The Seraf Compass

JULY 8, 2020

A very common practice in the investment world is syndication. Syndication allows multiple investors -- whether they be individuals, angel groups, VC funds, etc. -- to join together and provide the funding resources needed by one company. Syndication has been a common practice amongst VC firms for decades.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Additionally, these diagrams are typically used in the problem-solving process to understand what could be causing an issue. It helps users identify the relationship among possible causes for issues related to product design or process functionality and other types of problems. Why use a fishbone diagram? Maintains focus.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In a reply, Name.com said it was “working with the owners of this domain to address this issue as quickly as possible.” In a statement shortly after its first tweet went out, Notion told TechCrunch: “We’re experiencing a DNS issue, causing the site to not resolve for many users. Image: TechCrunch).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In short, Kinzen’s solutions are aimed at helping platforms more quickly respond to content moderation issues in real-time by using a combination of technology and human expertise at scale. According to data from Crunchbase , Kinzen had raised around €2.3 million in funding over 2 rounds, the last being a November 2020 seed round.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 26, 2023

June 23, 2023) – Today, June 23, 2023 , the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will issue a Request For Expressions of Interest (RFEI)to identify specific partners, sites, and financial commitments that can contribute to the development of a Wind Innovation Center in New Jersey.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

By understanding the key issues in cross-border tech M&A, an international acquirer can close a successful transaction and achieve its commercial objectives in the United States. European and Asian companies can compete effectively against both U.S. Acquisition criteria.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Manufacturers face a dizzying array of potential problems around the products they produce, and it’s challenging to track down issues. Enter Axion Ray , an early-stage startup that is using machine learning to track these issues in unstructured data to build a picture of potential problems before they get out of hand. Today’s $7.5

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The Seraf Compass

MAY 27, 2020

As we all know, the United States IRS tax code is extremely complex. Because the code includes some provisions directly affecting angel investing, understanding the tax rules is important for US-based angel investors. There are significant tax savings for angel investors who understand the rules.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2023

For female VCs, bias is a branding issue by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch To put it simply: More women in venture means that bias and strategic branding are increasingly relevant for a larger fraction of check-writers.

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

It’s also easy to see why the San Francisco-based startup is gaining even more traction during the pandemic and resulting supply chain issues. The company says the funding will go to — in part — focusing on addressing some of the aforementioned supply chain issues with its platform. Image Credits: Fictiv.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2021

As companies gather ever-growing sets of data, finding issues with that data that could impact the viability of a machine learning model becomes increasingly important. Anomalo is putting machine learning to work to help solve the data viability issue automatically.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

The startup claims to be Africa’s first card-issuing API and only just launched this year. Most times, Zazu would have to wait months for partner banks in the country to issue these cards. All this while the founders began to work with banks around the region to start issuing cards themselves.

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The Seraf Compass

JULY 29, 2021

It might be hard to believe, but it’s not very difficult for an early stage company to run into all sorts of legal issues before they even start to ship product. The good news is that most legal issues at this stage are confined to just a few areas.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Sometimes, we also get venture firms raising capital from foreign governments that don’t have the best track records surrounding issues like human rights. We’re happy to report that all of them said the industry doesn’t do enough to police itself on issues surrounding ethics.

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StartupNation

JUNE 14, 2021

Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about how impactful mental health issues were this past year as well as ways to rebound post-pandemic: “Look, to be a great entrepreneur, just as is the case with a great athlete, you need to be at your best. You’ll be glad you did.” ” – Jeff Sloan.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Okash and Opesa are some of tens other loan apps that were found to charge exorbitant interest rates and to have exploitative terms – like issuing 30-day loans instead of the 60 days stipulated by Google Play Store policies.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Daily Crunch: ‘Network issue’ causes cloud outage that takes down multiple Microsoft services for 4+ hours by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch It’s that time again : Rebecca has some details on what we might expect to see in Tesla’s Q4 earnings.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

