TechCrunch+ surveys you need to read until 2024

only one couple With the final days of 2023 remaining, now is the perfect time to take a moment and reflect on everything that has happened this year. From the collapse of Silicon Valley banks and general troubles with cryptocurrencies to the rise of artificial intelligence in volatile funding markets, there’s a lot to talk about this year, and investors and founders did freely share theirs with us in our survey idea.

Of course, some industries will be more relevant than others heading into 2024, so we’ve listed some of the most relevant surveys so founders and investors can know what they need to make informed decisions as they enter the new year all background information. We’ve also included some surveys that we think can serve as important reminders of what’s to come in 2023.

If you’re curious about how investors are preparing for 2024, we bring you this survey of more than 40 investors.

alternative protein

The outlook for the alternative protein industry has seemed a bit shaky over the past few years, but investors believe alternative proteins have the potential to fill a critical gap in the climate change issue.

SVB is about to fall

The collapse of Silicon Valley’s darling bank will not be forgotten by anyone in the industry anytime soon. Here’s what investors had to say in the wake of the bank’s collapse and the widespread impact on the venture capital and startup industry.

Robot revolution

While the hype surrounding robotics may be waning, developments are certainly not slowing down in 2023. We take a closer look at the issues and opportunities in robotics today, and what investors think the industry will look like in the coming years.

head in the clouds

If you believe some of the loudest marketing spin, the way startups use the cloud is pretty much set in stone. So we set out to understand how founders feel about the current situation and what they are doing differently when implementing cloud for their processes.

Fusion energy and the future of electricity

As regulatory milestones for fusion energy are discussed in 2023, it’s important to understand what these advancements mean for startups building the energy future from the ground up. We spoke to investors and founders of fusion energy startups to find out how close we are to living on fusion energy.

the future of work

Even though we are now several years into the pandemic lockdown, there is still uncertainty about the future of work and the average office day. We talked to the founders about how they handle employees and the expectations they set.

Building the future of construction

The construction industry is one of the industries most affected by the lack of skilled labor. We spoke with founders across the U.S. and Europe to better understand how labor shortages are impacting projects, and what they’re doing to survive and thrive during a rather unstable time for the industry.

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence has gathered uncontrollable power in 2023. How much of this is just hype? How much can artificial intelligence actually do right now? How many jobs will be displaced? Everyone has a lot of questions, and the answers often just create more questions. We dug as deep as we could to gather the complete picture.

Are founder events worth the effort?

Given how busy most founders are, we decided to examine the value of founder activities. We talked with founders about the nature of the events they attended, how many they had crossed off their calendars, and how beneficial they were.