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Great Question gets $2.5M seed round to make customer research easier

TechCrunch

Great Question launched in February 2021, and its clients include Linktree , Honeybook , O’Reilly Media and MainStreet. Great Question’s seed round came from investors including Funders Club, January Capital, Nomo VC and Twenty-Two Ventures.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Normalizing down rounds, 2023 climate trends, term sheet basics

TechCrunch

“In a culture where growing valuations are worn like a badge of honor, founders may fear that taking a down round would render them Silicon Valley pariahs,” writes Holden Spaht, managing partner at private equity firm Thoma Bravo. ” How to make the most of your startup’s big fundraising moment. .

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

Both Sides of the Table

in fact we still look at many deals in the media sector whose main objective is to entertain people. I’m an equal opportunity funder but having a personal mission a few deals can be healthy, too. ” By that we weren’t trying to demean companies building aps, games, photo sharing, etc., 6SensorLabs. Startup Lessons'

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

The reality is that non-white startup founders not only exist but are extremely successful and should be highlighted more in the media, in the movies, in books and podcasts to share their success stories. Take, for example, Emilia Makosa, a London-based entrepreneur who has answered the call of Black women struggling with hyperpigmentation.

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The exit effect: 4 ways IPOs and acquisitions drive positive change across the global ecosystem

TechCrunch

We saw this in the amount of media attention it received in both business and mainstream press in Spain and the floods of connect requests and congratulations that followed on LinkedIn. based investors, and was finally acquired by a U.S. company served as a moment of inspiration for other diverse founders around the world. Team effect.

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All Raise’s interim CEO is now full-time

TechCrunch

Hendrix Buckner joined the organization, which supports women founders and funders, as chief of staff in early 2022 and stepped in as interim CEO in January following the resignation of former CEO Mandela S.H. For us, that means that we are passionate about moving money, changing culture and shifting power.

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How to Grow Your Small Business with the Help of Business Financing

StartupNation

They can be worth your while; however, when you have a new and improved website built, are marketing via paid social media ads and are reaching new heights through banner ads strategically placed on your community’s most viewed sites?

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