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PowerUp Podcast Season Three: Highlighting remarkable Taranaki entrepreneurs

NZ Entrepreneur

Te Puna Umanga/Venture Taranaki has now released the final three episodes of PowerUp Podcast , Season Three, hosted by long time business advocate David Downs. Over the six-part series, we have heard valuable insights and practical advice from trailblazing Taranaki enterprise owners who are leading in their fields. While all six guests have unique stories, they are all shining examples of how the region’s famous lifestyle and thriving entrepreneur ecosystem allows big ideas to flourish.

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Sleek’s ‘Hifive’ Fitness Platform Triumphs at 2023 East Meets West Pitch Competition in Hawaii

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Korean company Sleek Corporation ‘s innovative fitness platform, ‘Hifive,’ achieved a major milestone by securing the top prize at the prestigious 2023 East Meets West Pitch Competition. Hosted by renowned US accelerator Blue Startups, the global conference took place in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 19, 2023, bringing together visionary startups and entrepreneurs at the fo

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How to Measure Success in Your Hybrid Work Model

Entrepreneurs' Organization

With 74 percent of US companies transitioning to a permanent hybrid work model, leaders are turning their attention to measuring the success of their hybrid strategy. That’s because there’s a single traditional office-centric model of Monday through Friday, 9am – 5pm in the office, but many ways to do hybrid work. Moreover, what works well for one company’s culture and working style may not work well elsewhere, even within the same industry.

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Philippine Startup Venture Fund now has $143m to boost ecosystem

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register In a significant move to bolster the local startup ecosystem, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) revealed that the Philippine Startup Venture Fund (SVF) now stands at about P8 billion (around $143 million). The fund signifies the capital available for investment in promising startup businesses.

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The B2B Sales Leader's Guide for Any Economic Environment

When economic headwinds pick up, sales leaders are the first to sound the alarm — and chart a new course. Longer sales cycles, larger buying committees, increased price pressure, and smaller teams can quickly combine to reduce your margin for error and increase the urgency to find a solution. To thrive in a challenging environment, sales teams need a rock-solid grasp of the fundamentals and the biggest force-multipliers they can get their hands on.

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How Big is the Market for Your Product?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Get investors excited about the opportunity without losing credibility Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Venture Capital Prospecting: How To Raise a VC Fund [Part III]

The Seraf Compass

In Part I of this article we addressed trends in VC fundraising, the roles played by GPs and LPs, and key questions fund managers should expect during the prospecting process. In Part II we looked at the primary elements of a fund prospectus and the critical skills every fund manager should possess. Now let's dive into fund size and sources of capital.

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AI Canon

Andreessen Horowitz

Source: Midjourney Research in artificial intelligence is increasing at an exponential rate. It’s difficult for AI experts to keep up with everything new being published, and even harder for beginners to know where to start. So, in this post, we’re … The post AI Canon appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Indonesian Government-backed Accelerator Achieves $65.8 Million in Funding for Alumni Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Government-supported accelerator program Startup Studio Indonesia (SSI) is now accepting applications for its seventh cohort. The program, backed by the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics, has witnessed its alumni raising a total of $65.8 million (RM305 million) in funding.

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I Nearly Bankrupted My Startup By Spending $4,000?—?And It Was Totally Worth It

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Money is tight for startups, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t spend it when the right opportunities come along.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Could you be the next Ford, Jobs or Musk?

Berkonomics

Well, it’s a fair question. Note that none of these three famous innovators were inventors like Thomas Edison, but visionaries who see a new marketplace or niche or how to reach the mass market in ways not previously attempted. Innovation does not always equal invention. Leaders and companies that innovate new products, services and methods of delivery are the ones that stand out in a crowded business world, especially when attempting to gain recognition among the throngs of competitors visible

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6 Key Components Of A Business Plan Executive Summary

Gust

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. This one had better grab their attention, or they won’t look further. The post 6 Key Components Of A Business Plan Executive Summary appeared first on Gust.

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Generative AI is Coming for Insurance (May 2023 Fintech Newsletter)

Andreessen Horowitz

TABLE OF CONTENTS Generative AI is Coming for Insurance Because underwriting, selling, and servicing rely so heavily on humans processing large quantities of written or verbal communication, existing tools have struggled to properly automate these services and materially impact loss … The post Generative AI is Coming for Insurance (May 2023 Fintech Newsletter) appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Echelon Asia Summit 2023: Stage Set for Tech Industry Advancement and Innovation from June 14-15

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Echelon Asia Summit, the highly anticipated tech event, has unveiled its content for the upcoming 2023 edition, scheduled for June 14-15. With over 60 confirmed speakers and several pending, the event promises to be a platform for honest and impactful discussions.

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How to Avoid the Pain and Cost of PCI Compliance While Optimizing Payments

Speaker: P. Andrew Sjogren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Very Good Security, Matt Doka, Co-Founder and CTO of Fivestars, and Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association 

PCI compliance can feel challenging and sometimes the result feels like you are optimizing more for security and compliance than you are for business outcomes. The key is to take the right strategy to PCI compliance that gets you both. In this webinar, we have a great set of panelists who will take you through how Zero Data strategies can be used as part of a well-rounded compliance and security approach, and get you to market much sooner by also allowing for payment optimization.

