TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. ” This week, we’re running several articles on entrepreneurship as TechCrunch staffers recap their conversations and panel discussions from our Early Stage event earlier this month.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In in the early 90′s I was in my early 20′s and I programmed on mainframe computers using COBOL, CICS and DB2. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. There were chat rooms, discussion groups, dating, classified ads – you name it.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

On the heels of ReadWriteWeb's glowing article about the NYC tech startup scene and Open Angel Forum coming to NYC , Ms. On top of that, since First Round did it's first Open Hours in NYC last year, a number of firms have followed suit and simply opened their doors wide open to entrepreneurs who wanted to come in and pitch.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But, speaking as someone who’s worked at several startups, Extra Crunch stories contain actionable information you can use to build a company and/or look smart in meetings — and that’s worth something. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a very happy new year.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

.” Despite the hype about ease of use, enterprise companies always ask customers to abandon familiar tools so they can learn something new. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. It’s nice to see some other cities put points on the board.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 5, 2016

This article was originally posted on Inc.com, a partner of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization , the world’s most influential community of entrepreneurs. That was the goal of The 4-Hour Chef — to teach this toolkit using detailed examples. Write a time-consuming guest article for a well-known magazine?

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

For investors themselves, angel investing is a mix of exhilaration and caution. The legal structures have gotten so much better, and the costs have come down to assemble investors using instruments like the SPV [special purpose vehicle] to invest together. What is unique about us? If we get the money, how will we use it?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

Without further ado, here are the five actionable steps that I’ve used to find, assess, and partner with the right co-founder. This process has been tested over 100 hours with 30+ potential co-founders — ultimately helping me co-found a project that has grown to 2000+ users in less than five months. It will pay huge dividends!

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Over the last few days, we’ve published several articles recapping panels from last week’s TechCrunch Early Stage virtual conference. As ever, full articles are available for Extra Crunch members. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. LG continued pushing envelopes — albeit to mixed effect.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Whether you are just starting a business or you’ve been an entrepreneur for a long time, and your business could use a boost, the murky waters of business promotion and marketing can be daunting. They know when they are being overtly sold to and are overwhelmingly adverse to sales pitches that come on too strong or do not seem genuine.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

If your startup has a clear brand pitch, “an enticing offer” and “clear next steps,” you’re ready to reach out to influencers , he says. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Image Credits: Julian Shapiro. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

Configuring a robot to mix cement is easy, but delivering a CementTron 3000 to a job site, training employees on its use, and keeping it maintained are not the kinds of disruptions builders are looking for, especially when margins are so thin and experienced workers are hard to find. Pitch Deck Teardown: BoxedUp’s $2.3M

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In this article, we will look at how startups can apply the reciprocity principle as part of their overall growth strategy. Most companies leverage these organic channels anyway, so adding reciprocity to the mix takes minimal effort. As long as they’re not used excessively, there’s nothing sketchy about reciprocal links.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 20, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Revenue-Based Investing (“RBI”) is a new form of VC financing, distinct from the preferred equity structure most VCs use.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Why I’m using a credit facility to grow my startup. Why I’m using a credit facility to grow my startup. Thanks very much for reading TechCrunch+ this week! Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. Arvind Gupta, an investor at Mayfield Fund and founder of accelerator IndieBio, reviews several hundred pitch decks each year. “In For a larger Series A check.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

It follows forms of journalism through use of third-party interviews and external expert analysis, researched or reported news, and feature stories. Assume that when I use "brand journalism" below, I'm talking about both forms unless I say otherwise.) Companies use brand journalism to get their presence into that mix.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In 2021, one-third of all unicorns created were fintech companies: investor FOMO, increased use of digital payments, BNPL, and other financial services created a gravitational field that attracted more than one out of every five dollars VCs invested last year. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription “Starting a tech company today costs 99% less than it did 18 years ago when Y Combinator was started,” says Brett Calhoun, managing director and general partner at Redbud VC.

