khosla has some strong, contrarian advice for the venture capital industry: don’t sit on your founders’ boards. The advice comes at a reflective time for the industry. Vinod Khosla’s advice for top VCs? Khosla has a history of criticizing some of the mainstream wisdom by VCs.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

Google temporarily postponed its plan to deprecate third-party cookies until the latter half of 2023, which means the ad tech landscape is going to undergo tectonic shifts. After talking to marketing leaders for a year, here’s my advice for CEOs. ” After talking to marketing leaders for a year, here’s my advice for CEOs.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 29, 2023

This week Bolster launched a daily short (5min) podcast and email with actionable insights and advice from founders, operators, and investors. USV is an investor in Bolster , a marketplace for fractional and full-time executive talent for startups and growth companies. It is called The Daily Bolster.

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Hunter Walk

JANUARY 6, 2023

If 2022 was the year of the startup layoff, 2023 is going to be the year of the wind down. That’s not how early stage venture is done IMO — each company has its own reality and as investors we should service founders to their needs, not some overgeneralized advice. 2023 shouldn’t be status quo. 2022 is done.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Thank God for EO Forum, where we get to share our 5% life highs and lows with fellow entrepreneurs in a confidential environment of zero judgement and no advice. Don’t miss the third installment of EO’s 2023 EmpowHER virtual series on 21 March. Overcoming negative thoughts is part of what makes us human; we are imperfect, after all.

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Founder Bounty

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The point is whatever business your trying to build its good to have coaching advice and mentoring from people in the space your trying to build. Mentoring and advice is essential as any VC will tell you. The team, the funding (if you have any) the idea, the timing, the advisors, the pilots to get your investment. Instead of

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Founder Bounty

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

They will give you good advice on important factors around business and up to date information on how to adapt to a changing environment including recessions. Newsletters and expertise are essential for any business to grow and scale.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

Friday in tech vs Sunday in tech pic.twitter.com/NsuzK5fqty — Yuri Sagalov (@yuris) March 13, 2023 Not a scientific sampling, but several investors signaled this week on Twitter that they remain interested in talking to founders who are still at the idea stage. Like many investors, we are bullish on AI. They are in diligence now.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

TechCrunch Early Stage takes place on April 20, 2023, and we’re thrilled to announce a late addition to the program. Attend Ajay Agarwal’s TechCrunch Early Stage roundtable to hear his advice to early-stage software companies by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch Book your pass today — college students pay just $99!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Financial advice is something that fundamentally everybody needs. If you get a paycheck, if you get benefits, then you deserve financial advice.”. The company hopes to be in 30 countries by the end of 2023. It’s not just those who have equity compensation, for example,” he added. “If Sign up here to get it in your inbox.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 18, 2023

They’re coming to provide actionable, invaluable advice that you can use right now when you need it most. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TC Early Stage 2023? Almost sold out – last call for tickets to TC Early Stage 2023 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

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Founder Bounty

JANUARY 1, 2023

They can open doors, give you pilots and give you solid advice and connections. 4) Grow - through content in 2023 Use budget marketing techniques to push people to your domain and get users, subscribers or customers to your product. Dont throw cash at an idea unless you have proven you market first.

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Founder Bounty

APRIL 2, 2023

In this blog post, we'll look at the top entrepreneurship blogs in 2023. provides practical advice, success stories, and interviews with successful entrepreneurs, making it an invaluable resource for anyone looking to start or grow a business. is another popular entrepreneurship blog that has been around for many years.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Brooke is founder and president of Cathedral Capital , which provides strategic financial advice to drive profit by creating customized teams of financial professionals to analyze data trends and guide entrepreneurs through their numbers so they can predictably scale and grow their businesses. Pick those out. Celebrate them!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Women may feel unsupported in their process of moving into a career where so much career advice is geared toward men. Don’t miss EO’s 2023 EmpowHER virtual series on 7, 14 and 21 March (the first three Tuesdays of the month). Portions of this post originally appeared on the JetRockets blog and are reprinted here with permission.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s a decent metaphor for our startup ecosystem: Just as there aren’t enough sandbags in San Francisco to keep everyone’s house dry, rising interest rates, skittish investors and looming economic uncertainty are poised to bring valuations down even further in 2023. We need to destigmatize down rounds in 2023.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 17, 2023

