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Optimize for authentic relationships, not bluster

This is going to be BIG.

Ironically enough, the second nudge she gave my career also had to do with AOL--ten years later when in 2009, she introduced me to Jon Brod who was forming AOL Ventures. Does that make it a viable strategy for every new entrepreneur? Call it simplistic and naive, but being who you are, in my book, is always a winning strategy.

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Launching Orange Collective: Exclusively Investing in Y Combinator Companies

David Teten VC

The team has founded 5 companies which participated in 5 graduating batches spanning from 2009 to 2017. Our strategy is to get into the top companies extremely early, when prices are lower. If youd like to learn more or see room to collaborate, please reach out! higher valuation cap. Most investors couldnt even get allocations.

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Taiwan’s funP Innovation raises $3.12m to fuel smart retail, cloud drive into Indonesia

AsiaTechDaily

“Ennoconn’s capabilities in AIoT, together with our own in cloud computing and marketing technology, equals the opportunity to develop pioneering retail solutions for Indonesia and beyond,” said Brian Yang, funP group Co-Founder, and Chief Strategy Officer. CacaFly in collaboration with Ennoconn has committed to help in these initiatives.

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Startups and Venture Capital: What Do They Spend Their First Round On?

StartupNation

In fact, VC-based funding has boomed within the last decade, reaching a whopping $753B worth of investments since 2009. million, business leaders are able to put some of this money aside to collaborate with their VC funders and come up with new, unique product development ideas. . Image Source: CB Insights ).

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The Best Coworking Spaces in Detroit for Your Hybrid Work Model

StartupNation

Many companies are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with a hybrid work model, meaning some employees will return to the office at least part-time, but others will collaborate remotely. Teams looking to transition to hybrid work should poll their employees and design a strategy that best suits them. It’s not just a space.

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5 key innovations taking e-scooters to a half-billion rides in 2021

TechCrunch

Today, they’re on track to surpass half a billion rides globally by 2021, far outpacing early growth in the carbon-heavy ride-hailing industry founded by Uber in 2009. It’s a proven strategy to improve the safety of all road users that depends heavily on one critical input: reliable, standardized data.

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Business intelligence and analytics firm Pyramid Analytics raises $100M

TechCrunch

Pervasive BI remains elusive, but statistics on the category reveal that about a third of employees use BI tools for analytics to inform strategy. Pyramid got its start in 2009, when Kohl and co-founders Avi Perez and Herbert Ochtman secured a development partnership with Microsoft that evolved into a fully-featured BI product.