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TechCrunch+ roundup: 10 questions to ask a VC, AI and antitrust, Japan investor survey

The nature of my work isn't cyclical: VC activity has slowed down dramatically this year, but I still keep pretty busy.According to the National Venture Capital Association, deal count for seed-stage ...

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Jun 2023

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Rethinking PLG, AI-enabled SaaS pricing, traveling with a green card

In an era when no one worried too much about IT spending, startups leaned into the bottom-up sales approach and driving product-led growth.But that was then, and this is now."It's too soon to pronounc...

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Jun 2023

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TC+ roundup: Pitch coaching from 5 VCs, Black founder funding options, 3 fintech flubs

Based on my conversations last week at TechCrunch Early Stage, VCs are very open to first-time founders who can demonstrate more than just enthusiasm.But dealmaking is idiosyncratic: a few investors m...

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Apr 2023

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TechCrunch+ roundup: YC Demo Day faves, thrift shop VCs, cybersecurity product challenges

You don't need to move to San Francisco to launch a startup, but working here does have some advantages: moderate weather, natural beauty, great food, and sure, the world's largest concentration of ve...

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Apr 2023

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TechCrunch+ roundup: #OpenToWork reality check, deck-free pitching, ARR growth lessons

Annual recurring revenue is a critical health metric for any subscription-based business.Calculating ARR is easy, but it's a hard number to budge, as it's a direct reflection of how well a startup is ...

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Apr 2023

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Ocean tech investor survey, AI and PR, L-1 visa options

Last week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which protects consumers from deceptive business practices, issued an advisory titled "Keep your AI claims in check."When it comes to marketing, "false or...

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Mar 2023

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TechCrunch+ roundup: M&A red flags, handling problematic CEOs, E-1 visa questions

I've been let go from more startups than anyone else I know. Yes, that is a weird thing to boast about.Last month, nearly 100,000 tech workers lost jobs, and it felt like a great disturbance in the Fo...

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Feb 2023

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Caldera raises $9M from two rounds led by Sequoia and Dragonfly Capital

Caldera, a no-code web3 infrastructure platform, raised $9 million across two rounds, its co-founder, Matt Katz, exclusively told TechCrunch.The startup was founded in March 2022 by Katz and Parker Jo...

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Feb 2023

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TechCrunch+ roundup: SaaS spending squeeze, tax time tips, freemium frameworks

If you thought egg prices were out of control, the SaaS inflation rate is outpacing the rest of the economy.
In the U.S., SaaS expenses are growing 3.5x faster than market inflation. In Australia a...

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Jan 2023

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TechCrunch+ roundup: No-code MVP strategy, hiring under scrutiny, A/B growth testing

Americans spent nearly $20 billion on pizza deliveries in 2021.
Most of us could probably bake one at home, but speed and convenience are powerful incentives at dinnertime.
The potential of AI t...

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Jan 2023