American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 18, 2024

Palm Tree Crew, through its investment arm, also recently raised a $32M venture fund that focuses on providing capital to early-stage disruptive brands across the consumer and technology space. ” Through its investment arm, Palm Tree Capital, PTC invests in early-stage, consumer businesses, providing differentiated strategic support.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. Oh, and if you were laid off recently, we are offering a free Expo+ pass to TC Disrupt 2023.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Businesses are transforming their ways of working to keep pace with disruption. As workspaces and workforce needs continue to evolve, theDesk has been growing alongside our member businesses to further support and accelerate their growth.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

To be sure, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and profoundly altered many aspects of work life, including in-person diversity training and workforce development. The resources already exist, and there is a wealth of external partners that can help improve corporate culture and diversity metrics. Companies must start now.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It accelerates enrollment and improve retainment of trial participants. Genomenon , a genomics health IT company cofounded by serial Ann Arbor software entrepreneur Steve Schwartz, helps pharma and clinical diagnostics labs accelerate research and work for solutions for patients with rare genetic diseases and cancer. FreightVerify.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2020

When he looked around a couple of years ago, he saw a space fully of these legacy vendors and ripe for disruption. seed to digitize networking infrastructure procurement. Frechette says that he has managed to grow the company and build a culture in spite of the pandemic not allowing employees to come into an office.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I think the large push for flexible/remote work will result in a culture where ‘personal travel’ and ‘work’ aren’t oil and water anymore, and that’s where an experience like Minoan fits nicely between consumer and business.”. As e-commerce booms during the pandemic, Shopify accelerates.

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Laura González-Estéfani is the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity , an international, operator-led venture acceleration model designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital. Laura González-Estéfani. Contributor. Share on Twitter. More posts by this contributor. ambassadors.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Zoe Jervier Hewitt is a leadership coach and talent partner at multi-stage VC fund EQT Ventures , where she helps portfolio companies structure and accelerate their search for talent by facilitating connections to the right technology and people required to source candidates at each stage of company growth. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Haystack

MAY 19, 2018

Social networks were not much of a thing, email was about work, telco’s charged for texting and we had feature phones which were definitely not computers. I found that I didn’t need an escape from work — work is an escape I love — but I needed a break from meetings, interactions, and events that would disrupt my flow state.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Having to deal with the culture entrenched with the decision-makers and having to dissolve the old way of thinking in order to utilize best practices of the past and integrate these practices into forward-thinking methodologies. The startup world asks founders to disrupt their industries with data. Buddy Palmer. Ellen Bateman.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Apply to Startup Battlefield 200 anyway — and announce your public debut at TechCrunch Disrupt! Thanks to the proliferation of mobile devices and cloud infrastructure — the latter of which accelerated during the pandemic — apps now need to store and process data in more places, from the edge to the public cloud. Here, catch!

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

This kind of closed network is great for forming close bonds. In organizational theory, it’s called an “execution network.” ” The issue that arises with execution networks is they lack outside input. Mentors are a great way to get that outside input and visibility outside the execution network.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The main thing is getting construction companies and contractors to accelerate their adoption of the tech and the labor shortage issue is putting substantial pressure on them to act. Finishing is the ripest for disruption. Buildings are the same, however often historically and culturally significant and therefore protected.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Wider issues seem more cultural; startups not thinking big enough, investors lacking the necessary appetite for risk, and even — among wider society — some latent suspicion of entrepreneurs. We accelerate also that path — into innovative entrepreneurship system.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

As far as green shoots, COVID-19 has “played a role of an accelerator for innovation in many business areas and even e-government and other rigid/conservative industries,” said one. I have no doubts that the pandemic has been accelerating remote work, which ultimately should lead to more remote-first startups which might benefit new geos.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2022

“This is not an easy decision – especially within a culture like ours that is shaped around community and sharing,” they added. E-commerce roll-ups are the next wave of disruption in consumer packaged goods. Their final working day will be May 13.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

You’ll also often hear companies that started in coworking spaces praise the networking benefits of being in a shared space — team collaboration, events and close contact with people in other companies helps startups connect and grow. SpaceLab Detroit. Tech Brewery Ann Arbor.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

I also recently joined another WhatsApp chat #miamitechlife that includes a local community of founders, investors, executives and local leaders to meet, collaborate and network while engaging in fun activities around Miami. Miami has everything in place to accelerate its rise to be cemented as a significant tech/startup ecosystem.

