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Peer-to-peer car-sharing company Turo files IPO to go public

TechCrunch

Peer-to-peer car-sharing startup Turo has released its filing to become a publicly traded company in the United States, a process the company began confidentially in August. This feature, which launched in April 2020, dynamically adjusts the fees that Turo charges guests to complete a booking. Quick financial breakdown.

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7 Surprising Things I Learned from EO GSEA Studentrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Nominees compete against peers from around the world in a series of local and national competitions in hopes of qualifying for the GSEA Global Finals. – Roxana Shershin, US East Regional GSEA Expert Need to reignite your entrepreneurial spark? GSEA is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business.

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How to Manage a Startup Through Troubling Times

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I interviewed a number of prominent VC’s and entrepreneurs for my recent book. Join a CEO peer group. If you are in a peer group with other CEOs , it’s much easier to get perspective on what’s happening to you. Suddenly, the pipeline of customers that were expected to close was becoming smaller and smaller.

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Car-sharing startup Turo expands to New York and France

TechCrunch

Peer-to-peer car sharing company Turo is expanding to New York State and France in June, the company said on Wednesday. Turo’s launch in New York follows the state legislature’s passing of SB 6715 in December 2021, a law that provides a regulatory framework for peer-to-peer car sharing operations in the state.

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10 Disciplines To Help Driven Entrepreneurs Find Peace and Shine

Entrepreneurs' Organization

I’ve written a new book with my co-author, Rob Dube , called Shine: How Looking Inward Is the Key to Unlocking True Entrepreneurial Freedom. It is one of my greatest joys. I happen to be one myself. Being a driven entrepreneur is a blessing and a curse. Many people depend on us to solve big problems. We tend to leave a black trail behind us.

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The Quick and Easy Way to Find the Best Applicant From Among Hundreds

Paul G. Silva

Anyone who’s run an accelerator, a grant program, reviewed book/screenplay manuscripts, or been in charge of hiring has an impossible challenge: how do you find the proverbial needle in the haystack? I don’t want unlucky people working in this department. But we know that the results are undesirable.

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

TechCrunch

The company saw a 650% increase in bookings from April to May of 2020, according to a report in The Drive. There’s Outdoorsy , a peer-to-peer RV rental company that was founded in 2015; bootstrapped by its founders for a couple of years, it has more recently attracted $88 million in venture funding.