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Opendoor alums raise $15M for Kindred, a home-swapping network

TechCrunch

Opendoor alums Justine Palefsky and Tasneem Amina teamed up in 2021 to start a company, Kindred , with the goal of giving people the choice of booking lodging through a unique home-swapping model. Kindred is building a members-only network to allow people to essentially exchange homes. It’s a give and get policy.

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How to thwart collaboration overload by working smarter

Entrepreneurs' Organization

This makes following some of the practices I discuss in the book to streamline collaboration critical for both performance and well-being. These “warm” relationships then prove to be critical when opportunities enable a person who has done this well to see a possibility and mobilize a network.

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Road trippers can rejoice as RVshare raises over $100 million to grow its RV rental business

TechCrunch

As continentally confined Americans look for domestic vacation options that won’t expose them to too much risk of infection from the pandemic that’s still raging across the country, the RV rental company RVshare has raised more than $100 million to capitalize on its historic opportunity. billion in January 2020.

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EO Global Speakers Academy grads share transformational results

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed to EO by Marina Byezhanova , an active member-leader within EO and a member of EO Canada Bridge chapter. An entrepreneur, global speaker and university instructor, she is on a mission to inspire entrepreneurs to stand out, speak up and be radically authentic. Entrepreneurship is a blend of many skills.

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Disrupt 2023 — we’re shipping a big new release

TechCrunch

At these shows-within-our-show, you’ll engage with smart, driven founders, and investors and members of your community, and have the opportunity to cross-collaborate with leaders from other industries. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? That’s certainly true for the Builder Stage.

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6 Lessons From an Entrepreneur’s Journey

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Like many Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) members, he believes in continuous learning and improvement in order to take his businesses further and better serve the people that benefit from his services. He recently shared his story with EO Melbourne. . At other times, the system can teach people not to go out on a limb.

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21 Ways to Grow Your New Business Online in 2021

StartupNation

Start by offering something of value for free to your potential audience in exchange for an email address, such as a discount coupon for your products, a free e-book, workbook, or even a free trial period for your service. In fact, according to emarketer.com ; “U.S. e-commerce sales will reach $794.50 billion (in 2020), up 32.4%