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21 Ways to Grow Your New Business Online in 2021

StartupNation

As 2021 begins, we’re witnessing a fast-changing landscape. To ensure your business continues to take advantage of the changing tide, here are 21 ways to help accelerate the growth of your new business in the year ahead: Become a prolific content creator. In fact, according to emarketer.com ; “U.S. e-commerce sales will reach $794.50

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The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest (Part II): Does your City have a Moat?

Revolution

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest (Part II): Does your City have a Moat? When we as venture investors conduct due diligence on startups for investment consideration, it is our job to not just consider the startup’s technology or platform in isolation, but to also examine it in the context of its peer group.

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Meet the newest crypto builders from web3 accelerator Alliance DAO’s demo day

TechCrunch

But today we’re highlighting the demo day for a new wave of crypto projects and teams who participated in the latest cohort for Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community. It seems like every time a demo day ends , there’s a new one waiting around the corner — and as you know, TechCrunch is no stranger to covering them.

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SaaS leaders: Use customer insights to accelerate growth during a downturn

TechCrunch

Caroline Hogan Contributor Share on Twitter Caroline Hogan is senior director of vendor marketing at Gartner Digital Markets , where she helps software providers accelerate growth. SaaS leaders: Use customer insights to accelerate growth during a downturn by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch

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Lydia raises another $86 million to build a European financial super app

TechCrunch

Shortly after, Braintree acquired peer-to-peer payment app Venmo. Jhawar believes that peer-to-peer payments represent the beginning of a long-term consumer relationship. Since then, Lydia has grown quite a lot and has expanded beyond peer-to-peer payments in various ways.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

TechCrunch

Amid these turbulent times, the VC accelerator industry has emerged as a stalwart player. growth from 2020 to 2021. Importantly, the traditional accelerator model has enjoyed the fruits of these potential paradigm shifts. Fueled by a zero-interest landscape in 2020, it has surged, giving rise to an ever-growing array of funds.

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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

StartupNation

In 2021, we extended a grant to Grand Valley State University’s Veterans Entrepreneurship Lab. In 2021, we also established a partnership between Verizon’s Pro Bono Program and the Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance ’s Capital Connect Program. Brianna Ellison. Verizon has actively partnered with Michigan small businesses.