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How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru 

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

How this theater director built accessible creative spaces to connect communities in Peru By Jewelle Saunders “Art can transform society,” says Déborah Grández Seminario. Déborah, a 2022 YLAI Fellow , is the founder and director of CAPAZ Perú , which develops cultural, educational and social projects for people with disabilities through art programs such as theater and dance.

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Sisterhood of Success: Female Founders Share Insights on Thriving Together

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We asked six members of EO to share the number one thing they’ve learned from another inspiring woman in business. Here’s what they said. Stop multitasking, stop comparing and stop being quiet. Stop multitasking. Many people think multitasking is a skill that women are naturally good at, but eventually working as an entrepreneur at a million miles an hour will take its toll.

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14 Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders

Startup Blogpost

14 Leadership Lessons From Successful Startup Founders To gain a deeper understanding of effective leadership, we asked startup founders and CEOs to share the most valuable lessons they’ve learned from successful entrepreneurs. From instilling empowerment and autonomy in leadership to learning from failures and setbacks, we’ve gathered fourteen insightful responses that reveal how these lessons have been applied to their own leadership styles.

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AIMMO Raises 14.4 Billion Won in Pre-IPO Investment, Bolstering Its Global AI Data Solutions Presence

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register In a significant move, AIMMO , a leading AI data solutions provider, has successfully secured 14.4 billion won in its pre-IPO investment round. Esteemed investors, including NVESTOR, Korea Investment & Securities, DS Asset Management, S&S Investment, and E&invest, have shown their confidence in AIMMO by participating in this round.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Exclusive: Cendana Capital closes on $470M more to back seed-stage fund managers

TechCrunch

Michael Kim of Cendana Capital is often a first call for emerging seed-stage fund managers. Cendana has invested in many VC teams that have gone to enjoy great success – like Forerunner Ventures, K9 Ventures, and IA Ventures. Thanks to its own backers, Cendana keeps replenishing its supply of investing capital, too.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Tomorrow University’s $10M Series A deck

TechCrunch

Decks for education-based startups are pretty rare. Here's how Tomorrow University landed that $10 million.

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Advocating for equitable mental health access for Ecuadorian women

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Advocating for equitable mental health access for Ecuadorian women By Mary Tiffin “Women and girls should not be treated as victims,” reflects 2023 YLAI Fellow Domenica Cobo. “We need to honor the feminine energy within all women — our resilience and strength — and with this awareness, call upon society to understand that we deserve to have a voice that is listened to.

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X, formerly Twitter, caught running unlabeled ads in users’ Following feeds

TechCrunch

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has been caught running unlabeled ads in users’ Following feeds, TechCrunch has learned and was able to confirm firsthand.

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What do you give up when you take outside investors?

Gust

Taking in angel or venture money requires a setting of an entrepreneur’s expectations that may come as a shock at least at first. From the moment such an investor looks seriously at your company, the investor or VC partner is thinking of the end game, the ultimate sale of the company or even of an eventual initial public offering. There is no middle ground.

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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X, formerly Twitter, challenges California’s new transparency law as unconstitutional

TechCrunch

X, formerly known as Twitter, has filed a lawsuit alleging that a new California law requiring social networks to declare certain moderation practices is a violation of the company’s Constitutional right to free speech. AB 587 was signed into law a year ago.

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How I Grew From Being a Crap Manager to Just an OK Manager

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Being a bad people manager is easy, but improving isn’t hard.

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Cybertruck spied with updated interior

TechCrunch

The summer of 2023 is almost over and still we don’t have a Cybertruck. But thanks to an apparent serendipitous visit to a regular ol’ parking lot in San Francisco, there are some fresh images of the unreleased, polygonal electric truck.

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[Klook In Web in Travel] At nine, Klook rolls out K.AI trip planner and Klook Kreators to convert

OurCrowd

As Klook celebrates its ninth anniversary, the platform for experiences and travel services recorded its strongest performance to date, despite the challenges of a travel industry recovering from the pandemic. With flight capacity still below pre-pandemic levels, Klook has achieved threefold growth compared to 2019, reaching an annualised gross booking value of $3 billion.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Apple Event 2023: How to watch the iPhone 15 reveal on Sept. 12

TechCrunch

Apple is set to announce new iPhone models during its “Wonderlust” keynote on Tuesday at 10 AM PT (1 PM in New York, 6 PM in London, 7 PM in Paris), and you’ll be able to watch the event right here.

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[Airobotics in Globe Newswire] Airobotics Optimus 1-EX Drone receives historic U.S. FAA Type Certification; using ParaZero SafeAir Safety System

OurCrowd

The post [Airobotics in Globe Newswire] Airobotics Optimus 1-EX Drone receives historic U.S. FAA Type Certification; using ParaZero SafeAir Safety System appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Discover space tech, trends, policies and possibilities at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

TechCrunch

Set your coordinates for the Space Stage on September 19, Day 1 promptly at 0800 hours of TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. You’ll find sessions featuring some of the industry’s leading founders, investors, NASA researchers, Department of Defense officials, military commanders and national security experts.

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Microsoft reveals how hackers stole its email signing key… kind of

TechCrunch

A series of unfortunate and cascading mistakes allowed a China-backed hacking group to steal one of the keys to Microsoft’s email kingdom that granted near unfettered access to U.S. government inboxes. Microsoft explained in a long-awaited blog post this week how the hackers pulled off the heist.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Musk says he limited Ukraine’s Starlink to prevent attack on Russia

TechCrunch

Elon Musk has confirmed that he in essence scuttled a Ukrainian military strike on Russia by refusing to allow Starlink to be used in the process.

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Reddit users on mobile can now translate posts into other languages

TechCrunch

Reddit is giving users the ability to translate posts into other languages. There will be eight different languages available to start — including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and Swedish. To translate a Reddit post, users click on the “translate” button at the top underneath the Redditor’s username.

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New California law would force firms to report diversity metrics

TechCrunch

The bill requires venture capital firms operating in California to report the diversity breakdown of the founders they fund to the state.

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Elon Musk says Starship is ‘ready to launch,’ FAA says not yet

TechCrunch

The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the mishap investigation into SpaceX’s first orbital test flight in April, but regulators won’t green light a second launch until the company completes more than 60 “corrective actions.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Flexport founder rescinds dozens of job offers to get ‘house in order’ days after CEO pushed out

TechCrunch

When Flexport founder Ryan Petersen picked Amazon consumer chief Dave Clark to lead the buzzy freight forwarding and logistics startup, he noted that they needed an “entrepreneur” and a builder, not another executive. It seems the pair had different visions for what that meant.

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Roblox is launching avatar-based voice calls with facial motion tracking

TechCrunch

At its annual developer’s conference, Roblox detailed its near-future plans to expand beyond its identity as a game platform for kids.

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Market intelligence firm Sensor Tower conducts layoffs, several execs out

TechCrunch

Sensor Tower, a prominent market intelligence firm for the app economy, this week laid off a notable portion of its workforce, estimated at around 40 people out of the 270+ at the company, according to LinkedIn’s headcount.

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How badly will AI-generated images impact elections?

TechCrunch

There’s a very high risk that artificial intelligence (AI) will put the integrity of the election process into question.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.