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TechCrunch Live is going to Atlanta and you’re invited!

TechCrunch

Atlanta, Georgia has emerged as one of the buzziest new hubs in the nation, with booming enterprise, cybersecurity and SaaS sectors, as well as a slew of investors looking to back the hot new startups coming from the city. Some well-known companies from Atlanta include Calendly, Kabbage, One Trust and FullStory — all unicorns, by the way.

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New Zealand’s startup ecosystem poised to grow more ‘tall poppies’

TechCrunch

culture and an economy based on raw materials, Aotearoa hasn’t stood out to investors in the Asia-Pacific region, especially not when they could set their sights on larger markets in China and Southeast Asia. A geographically isolated country with a “no worries!” Technology startups are the pinnacle of that strategy.

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Top Grand Rapids Startups to Watch in 2022

StartupNation

Not only do they work in business development, market placement, and research to help develop solutions for the food service industry, but they also run their own startup incubator! Their high-end products and storefront come from a hand-cultivated culture, state of the art facilities and a sustainable growing practice. HealthBridge.

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Empowering Innovation and Fostering Mental Health in Startups: Insights from Tech Leader Sanjay…

Jason Malki

He works as an Evangelist at Dextego , building AI Coaching as a SaaS, defining the future of work. He is building an Incubator at Venture Bay Labs for underprivileged founders. This includes the voices of those from different cultures, backgrounds, or experiences who can bring different approaches to problem-solving.

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China’s Jet Commerce banks $60m in Series B financing

AsiaTechDaily

The company said it will use the fresh funds to upgrade operational infrastructure, hire more local talents, strengthen its Multi Channel Network operations, improve digital management and research and development of SaaS systems, and improve its professional brand incubation ability.

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Lessons Learned, Experience Gained: Ruminations on Mark Small’s Journey from Salesperson to Sales…

Jason Malki

He assists startups in achieving repeatable growth and scalability, leveraging his extensive background in leading global organizations for renowned SaaS and cybersecurity companies including Oracle, McAfee, Proofpoint, and Cofense. They created high-performing teams and cultures. Remain humble, curious, and treat people as people.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more

TechCrunch

Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve become a way to measure status and reinforce what is colloquially referred to as CYA culture. Changing your meeting culture is difficult, but given that 26% of workers plan to look for a new job when the pandemic ends, startups need to do all they can to retain talent.