TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

So when you pitch, be sure to point out what makes your company/news stand out. So while we’re still getting pitched (a whole bunch), we more than ever are reviewing pitches with a bigger-picture lens and hope you’ll do the same when you’re doing the pitching. Why is it unique? Why would our readers care? Weekly News. “We

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2017

You need a great idea—ideally one that is disruptive and will scale and that you care about passionately. There are a number of great examples of publicly available pitch materials, so draw from ones that you like the most. Share definitive documentation with investors, including a capitalization table.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

“Enterprise expenditure on custom software is on track to double from $250 billion in 2015 to $500 billion in 2020,” so we’ll definitely be diving deeper into this topic in the coming months. For starters: he’s never had an opportunity to pitch at a VC firm where there was another Black person in the room.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

It’s hard to be sustainably objectively better than others, but you definitely cannot be objectively worse. This is what my company does, and that’s how I pitch it. This helps you discover what in your sales pitch on your website is hitting home, what falls flat, how it compares to the competition and so on.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Companies want to build for the pain point you never dreamed to disrupt; VCs want to invest in an emerging trend before it becomes a household name; and those breaking into tech are told to lean into their earnestness, because you never know who is going to answer your cold email. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Among other topics, Lee will talk about how Guild Education met her criteria for investment before the duo offer feedback on startup pitches submitted by audience members. Inflation may or may not prove transitory when it comes to consumer prices, but startup valuations are definitely rising — and noticeably so — in recent quarters.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Disrupting the traditional MBA may be the most tried, tested and tweaked edtech startup pitch out there. Kulkarni said that Stoa has offered scholarships to women but said “there’s definitely something that needs to be done.” While no single company has perfectly cracked the code yet, Stoa School isn’t phased.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 8, 2023

James Allen , Founder, Billpin.com Transition to Remote Work When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, our startup faced an abrupt and disruptive shift. I remember pitching a variety of concepts to my business mentors and networks, many of which were valid. Embrace uncertainty as an opportunity for innovation, not a harbinger of failure.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The salads were delicious, but the prices definitely made me appreciate our free lunch policy. Crafting a pitch deck that can’t be ignored. Originality definitely helps an entrepreneur break apart from the crowd, said Karim. I went into Apple Podcasts and it said, “Hey, Saba, here’s my pitch.” That was amazing!

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

We’ve been much more successful in pitching old rather than new relationships. By definition, placement agents only introduce a fund to new relationships. . Many VC LPs are investing not just for returns, but because they want to learn more about the space, get access to co-investment opportunities, network with disrupters, etc.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

Unless you’re a former CIO who already has a clear understanding of the decision-making process, you can only fall back on basic best practices that usually result in a generic sales pitch: “How do you do, fellow CIOs?” So that definitely stretched me in many ways.”

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Startup Catalyst

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

We’ve definitely got some success stories. From Beer and Pitch nights to Startup Hatch to Disrupting Law, student-led events have shown that students are really hungry for this stuff. We can send students on study tours and international mobility and things like that but [Startup Catalyst] had a whole different intent.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Something disruptive. And that’s pretty much what I was doing, because I definitely didn’t have a product that was ready to go in a store. It was woman-owned, which I liked, and I went through my pitch with Lisa. It would mean doing something I already knew how to do. I didn’t want to repeat myself. Fruit extract.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Having been involved in a failed startup definitely doesn’t rule anybody out in my mind as long as they can talk to me about what went wrong and what might have been better. I don’t really care nearly as much about the detailed numbers as what market the deal disrupts and what it changes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

Michaud would only confirm to me that it was “definitely an up-round,” which would put it at at least $1.7 ” He believes the more traditional rush of people doing in-person shopping is “definitely not gong to come back,” with groceries to be in the same position as restaurants in a couple of years.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The startup up to now has been largely self-funded, and while Segal isn’t disclosing the valuation, he said it was definitely in the nine-figures (that is, somewhere in the large region of hundreds of millions of dollars). He said he’d just come from a business pitch with the airline in question.).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

These “objective non-creative” tasks — so called because they are technical necessities rather than expressive outcomes — would definitely fall under the “dull” in “dirty, dull and dangerous”: the three D’s of automation. “The beauty of AI is taking something so complicated and simplifying it.”

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Feedough

MARCH 15, 2021

The platform is a true definition of business social networking. How is your offering disrupting the industry? Startup reviews are custom written posts by our experienced team, who’ll work closely with your team to create the best pitch possible. If you’re engaged in business, LinkedIn is a goldmine for you. Not even close.