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A New Generation of Startup Founders

Entrepreneur's Handbook

My conversation with 15-year-old founder Eric Zhu Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Juno Legal

NZ Entrepreneur

In Founder Focus we introduce entrepreneurs and innovators working on our next generation of new business startups, social enterprises and small businesses. At a glance Founder: Helen Mackay Business: Juno Legal Founded: 3 April 2017 HQ: Wellington Can you tell us a bit about your business? Juno Legal provides on-demand in-house legal services to businesses and public sector entities in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Q1 M&A: Running Against the Wind

Secure Docs

Q1 was a tough quarter for M&A, continuing a trend of softening sentiment thanks to high interest rates, supply chain challenges, and recession fears. Globally, there were just under 6,000 deals, down about 30% from Q1. Total deal value was down 40% to $775 billion. A rare bright spot was the Life Sciences sector, which saw an increase in total deal value, largely due to mega-mergers ranging from healthcare systems to Big Pharma.

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In its emptiness, there is the function of a startup

A Smart Bear: Longform

Everything about a startup changes over time. The few things that don't, are its essence. The voyage is meaningless, unless you decide what those things are.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Indonesian Startup Stockbit and Singapore-based Fullerton Join Forces to Expand Wealth Management Solutions

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Stockbit Investa Bersama (Stockbit), an Indonesian digital investment platform, and Fullerton Fund Management Company (Fullerton), a Singapore-based investment specialist, have jointly acquired Ayers Asia Asset Management, a Jakarta-based asset management firm.

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3 Backwards Sales Tricks to Increase Your Close Rate (And Make Customers Like You)

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Your sales strategy may be sending the wrong message; if you send the right one, customers won’t even feel like you’re selling.

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AI Markets & Business Valuations (w/ Anand Sanwal of CB Insights)

OkDork

          Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify In today’s episode, I talk to Anand Sanwal of the market research company, CB Insights. Anand bootstrapped CB Insights for 6 years… And now it’s worth over $100 million dollars!!! He’s a really impressive guy and knows a thing or two about growing a company. This episode also goes into the current state of the startup market, the importance of defining the right priorities for your business, and why every business SHOULDN’T appeal to every

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Three Reads Over a Holiday Weekend: Encrypted Phones Spill The Beans On Criminals, Yard Signs Ruin Democracy, and the Costs of a High Regulation/Low Trust Society (as told through a bus stop)

Hunter Walk

Just articles, posts and thoughts that I’ve found interesting falling asleep on the beach while reading a book, anime style art Crooks’ Mistaken Bet on Encrypted Phones (New Yorker) – How European police have cracked “safe” encrypted phones often used by criminals, and the wealth of data it’s provided. Come for the tech story and stay for insight into why cocaine is huge in Europe, how smuggling logistics work, and the slang used to describe murder.

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The Startup Funding Gap

This resource discusses the gap between early funding from friends/family and the more substantial rounds from angel groups and VCs. Why does this gap exist and what can be done about it?

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Problems Entrepreneurs Face When Starting a Business

Terkel Small Business

What Are Problems Entrepreneurs Face When Starting a Business? From lack of capital to not taking on enough debt, here are 13 answers to the question, “What is a common problem entrepreneurs face when starting a business?” Struggling to Establish Work-Life Balance Lacking a Clear Target Market Hiring from Inside Maintaining Confidence Not Taking on […] The post Problems Entrepreneurs Face When Starting a Business appeared first on Terkel.

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TRIREC, INNOPOWER team up for $100m green energy fund

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore-based venture capital firm TRIREC and Thai energy innovations company INNOPOWER announced today the formation of Energy Ignition Ventures, a $100-million growth-stage fund aimed at promoting decarbonisation initiatives. This strategic partnership will help catalyze the investment in companies that are making substantial contributions towards the global target of achieving a n

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Replace Your Market Size Slide With Recent Acquisitions in Your Pitch Deck

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Did you know that the Floppy Disk market is growing 13% annually? It’s seriously time to burn the TAM, SAM, and SOM.

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Observations Using LLMs Every Day for Two Months

Tomasz Tunguz

I’ve been using large-language models (LLMs) most days for the past few months for three major use cases : data analysis, writing code, & web search 1. Here’s what I’ve observed: First, coding incrementally works better than describing a full task all at once. Second, coding LLMs struggle to solve problems of their own creation, turning in circles, & debugging can require significant work.

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The ABM Benchmark Survey

ABM gets better with age — but unfortunately, marketers don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. In a recent survey with Demand Gen Report, we found 59% of experienced practitioners (those with ABM programs more than a year old) indicated their ABM programs are meeting or greatly exceeding their expectations, while only 45% of novices (those with ABM programs less than one year old) could say the same.