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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Startups pitching on the main stage. “Yoon has been a Venture Investor and strategic partner to many Silicon Valley startups/founders for 18 years prior to Muirwoods. He has also worked at and consulted to Chariot, Zipcar, Superpedestrian, and Spin. You can find additional details on each of the judges below.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

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We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. Here are four startup myths that hold innovation back.

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How Understanding Multigenerational Workforces Can Make You a Better Leader

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Schedule a Consultation with AccessPoint. Generation Z (2001-2020) = 5%. Related: How a Professional Employer Organization Can Help Your Startup. Fun fact: Gen Xers make up the highest percentage of startup founders at 55%. Schedule a Consultation with AccessPoint. Supporting multigenerational workforces.

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Global brokerage firm Lockton Asia names Ben Son as Korea CEO

AsiaTechDaily

Lockton, which provices insurance, risk management, people solutions and retirement consulting services, said Son will be succeeding current CEO Juyeol Lee as the company’s new CEO. Juyeol has been with Lockton Korea since 2001.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: #OpenToWork reality check, deck-free pitching, ARR growth lessons

TechCrunch

Calculating ARR is easy, but it’s a hard number to budge, as it’s a direct reflection of how well a startup is doing in terms of product-market fit. “This represents a huge opportunity for the startup community, and we are seeing lots of companies with a head start on this idea.” Thanks very much for reading!

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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

We worked together at Andersen Consulting between 1996-99 when the markets were booming. By 1999 we had grown into the largest independent consulting firm in the world. Andersen Consulting always gains market share in down markets. I left Andersen Consulting in 1999 at the height of the market.

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Egypt’s e-commerce platform Wasla nabs $9 million from retail finance provider Contact

TechCrunch

Contact has been in the business of consumer finance since 2001, while Wasla was founded in 2018 by former Serag Meneassy and Taymour Sabry , both ex-Rocket Internet entrepreneurs, and investment banker Mahmoud El Said. “It’s million in funding from a number of investors including Ventures and Glint Consulting.