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 22, 2021

ProFuse raises $1.25M for meat growth acceleration tech. OurCrowd is investing in Binah.ai, an Israeli startup that is disrupting the remote, real-time health data monitoring market with software that extracts vital signs in one minute using a medical selfie taken with a standard smartphone, tablet or laptop camera. Introductions.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Disrupting the traditional MBA may be the most tried, tested and tweaked edtech startup pitch out there. “I think they have done brand-building and [developed an] alumni network well enough that it’s become an aspirational brand to those in the know.”

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OurCrowd

JULY 1, 2019

Summit Week will be as packed as ever, with corporate meetups, VC forums, insider access to accelerators and labs, and touring opportunities providing a unique insider’s look at the innovation ecosystem. Attendees will also get a deep dive into the history, culture and vibe of Israel, including the nightlife of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. In 2022 and beyond, Monzo’s revenues are likely to further accelerate as they benefit from cross border-travel, increased EU interchange rates, and new products.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

At Qumra, we get excited about companies that disrupt traditional industries while doing good and improving quality of life. Our portfolio includes some great examples such as Fiverr that has disrupted the labor market by unlocking the global talent pool, or Talkspace, which is providing access to therapy to all. More than 50%?

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2021

Edgybees joins space startups in Amazon accelerator. The event will be broadcast twice – on June 28 and June 29 – to cater to our global investor network. The buzz around cell-cultured seafood is steadily growing. Edgybees joins space startups in Amazon accelerator. Webinar for new OurCrowd investors.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. This did not happen by magic. Incumbents do not have the engineering talent or infrastructure to compete. (2)

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Unvalidated Learnings

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Such is the company’s current scale and standing in popular culture that it’s hard to imagine it once was nothing more than a scrappy upstart with chronic cash shortages. Disruptive companies often start as gimmicks for hobbyists Most radical innovations initially appear like curiosities, only entertained by geeks and weirdos.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. Scouts are typically hired because they are well-networked and credible in an industry, geography, and/or community that a VC is focusing on. How to get a job in venture capital. VC recruiters list and compensation data.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 31, 2022

EVERY aims to disrupt the $200B egg market and is now funding on the OurCrowd platform. Unlike cell-cultured meats that use animal-based cells to make food, Plantish salmon uses plant-based ingredients already used in foods in the US, so the company does not need FDA approval to serve its food, says CEO Ofek Ron. “By Invest Now.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

The company will join nine other startups in the accelerator’s class of 2021. Before TalentQL, Yusuf co-founded Nigeria-based tech media publication Techpoint Africa; Awoyemi co-founded online recruitment site Jobberman; and Sultan founded nonprofit tech accelerator DevCareer. The TalentQL team. Image Credits: TalentQL.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

Jonathan Greechan is co-founder of the world's largest pre-seed accelerator, Founder Institute , has run over 100 webinars including 100,000+ live attendees, and is one of Meetup's most active organizers. Startup investors can be the financial backbone for mass disruption. Do you have a solid network? Jonathan Greechan.

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OurCrowd

MAY 20, 2022

Funds from this $5M SAFE at a 20% discount with a $20M cap will be used to set up operational centers in Mexico and Spain, accelerate production capabilities, and scale up sales and marketing. Israeli startup ProFuse aims to cut the production price of lab-cultured protein. Learn Mo re. Top carmaker invests in Connected Energy.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Developed societies are depopulating all over the world, across cultures – the total human population may already be shrinking. Indeed, as of 2019, before the temporary COVID disruption, the result was the largest number of jobs at the highest wages and the highest levels of material living standards in the history of the planet.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

They hire locally and remotely and have a close-knit culture built on authentic connections between team members. PlainSight is a new networking app. It’s a unique take on the networking problem we all face finding the right partners at events and in business. Qodex uses agile methodologies and is all about team collaboration.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

We have a Nordic investment mandate, but we primarily focus on Norway as we are a Norwegian pre-seed/seed fund and have our competitive insight, network and brand here in Norway. Great global market access: EU networks, foreign investments, etc. More than 50%? How has COVID-19 impacted your investment strategy?

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. He runs the Game Show Network. That podcast is included here along with a transcript.

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David Teten VC

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

I see a clear cultural change happening in the investing universe, as more people pay attention to ESG objectives and apply an ESG filter to their investments. Numerous thoughtful people are worried about how technological disruption will destroy jobs. But in the longer run, the result is a dysfunctional society. Why is that?

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