Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Traditional seed funds have gotten bigger, many armed with opportunity funds on top. In 2017, Softbank rounds caught folks’ attention. During this time, there’s financial leverage used in the transaction to help buffer the firm’s cost of capital (e.g. 5/ Early Effects Of The Softbank Effect.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

“The massive dissonance between personal and business travel processes presented an interesting opportunity. “Today, with most systems, companies have to choose between an easy-to-use system or the one with controls. Our product’s objective is to provide a mix of consumer-grade experience and enterprise-grade control.”

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It reinstates three business deductions that were cut in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new bill provides R&D expensing that allows businesses of all sizes to immediately deduct the cost of their US-based R&D investments, rather than over five years. This is the first update to this threshold since the 1950s.

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StartupNation

JULY 15, 2021

To embrace its limitless opportunities, businesses need to adapt an AI-first culture. It starts with earning institutional trust in the promise of the technology in terms of how the technology is used and toward what end. We must know how AI systems are built as well as how they store, handle and use the data they collect.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2021

million in 2017 and its first Series B round in April 2020, from backers that included South Korea-based Shinsegae Information & Communication, Woomi Construction, SL Investment, KDB Capital, Shinhan Capital, Enlight Ventures, CKD Venture Capital, and Breeze Investment, Ha said. The company had raised Series A funding of $1.8

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Most investors reject the opportunity to invest and being told “no” hurts. However, if you want to increase the chance that you will successfully close a round in late 2017, try the following 10 step approach: Prepare a concise investor deck that tells the story of your business in bite-size chunks. We understand.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In 2019, Italian startups attracted $850 million, compared to just €140 million in 2017, as the VC ecosystem became less insular and more international investors arrived. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

But, speaking as someone who’s worked at several startups, Extra Crunch stories contain actionable information you can use to build a company and/or look smart in meetings — and that’s worth something. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. ” The VCs who founders love the most.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

I don’t have much to say about this since anyone who follows the most basic tenets of society and uses logic understands it is wrong and ridiculous. My one thought: perhaps, it’s time for us all to put our grown-up pants on and stop normalizing this kind of behavior. It has sat vacant since 2017.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

Some of the greatest areas of innovation opportunity are at the intersection of sectors historically segregated , e.g., computational biology. We use Asana at Versatile VC for managing tasks and projects with other collaborators in our teams. Use their software for interactive data visualization and modern business intelligence.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Our movement stood for building a better world through the power of entrepreneurial solutions , supported by a powerful magic mix of inspiring spaces, vibrant communities and meaningful content. In the early years, there were only four people in the global team and most of us worked part-time. Unlikely Allies. Makers Manifesto.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

I chose to come back to Orlando because I found it most rewarding in terms of personality fit, diversity, and growth opportunities. Atomos is building the railroad of space using high-powered electric propulsion space tugs to move satellites to any orbit beyond low Earth orbit. Florida is the gateway to space for us!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 13, 2021

Can Bitcoin find its practical use case as a currency in Latin America? In 2017, Bird and the former CEO of Q1 Labs founded a new cybersecurity company, this one focused on public clouds, called Sonrai Security , which has since raised nearly $40 million in venture capital. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Telemedico, which was founded back in 2014 — but only launched its current B2B model (which is primarily targeted at insurance firms) in 2017 — says 2020 was a record year for its business. One million consultations were carried out via its platform during the 12-month period, it told us.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

These factors also give us an indication of where crypto might be going. “We believe that crypto has a big opportunity to digitize cash,” said Patricio Jutard, co-founder and general partner of Newtopia VC. If we talk about DeFi, I’m sure the most used protocols are foreign (Aave, Uniswap, Compound, Sushi, etc).

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Haystack

DECEMBER 28, 2019

These combined effects have helped open new markets, new geographies, and new economic opportunities for people worldwide; they’ve also drawn the ire of privacy advocates, aspiring politicians, and the airwaves on social media and the traditional media at-large.