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Angel Capital Association

MAY 20, 2021

All three of these companies are made up of female founders who are disrupting their respective spaces. The pitch prep work from our sponsors at NIH were helpful in crafting the message from experts in their field. I want to thank the NIH for the coaching they provided and helping us hone our pitch.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Now, two years after launching, and with $25 million in known funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, Naval Ravikant, Sahil Lavingia, Li Jin, Arlan Hamilton and more, Maven is pivoting its offering away from that original pitch. She positioned this as more of a broadening of definition than shrinking.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

” “We also give every woman a full personalized plan — that includes ways to help reduce any type of disruptive bacteria, ways to promote their protective bacteria and ways to overall maintain their vaginal health based on their personal life experiences,” she adds.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I could have GPT-4 create a business plan and come pitch to you. You ship fast, you move fast, you can disrupt yourself. Dylan: On the question of startups versus incumbents, it’s hard to believe that foundational models won’t get commoditized, but I’m definitely willing to be proven wrong there.

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David Teten VC

APRIL 13, 2021

We’ve been much more successful in pitching old rather than new relationships. By definition, placement agents only introduce a fund to new relationships. . Many VC LPs are investing not just for returns, but because they want to learn more about the space, get access to co-investment opportunities, network with disrupters, etc.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2021

There is definitely plenty of capital out there, but there are also a lot of startups clamoring for it. Founders seeking to raise their first round of capital may feel overwhelmed by the prospect. Index Ventures partner Nina Achadijan started out by urging founders to first consider whether they actually really need to raise venture capital.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

“I definitely felt that when I would sprinkle my pitch with some of those words, it definitely resonated more, like you have to communicate that excitement is naturally amply balanced.”

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Hot damn, it’s happening: A bunch of the TechCrunch team are on airplanes, aeroplanes and other spellings of flying vessels to come join us in San Francisco for Disrupt. Lauren S made us a user’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt along with a guide to all the receptions, parties and other cool extracurriculars. See you soon! Ivan has more.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2023

We’re definitely in a down market, but for entrepreneurs eager to build and scale, venture capital is always scarce.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck. It’s the puck at your feet.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 26, 2022

It’s where a lot of startups and disruptive technology in the space is being built, and it’s definitely a very active market,” he told TechCrunch. Kim said his argument when pitching Deliveree to companies is that they can de-leverage their balance sheets and book trucks on an asset-light basis like.

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Y Combinator

JULY 6, 2023

I knew this] traditional industry which was the same for the last 70 years — the import and export industry, it’s mostly dependent on emails, phone calls, manual documentation, etc — and on the other side, it was perfect to disrupt, to give more visibility to customers. [Deel co-founder] Shuo is from China.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I found GroupMe at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon. We started talking about cycling and electronic shifters (which I definitely couldn’t afford) when he mentioned this new company. I was there for the first Etsy VC pitch meeting in a Fort Greene apartment.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

“What we’re building is really the phone book of the future,” says Orlic, slotting his elevator pitch into our ~30-minute phone conversation. So we’re definitely a part of that wave. So we’re definitely a part of that closed social. App Store review gods willing.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

In fact, Marc Andreessen once tweeted: "To be AGAINST disruption is to be AGAINST consumer choice, AGAINST more people bring served, and AGAINST shrinking inequality." If I am to really seek out the disruptors, I need to find more people who will actually see upside from disruption, not from status quo. Move fast and break things.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 22, 2022

As far as weeks go, this one was as disruptive as they come. TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 has officially come to a close after an iconic three days of interviews, startup pitches and “Oh my god I know you from Twitter” moments. Overheard at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Would I pick this?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Disrupt is turning 12 years old. And in the name of coming back bigger and better than ever, the Disrupt Startup Battlefield has grown by 10x. This year, we’re curating 200 companies for you to check out and meet for the first time in the Expo Hall, with the top 20 gracing the Disrupt stage to launch their wares.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

Come to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, and pitch in front of a room full of fellow startups and — definitely more importantly — investors. Maybe one of y’all can explain it to us. There’s still a bit of time left if you want to get your applications in for Startup Battlefield 200.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 6, 2023

Let’s kick this off by reminding you there’s only 5 days left to save $1,000 on Disrupt passes ! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 No one likes a cheater : Definitely not Russian game developer Battlestate Games, which banned and doxed 6,700 cheaters from its Escape from Tarkov game. Lorenzo has more.

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