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Budget-minded entrepreneurs and early-stage startup founders take heed — this is no time to procrastinate. We have only 20 early-bird tickets left for TC Early Stage 2022 in San Francisco on April 14.

Move it or lose it: Buy a $249 founder pass and save $200. Once they’re gone, the price goes up to $449.

TC Early Stage is all about helping new startup founders (pre-seed through Series A) learn the essential skills required to build a successful business. No need to reinvent the startup wheel — you’ll have access to leading experts across a range of specialties. 

During this one-day startup bootcamp, you’ll learn about legal issues, fundraising, marketing, growth, product-market fit, usage-based pricing, pitch decks, recruiting and more. We’re talking more than 40 highly engaging presentations, workshops with interactive Q&As, roundtables and plenty of time for networking.

Here are just a few examples of the topics we have on tap. You’ll find plenty more listed in the event agenda.

Playbook for Startup Brand Building: Building your brand at the early stages of company building is critical but often overlooked and misunderstood. A brand is more than a logo and a website; it’s the story that reflects your values and vision, guides every touchpoint and communication and sparks connection and emotion. Brands are participatory, so you create your own brand story at launch, but others define it as you grow. Learn the building blocks of developing a compelling brand story that wins hearts and minds while supporting your company’s growth.

How to Talk Business When You’re a Technical Founder: When it comes to pitching early-stage enterprise startups, technical founders can sometimes neglect the business side of the conversation. To help build your confidence in “talking business,” DTC’s Ryan Wexler will cover the fundamentals of what investors want to hear about how you’ll transform your technology into a fundamentally important business.

Why Raising Venture Capital Benefits Startups: Fundraising is a critical phase of any startup’s life, but it’s also a challenging task and hard to do successfully. The truth is, the amount of money that a startup raises — and how the startup does it — plays a major role in the company’s future trajectory. Given the many sources of capital available, it is smart to understand how corporate venture capital can be a successful model for startups and corporate investors.

There’s another big benefit to buying your pass right now. You’ll receive access to CrunchMatch, our AI-powered networking platform, and start connecting with TC Early Stage attendees right now, before the event begins.

Don’t reinvent the startup wheel. Go to TC Early Stage 2022 on April 14 in San Francisco, learn from the best, connect with other early-stage founders and build a stronger startup. We have only 20 early-bird tickets left, buy your $249 founder pass now to save $200.