Paul G. Silva

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Built on the award-winning Forged in the Dark framework, this experiential learning tool places participants in the roles of startup founders racing to bring their vision to life before time and resources run out. Forge the Future allows you to experience these challenges firsthand.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

If there’s one thing every early founder needs it’s information, and you’ll find it in abundance at TechCrunch Early Stage 2021. Think of it as a condensed accelerator experience packed with workshops and highly interactive Q&As. Listen to what these early-stage founders said about TC Early Stage 2020. “I

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

After working in political campaigns, I realized that many of the skillsets overlapped with what startups need: moving fast, being lean, communicating well, being adaptable and staying flexible. How do you collaborate with startups? Our services cater to every stage of the founder journey.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For the uninitiated, TC Early Stage is our annual founder summit. Workshops, breakouts and roundtables — led by established founders, leading subject-matter experts and VCs — cover core entrepreneurial topics across fundraising, marketing and operations. Check out the agenda !

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2023

As a product leader, I meet many entrepreneurs and startup founders and see over and over how the vast majority get slowed down by the same types of problems. Here are some of the ways to address this: Build relationships with CISOs and security practitioners by attending events, workshops and webinars.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

We act as a second pair of eyes and assess the project and its assumptions through our frameworks and techniques, such as design sprints and lean canvas. Our PM and UX teams also conduct workshops, as we typically work with net-new project types and things that we haven’t done before. If so, how do you help manage their expectations?

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