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The Press Release Is Dead — Use This Instead – Mike Butcher

I’m QUITE TIRED of dealing with MILLIONS of tech entrepreneurs (these days there are a HELL of a lot of you) and (some) PR people who have ZERO clue how to pitch me/TechCrunch/the media. Their pitches are long-winded and rambling. They ask if they could ‘send some more information’. Listen, I have no idea if it’s interesting or not until you send it! Many just ask me out to lunch or coffee. (Thanks, but I prefer hanging out with my *actual friends*). Even worse, they haven’t read this post or seen my presentation on how to deal with tech media. [2021 update: This is a basic outline for super-early startups. If you want something for Post Series A / later stage startups go here].

Sidecar funds, corporate vehicles, club deals: how do startup studios get financed?

As explained in The Rise of Startup Studios, a white paper published by The Global Startup Studio Network in 2019, the term “startup…

The Startup Marketing Checklist

I tried dozens of side projects before starting Draft.dev, and now I’ve worked with hundreds of early-stage startups and established enterprises to help with growth marketing. So, a lot of founders ask me how to get started in marketing when your marketing budget is small and your product is new. I created this list to […]

Philanthropy 2.0: What the Evolution of For-Profit Investment Tells Us About the Future of Giving

Gaps in philanthropic funding for era-defining science and discovery demand a new approach. In this piece, we look at how learning from venture capital is a game changer for catalytic philanthropy.

Philanthropy 2.0: What the Evolution of For-Profit Investment Tells Us About the Future of Giving

Gaps in philanthropic funding for era-defining science and discovery demand a new approach. In this piece, we look at how learning from venture capital is a game changer for catalytic philanthropy.

How We Evaluate Companies: Our 8 T Framework

When evaluating startups for investment, byFounders uses its 8 T framework to structure their thinking. Looking for funding for your startup? Check it out!

Idea Generation

The most common question prospective startup founders ask is how to get ideas for startups. The second most common question is if you have any ideas for their startup. But giving founders an idea...

Gallery Ventures | Venture is an art

We are a stage-agnostic venture capital firm investing in exceptional founders building the companies that shape our world.

Open Source Startup: Why We Give Away All Our IP 🐝

Interview with Richard D. Bartlett, Loomio cofounder. Reposted with permission from Straight Up, a monthly startup resource that tackles…

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A-Force Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in female-led consumer, internet, and mobile startups.

Interviews with Failed & Successful Startup Founders

+200 interviews with the brains behind shut down and active startups. Learn from their wins and their mistakes and become a better founder.

REDEF - Live Media Mix

interest mixes for curious minds. media + tech + pop

Field Guide

The Startup Field Guide provides essential tools and insights to support early-stage founders on their journey to success.

Introducing The Unusual Method

From Unusual Ventures’ inception, our mission has been clear: to redefine seed stage investing and build a firm that would provide founders with a distinct advantage through the hardest leg of a startup journey—from Idea to Product Market fit. Today we’ve taken an important step towards fulfilling our mission. We are proud to officially make available The Unusual Method and our Unusual Field Guide.

When To Join A Startup

<p>Something has changed in the last few years which has made an increasing number of people want to join startups. It seemed to start around ...