A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
OCTOBER 12, 2021
A few weeks ago, I wrote about NYC’s Tech Resurgence. I observed that NYC continues to develop as one of the world’s leading centers of tech innovation. And then yesterday, I saw this tweet : NYC startups are getting funded at 2/3 the rate of Silicon Valley startups. That’s a huge change from where NYC was even two or three years ago.
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OCTOBER 13, 2021
Business closures and job losses caused by the pandemic forced thousands of people to reevaluate their lives and career paths. Individuals who had never considered launching a startup began creating businesses out of a combination of necessity and opportunity. According to data from the Census Bureau , Americans filed paperwork to start 4.3 million businesses last year, a 24 percent increase from the year before.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Contributed by Bryan Adams , the CEO and founder of Ph.Creative , a global employer branding agency. He is a prominent employer brand thought leader as well as an author , podcaster and speaker. They say good things come in threes; diversity, equity and inclusion are no exception. While you rarely hear about one without the others, conflating them would be a mistake.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
OCTOBER 15, 2021
3 ways to optimize your e-commerce site for better sales. Adapted from a blog by Christina Gwira of NOYADESIGNS. We all want to make more sales. There is so much more to having success with your online store than simply having a website. It’s very easy to think that all you need to do is hire a designer and sales will come. It just doesn’t work like that.
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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?
Venture Well
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Through sustainable sports product design, Dr. Susan Sokolowski helps students create innovations that can protect the environment and transform the sports industry. The post infusing sustainability into sports product design: a q&a with Dr. Susan Sokolowski of University of Oregon appeared first on VentureWell.
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Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Contributed by Eden Gillott, an EO Accelerator participant in Los Angeles. As president of Gillott Communications , a strategic and crisis communications firm, Eden helps companies protect reputations and build trust. We asked Eden how she guides companies to navigate difficult internal communications challenges and minimize brand damage. Here’s what she shared: As entrepreneurs, we enjoy spending our time building.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Cybersecurity is an industry on the rise given the ever-evolving online era we’re living in. With sensitive personal and business information being stored on mobile phones, apps, and across the internet, now more than ever it’s important to protect you and your business from cyberattacks. Learn why you should be investing in cybersecurity for 2021 in this article.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Ximena Aleman. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Ximena Aleman is co-founder and chief business development officer at Prometeo , an open banking platform that serves Latin America. More posts by this contributor. Startup fundraising is the most tangible gender gap. How can we overcome it? Fintech regulations in Latin America could fuel growth or freeze out startups.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Over the course of the summer, hundreds of people located in Ben Franklin’s 32-county footprint in Pennsylvania, visited BIGIDEA.BenFranklin.org to check out the rules and the easy application process for our $50,000 innovation contest. On October 14, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM, the eight finalists competed virtually via Zoom. They made their presentations to a panel of independent judges from CARGAS, Perceptive Automata, EG Associates Group, Sheetz, and Erie Insurance.
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Y Combinator
OCTOBER 11, 2021
YC is hiring across many of our teams, including Admissions, Continuity, Software, People Ops and Finance. Find out more about the open roles here. ADMISSIONS. Admissions Officer : Twice a year, Y Combinator receives tens of thousands of applications from promising startups all around the world. Reviewing these applications is fundamental to our core business and we’re looking for an Admissions Officer to review those applications and help manage the overall admissions process.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 14, 2021
More companies across the world are now discovering the benefits of hiring interns for their small and large companies. Not only does it give young hopefuls the chance to try a new career, but businesses can also reap the rewards of having a fresh new graduate on their team, as well as improving the formation of the company and investing in valuable leadership programs.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Dutchie , a four-year-old, Bend, Oregon company that charges cannabis dispensaries a monthly fee to create and run their websites and manage orders, is on a roll this year, raising its second large round of funding — this time a $350 million Series D at a $3.75 billion valuation. The new valuation is more than double what was announced in March when Dutchie brought in $200 million in Series C funding at a $1.7 billion valuation.
Tomasz Tunguz
OCTOBER 10, 2021
Crypto companies that launch a token maintain two capitalization tables: equity and token cap tables. They are distinct but related. Let’s look at a hypothetical crypto company’s cap tables. On the left, the cap table shows a company that has raised a Seed, A, B, and C rounds. In addition, there are allocations for the founders & employees, plus the Employee Stock Option Pool (ESOP) for new employee grants and retention grants.
