TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

He has opinions on bigger batch sizes , a growing standard deal , competition, the power of venture capital and why startup founders should be prioritizing more than just a check after Demo Day.

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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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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2021

Since he began angel investing in 2014, Soyombo has invested in 33 startups, including Stripe-owned Paystack , PiggyVest, and TeamApt. based entrepreneur and investor. ” The ticket sizes will range from $20,000 to $100,000, focusing on startups in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and North Africa.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 25, 2022

KSGC 2022 started receiving applications from startups on April 15 and the last date for startups to apply for the most sought after program in Asia is soon on May 31. Startups, innovators, and entrepreneurs, who want to experience the business ecosystem in Korea and Asia, should take action soon enough.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders 5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem The startup economy has grown and shifted since the turn of the century, and universities — stocked with a never-ending supply smart, ambitious young people — have increasingly taken part.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In an exclusive interview with Asia Tech Daily’s Editor, Yongmin Kim shared his insights, wisdom, and some great stories that can guide fledgling entrepreneurs and seasoned investors. In Singapore, a global expansion base, Kim organized a Demo Day event for the companies in his portfolio looking to expand internationally.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

I’ve been among the group of TechCrunchers watching pitch after pitch at Y Combinator’s Demo Day. Meanwhile, Canaan closed two new funds — its 12th flagship fund for early-stage tech and healthcare startups and an opportunity fund — that total $850 million. Here is part 1 of our favorites , with the second one coming later on today.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Mark your calendar for TechCrunch’s annual celebration of the startup community — TC Disrupt 2021 returns this September 21-23! At Disrupt , you’ll rub virtual elbows with the thousands of startup founders, investors and innovators building cutting-edge products and companies.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. Aspen Tech Policy Hub. Requires Columbia affiliation. The J.M.K. “The

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

Drew Houston was born in Acton, and met his co-founder Arash Ferdowsi at MIT. I remember the Demo Day in 2007 where DropBox presented to about 30 Boston area Angels and Venture Capital investors. The problem they were solving was not one I had experienced, and the product demo didn’t work very well at the time.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

The firm’s end-to-end services including program structuring, startup sourcing, startup interviews and selection, mentor recruitment, organising masterclasses, business matching, coaching, day-to-day operations, startup fundraising support, and organising demo days.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Those are three powerful things that not all startup founders are thinking about, but they really should be. If you’re ready to create, customize, and launch a mobile app from your browser, with the source code included, request a demo of Draftbit or sign up to start building for free. Your first 1,000 users are waiting.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2016

By now if you follow me on Twitter you probably know that I do near daily “Snapstorms” or a collection of short videos (usually < 5 mins in total) with entrepreneur advice on Snapchat. I would also point out that my target audience of entrepreneurs is 18–34, precisely the age that over-indexes on Snapchat.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

An interactive demo helps you do just that. Launching on Product Hunt is an exhilarating ride that I’d recommend to any startup founder or builder. To help them quickly understand the benefits of your product and the problems you solve, create an interactive Supademo that helps them arrive at the “aha” moment without signing up.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If you’re in the startup phase, low-code/no-code (LCNC) is especially appealing because it is versatile, customizable and open source, so you won’t feel trapped by your architecture or have to start over when you change programs. You can just keep going and growing. What is low-code/no-code technology?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

When you’re an early-stage startup that hasn’t raised any institutional money you end up doing almost every job function of the company yourself. I always encourage young entrepreneurs now to flip burgers for as long as they can. I had learned every lesson (which is why I usually prefer to back second-time entrepreneurs).

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In addition, there are many other groups will give you cash, training, and community with few or no strings attached: Ashoka is a foundation that engages in scouring for and choosing the leading social entrepreneurs across the globe, who it refers to as Ashoka Fellows. no-equity stipend + corporate pilot opportunities with our founders.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

Your product demo crushed. This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs. At night I had a group dinner where I met 6 new entrepreneurs and hung out with some old friends from law firms, banks and other VC funds. The dialog was great.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

These people who never had the opportunity to start a store came onto our platform and became entrepreneurs for the first time, because we do not need them to invest any money in working capital or setting up an offline shop. Almost everyone who is using the app today has become an entrepreneur because of us. I can tell you anecdotes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

And a few teams of super talented, educated and bright entrepreneurs make a few mill. I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? Go do a startup. Get yourself in a big demo day competition.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

After demo day, we got a call from a European gym equipment manufacturer. (An And while anecdotal evidence tells us massive companies are built by young founders like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, data tells us otherwise. Founders of billion-dollar startups have previously founded a successful startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. I never suggest that entrepreneurs just randomly pitch VCs. You’ll never make a great entrepreneur. ” (Zig Ziglar).

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

We’ll have the new Discovery Stage featuring in-depth demos and speaker Q&As, roundtables, networking, breakout sessions and more. And in the name of coming back bigger and better than ever, the Disrupt Startup Battlefield has grown by 10x. TechCrunch Startup Battlefield — Session 1. with Dylan Field (Figma).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Expo Hall & Demo Booths. Head to the expo hall each day to check out early-stage Startup Battlefield 200 exhibitors and sponsor booths. TechCrunch Startup Battlefield presented by Capital Connect by J.P. How can you as a startup founder build an A-team without a budget of a large corporation?

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