TechCrunch Early Stage 2022
Jess Lee, a partner at Sequoia Capital, shared insights to help startup founders achieve more success when they pitch investors.
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Hiring top startup talent on a budget during the Great Resignation
Greylock Partner Glen Evans: “I’m not saying you should overpay or anything like that, but you’ve got to invest in the earliest hires.“
Felicis Ventures partners share the four pillars of scaling a SaaS startup
At TechCrunch Early Stage, we sat down with Felicis Ventures partners Viviana Faga and Niki Pezeshki to talk about scaling, and why it’s crucial to be “10x better” than the…
Pitch deck pro tips from a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist
Emergence Capital’s Lotti Siniscalco breaks down how startup founders can create a killer pitch deck.
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GV’s Frederique Dame on product-market fit: ‘You have one chance at a good experience’
“Understanding the user journey of your customers, and what you’re doing with your product is really, really important,” said Frederique Dame. “Be obsessive and talk to customers as much as you can.”
How to get into Y Combinator, according to YC’s Dalton Caldwell
At TechCrunch Early Stage, Y Combinator’s Dalton Caldwell shared insights on the application process — what works on an application, what doesn’t, and the right ways to stand out.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Immigration law Q&A, finding your problem, why a16z pitched Deel
This week, we’re running several articles on entrepreneurship as TechCrunch staffers recap their conversations and panel discussions from our Early Stage event earlier this month. Stay tuned!
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Raising a Series A in a market of mixed messages
For startups graduating past the seed stage and thinking about landing that coveted Series A, what’s the best way to navigate a market of mixed messages?
Sapphire Ventures’ Cathy Gao on how VCs can help early-stage startups weather volatility
If uncertainty is the only true certainty in this global economy, how does an early-stage startup gird itself?
How to know when it’s time for your startup to stop DIY-ing legal work
There’s a lot of work that needs to be done when building a startup, legally and professionally. And startup lawyers specializing in niche documents and processes can be useful resources.
Only 11 tickets left for tomorrow’s TechCrunch Early Stage
It’s time to trot out old Saint Expeditus, the patron saint of procrastinators, for an important reminder to those of you who could go pro when it comes to kicking…
Grab one of the last 20 early-bird tickets to TC Early Stage and save $200
Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. We have only 20 early-bird tickets left for TechCrunch Early Stage 2022 in San Francisco…
VC Lotti Siniscalco shares dos and don’ts in the Pitch Deck Teardown at TC Early Stage
Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people out of every 10,000 have it. While…
Find out how AWS, Brex, Mayfield and Dell can help your company scale at TC Early Stage
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. Seasoned…
Unicorn founder Julia Collins shows how to tell your story to attract investors at TC Early Stage
What determines the trajectory of your company? Is it the quality of your idea, perfect product market fit, your bold plan to TAM? One thing trumps these other important factors.…
Networking with CrunchMatch starts today for TechCrunch Early Stage
The ultimate educational experience for aspiring and newly minted founders — also known as TechCrunch Early Stage — kicks off on April 14 in San Francisco. We can’t wait to…
Grab your early-bird founder pass to TechCrunch Early Stage before prices increase
One of the best investments aspiring or freshly minted early-stage startup founders can make is attending TechCrunch Early Stage. Seriously, there’s no hype here. At this one-day founder-focused summit, which…
Learn how to land your first investor from Sequoia’s Jess Lee at TC Early Stage
Tapping personal savings or invoking the friends and family plan are signature hallmarks of fledgling startup finance. Eventually though, the majority of early-stage founders will leave their bootstrapping days behind…
Atomic’s Hadley Wilkins defines the why, what and how of brand building at TC Early Stage
In the early stages of building a startup, founders need every competitive advantage they can bring to bear. You’re not only competing against established players, but also with other pre-launch…
We’re breaking down usage-based pricing and growth strategies at TechCrunch Early Stage
Software as a service (SaaS) — both a revelation and a revolution — completely disrupted the decades-old software selling paradigm. It turned buying software from an infrequent, high-cost and, for…
Slava Rubin and Sahil Lavingia break down crowdfunding options at TechCrunch Early Stage
Sure, you can find plenty of big-name companies that bootstrapped their way to success without any outside investment — Calendly, GoPro, MailChimp and SPANX come to mind. Historically though, the…
Stellation Capital’s Peter Boyce outlines how to get the best investors and terms for your Series A fundraise at TechCrunch Early Stage
Congratulations. You’ve built a startup with a solid track record that includes an MVP, an established user base and maybe even consistent revenue. You’ve delivered on your early milestones and…
The PR boss behind Groupon, Lemonade and Squarespace shares how to land press coverage at TechCrunch Early Stage
Fledgling early-stage founders need two essentials to get their startups off the ground and onto solid footing — funding and media exposure. Earned media can translate into funding, but it…
Greylock’s Glen Evans shares strategies for hiring top talent in a hyper-competitive market at TechCrunch Early Stage
Before anyone ever heard of COVID-19, recruiting and hiring the best people to help build a successful startup was challenging enough. Now consider the pandemic and the seismic shift it…
GV’s Terri Burns outlines the essential dos and don’ts of finding product-market fit at TechCrunch Early Stage
Finding product-market fit, that elusive holy grail of startup success, can be one of the biggest challenges early-stage founders face. This crucial milestone assures you — and potential investors —…
Bessemer’s Mary D’Onofrio demystifies early ARR growth at TechCrunch Early Stage
If you’re a founder building a startup in the cloud and pinning your revenue on subscription-based services, annual recurring revenue (ARR) is an essential metric you need to understand. ARR…
Founder launch tickets to TechCrunch Early Stage are almost gone
Ready to kick your j-o-b to the curb and finally unleash your entrepreneurial ambition? Working hard on launching your startup, but need next-steps advice you can trust? Looking for a…
Collaborate with the founder community at TechCrunch Early Stage 2022
Ready to get serious about launching a startup? Aspiring and newly minted entrepreneurs will find all the essential building blocks they need to create a solid foundation for startup success…
Thinking about starting a business? Make TechCrunch Early Stage your first step
The idea of starting your own business can be overwhelming — often to the point of paralysis. Here’s the thing: You’re not alone. Here’s the other thing: It doesn’t have…