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Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Wednesday, March 30, 2022! It\u2019s day two of Y Combinator\u2019s Demo Day, which means that the TechCrunch team has been looking at more than 400 startups over two days.
If you\u2019ll forgive us, our brains are dripping out of our ears as we stare vacantly in the middle distance after some information overwhelms \u2013 but one thing\u2019s for sure: It\u2019s hella exciting times in startup land and across the ecosystem.
Dive in; the water is non-fungible, COVID-free, and will probably launch a corporate credit card before long. – Christine<\/a> and Haje<\/a>
It\u2019s day two of Y Combinator Demo Day, and the TechCrunch team is back on the case, sifting the sparkly from the meh for your reading pleasure. Lucas examined the crypto startups plotting out their plans for world domination<\/a>, and we took a separate look at the fintech companies<\/a> and AI companies that stuck their heads over the parapet<\/a> as well.
If you have wild dreams of raising funding from Y Combinator yourself, pop along to our Early Stage conference in a couple of weeks, where Y Combinator\u2019s Dalton Caldwell is doing a \u201chow to get into YC\u201d presentation<\/a>. If you really<\/em> want to submerge yourself in demo days, check out today\u2019s excellent episode of our \u201cEquity\u201d podcast as well. I mean, with a title like \u201cDemo days definitely amplify a brand, but not the one you think<\/a>,\u201d how could you not?
In exciting hardware news, Boston Dynamics is starting sales of Stretch<\/a>. It\u2019s not as cute as the dog-shaped robot, but probably more helpful for maneuvering around a warehouse.
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Image Credits:<\/strong> Paolo Farinella \/ Getty Images
When you have an opportunity to sell an investor on your idea, it will likely be via a video call, not across a table or desk.
Considering how many pitch calls investors take on a daily basis, “this new pitching model presents a new problem for founders,” says Flint Capital partner Andrew Gershfeld, whose firm reviews approximately “1,500 online pitches per year.”
To cut through the noise, he recommends that founders create a “teaser trailer” to share with their network before they begin approaching angels and VCs.
According to Gershfeld, “since we\u2019re not getting the same in-person meeting opportunities, this is how founders can hook investors\u2019 attention.”
(TechCrunch+ is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. You can sign up here<\/a>.)<\/em>
How to make a teaser trailer for your startup pitch<\/a>