In addition to issuing equity as a form of incentive alignment for employees, as a typical startup would, crypto companies often also issue tokens that represent ownership. Web3 startups’ cap tables can look quite different from traditional ones. Cap table management software company Carta commanded a $7.4

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

Skyqraft says the system can process high volumes of image data and is able to detect equipment issues “rapidly and with high accuracy”. By using Skyqraft, the Swedish company claims utility companies can shorten a 25km powerline inspection from two days to “three minutes”. Image Credits: Skyqraft.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

While he was at Uber, company CEO and co-founder Leland Takamine says that he observed this workflow where an app was put out in the world, a company set up tooling to monitor the app and then worked to fix the problem as users reported issues or the monitoring software picked them up.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 19, 2012

I like that people can watch a long-form discussion with VCs and entrepreneurs covering the issues of our day. So the issues we took on this week? I tend to be a bit more open in video format because I feel like I can get my point across without losing context.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2022

She said that the original focus of the app was on postpartum anxiety and depression in Black women, and connecting these women with culturally sensitive therapists, but she saw an opportunity to help across a range of postpartum issues. “We’ve And we’re focusing on postpartum comorbidities.

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The post WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Microsoft Study Reveals Work From Home Issues (Episode 294) appeared first on StartupNation. I’m Jeff Sloan, founder and CEO of startupnation.com, and that’s today’s Business Beat on the Great Voice of the Great Lakes, WJR.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 8, 2012

What people wind up voting on has little to do with most of the words and positions being covered, because most people don't understand the finer points of each infinitely complex and nuanced issue. It has to do with more fundamental issues that probably stretch back decades.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2021

Meet Soda , a data monitoring platform that is going to help you discover issues with your data processing setup. But what happens if there’s an issue in your data workflows? When you spot that issue, an important part of your business might be affected. But that only covers a small part of what is considered data issues.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The post Environmental Action: What is Impact Hub Doing to Address Key Environmental Issues? Learn more about our Environmental Strategy on our dedicated page and contact our colleague Meet Muchhala – meet.muchhala@impacthub.net – to discuss the strategy in more depth. appeared first on Impact Hub.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

Since the pandemic began, the percentage of American workers who have quit their jobs has reached a 20-year high. A Pew Research poll gathered their top three reasons: Not making enough money. No opportunities for advancement. Tired of unfair/disrespectful treatment. Companies no longer compete on the basis of salary and benefits.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“For some companies, [AI is] going to be standard issue like a PC.” ” It’s not just for some. Many companies are moving in this direction. Across Microsoft products, OpenAI infrastructure, Github CoPilot (for coding), & Power Platform (for Office users) the growth is spectacular.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 17, 2021

A Quantitative Approach to Trust Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 29, 2020

on January 9th, we have had some site reliability issues. The most common issue is a “too many redirects” error that has been reported by many people and is intermittent and not easily reproducible. Siteground and Cloudflare are now debugging this issue and we hope to have it resolved soon. Since launching AVC 3.0

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Generative AI has brought a host of copyright issues to the fore. Just this week, authors including George R.R. Martin, led by the Authors Guild, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the startup’s viral AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, was trained on their work without their knowledge or consent.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2024

After a successful launch on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket this morning, Astrobotic Technology said its lunar lander has encountered critical issues with the propellant system that have likely taken a moon landing off the table for good.

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Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 12, 2023

At the Angel Capital Association, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive entrepreneurial environment makes for a more competitive and more resilient economy. We are committed to expanding the diversity of angel investors and the entrepreneurs they support.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 23, 2023

I’m sure he could get a seed round for a travel startup without any issue. Either VCs can identify a very specific, unassailable issue of specific risk they don’t believe the return is there for, or they’re just being lazy. So, really, it’s not that they don’t want to do travel. So how did I get other VCs to take a look?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The FCC has made a final denial of Starlink’s application for $885 million in public funds to expand its orbital communications infrastructure to cover parts of rural America, saying the company “failed to demonstrate that it could deliver the promised service.”

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