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The Rise of the Rest Class of 2019

Revolution

We asked the winners in each city to tell us about their companies, provide advice to fellow entrepreneurs, and share a little more about themselves. What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in Orlando? My advice would be to pick and develop a focus in which you have competency and passion. What does your company do?

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Build Your Brand, Not Your Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I want to be 2019 Jeff Bezos. Canva uses their blog as a lead magnet for their card-making tools. You’re already an expert in your domain, so you can produce content around your advice immediately. How to Build Your Brand Here are 3 questions to consider when building your brand: What do people ask you for advice on?

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

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. Milan tends to attract the lion’s share of VC funding — in 2019, startups located there received €311 million, according to NGP Capital.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

The Netherlands’ ecosystem has been flourishing; more than $85 million was invested in regional startups in 2019 alone. and StartupAmsterdam, there are 1,661 tech companies in Amsterdam, while the city ranked fifteenth in Startup Genome’s 2019 report “Global Startup Ecosystem Report,” moving up four places since 2017.

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Beams wants to turn collaborative audio clips into a social media biz

TechCrunch

Per Crunchbase , the 2019 founded audio startup’s earlier seed and pre-seed investors were Mangrove Capital Partners and Redalpine. So it’s using quasi-brevity as a device to try to cut through. Which means the resulting thread can be, well, a mixed bag in terms of interest/quality from the listener’s perspective.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Construction tech survey, founder-CEO friction, diversify your cap table

TechCrunch

Configuring a robot to mix cement is easy, but delivering a CementTron 3000 to a job site, training employees on its use, and keeping it maintained are not the kinds of disruptions builders are looking for, especially when margins are so thin and experienced workers are hard to find. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin/Sophie Alcorn.

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Yes Is the Answer—and Other Ways to Succeed in Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

What is your advice for entrepreneurs to achieve such longevity? My advice for longevity is to always stay tuned to your values. It’s about mixing patience with your determination to succeed. Mitchell Hall is expected to be completed by fall 2019. Cameron Mitchell Restaurants celebrates its 25 th anniversary this fall.