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Feedough

JANUARY 29, 2021

This sales technique is personal selling, and it’s an efficient way of increasing sales using in-person interaction. Precisely, it’s a promotional technique where a salesperson: Uses person to person communication: Personal selling involves direct contact of the salesperson and the customer. What Is Personal Selling?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

This is not a boast, but a warning: I could write a how-to article on almost any topic. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. The IPO market is sending us mixed messages. Have a great weekend. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

To kick off, our own Walter Thompson has a great investor survey up today that attacks the question of how to pitch venture capitalists as a founder. And speaking of pitching, we have a great piece up looking at how Snorkel.AI And speaking of pitching, we have a great piece up looking at how Snorkel.AI raised $135 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As cited by BuzzSumo , a 2022 Cision survey of journalists found that nearly eight out of 10 received over 100 pitches weekly. A good way to fail at PR is to start blanketing pitches to media people or to mass email generic press releases. Mix up your PR content types. That’s a lot of information to sift through!

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For For pre-seed and seed companies based in the US and Israel with a focus on AI for social impact”. Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Routines help me conserve my mental bandwidth so that I can use it for more things that move the needle. Thinking about when to go to the gym isn't a good use of that bandwidth. Cottage cheese and almond butter mixed together is my staple snack. I never really take a pitch over a meal. I think routines are important.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

market, pitched as “authentic, real-time AI search.” Generative AI , essentially, describes the process of using algorithms to create (“generate”) new content. market in June 2021 , and later went on to add a free “basic” tier to the mix with certain restrictions in place.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Our program mixes the best of both Washington and Silicon Valley, bringing together stakeholders in policy and technology to train the next generation of policy entrepreneurs. Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For For pre-seed and seed companies based in the US and Israel with a focus on AI for social impact”. Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 24, 2022

After reading the article I signed up for MicroAcquire. I used to run sales for Vonage, I have built applications on Twilio and Nexmo, and my startup is tailored to a very niche market in the VoIP industry. So I immediately requested more information and dropped a little sales pitch as to why the owners should meet with me.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2023

But those figures don’t matter when you’re pitching: Investors expect to see a business plan that describes how you plan to reach profitability within 3-5 years. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Let me just start by saying that I’m generally pretty bearish on blockchain tech, and nobody in their right mind would pitch a crypto startup to me. I challenged McLeod to explain why he couldn’t just go build himself a museum with a pretty website, rather than adding blockchain tech to the mix. ” Why crypto?

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 11, 2024

A successful strategy was the use of micro-influencers. Danielle Roberts , Co-Founder, Boomer Benefits Connect With “Inside Joke” Content Let me tell you about this effective tactic I’ve been using in my and my clients’ social media content. This approach is all about engaging directly with your audience.

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Campaign Monitor

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Favorable articles about your company. Or, you might use the newsletter content to tease a blog post outlining your company values. For instance, Glossier’s email campaign merely wants the reader to scroll through beautiful phone backgrounds and maybe download one to use as their wallpaper. . But, we’ve got your back.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In this article, he presents strategies for optimizing: User activation Conversion paths Product changes Where to place barriers and limitations Optimizing freemium products: Challenges and opportunities Three more from the TC+ team: Tearing into language learning : Pitch Deck Teardown: Laoshi’s $570K angel deck , by Haje.

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Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

and yes, I’m intentionally not throwing DAOs or web3 in the mix here as just doesn’t yet deserve implied parity). Lot of people I’ve known for many years certainly aren’t returning emails the way they used to. Building tools for unions is certainly not a category or product that most VCs want to exist, let alone see grow.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

It always made more sense as a way to mix it up away from another workspace you were more anchored to—the “third place”. But all this isn’t why you started reading this article, is it? Do I use the word “difficult” because I’m generally more used to this behavior in men? It wasn’t priced to be such a thing either.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In this article, well explore how small businesses can develop a social media strategy to boost small business sales through the use of best practices that include selecting the social media platforms, use of influencer marketing, audience engagement, tools, analytical methods, and more. Why Use the 10:4:1 Strategy?

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