StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

West Michigan is smack dab between Ann Arbor/Detroit’s tech and startup hub emergence and Chicago’s new habit of minting unicorns about once a month. We’ll show you what we’re looking forward to hearing more about in 2022 with our top Grand Rapids startups to watch. Grand Rapids startups and tech companies to watch in 2022.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN – The Forge North startup coalition announced the first close of the MSP Equity Fund – the first-known venture capital fund of funds in the country designed to invest across race, place, and gender. Lead investors include Allianz Life, Allina Health, Xcel Energy, and Abōva.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A smooth sale depends on doing several things right Deciding to sell my business was a pivotal moment in my entrepreneurial journey. I poured my heart out over eight long years to make the business the best it could be, so exiting was a decision that I didn’t take lightly. And nothing speaks clearer than solid financials.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. This was a year like no other for Ann Arbor startups, so we’ve spent lots of time keeping up with all the news from Ann Arbor tech companies. Small Ann Arbor startups to watch in 2022. DocNetwork.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 27, 2022

I received an MBA, then spent several years in management consulting, which helped me learn how top executives think, what works in strategy and how to run a business. While striving to improve the healthcare system at work, I was becoming personally interested in and practicing intermittent fasting to improve my own health at home.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 7, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Faye Sahai, Founding Managing Partner at Telosity Ventures. Faye Sahai is Founding Managing Partner at Telosity Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in digital wellness and mental health. I have also founded 3 of my own startups. The global wellness market is $4.75

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Juni , a Swedish pre-launch startup that’s building a banking app and platform for e-commerce and online marketing entrepreneurs, has raised just over €2.1 Features offered include a debit card with cashback on advertising spend, along with cash flow management, invoice and bank statement matching, and liquidity management.

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Startup Blogpost

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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. I’ve adopted a more holistic perspective, recognizing that financial rewards are essential.

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StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2021

Lauren Smith, vice president at Gartner Research, recently told Harvard Business Review podcast “ HBR IdeaCast ” the pandemic has accelerated three key trends: New candidate expectations. Building a talent pool means cultivating a process and a community by which hiring managers can find the right people for the right job.

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This will be the first in-person hiring event we're hosting at YC in over two years, and we have 9 YC-backed startups who are looking to hire engineers and technical talent. This is a unique chance to engage with multiple companies at once, and to potentially find your next role at a leading tech startup. Apply to Join

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Will your organization and your code pass technical due diligence when it’s your turn? You’ve passed the tests for product-market fit, financials and competitive differentiation well enough that they now want to look under the hood. Here’s the not-so-good news: Companies can pass the business test, but fail TDD.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2021

But one event that we try to catch every year is that of Pear , which is held annually each fall and features (blessedly) just a dozen or so very nascent startups. These were the exact pitches that the teams delivered straight to investors in attendance, so you’ll naturally spot a bit of hyperbole (because, startups).

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

There are many small business loans available for startups. Learn more about the different financing options and how you can get a startup loan for your business. There’s a bit more that goes into running a business than a million-dollar idea and an endless supply of Red Bull. Check your credit report.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

That said, getting it right is likely the most important thing you can do for your business.” “If you saw VCs dumping dollars — in a tougher fundraising market, no less — into a technology like AI that you could implement into your own business, why wouldn’t you? .

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Syntex reads, tags and indexes document content — whether digital or physical — making it searchable and available within Microsoft 365 apps and helping manage the content lifecycle with security and retention settings. According to one source, 15% of a company’s revenue is spent creating, managing and distributing documents.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2023

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. As our fellow fintech enthusiast Alex Johnson pointed out , there was one name that stood out on that list for being “not like the others”: fintech startup Brex. Welcome to The Interchange !

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. Last week, Paystand — a blockchain-enabled B2B payments startup — announced it had acquired Mexican fintech Yaydoo — creating a new unicorn in the resulting new entity. Welcome to The Interchange! and Mexico. and Mexico. Today the U.S.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. The country’s startup-friendly regulatory environment, a beautiful medieval town center, over 20 business hubs and accelerators and strong rankings in intellectual property production are most obvious at a high level.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. On September 28, LinkedIn released its Top Startups list, which is its self-described annual ranking of 50 emerging U.S. Drilling down, I learned that among the seven fintech startups that made the list, there are 125+ open roles.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

In recent years, calling oneself a startup founder was certainly seen as a flex. In 2019, a report showed that 72% of surveyed entrepreneurs self-reported mental health issues, according to Forbes. As this TechCrunch article points out, what drives the mental health epidemic among entrepreneurs is their propensity to accept risk.

