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Kevin Hart gets serious about financial inclusion at Disrupt

TechCrunch

Morgan’s head of digital investment banking and digital private markets, will join us onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. It requires a multifaceted approach to fight against homogeneous networks, deceptive warm intros and the basic need for more fluency across different demographics.

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Why Convoy’s Dan Lewis expects digital freight to go mainstream within the year

TechCrunch

But when he was struck by the urge to start a company, he researched the money-attracting industries of the world, and then, using AngelList, saw how many companies were trying to disrupt those industries. So YC viewed this as a major disruptive play. Rowe Price, that brought the company’s valuation up to $3.8

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Top Ann Arbor Tech Companies and Startups to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

LynxDx pivoted from cancer treatment to COVID-19 testing during the early pandemic, and now is one of the primary providers of rapid COVID-19 tests in Ann Arbor and for the large University of Michigan network of employees. RightBrain Networks. It also just won the Digiday Worklife Award for Most Collaborative Culture.

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

Wider issues seem more cultural; startups not thinking big enough, investors lacking the necessary appetite for risk, and even — among wider society — some latent suspicion of entrepreneurs. While Spain-based investors are champing at the bit for administrative reform and better stock options. Measures to change mindsets.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

For emerging VC and private equity investors: accelerators, platforms, communities, and incubators. Scouts are typically hired because they are well-networked and credible in an industry, geography, and/or community that a VC is focusing on. VC recruiters list and compensation data. HOW TO GET A SCOUT ROLE. Solo GP Training.

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The Best Coworking Spaces in Detroit for Your Hybrid Work Model

StartupNation

You’ll also often hear companies that started in coworking spaces praise the networking benefits of being in a shared space — team collaboration, events and close contact with people in other companies helps startups connect and grow. SpaceLab Detroit. Tech Brewery Ann Arbor.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge: The South Korea accelerator program that is ‘a gateway’ to doing business in Asia

AsiaTechDaily

In the fourth industrial revolution era, having succeeded as an economic powerhouse with a technological edge in manufacturing and industries led by large corporations, South Korea is now fostering disruptive innovation through startups. The country strives to create a balance between industrial conglomerates and the startup ecosystem.