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

In this post, we’ll walk through Faire’s opportunity as a B2B marketplace for independent retailers and brands. US retail (which includes categories such as gifts, home goods, groceries, pharmacy goods, apparel, and cosmetics) generated $3.3 trillion of revenue in 2017 2. million in 2012 to 1.55

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In 2021, one-third of all unicorns created were fintech companies: investor FOMO, increased use of digital payments, BNPL, and other financial services created a gravitational field that attracted more than one out of every five dollars VCs invested last year. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

But if this 2017-founded Finnish startup, Solar Foods , has its way fermentation could have a very special place in the future of human food too. The product, a single cell protein it’s branding Solein, is essentially an edible bacteria; a single cell microbe grown using gas fermentation. So the promise looks immense. (As

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Use discount code BELFAST to save 25% off an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership. 9 investors discuss hurdles, opportunities and the impact of cloud vendors in enterprise data lakes. We have a mix of angel and institutional investors in Belfast. 3 adtech and martech VCs see major opportunities in privacy and compliance.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2023

These memos often integrate the traditional components of a founder’s pitch, and blend it together with a deal champion’s observations on the opportunity of investing into the company — as well as the risks that come with it. It’s a decent decision-making tool, provided the fund’s partners are disciplined and intellectually honest in its use.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2021

Many fintech startups have tried to become a market-maker between investors and investment opportunities. This data contains excellent business insights and immense opportunities, but it has become impossible for companies to derive actionable insights from this data consistently due to its sheer volume. Thanks for reading!

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

The pandemic also called a halt to a major piece of research work the startup had lined up with a US university to study its hormone-tracking method for a key contraceptive use-case — a product it had intended to prioritize but could not bring to market ahead of the study which is required to gain regulatory approval.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We also learn how, under his watch and as the company began to scale, Klarna missed the next big opportunity in fintech, instead being usurped by Adyen and Stripe. Siemiatkowski also shares what’s next for the company as it ventures further into the world of retail banking after gaining a bank license in 2017.

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Y Combinator

JANUARY 21, 2021

There is a clear opportunity to upend the status quo, but its intricacies have made freight one of the toughest sectors in which to build an online marketplace. Fragmented supply and demand is a problem for incumbents, but a great opportunity for a digital marketplace. On the supply side of the US freight market, there are 1.6

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2018

Clearly he assumed that he was using some kind of username, and that it was a gang reference of some sort--like, "Young Blood" as in the bloods and the crips or something to that affect. However, if you don't want to evaluate your inbound deal opportunities, that's the job, my friend. Do they have a Code of Conduct?

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 8, 2019

So I splashed out and bought a gigantic pack of pick ‘n’ mix. to-date, since we launched in 2017. We live in a time of unprecedented opportunity for entrepreneurs. 16 years later, seven other companies globally use that same name! I made my first investment in the stock market when I was 12 years old.

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Reforge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Then dive into how Hollywood uses memes to help people find the right movie to watch, to introduce you to the concept of memetics. Finally we’ll run through a step-by-step example of how to use Meme Mapping to get a more consistent return on investment from experimentation.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 12, 2017

But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes? These GPs believe strongly that automating data gathering, sifting through and selecting investment opportunities, managing relationships and streamlining follow-on funding and exit processes, gives them a competitive advantage over their peers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

We also learn how, under his watch and as the company began to scale, Klarna missed the next big opportunity in fintech, instead being usurped by Adyen and Stripe. Siemiatkowski also shares what’s next for the company as it ventures further into the world of retail banking after gaining a bank license in 2017.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 6, 2022

However noble this pursuit, it typically leads to me rushing my shots and using too much power. In fact, the more power you use, the more time you give to your opponent. but I have a few favourite patterns I use to get my opponent out of position. but I have a few favourite patterns I use to get my opponent out of position.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 24, 2022

I used to run sales for Vonage, I have built applications on Twilio and Nexmo, and my startup is tailored to a very niche market in the VoIP industry. Let’s talk numbers At this point I had yet to talk to Derek , so using MicroAcquire we connected via email and scheduled a Zoom call. Needless to say, I was excited. ??

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Use personal words like “you” and “your” if possible. Humor is good for building engagement but also a useful tool for communicating your brand’s personality. Use the element of surprise to delight your participants. This article was originally published in June 2017 on LeadQuizzes blog.

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