Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not coincidentally, they also serve as training grounds for some of the world’s most successful startup founders. Although we haven’t been on the inside at Techstars for several years, we grew up with the program and have watched with growing dismay as it drifted away from its original focus on founders.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But most venture-backed startups are “still overwhelmingly white, male, Ivy-League-educated and based in Silicon Valley,” according to a study conducted by RateMyInvestor and Diversity VC. But what about those minority founders who don’t have family, friends or connections to lean on for the first $250,000? hit nearly $1.8

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

The overarching theme of those thoughts and feelings being that as members of the New Zealand startup ecosystem, and the wider business community, we are still failing miserably in our collective duty of care for the mental health and wellbeing of our entrepreneurs.

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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.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2021

Early-stage startup founders and investors need to keep their fingers on the sector’s very rapid pulse and the best place to do that is, you guessed it, TC Sessions: Mobility 2021 on June 9. A Startup Exhibitor Package lets you showcase your tech, build your network and expand your opportunities for growth and success.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

Successful startup founders do not spring fully formed from the head of whatever god or goddess keeps tabs on entrepreneurs. It takes time to educate yourself, learn essential skills and acquire a smart, connected network. Other entrepreneurs just like you: Building a startup can be a lonely endeavor.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Jan Lynn-Matern, Emerge Education. B2B marketplaces will be the next billion-dollar e-commerce startups. 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. David Eichler, TCV.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Imagine a drumroll, folks, because we’re about to announce the last tranche of investors and thought leaders who will choose which outstanding startup takes the title of Startup Battlefield champion, along with the $100,000 prize and serious bragging rights. Mar Hershenson , co-founder and managing partner at Pear VC.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

TechCrunch Live (formerly Extra Crunch Live) has been incredibly educational over the past few months. TechCrunch Live is specifically designed to help founders build better venture-backed businesses. What questions did the founders answer that made the VCs want to learn more? But there’s plenty more where that came from.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 23, 2022

On April 14 — that’s less than a month away — TechCrunch Early Stage kicks off a day-long summit focused exclusively on new founders and emerging entrepreneurs. Learn about the essential skills every startup founder needs to know — from successful founders, experienced VCs and subject-matter experts.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

If there’s one thing you’ll get out of attending TC Early Stage in San Francisco on April 14, it’s an accelerated education in the essentials of building a successful startup. . Evolving from Scientist to Founder. How do you go from PhD to startup founder and beyond? Brought to you by Dell for Startups.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

These startups join an illustrious alumni network of 900+ companies from around the globe with $9B collectively raised since appearing on the TechCrunch stage. Each startup exhibits on all 3 days of the show in the expo hall, and the 20 finalists will pitch on the Disrupt Stage throughout several rounds during the show.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In a mere 72 hours, early bird pricing disappears for TechCrunch Early Stage 2021 , our two-part, founder bootcamp series focused on the building blocks you need to grow your company. The first event, TC Early Stage Operations & Fundraising , happens on April 1-2 — that’s two program packed days of education, connection and opportunity.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

He’s informed by years working with hundreds of startups as the cofounder of Demand Curve (growth training courses) and Bell Curve (a growth agency), but also as a repeat startup founder, angel investor and open-source web developer ( Velocity.js ). Writing is a bat signal for like-minded people.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2021

Building a startup is never easy, especially when you’re in the early innings and navigating a huge learning curve. Education, support and sage advice are arguably as essential to startup success as fundraising. Find all that — and connect with your early-founder community — at TC Early Stage 2021.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

TechCrunch Early Stage is the ultimate educational resource for a founder who is just getting started. We’ve tapped experts across myriad startup core competencies, from fundraising to operations to marketing, to outline step-by-step guides on how you can set up and grow your business. Pitch Deck Teardown.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2023

Or, as I covered this week, a tool for startups that lets companies simultaneously blast out the same application — or pitch — to multiple angel and pre-seed investors. Afore’s take on the idea is to help founders rapidly pitch expert investors while also helping those investors get differentiated deal flow on a consistent basis.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

The event will be held on June 29, so make sure to register here (for free) to listen to these conversations, enjoy the pitch-off and network with local talent. Tsai joined Duolingo in 2012 as one of its first engineers, and firsthand witnessed the growth of the company from a scrappy startup into a 400-person global business.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2022

Hiring your first employees into a startup is storytelling: You are spinning a story that contrasts their steady, reliable job at an established company, pitching it against taking a chance on your startup. As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works. Isn’t this just marketing?

