Walter Thompson

If you haven’t found traction with customers and aren’t generating revenue, you should be in fundraising mode already. ...

We’re definitely in a down market, but for entrepreneurs eager to build and scale, venture capital is always scarce. So...

If you haven’t found traction with customers and aren’t generating revenue, you should be in fundraising mode already. ...

It's OK for a founder to jump into an emerging hype cycle, but only if they have a genuine interest in that area that re...

If someone wants to advise you on “storytelling,” you have my permission to skip that meeting and work on your data room...

Meeting investors is easy. The hard part is crafting a story that’s so convincing, they’ll wire you some money. Source:...

If you’d like to know what investors are looking for, how they want to be approached and what they’re most likely to ask...

Software is a company’s third-largest expense, but because it’s spread across multiple departments, it’s the CFO’s respo...

TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 ended yesterday, and out of all the events I've attended since working here, this one was my fav...

It’s shaping up to be a very busy week, so we’ll be back on Friday, September 22 with a new TC+ Roundup. Source: TCじゃぱん

Despite the surge of interest in AI, startups hoping to use it as a springboard to their next funding round should think...

Most startups never get past the pitch deck stage, so getting an investor to say yes can become a founder’s all-encompas...

Pricing too high at early stage is rife with issues that can plague the company's growth if it doesn't operate to perfec...

'Extraordinary ability or achievement' may sound lofty, but you don’t have to have a Nobel Prize to qualify for this vis...

Founders want to know what new technology can do, but an investor is much more likely to ask about which specific proble...

August is one of the slowest months in venture capital, which is why now is such a good time for fundraising founders to...

“I suggest reaching out right before Labor Day to set up a meeting in September or wait and start your outreach altogeth...

"I feel like if we know Elon Musk’s name in a hundred years, that's a very, very bad sign." Source: TCじゃぱん

Back in 2018, the Cato Institute estimated it would take 151 years for a person born in India to get a green card in the...

We have customized our 'people-first' framework to apply to AI companies and are using it to guide our investment decisi...

Considering the ongoing debate about the existential dangers of AI, it was interesting to watch a three-hour historical ...

Several years ago, I was chatting with a friend who’d become an investor about an idea I had for a startup. It was...

A recent PitchBook study that surveyed founders from top accelerators found that they are generally interested in just t...

Sharing hot takes, conventional wisdom and infographics won’t help you gain media traction. Online audiences want expert...

Given the hype around generative AI, it’s easy to forget that IBM Watson competed on “Jeopardy” in 201...

There are a million reasons why startups fail, and there are only a few reasons why they succeed. All successful startup...

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Social app IRL shut down in June, but SoftBank — which led the platform’s $170 million Series C in 2021 — is now s...