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Domestika raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to expand its learning community for creative types

TechCrunch

The creative community has been a ripe target for startups building tools and services to serve their interests and needs as they transition from their traditionally offline practices into a digital present and future. Cotorruelo said in an interview, referring to the the courses, but also the company’s community of users.

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10 Fundamentals For A More Human-Centric Workplace

Entrepreneurs' Organization

We don’t always get ‘our’ way, but we are heard,” says Angie Bryan, a recruiter at Creative Alignments. “I I must have saved a nation in a former life or something heroic like that to be part of this goodness,” said Triza Codillo about the team at Creative Alignments. and more articles from the EO blog. Live your company values.

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EO Members Share 9 Unconventional Actions to Mitigate Stress (Part II)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Who better than our EO community to offer creative strategies for mitigating the adverse effects of stress? I run the world’s largest community (10,000+ members) dedicated solely to stress reduction for entrepreneurs: Dory. Recognizing the toll on my health, I had to get creative. and more articles from the EO blog.

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7 Creative Financing Options for New Businesses and Startups

StartupNation

You still have plenty of creative financing options to fund your business. You’ll need to think outside the box, but you’re bound to come across your “aha” financing moment in this article. Creative financing options for new businesses. Fortunately, not all is lost. Accelerators. Crowdfunding.

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As it shifts focus from DIY computer kits, Kano spins out its creative software suite as a standalone business

TechCrunch

Kano Computing (“Kano”), the venture-backed company best known for its DIY computer kits and software for teaching coding and STEM skills to kids, is spinning out its creative software suite and online community platform as an independent business. The move comes as the U.K.

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Garry Kasparov launches a community-first chess platform

TechCrunch

The platform, produced by Vivendi, includes documentaries, podcasts, articles and interviews between experts and known players in the chess community. In many ways, it’s a vertical-specific version of the chess MasterClass he did years ago, with a big focus on community and variety. Kasparovchess is significantly more expensive.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Creative capital, live-shopping strategy, new name + logo

TechCrunch

Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Creative capital is the secret sauce, not venture capital. In a guest post for TechCrunch+, he describes different types of creative capital and includes multiple examples of how startups can leverage it for success. Thanks very much for reading! Walter Thompson.