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60 Top Women-led Venture Capital Firms

American Entrepreneurship

Funding of women-founded startups remains significantly lower than those that are gender-mixed While women entrepreneurs are making significant strides in startup formation, they continue to struggle to gain access to funding on par with men. of all VC funds raised in 2022 to 17.2%—seen as part of a decade-long trend.

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The business model of the future

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Companies that embrace this new model, called interaction field companies, generate, facilitate and benefit from interactions and data exchanges among multiple people and groups—from customers and stakeholders, but also from those you wouldn’t expect to be in the mix, like suppliers, software developers, regulators and even competitors. .

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4 Ways to Leverage Podcasting to Grow Your Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A unique angle is critical — and with the rapid growth of podcasts as a media form built for communities, going niche and specific is key. A podcast is a marketing channel – and it can be a key part of a strategic marketing mix. Building a learned community Nothing beats honest intellectual conversations.

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How to Leverage Micro VC Funds to Build an Angel Portfolio

This is going to be BIG.

Having a better overall portfolio of venture capital by adding funds into the mix. This is above and beyond whatever events and educational opportunities the fund provides for its community, which could also be very useful. What if you added funds to the mix? Access to other investors. But maybe you could do it?

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Pace launches out of private beta with a plan to scale virtual group therapy

TechCrunch

One in five people have a mental health illness. While diagnosable mental health conditions might get an individual medication or therapy, those that live in a grey space might still need resources to stay afloat. Facilitators are licensed mental health clinicians, with the majority of the leaders being part-time or freelancers.

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LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program

TechCrunch

. “These companies represent the top of the diverse pool of innovative ideas and companies who applied to our Mission for the Future challenge to address the challenges facing our community. Here’s the full list of companies that made the cut: Connected Health. CurieAi, Inc. Somatix, Inc. TRIPP, Inc. NeuroTrainer, Inc.

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Influence Meets Innovation: How Founders and Cultural Leaders Can Work Together

Andreessen Horowitz

Founders seeking to tap into this rare mix of reach, influence, and capital must navigate this terrain with an immense amount of intention and foresight. Or, an entertainer may have built a community on Instagram but not be active on X. Understand where they can add value and ensure your ask aligns with their regular communications.

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