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How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

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We have been advising a lot of entrepreneurs so I thought I’d “open source” some of the advice I have been sharing. So my only goal is to give you insights into the conversations we’ve been having in case you don’t have the same access or advice. I’m getting so much conflicting advice, whom should I listen to? shouldn’t I?

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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The hardest relationships to establish have been with the biggest product companies (auto makers, consumer product companies), retailers (Walmart, Kroger) and big transportation (UPS, FedEx), logistics, energy, healthcare, shipping & telecommunications companies. They often fly back at least once if not twice a year to see family.

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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

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Will you get the TechCrunch bump, the tier-1 VC anointment, followed by great PR firm support and then the NY Times or WSJ story that follows? Or the way Uber is shaking up the cozy, static world of taxi transportation. The challenge that many startups face today is: Are you really providing enough value?

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Dreamit Startups on the Front Lines of COVID-19

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Infermedica’s Symptomate platform helps hospitals triage remotely, manage patient influx, and support medical personnel who are rapidly being overburdened. Osmosis gives clinicians trusted advice on how to improve on-site processes and deal with COVID-19. Kaizen bridges the gap between healthcare and transportation.

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Austin’s Will Hurley on the city’s incredible tech rise

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At SXSW 2022, Whurley did a session on applying quantum computing to transportation problems. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. But most of all, he will go out of his way to help newcomers (as well as veterans) of the Austin tech scene whenever they need help or advice or counsel,” Forrest said. “We

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

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In Amsterdam, rich people take public transport, not private buses. During COVID-19, the Dutch government has also announced support packages such as tax deferrals, temporary employment bridging schemes and other initiatives. What is your advice to startups in your portfolio right now? It has confirmed our approach.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: eVTOL takes off, pivoting with agility, when to hire a lawyer

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Transportation reporter Rebecca Bellan interviewed Tortoise co-founder Dmitry Shevelenko about his company’s transition “from using a hardware-as-a-service model to a take-rate scheme that gives it 10% of any sales made from its card payment-enabled bots.”. When should an early-stage startup hire a full-time lawyer?