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

AsiaTechDaily

KSGC selects 60 promising startup teams from across the world every year and gives an all-expenses-paid mentorship/networking opportunity in South Korea. Among the other countries in Asia, South Korea is the best country because there’s no cultural barrier here. Manufacturing in Asia is huge.

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10 Strategies to Scale Hourly Hiring With Quality and Diversity

Startup Blogpost

This can be accomplished by incorporating the software into an existing onboarding process, allowing applicants to submit all necessary documentation electronically. For example, we incorporated cultural awareness workshops, unconscious bias training, and mentorship opportunities within our onboarding process.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022: The world’s most tech-savvy country South Korea invites startups to grow their businesses

AsiaTechDaily

XQuant is Asia’s leading specialist in using AI to process text documents, extract meanings and perform data analysis and second prize winner of KSGC 2021. month acceleration program, the 60 selected startup teams will be working under the mentorship of five prominent Korean accelerators. Who can apply for KSGC 2022?

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Does what happens at YC stay at YC?

TechCrunch

Amos said that when a company is accepted into YC, the founders must sign investment documents, one of which is its founder ethics policy. Soon, a YC partner e-mailed Damer with an invitation to reach out to group partners or this partner directly about any YC concerns, according to a document shared with TechCrunch by the accelerator.

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What has KOBO360 been up to in the last 2 years?

TechCrunch

Logistics operators in Africa suffer from various problems, from inconsistent pricing, which stems from a fragmented supply-and-demand market, to paper documentation and little or no access to financing. For comparison, it’s 6% in the U.S. But it wasn’t a comfortable process. Most times, your investors and board are present when it’s working.

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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

In the spirit of our WYSIWYG culture at Upfront I thought it might be useful to explain what we’ve done, what we’re doing and why we feel this best suits our working style. As a starting point you have to realize that investment firms (which a VC is) have management needs.

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15 Ways to Facilitate Communication Among Cross-Functional Startup Teams

Startup Blogpost

We’ve gathered insights from CEOs, founders, and top executives on their most successful methods, from combining chat and asynchronous video to actively listening and documenting meetings. Institute Cross-Functional Mentorship Within our startup, we recognized the importance of fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams.

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