Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We first met at Harvard Business School as young students in 1989. We both went on to have successful careers as consultants and entrepreneurs, and had a passion for working with and investing in younger entrepreneurs. We reconnected in 2016 and began angel investing in startups in New York City.  When we decided to invest in a startup, it was because we saw a unique combination of a strong idea with a solid team.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 30 Most Important Lessons Learned About Developing New Business In this article, we delve into the wisdom of thirty seasoned professionals, including Founders and CEOs, who share their most important lessons learned in developing a new business. From the importance of emphasizing resilience and empathy to the necessity of having realistic expectations and focusing on improvement, these insights offer a wealth of knowledge for anyone embarking on their entrepreneurial journey.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

With a massive $2 billion reported investment from Google, Anthropic joins OpenAI in reaping the benefits of leadership in the artificial intelligence space, receiving immense sums from the tech giants that couldn’t move fast enough themselves. A byword for the age: Those who can, build; those who can’t, invest. The funding deal, according to sources […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register According to iLife * founder Nelson Lee, roughly $200 billion in premiums are signed annually in the U.S. insurance industry — in terms of life insurance premiums, 95% are sold by insurance agents and brokers, showing how critical these frontline workers are to this mammoth industry.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Funds will be used for commercialization and expansion PHOENIX, October 25, 2023 – Planatome, a medical device company that applies atomic-level polishing from the semiconductor industry to create advanced surgical blades that lead to better patient outcomes, today announced the closing of its $5M Series A equity investment round. The company also announced that it secured an additional $1 million convertible venture debt commitment.

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Secure Docs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Venture capital and private equity transactions have fallen dramatically, with North American value and volume down 60% and 35%, respectively. Global year-over-year figures were slightly lower as a result, reflecting both American activity comprising a large portion of the world total and a worldwide slowdown. Financial sponsors are still sitting on over a trillion dollars in dry powder, but headwinds include a tougher regulatory environment, more expensive financing, and a widening gap between

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. For my column this week, I told the story of how an ex-colleague was impersonated by an AI-powered spambot and almost tricked me. It a nutshell: AI is often used for good, but it is increasingly used for nefarious purposes […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Israeli startup Oshi announces that its flagship product, Oshi Salmon-Inspired Fillets, will debut at Coletta, an upscale vegan Italian restaurant located in New York City, starting this week. This marks a significant moment for the company as it enters the American foodservice market with its first offering.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The maker of the popular optimization app CCleaner has confirmed hackers stole a trove of personal information about its paid customers following a data breach in May. In an email sent to customers, Gen Digital, the multinational software company that owns CCleaner, Avast, NortonLifeLock and Avira brands, said that the hackers exploited a vulnerability in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The post [AEYE Health in PR Newswire] AEYE Health and Topcon Screen announce partnership to enhance Point-of-Care Diabetic Retinopathy Screening with Best-in-Class AI Technology appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Instagram head Adam Mosseri said today that a Threads API is in the works. This will give chance to developers to create different apps and experiences around Threads. Mosseri was responding to journalist Casey Newton, who was conversing with a user about a TweetDeck-like experience for Threads. The Instagram head expressed apprehension about publishers posting […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

X, formerly known as Twitter, is introducing two new tiers for its subscription offering in order to bring in additional revenue. The social media giant is adding a new Premium+ tier that costs $16 per month and offers the “largest reply boost” and removes ads from the For You and Following feeds. The tier also […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Surprise! Apple’s got one more event to go this year. Word is that various supply chain issues kiboshed plans to announce additional hardware at last month’s iPhone 15 event. Whereas in past years the company has opted to do a final round of announcements through press releases, this time out it’s holding a standalone event. […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Apple has fixed a years-old vulnerability in its iPhone and iPad software that undermined a privacy feature since it first debuted. Back in 2020, Apple announced a new feature in iOS 14 that would prevent nearby wireless routers and access points from gathering an Apple device’s unique MAC address. Tracking MAC addresses can have legitimate […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

“I made a number of small mistakes,” Bankman-Fried said Friday. The main one being not having a risk management team at FTX. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Two of the biggest groups to oppose robotaxi expansion in California are now formally working together. Teamsters 856, which is tied to one of the longest-standing labor unions in the U.S., and Rideshare Drivers United (RDU), a group that advocates for app-based workers, said on Friday they’ll work together to push for “responsible guardrails on […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As Instagram Threads is leaning away from news, according to statements made by Instagram head Adam Mosseri, its competitor X appears to be doubling down. Executives at the company formerly known as Twitter spoke during yesterday’s all-hands internal meeting of their desire to create a new wire service called XWire, according to Bloomberg. The product […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

We’ve talked about the first to market advantage before, and it certainly applies when it comes to the cloud infrastructure market. While Microsoft made headlines this week for its AI implementation, and Alphabet took a big stock hit for its slight cloud miss, Amazon growth has quietly settled into low double-digits growth. And it still […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Arc, the web browser startup that’s convincing some power users to give up Chrome, is now inviting other non-Arc users to test drive its capabilities with the launch of a trio of new “shareable” features. The company this week introduced the ability to share special views, including Spaces, Folders and Split Views with anyone — […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Shares of Truecaller dropped as low as 35%, $35.95 to $24.47, before recovering slightly Friday after the Switzerland-headquartered firm, known for its eponymous caller ID app, reported lower than estimated revenue. Truecaller, listed in Stockholm, reported a revenue of SEK 399 million ($35.88 million) for the quarter ending September, an 11% year-on-year decline.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The product needs to be great, but without sales, the business doesn't generate those nosebleed valuations. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Though attendees grumbled about Las Vegas as a city, the community sentiment at this year’s TwitchCon was notably more optimistic than it was at last year’s convention. TwitchCon 2023 closed out a tense year for the platform, which was punctuated by rounds of layoffs, unpopular policy decisions and the sting of competitors poaching major streamers […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As the American economy posts impressive growth, we take a look at how much money Big Tech companies raked in from advertising in Q3. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Good morning, and welcome to the end of another week! In an overall quiet year, the last few months have been pretty spicy when it comes to M&A activity: Atlassian bought Loom; Cisco bought Splunk; and Microsoft finally closed on its bid to buy Activision. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X), where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech; now, it’s the one-year anniversary since he made his […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

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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.

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