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The Last Gameboard raises $4M to ship its digital tabletop gaming platform

TechCrunch

Allentuck, who previously worked at Hasbro, said there’s widespread interest in the toy and tabletop industry to be more tech-forward, but there’s been a “chicken and egg scenario,” where there’s no market because no one innovates, and no one innovates because there’s no market.

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

StartupNation

Times are tight, and companies are less inclined to take on the world themselves, nor are they able to innovate internally at every turn. We have seen KPIs jump more than 50 percent in the last month because people are stuck at home and have more time to spend with social gaming and shopping communities.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). Message of the week (from Fred Wilson) – “don’t fill cracks&# but innovate in new ways with the platform. But bill is a BIG idea guy. PLUS RELATED FUNDING …. uh, hello!

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Equal access to capital and entrepreneurship is the final civil rights movement

TechCrunch

As a nation we know the benefits of encouraging entrepreneurship across backgrounds: Entrepreneurs create jobs, spark innovation and allow us to maintain our position as the most competitive nation on the planet. I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years.

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Overplay’s Wefunder Campaign brings in $1 million from Retail Investors, Funding Social Gaming AI-Powered Tech

American Entrepreneurship

Community Crowdfunding Platform brings multiple benefits to Social Gaming Startup Funding strategy plays an important role in how much and how quickly a startup receives funding. “Overplay is all about democratizing game development, and we’re excited to welcome our community as co-owners on this incredible journey.”

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Mark: Apple is like China, they have introduced an incredibly amount of innovation to the market. They’ve forced the entire industry to innovate and change. They have been successful simply for pushing the telecom companies, Microsoft, and Google to innovate. Jeff Atwood had a community of people built up from his blog.