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Rad Power Bikes raises $150 million as electric bike sales boom

TechCrunch

Electric bike sales boomed in 2020, a phenomenon driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it delivered consumers’ daily lives. The company, which was founded in 2007, initially was a low-volume custom bike builder. “The core strategy is to continue to develop new vehicle categories,” Radenbaugh said.

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Four Ways Business Owners Can Attract New Employees and Retain Existing Talent

Smart Hustle Magazine

At my company in New York, we’ve implemented to following four strategies to ensure our workplace stays both vibrant and, most importantly, staffed. Instead, they want their employment to mean something in their personal lives and for their employer to support and reflect a culture of sustainability and paying forward.

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Some Reflections on VC Investment Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). The ones above are the ones I’ve prioritized this year (other than Disrupt – I never seem to get invited to that one). And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.

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5 Steps for Launching an Online Business in 2021

StartupNation

This is the largest increase in new businesses since 2007. Because domains are a long-term purchase, you’ll want to buy from a reputable provider that protects your privacy, offers transparency around its practices and prices, and has separate support and sales teams. But if you’re one of the 3.2 Conduct marketing research.

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Real talk on fundraising for a small fund

This is going to be BIG.

I found GroupMe at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon. My largest investor was a financial firm that invested in my prior funds to get into the VC business—and in the six years since they first invested, they had built out a team and a strategy that no longer involved doing much seed. It has been an absolute joy.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Finishing is the ripest for disruption. From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. We have also staffed our URBAN-X accelerator program with dedicated experts to provide software and hardware support.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

Atomico is an international investment firm that focuses on helping disruptive technology companies scale globally. AirTree is a venture capital fund with a mission to support the most ambitious Australian and Kiwi technology entrepreneurs. We are people-first, values-driven, multi-strategy, always-accessible. AirTree Ventures.

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