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How a Little Bit of Fear Breeds Innovation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Co-founder of Owned Outcomes Krupa Srinivas explores the value of fear in an entrepreneur’s journey as she describes partnering with a US healthcare intermediary to solve the problem of cataloguing hospital supplies. Incumbent human processes were cumbersome, laborious, costly, slow and demoralizing.

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Extra Crunch roundup: StockX EC-1, Early Stage recaps, unpacking Alkami’s IPO, more

TechCrunch

The competition intensified further last year when American incumbents Beyond Meat and Eat Just entered China. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. LG’s exit from the smartphone market comes as no surprise. Image Credits: Fenwick.

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Why Draper Esprit doubled down on its status as a publicly listed VC

TechCrunch

To understand why Draper Esprit not only decided to stay public but doubled down on its structure by moving to the main boards in London and Dublin, we got on the horn with the firm’s co-founder, Stuart Chapman. In a perfect world, the answer is no, because realizations equal investments, so you are self-sustaining.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition is back, as entrepreneurs from around the world pitch expert judges and vie for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition is back as entrepreneurs from around the world pitch expert judges and vie for the Startup Battlefield Cup and $100,000. Yes, Chief.

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Second-Class Investor Citizens: Facebook’s IPO and Dual-Class Equity Structures

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Yet I’m skeptical that a widespread shift will occur anytime soon, and for reasons discussed below, as much as I admire and advocate for talented entrepreneurs, I believe it would be a losing proposition for nearly all involved. If these terms sound onerous and lopsided, it’s because they are.

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