The pitches I am receiving lately tell me it's time to repost my "What I Cover and How to Pitch Me" document. I hope this helps my PR friends better target pitches my way!
Please don't start a pitch email with "I know you're usually on the lookout for big funding rounds" when my last three funding stories were $2.5M, $1.2M, and $6M.
I can't get your commentary into TechCrunch so save your emails. Rather, learn "How to submit a guest column to TechCrunch" from those who can: via
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If you emailed me last week while I was out and even today, just wanted to let you know I am running behind due to some assignments, but if your pitch is something I can do, I will be in touch soon.
@APompliano
's story is of an unconventional rise to success and a reputation built on hard work, luck, respect and always taking his shots.
He just announced his most recent venture: Professional Capital Management.
A collab w/
@ChristineMHall
Listening to "How to Pitch Me" with
@arvndgpta
. Loved this comment with regard to pitching: "Give me a precise problem that I've never heard of that is actually the lever that moves the world."
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@TechCrunch
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Got to exercise my long story game today with look at investment in precision fermentation. It's coming your way this afternoon, exclusively on
@TechCrunchPlus
.
Asking for a friend: Besides Slack, what communications/project management/operations software do you recommend for a team under 100? Bonus would be something that also enables in-platform video conferencing for small groups.
The last 3 months topped funding of the past two years, with venture funding in February tracking at an average of $1.7B invested globally each working day, per
@crunchbase
data.
@geneteare
provides a look at the numbers and the companies involved.
Our latest analysis of founding teams of new unicorn startups shows that the share of companies with female founders or co-founders is holding steady.
#unicorns
#femalefounders
Bootstrapped company founders are fun to interview. Many times they are profitable by the time they do take VC, and they also learned a lot of about operating lean.
The DTC world may appear to be flooded with VC $ but the vast majority of brands that sell products online do so without it.
Today on
@thingtesting_
we study how bootstrapped brands take off on their own + find a list of 21 brands with minimal backing.
Hello! I'm going to be covering startup news (with a focus on fintech and crypto) for
@TechCrunch
this month.
Which founders/builders/investors/experts should I talk to? DM me or send tips to aramaswamy.techcrunch
@gmail
.com!
@alexrkonrad
, I love this: "You can't delay announcing your funding round for 6 months, then give 3 days notice and expect them to write a Tolstoy-esque work about your funding." Your funding round isn't special, but you might be via
@techcrunch
My first citation! The VC firm founded by Capital One's Nigel Morris has spotted the next big opportunity: the long-ignored region of Latin America via
@businessinsider
Call all early-stage founders:
@TechCrunch
is looking for 200 of you to feature in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt in SF this September. Applications are open for the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 via
@techcrunch
Today we launch "Something Ventured" - a series looking at diversity & access to capital in the venture-backed startup ecosystem.
We begin with stories of 7 seed-stage entrepreneurs as they build businesses despite the odds. Check out the full project:
Let's make this a better relationship shall we? "In 2015 Univ. of South Carolina professor Shannon Bowen, who researches public relations ethics, wrote that a study of public relations staffers discovered that a majority of them admitted to lying to the media on a regular basis."
The battle between PR and business journalism is being won lately by a rise in public relations staffers, making them more common than the reporters who cover the companies they represent.
I just recorded a great interview for the upcoming
@fashinnovation
with Stephanie Bateman from
@gorgiasio
! Register at and tune in Sept. 7 around 1 p.m. EST to hear our conversation!
Entrée has $2.5 million in new pre-seed funding to help it expand outside Chicago beginning in 2024. Fine-dining meals delivered to your home are just an Entrée order away via
@techcrunch
Thank you! This is all very exciting, and I am looking forward to more reporting on venture capital into the space and the interesting startups that are finding success.
My husband went into the office this morning for a few hours, and I realized that I will really miss him when he has to go back for real. He's been my desk mate since April.
Today started off with my car alerting me that my key battery was low. Now my computer is saying my mouse needs to be charged. And it's not even 9 a.m.
Check out my new article for
@TechCrunchPlus
! "Tech advancements in recent years, particularly in the area of computer vision, are giving startups a shot at providing grocery stores with e-commerce-like features in a brick-and-mortar setting."
The New York Times acquires Wordle, the simple word game that has amassed "millions of daily players", for "an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures" (The New York Times Company)
Point of clarification: while crypto arguably falls under the "fintech" umbrella, we have a team of writers more focused on crypto whereas I am more focused on fintech other than crypto. Just FYI when pitching stories.