What We’ve Done So Far This Year 2023 has been extremely busy for ACA. This committee provides advice and recommendations to the Commissions on rules, regulations and policy matters relating to small businesses. ACA is also lobbying in support of the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act of 2023. Back to top

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

On 17 September 2023, EO marks its 36th anniversary as the world’s premier, purpose-built organization designed with a mission to empower entrepreneurs from every sector, culture and industry. Happy Birthday, EO! EO was created by a small group of young business owners, led by Verne Harnish, as a community of entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.

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Founder Bounty

MARCH 2, 2023

Consulting with industry experts or seeking advice from business mentors can also be helpful in determining the best business to build in 2023. It's important to conduct thorough research and analysis before starting any business, and to consider factors such as market demand, competition, and scalability.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This means startups need the right insights into buyer behavior to create more growth opportunities in 2023. Productivity improvements, outgrowing current technology and security concerns are the top reasons SMBs are purchasing software in 2023. More than one-third of SMBs seek advice from industry experts, but they don’t stop there.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

My advice is to be clear about your commercial goals and push potential investors to offer names of individuals or organizations that will deliver the impact you’re looking for. It is important to remember that VCs don’t have an endless pot of money — they are at the mercy of their LPs’ liquidity.

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Angel Capital Association

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2023 we: Saw a successful ACA Summit with more angels, more sessions and fantastic reviews for valuable experiences among attendees. In 2023: 160+ individuals earned the Basics of Angel Investing certificate. Without our members, none of our accomplishments would have been possible and our hope for the future would be unfounded.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MARCH 24, 2023

The YLAI Network is excited to share this interview about her education journey along with advice for fellow young leaders. Department of State and implemented in 2023 by IREX. Is there any advice you can give to young leaders? Read more success stories with key advice from our fellows.

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Y Combinator

JULY 14, 2023

AI startups that are accepted to YC can immediately get advice and expertise from the YC partners, as well as access to the YC AI network which includes the founders of OpenAI, Cruise, Scale AI, Replit, Playground AI, Replicate, Humanloop and hundreds more.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

It’s TechCrunch Early Stage 2023! At this one-day founder summit, you’ll get actionable advice and takeaways from top experts, meet other entrepreneurs taking similar journeys, share your own experiences and build the confidence to take the next steps toward growing your business.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Algorithm-based buy/sell/hold advice for investment portfolios Fintech must remember that the average consumer doesn’t like thinking about money and often wants someone else to take care of it. Thus, in 2023, the average online investment tool falls well short of services that were available a decade ago.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Plan ahead for Disrupt 2023 and bank big savings Early action deserves to be rewarded. Disrupt is renowned real estate where trailblazing founders, CEOs and VCs come to share their perspective, advice and wisdom. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 10, 2023

You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. Raising funds in 2023 — a crash back to reality If you were planning on raising funds in 2023, DC Palter has some harsh advice — forget about the valuations that friends and cohort members were getting in 2018–2022.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

If you’re a recently laid-off worker considering striking out on your own , an H-1B employee who’s had it up to here or just looking for tips and advice that can help you connect with early-stage investors, please read and share. There’s plenty of tactical advice here, and much more to come.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This application will allow you to apply for this Boston event and, if you choose, Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023. 406 Ventures 11:30 – 12:00pm PT Hear from two local investors who will talk through actionable advice on fundraising and company building. Click here for the Startup Battlefield application. Register to ask questions.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

The traditional approach to financial advice – where wealthy individuals usually find an advisor through friends, family, or a local financial advisor’s proactive sales outreach – lags behind modern online product search trends. This chicken-or-the-egg problem was compounded by the very slow sales cycle of financial advice.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Principles for the weekend were spot on: Beginners are sexy Get uncomfortable Hiccups are natural So serious, it's hilarious The world is a passion project pic.twitter.com/eHc6w48IZ0 — Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) April 3, 2023 The main rule? Bring a topic that you want to teach others about. The main principles? Are we surprised?

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