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StartupNation

MARCH 23, 2021

.” That was Lori Coulter, CEO and co-founder of Summersalt, speaking at the State of the Midwest Startup Community 2020. Since 2012, there’s been little increase in venture capital going to women-founded businesses. They’re starting businesses, innovating new technology, leading teams and helping their communities.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

million the startup raised across previously unannounced seed and Series A rounds, which were both led by Lightspeed Venture partners. Kikoff’s product, the “Kikoff Credit Account,” is the first of a planned suite of offerings all aimed at improving consumers’ financial health. The capital is in addition to the $12.5

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

million Americans filed a business application in 2020, 500,000 more than in 2019. As a new business owner, you’re likely struggling with where to spend your valuable resources (time, energy and money) to run the most successful business you can. Here’s a hint: it starts with your mindset.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Today, her London-based firm works with startups around the world — and her startup clients have raved about the results, based on what we’ve heard in our TechCrunch Experts growth marketing survey. Nikki O’Farrell of KatKin told us that “[She has an] expert ear and eye from the world of startups/scaleups and growth.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. I do not take this lightly because without your support, I would not be doing this. The move comes as the fintech startup leans into payments, both in terms of facilitating them itself and aiming to help others do so better and faster.

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HPA

APRIL 7, 2020

HPA recently created a resource guide that aggregated information on finance assistance and business operations. Due to the financial impacts of the pandemic, companies are having to make tough business decisions. Wipfli : Features resources tied to business topics, including a section focused on talent and strategy.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

You’re no doubt planning your days and with more than 50 roundtable discussions on tap, we want to call your attention to the info-rich topics that our partners will present. Just two days left to save: Buy your Disrupt pass before October 14 at 11:59 p.m. But first…. PDT) and save $700. Pro tip: Schedule conflict?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Organizations that have made the leap into using big data to drive their business are increasingly looking for better, more efficient ways to share data with others without compromising privacy and data protection laws, and that is ushering in a rush of technologists building a number of new approaches to fill that need. million seed round.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. In his blog post, Soman said the company wound down its health insurance product in anticipation of signing on a partner, who recently backed out in what the founder called “a massive and unexpected setback.” Welcome to The Interchange !

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The Palo Alto-based startup has raised another $300 million led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a valuation of $2.6 Plume’s CEO and founder Fahri Diner said the startup will be using the money to continue building out its software platform, inking and servicing more deals with carriers and generally expanding its horizons.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2021

Scotland is slowly but surely drawing attention in the UK’s startup space. In 2020, Scottish startups collectively raised £345 million, according to Tech Nation, and with nearly 2,500 startups, it has the highest number of budding tech companies outside London. It’s also one of the top financial centers in the U.K.,

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2021

However, what is often direly needed is how to appeal to investors and raise smart money — knowledge that is essential for fundraising and a master key to building, accelerating and scaling your new venture. In my additional role as a mentor, I help these startups get investment-ready in the program. Be the know-it-all.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. Kikoff is hiring for 10 roles (a mix of hybrid and remote), including senior product manager, associate product manager, senior product designers, engineers and a growth marketing manager. Welcome to The Interchange !

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The startup launched its banking services in 2017, aimed at making younger consumers comfortable doing all their banking online. Today, the startup competes with Chime, Current, N26, Level, Step and Moven, among many others. How is business going? The move made Varo the first-ever all-digital nationally chartered U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

For the last 24 months, Thomvest Ventures recorded headcount data for 150 Series A to C enterprise SaaS startups, and we have the numbers. Ackerman says he expects to see another tranche of layoffs in several weeks, after startups hold their Q4 2022 board meetings. Editorial Manager, TechCrunch+. Have a very happy new year!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

But alas I must scale with businesses and make money. It’s such a tricky balance between being cost-focused & scrappy versus being impractical with how you spend your time. For a well-funded seed company I have controversially recommended hiring a great office manager that doubles as an administrative assistant.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Y Combinator’s latest batch — W22 — features 414 startups from 42 countries, representing more than 80 sectors. India, with 32 startups, is the second-largest demographic represented in the new batch, while Nigeria is third, having delivered 18 startups. As usual, the U.S. has the most representation. beU delivery.

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