TechCrunch

JULY 11, 2022

Founded out of Berlin in 2015, Wefox sells various insurance products through a combination of in-house and external brokers, bypassing the direct-to-consumer model of insurtech competitors which include rival German startup Getsafe. This represents a 50% increase on last year’s $3 billion valuation at its Series C round.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 5, 2015

Anyway, 2015 marks a couple of big career anniversaries for me. I reiterated the notion of risk taking when giving career advice the other day and how when I joined Union Square Ventures, it wasn''t the USV it was now. Who''s the VC that everyone *isn''t* trying to network with. Twenty years ago, I got my first job.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

They were building tools for businesses to fund success with digital marketing, but kept hearing from customers about the advantage big advertisers had over smaller ones — the ability to receive good payment terms, credit lines, as well as data and advice. E-commerce sales in the U.S.

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Onevest

APRIL 16, 2015

A quick review of the 2015 Forbes list of the richest billionaires shows that virtually all members are invested in businesses in some aspect. The 2015 Midas List highlights this even further. Hone in on curated and pre-vetted startups for investment opportunities. Read this advice for being a successful early stage Investor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. Here’s another edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. Connecting with embassy staff can open up many opportunities. More posts by this contributor.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 30, 2023

In addition to his rich experiences working in the venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) sectors, Joseph has also sharpened his investment acumen through his multiple years in the audit and stock-broking industry before deciding to finally launch his cross-border investment firm, Kairous Capital , in 2015.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

His journey with Happie began in 2015 when his research into a greens product led him to discover CBD and its potent anti-inflammatory properties. One of the most rewarding aspects of building Happie is the opportunities I’ve been able to provide for my team. At Happie, we believe in turning challenges into opportunities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” Another federal government agency, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), awards funding between CA$500,000 and CA$3 million (roughly $400,000 USD to $2.4 billion in cash.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 9, 2021

Expert Networks. Expert Network firms source subject matter experts from various domains and pair them with clients seeking topical or industry insights. I founded Circle of Experts, an expert network which I sold to Evalueserve.). The expert network industry has grown an average 4.5%

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It has also launched two different acceleration projects aimed at supporting SMEs and startups with mentoring, networking and support services. It has an estimated 67 VC funds, with 18 of them started since 2015. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? Many of our portfolio companies opened up fully-remote roles.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

In a nascent field like entrepreneurial ecosystem building, practitioner examples are rare and we were not going to pass up the opportunity to speak to four representatives of this pilot project to learn more about: What gave rise to the need of hiring an ecosystem builder. River and bridges in Danville.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 9, 2016

This story was featured in the March 2015 issue of Octane magazine. There’s always the opportunity to expand the idea out to more users later. When launching my idea, I followed the path of most entrepreneurs: I went to my network of investors, who were experienced and familiar with my work in the businessto-business market.

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Onevest

MARCH 27, 2015

At 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, we have been monitoring closely the new regulatory landscape for startup fundraising. It is not intended to provide legal advice. It is not intended to provide legal advice. So it is not intended as legal advice. About Samuel S.

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Hunter Walk

AUGUST 26, 2022

And then take your experience and turn it into a piece of thought leadership career advice to share with people reading this. Every milestone was an opportunity to tell the biggest possible story. My advice to people early in their career is pretty simple: your mission isn’t to pursue a career, it’s to discover it.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Sam is an uber-networker, savvy, helpful, product-oriented leader who had a great eye for young entrepreneurs and a passion about helping them. We have some announcements set for 2015. But the smart money is in the audience just to network with their peers and maybe to get a sense of the latest trends. So we went for it.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 9, 2022

The program supports startups financially and gives them multiple opportunities to network with top tech companies, VCs, mentors, etc. “The KSGC program provides you with the connections that will help you build your company and develop a strong network in Korea,” said Chea Srun, CEO of XQuant. Besides the 3.5-month

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Y Combinator

APRIL 24, 2024

Coincidentally, I met a kid who was in grad school who over the summer had made one of the first iPhone apps that would find open WiFi networks near you. David on stage announcing Google Photos at Google I/O 2015 So you’re at Google, you build what becomes Google Photos — an absolute monster success of a product, even today.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. So they offered the same kind of crappy software that they tried to impose in the wired Internet era and because you had to get your phone subsidized and purchased through one of their stores and because you had to use a wireless network they had leverage to force customers to use their software.

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Onevest

MARCH 19, 2015

Join the rest of the nation including equity crowdfunding platforms like 1000 Angels , the private investor network that connects startups with investors, where currently only accredited investors are allowed to invest. The SEC seems quite okay with postponing finalization until October 2015. So why the hold up? INVEST IN STARTUPS.

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FundersClub

JUNE 12, 2017

They seek a VC model where dogma is less of a drag on the enterprise, and investment discovery can come from a wide network of smaller investors—mini LPs, in a way. Berhens Wu is the CEO and co-founder of Shippo , which offers an API to connect eCommerce businesses and marketplaces to a network of different shipping providers.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 6, 2022

( Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions. US Commercial Bank Auto Loans The above dataset from the Fed goes back to 2015. And then the pattern repeats.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

And so, if you’re lucky, within each of these domains, you get an opportunity to work on different kinds of things. I built Google’s global payment network back in the early days when we had to get money from advertisers all over the world and pay out our publishers all over the world. Any advice for us, Prashant?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

From their pasts as a network administrator and a principal at the same school district, you’d be forgiven to not think about Stuart and Kelly Josberger as a couple to ask about franchise business lessons. From that beginning in 2015, the company has sold 38 franchises. Network and market. Networking and marketing take effort.

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Y Combinator

MAY 22, 2019

Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. 44:35 – Best advice for aspiring Indian founders. Meesho is a platform in India that allows people to resell products using their social networks. Vidit Aatrey is cofounder and CEO of Meesho. Adora Cheung is a Partner at YC.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 8, 2023

(Any views expressed in the below are the personal views of the author and should not form the basis for making investment decisions, nor be construed as a recommendation or advice to engage in investment transactions.) That means there is less opportunity for Japan to sell the US goods in order to pay for oil.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

So we’d love your thoughts on maybe just advice for companies rebuilding their partnership orgs or they’re developing their sophistication on the ELG front. From late 2011 until maybe 2015, RJMetrics was… the leads were flying in and falling off of our desk more days than not. It was a super exciting era.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2023

card networks — American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa — and no longer relies on a third-party processor, Finix says it’s able to offer businesses “instant onboarding, improved economics and opportunities for lowering interchange fees.” (Finix got to keep its $21 million, though!)

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