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Register Startup founders need to be authentic and prepared when they get the chance to meet prospective investors, according to Rex Fong, founding partner at investment and advisory group Capitale Ventures. I was mainly educated in accounting and finance. We pitch to investors without requiring them to commit to a blind pool.

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AsiaTechDaily

AUGUST 24, 2022

The event, which showcased the firm’s portfolio of 21 companies, combined panel discussions, workshops, and pitching sessions, which were organized around four key themes: life tech, community economy, supply chain transformation, and breakthrough vision.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Geared toward social impact startups working to create a healthier and more sustainable future, the accelerator provides access to training, products and technical support. Lastly, I suggest reviewing these links on fundraising: Please don’t pitch a venture capitalist without this checklist.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Education and Training: Many universities and colleges offer degrees or certificates in entrepreneurship. Every startup founder should know how the quality, delivery and price of their products/services stand up against the competition when deciding to start up a business. Another funding pathway for startups is crowdfunding.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 3, 2023

At Vencapital, we heard from VCs, learned about evaluating startups, did some deal sourcing, and pitched startups. A lot of startups with co-founders only have one of the founders pitching the idea. trucking companies, higher education universities). I ended up joining Vencapital as a fellow.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As a generalist investor, we are mostly excited about driven and passionate founders. This brings me to another point that I would say the weakest link of the ecosystem is lack of entrepreneurial training and lack of educational initiatives inspiring youngsters (and not only) to go on to found their own companies and take risks.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 26, 2014

Each time, I’m impressed by the intelligence, ambition and the polish of the founders presenting companies only a few weeks or months old. At each Demo Day, the YC team provides investors a list of all the companies pitching and I’ve kept a few. Unlike the 2012 class, there were no gaming companies in 2014.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, calling oneself a startup founder was certainly seen as a flex. Upadhyay : Yeah, I think dealing with foreign investors adds to the stress of African founders. Several protective factors can enhance founders’ ability to thrive despite having been blessed with neurodiversity.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

This is particularly beneficial for black investors and founders looking to enhance their understanding of the angel investing process, from due diligence and valuation to deal structuring. Additionally, the ACA’s Angel University pre-summit seminars offer deep dives into crucial topics like angel exit strategies and startup board management.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Future Labs Flash Pitch. “For Geared toward social impact startups working to create a healthier and more sustainable future, the accelerator provides access to training, products and technical support. Ideas for books, podcasts, video series, investigative research, essays, educational campaigns, and creative proposals.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Logan Rae , Founder, Argon Agency Gain a Loyal Following and Community Content marketing helps startups to gain a loyal following and community. Companies can use content to educate potential customers about their product or service, and even offer free samples or discounts for a limited time to get people to try out their business.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

These are educated women but handicapped so no one ever gave them jobs. And my pitch used to be that, “Hey, I’m going to take you online.” Like, everything else, I read a lot of books, like everything that is out there related to startups, founders, but all of that is not in context to what you’re doing.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 29, 2021

Jomayra Herrera , principal, Cowboy Ventures (a generalist fund with portfolio companies Hone and Guild Education). Jan Lynn-Matern , founder and partner, Emerge Education (a leading edtech seed fund in Europe with portfolio companies like Aula, Unibuddy and BibliU). The 5 biggest mistakes I made as a first-time startup founder.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders. The old saying, “build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door,” does not apply to startups in the sexual wellness category. Advice and strategy for early-stage sex tech startup founders. Walter Thompson. yourprotagonist.

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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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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 1, 2020

And only then can you put asks out every single day to get the pitches from the smartest people in their network and expect it to look different. Running something educational tom (Fri) from 10-11:30AM ET I'd like to invite you to. That group intentionally welcomes and seeks out those who are underrepresented.

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