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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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
OCTOBER 14, 2021
When?—?If Ever?—?Should You Put Out a Press Release for Your Startup? The answer might surprise you. Photo by Adeolu Eletu on Unsplash Press releases are the hoary old uncle of PR and communications. They might feel like a holdover from days gone by. Why not send a telegram using Morse code? And what even constitutes a press release these days?—?could it be a blog post, or a tweet?
StartupNation
OCTOBER 13, 2021
R ather than follow a conventional path, Madison Bachman pursued a life of passion studying human-primate co- habitation in South Africa in order to find solutions to a growing problem: The battle for existence. By sharing her story, Bachman reminds us that the power of pursuing one’s passion in life and living a life of purpose and fulfillment can result in magical and impactful outcomes.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Plume — a communications startup that partners with carriers to provide smart mesh Wi-Fi to improve broadband connectivity in homes, and then offers other smart home services on top of that network — has been in the middle of a massive boom in its business fueled by the rapid uptake, use and complete reliance on broadband in the home working as best as it can.
Tomasz Tunguz
OCTOBER 14, 2021
co-authored with Patrick Chase. We are thrilled to announce that Redpoint has partnered with Spot AI to lead their $20M Series A. Video cameras are everywhere: in warehouses, factories, car washes, hospitals, schools, banks, and stores. These cameras generate petabytes of data daily, but the software interfaces to access video today limit their use and value.
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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.
Smart Hustle Magazine
OCTOBER 12, 2021
By Rikki Roehrich, seasoned content creator for various small business brands. It’s no surprise that small businesses went through a lot last year. They have given the impact of public health and safety concerns on the economy. While small businesses were told that the key to survival was to PIVOT, they still haven’t been able to fully recover yet. In fact, some startup brands may even have lost their identity in the shuffle of so much activity and turmoil in the marketplace.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 10, 2021
What are the best ways to protect a business idea? You can protect intellectual property (IP) using one of four methods. The three most common protections are filing for a trademark, copyright or a patent. The fourth form of protection is a trade secret, and a trade secret can, indeed, protect small business ideas. What is a trade secret and what kind of information does it help protect?
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Tala , an emerging markets digital lender that offers loans between $10 to $500 to consumers and small business owners, has raised $145 million in Series E funding. Upstart, a company founded by ex-Googlers Dave Girouard, Anna Counselman and Paul Gu, led the round. DeFi network Stellar Enterprise Foundation participated, alongside new investors Kindred Ventures and the J.
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Here’s one for debate around a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Most innovation occurs when creative people are relaxed and thinking about other things. Coffee, wine, quiet time, showers…. How it occurs in large companies…. We all can picture the corporate R&D lab with tens of scientists working at white boards, or over computer models, or with prototypes.
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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.
Smart Hustle Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2021
By Sandeep Todi, Co-founder and Chief Business Officer at Truly Financial. Small businesses are only too familiar with the joylessness of dealing with traditional banks. They are constantly stung by high fees. They are even put on hold indefinitely while the piped music attempts to lift their mood. According to a survey by BlueVine, less than 10% of small businesses feel that current banks meet their needs.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 14, 2021
You’ve plunged into starting a solo business venture from home. Being a solopreneur is a fantastic experience for motivated individuals, but it can easily become stagnant if you aren’t careful. When everything starts piling up, you can lose sight of what drew you to your passion project in the first place, and y our tools of escape can become your shackles.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 14, 2021
MagicCube , a mobile security startup, has raised $15 million in a round led by Mosaik Partners. Bold Capital, Epic Ventures, card-reader/POS hardware maker ID Tech and unnamed individual investors in the fintech space also participated in the financing, which brings the Santa Clara-based startup’s total funding raised to $30 million since its 2014 inception.
Innovation 2 Enterprise
OCTOBER 15, 2021
iMCI Managed Funds. Technology Business Finance Program *. This Concept Fund provides pre-seed financing and early stage risk capital to advance scalable startup Oklahoma companies to prove new products and processes. OCAST TBFP has made 151 investments in 139 companies totaling $12.95 million. Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund*. A state-funded investment fund that provides concept, seed and start-up equity investments to Oklahoma-based, innovative businesses.
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