{"id":35856,"date":"2023-09-01T17:16:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/01\/techcrunch-roundup-finops-for-all-15-investors-who-are-taking-pitches-steve-blank-on-ai-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T17:16:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T17:16:23","slug":"techcrunch-roundup-finops-for-all-15-investors-who-are-taking-pitches-steve-blank-on-ai-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/01\/techcrunch-roundup-finops-for-all-15-investors-who-are-taking-pitches-steve-blank-on-ai-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"TechCrunch+ Roundup: FinOps for all, 15 investors who are taking pitches, Steve Blank on AI | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\">Summer 2023 has been the hottest on record since 1880, but while early-stage founders were sweating over their pitch decks, the investors they hoped to connect with were playing pickleball in Jackson Hole or relaxing poolside with cocktails in Palm Springs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople tend to be out of the office longer than usual this time of year,\u201d says Kittu Kolluri, founder and managing director of Neotribe Ventures.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use discount code <strong>TCPLUSROUNDUP<\/strong><\/a> to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>\u201cI suggest reaching out right before Labor Day to set up a meeting in September or wait and start your outreach altogether next month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/08\/31\/august-2023-how-to-pitch-15-early-stage-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the latest edition of How to Pitch Me,<\/a> a recurring column that gathers tips, insights and strategies from early-stage investors who are interested in making deals right now.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of actionable advice in here: If you\u2019re wondering how much previous experience with AI investors are looking for, which questions to ask once you\u2019re in the room, or just need a level set on CEO salaries, please read.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks very much to everyone who participated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christine Hsieh, venture partner, Third Culture Capital<\/li>\n<li>Marta Cruz, co-founder and managing partner, NXTP Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Adam Struck, founder and managing partner, Struck Capital<\/li>\n<li>Adam Nash, angel investor, CEO and co-founder, Daffy<\/li>\n<li>Anshu Agarwal, general partner, Converge<\/li>\n<li>Kittu Kolluri, founder and managing director, Neotribe Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Lee, partner, Edison Partners<\/li>\n<li>Dave Zilberman, general partner, Norwest Venture Partners<\/li>\n<li>Jake Jolis, partner, Matrix Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Chad Cardenas, founder and CEO, The Syndicate Group (TSG)<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Kinsella, managing director, Maverick Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Ty Findley, co-founder and general partner, Ironspring Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Kathleen Kaulins, principal, Plymouth Growth<\/li>\n<li>Samarth Shekhar, EMEA regional manager, SixThirty Ventures<\/li>\n<li>Zamir Shukho, founder and general Partner, Vibranium Venture Capital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Walter Thompson<br \/>Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+<\/p>\n<h2>Pitch Deck Teardown: Tanbii\u2019s $1.5M pre-seed deck<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2591221\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2591221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tanbii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tanbii <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Less than a year after raising $1.5 million for biowaste-processing startup Mi Terro, founder Robert Luo landed a $1.5 million pre-seed funding round for Tanbii, a carbon-management platform.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the winning deck he used:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cover<\/li>\n<li>Problem<\/li>\n<li>Solution<\/li>\n<li>Product<\/li>\n<li>Value proposition<\/li>\n<li>How it works<\/li>\n<li>How Tanbii connects virtual and reality<\/li>\n<li>Product features<\/li>\n<li>Target audience<\/li>\n<li>Future vision<\/li>\n<li>Market size (TAM\/SAM\/SOM)<\/li>\n<li>Partnerships<\/li>\n<li>Competitive landscape<\/li>\n<li>Go to market slide<\/li>\n<li>Roadmap and business model<\/li>\n<li>Team<\/li>\n<li>Advisory<\/li>\n<li>Contact and Closing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Embrace these FinOps best practices to ace your cloud strategy<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2593299\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2593299\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2593299\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1323692112.jpg\" alt=\"Digital generated image of multiple wind turbines on puffy cloud against green background.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1323692112.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1323692112.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1323692112.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1323692112.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1323692112.jpg?resize=680,453 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1323692112.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GettyImages-1323692112.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2593299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/search\/photographer?photographer=AndriyOnufriyenko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andriy Onufriyenko <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a> \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Dutch word <em>gezellig<\/em> literally means \u201ccozy\u201d or \u201cpleasant,\u201d but because it\u2019s so highly adaptable, it can sometimes be hard to translate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinOps\u201d is similar: The harmonious synthesis of engineering and operations, this new practice seeks to optimize cloud costs and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u201cwhile most IT leaders genuinely believe that FinOps is the answer to cloud cost complexity, it\u2019s clear there is still a lot left to learn,\u201d writes Kyle Campos, CTO at CloudBolt.<\/p>\n<h2>Get the TechCrunch+ Roundup newsletter in your inbox!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2554001\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png\" alt=\"sign up for the TechCrunch+ roundup newsletter\" width=\"1024\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png 1726w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png?resize=150,34 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png?resize=300,67 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png?resize=768,173 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png?resize=680,153 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png?resize=1536,345 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png?resize=1200,270 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/sign-up-for-newsletters.png?resize=50,11 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>To receive the TechCrunch+ Roundup as an email each Tuesday and Friday, scroll down to find the \u201csign up for newsletters\u201d section on this page, select \u201cTechCrunch+ Roundup,\u201d enter your email, and click \u201csubscribe.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.techcrunch.com\/join\/134\/signup-all-newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to subscribe<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2>Will the power of data in the AI era leave startups at a disadvantage?