TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

If you fit that description, we want you to apply to compete in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Any early-stage startup founder with an MVP — regardless of your category or geographic location — is eligible to apply. Plenty of perks: Battlefield gladiators are TC Disrupt VIPs.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Startup Battlefield , the world’s preeminent pitch competition, has launched hundreds of startups over the years — 922 if you want to be a stickler about it. The next Battlefield takes place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. Want a few more details about how Startup Battlefield works?

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Happy TechCrunch Disrupt eve! That’s right, tech’s OG conference dedicated to early-stage startup founders — and the ecosystem that supports them — kicks off tomorrow at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. TechCrunch Disrupt starts tomorrow, October 18, and run through October 20 in San Francisco. We’d love to see you!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Twenty of the most promising and creative early-stage startups — chosen from the elite Startup Battlefield 200 — will bring the heat for $100,000 in the world-renown Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Did you miss the other Startup Battlefield VC judges?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. Don’t wait…the early bird gets the…SAVINGS: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200 before prices increase on April 1 — that’s no joke. Here are just a few examples of the topics we have on tap.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 26, 2024

Angel investment fund selects six companies to pitch live on USD campus on May 9. Tickets for live pitch event now available. Applying startup founders are offered free and confidential coaching on the fundamentals necessary to become investment-worthy from SDAC’s sister organization, the Brink SB DC.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

SDAC angel investors build social capital as they work together to discover investable companies with the potential to disrupt industries and solve real-world challenges. SDAC angel investors can expand their network through structured seminars, and socials, and by becoming a member of the USD President’s Club.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2023

Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. Don’t wait…the early bird gets the…SAVINGS: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200 before prices increase on April 1 — that’s no joke. Here are just a few examples of the topics we have on tap.

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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. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023?

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

You have four — count ’em, just four — more days to take advantage of early-bird pricing on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Knock this easy task off your to-do list now, and come September, join a global gathering of more than 10,000 startup founders, makers, investors and entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2021

Determined early-stage startup founders (are there really any other kind?) Well, heads up folks because this is a brand-new opportunity like no other, and it takes place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. All exhibiting startups are eligible, and the TechCrunch team will ultimately select which companies earn a spot.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

That sound you hear is the countdown clock on your chance to attend TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 — and keep extra cheddar in your bank account. The four stages at Disrupt offer a wide range of programming, and they’re a big reason this top-notch tech conference is where startups go to grow. PDT) , and you’ll save $700.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

As you well know, a TechCrunch event wouldn’t be complete without highlighting early-stage founders inventing groundbreaking technologies. Pitch on the virtual stage alongside industry heavy hitters, at TC Sessions: Robotics. Pitch your robotics startup. It’s simple: Be an early-stage startup.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

I won’t be sending a TC+ newsletter on Tuesday, October 18, but will return a week from today with more resources for founders and early recaps from TechCrunch Disrupt. 3 growth levers every SaaS founder should know about. DIY: 5 ways disruptive component startups can win over OEMs. TechCrunch Disrupt 2022.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

TC Early Stage is all about helping new startup founders (pre-seed through Series A) learn the essential skills required to build a successful startup. Much like an accelerator (compacted into two days), you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, tech stack, pitch decks and recruiting.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Don’t miss your chance to meet some founders currently participating in TechCrunch’s Include program. This collaborative program also includes prominent VC organizations like Kleiner Perkins, Salesforce Ventures and Initialized Capital to develop lasting mentorships with the TC Include founder cohort. Founded by Shawntera Hardy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

.” — Katia Paramonova, founder and CEO of Centrly. At Early Stage 2021, you’ll tap into a global community of folks just like you — startup founders in the early, and often confusing, innings. The TC Early Stage Pitch-Off. Day two features a thrilling pitch off. Build community and expand your network.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 12, 2022

dating app My pitch to investors I want to tell you my story as a founder and CEO and share some examples of my f**k-ups. Four guys (two techs and two non-tech) decided to disrupt the dating app market. The application got kicked out of the store, the war broke out, I left the country, and the other co-founders stayed.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2021

In a recent Twitter thread , he highlighted common stories and narratives that startups can use, such as “challenging the way things have always been done” or “irreverence,” and came up with examples of companies that employ these tactics. This is what my company does, and that’s how I pitch it.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 5, 2023

Now, Lok is bringing his expertise and passion to the forefront with Awesome Ventures, aiming to provide invaluable support and resources to startup founders during the critical early stages of their companies. The investment memo allows us to test our understanding just like the pitch deck helps founders crystalise their ideas.

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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?” What US startup founders need to know about the R&D tax credit. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Founders must prepare for a lengthy economic downturn, a slower sales pipeline, extended fundraising timelines and a deeply disrupted workplace — circumstances no one was planning for at the start of 2020. conferences, interviews, pitches, follow-up calls) evangelizing about your company. Startup adaptability is engineered.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It’s common for early-stage founders to spend more than a third of their time on recruiting — not because they want to, but because they have to. Before you can deliver on any of the promises in your pitch deck, you’ll need to build a team. As part of an ongoing series of interviews with transportation startup founders, ??Rebecca

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2021

The firm also viewed Bethea as a “very special entrepreneur” who “exudes authenticity,” which must be refreshing to VCs who get inundated with pitches. “We We love to invest in old, staid industries where companies can disrupt from a business model and product perspective,” Agarwal said. Upsie has done that in a big way.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Reporter Lucas Matney spoke to Caryn Marooney in August at TechCrunch Early Stage about how startup founders who hope to expand their reach need to do a better job of connecting with journalists. “People just fundamentally aren’t walking around caring about this new startup,” she said. on Sunday, Dec.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt , our yearly flagship startup event, returns to San Francisco on September 19–21 — and you can bet TechCrunch+ will be in the house. We’ll be talking operations, hiring, fundraising and more, hitting on key topics for a new generation of startup founders. Seriously, what are you waiting for?

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals. Power Pitches. If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. Martin Zwilling , Founder and CEO, Startup Professionals.

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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!

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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. You’re just beginning to build your startup — what could go wrong?

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

You may remember Orbit Fab from Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield around this time last year. And we have discounts available for groups , students , active military/government employees and for early-stage space startup founders who want to pitch and give their startup some extra visibility.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

What have tech leaders been telling people they needed to do in order to be great founders and to build great things? 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." Move fast and break things. Run through walls.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

This year, we’re adding a new feature: Our guests will analyze pitch decks submitted by members of the audience to identify their strengths and weaknesses. The 5 biggest mistakes I made as a first-time startup founder. ” The 5 biggest mistakes I made as a first-time startup founder. citizenship!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

” So, Harris stepped out of his role as a Grammy-winning media executive and into the shoes of an early-stage startup founder. Adventr competed in the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt this fall, earning a top-5 finalist spot only about a year after launch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Outsiders study multiple facets of a startup to determine its value and quality, and codebase health is one of them. A pitch deck is just part of the story, writes Matt Van Itallie, founder and CEO of codebase analytics company Sema. ” To better thwart ransomware attacks, startups must get cybersecurity basics right. .

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market. I haven’t tracked this figure nationally, but the amount of venture capital invested in San Francisco-based startups reportedly fell by 65% between May and June 2022. . 4 negotiation points startup founders must focus on in a down market.

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