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1996011\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1996011\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1996011\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg?resize=150,113 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg?resize=680,510 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/NSussman_Techcrunch_Exchange_v3-GRY2.jpg?resize=50,38 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1996011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigelsussman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nigel Sussman <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>AI-related startups scooped up $40 billion in venture funding in H1 2023, according to PitchBook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s almost a quarter of all the money invested in that time,\u201d notes Alex Wilhelm, who wondered whether \u201csmaller startups are at an insurmountable disadvantage in the AI race,\u201d given the inherent advantages enjoyed by giants like Salesforce and Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>The technology\u2019s potential upside is on everyone\u2019s lips, \u201cbut I am also worried about who is going to make all the money,\u201d writes Alex.<\/p>\n<h2>Ask Sophie: What\u2019s the wait time for EB-2 and EB-1 green card categories for those born in India?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2099516\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2099516\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2099516\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dear-sophie-immigration-maze-3.jpg\" alt=\"lone figure at entrance to maze hedge that has an American flag at the center\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dear-sophie-immigration-maze-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dear-sophie-immigration-maze-3.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dear-sophie-immigration-maze-3.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dear-sophie-immigration-maze-3.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dear-sophie-immigration-maze-3.jpg?resize=680,383 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dear-sophie-immigration-maze-3.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2099516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> Bryce Durbin\/TechCrunch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Dear Sophie,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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 EB-2 category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How has that changed in the wake of the pandemic, the Great Resignation, and the tech layoffs? How has the EB-1 category changed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014 Living in Limbo<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>That 30-slide deck won\u2019t cut it anymore<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2217750\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2217750\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2217750\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a man holding a pencil and a large checklist.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg 6251w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg?resize=680,453 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1284701253.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2217750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/search\/photographer?family=creative&amp;photographer=Nuthawut+Somsuk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuthawut Somsuk <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a> \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the downturn, a recent report from DocSend shows a 16% year-over-year increase in the number of pitch decks founders are sharing with investors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPre-seed founders have responded to the investor pullback by creating shorter decks,\u201d says Justin Izzo, the company\u2019s research lead. \u201cThey are rearranging the opening slides in ways I hadn\u2019t seen before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The average length of a pitch deck has shrunk by nearly 16% over the last year, which \u201cmeans you have to be very intentional about what to include,\u201d writes Haje Jan Kamps.<\/p>\n<h2>Steve Blank: AI will revolutionize the \u2018lean startup\u2019<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2591937\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2591937\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2591937\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/haje1_a_colorful_illustration_of_Steve_Blank_in_16x9_aspect_rat_f5646179-f466-4f19-b2c0-54bb4d506aff.jpeg\" alt=\"Steve Blank as illustrated by MidJourney\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/haje1_a_colorful_illustration_of_Steve_Blank_in_16x9_aspect_rat_f5646179-f466-4f19-b2c0-54bb4d506aff.jpeg 1527w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/haje1_a_colorful_illustration_of_Steve_Blank_in_16x9_aspect_rat_f5646179-f466-4f19-b2c0-54bb4d506aff.jpeg?resize=150,87 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/haje1_a_colorful_illustration_of_Steve_Blank_in_16x9_aspect_rat_f5646179-f466-4f19-b2c0-54bb4d506aff.jpeg?resize=300,174 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/haje1_a_colorful_illustration_of_Steve_Blank_in_16x9_aspect_rat_f5646179-f466-4f19-b2c0-54bb4d506aff.jpeg?resize=768,445 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/haje1_a_colorful_illustration_of_Steve_Blank_in_16x9_aspect_rat_f5646179-f466-4f19-b2c0-54bb4d506aff.jpeg?resize=680,394 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/haje1_a_colorful_illustration_of_Steve_Blank_in_16x9_aspect_rat_f5646179-f466-4f19-b2c0-54bb4d506aff.jpeg?resize=1200,695 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/haje1_a_colorful_illustration_of_Steve_Blank_in_16x9_aspect_rat_f5646179-f466-4f19-b2c0-54bb4d506aff.jpeg?resize=50,29 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2591937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Blank as illustrated by MidJourney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Known as the progenitor of the lean startup movement, entrepreneur\/educator Steve Blank says generative AI is far more than a typical hype cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the \u201cdumb money\u201d investors are slapping down and the tech\u2019s labor-saving potential, \u201cit\u2019s probably increased productivity by 50%, and that\u2019s if you\u2019re using it poorly,\u201d he told TechCrunch+.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt dawned on me that we\u2019re going to take this whole lean startup pipeline, and if not by the end of this year, certainly in the foreseeable future, that machines will be doing this a lot better than human beings,\u201d Blank said.<\/p>\n<h2>7 founders explain what fusion power needs to go mainstream<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_2591753\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2591753\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2591753\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg?resize=680,383 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1815-1.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2591753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong> Bryce Durbin \/ TechCrunch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Previously, climate reporter Tim De Chant interviewed several CEOs and founders of fusion startups to learn more about the challenges facing an industry that could literally transform human civilization.<\/p>\n<p>For part two, he asked seven entrepreneurs about what it will take to make this tech commercially viable:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kieran Furlong, co-founder and CEO, Realta Fusion<\/li>\n<li>Robin Langtry, co-founder and CEO, Avalanche Energy<\/li>\n<li>Christofer Mowry, CEO, Type One Energy<\/li>\n<li>Benj Conway, co-founder and president, Zap Energy<\/li>\n<li>Taka Nagao, co-founder and CEO, Kyoto Fusioneering<\/li>\n<li>Greg Twinney, CEO, General Fusion<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Forner, co-founder and CEO, Focused Energy<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/09\/01\/techcrunch-roundup-finops-for-all-15-investors-who-are-taking-pitches-steve-blank-on-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer 2023 has been the hottest on record since 1880, but while early-stage founders were sweating over their pitch decks, the investors they hoped to connect with were playing pickleball in Jackson Hole or relaxing poolside with cocktails in Palm Springs. \u201cPeople tend to be out of the office longer than usual this time of 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