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“AI Agents for Small Business: The Ultimate Guide to Automation and Growth”

American Entrepreneurship

Cost Savings Hiring a full-time employee to manage customer support, marketing, or data analysis can be expensive. How to Implement AI Agents in Your Small Business Step 1: Identify Business Needs Before investing in AI agents, identify the areas of your business that can benefit the most from automation.

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Simple Advice for Junior Folks in Venture Capital: Don’t Be a Generalist. Do One Thing Really Well for your GP and One Thing Really Well for Founders.

Hunter Walk

Or some data analysis competency. Pick something that is matched against the stage and markets you partner is investing in and just become the go-to person for the founders. Or running data analysis projects. Maybe it’s around sourcing and depth within a particular network. Expertise in a technology platform.

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What is a CRM? The beginner's guide to customer relationship management

The Zapier Blog

Better insights, data analysis , and sales forecasting: Modern CRMs include powerful analytics tools that turn your customer data into actionable insights, allowing you to identify trends, spot opportunities, and predict future behavior. How do you choose the right CRM for your business?

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With $2.4M seed, Zing Data wants to put data analysis in the palm of your hand

TechCrunch

If data is at the heart of any modern business, it needs to be easier to access and manipulate it without expertise. The founders of Zing Data recognized this fundamental problem with data access, and they went to work building a mobile application that would let users get into the data themselves.

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BankTech Ventures’ Fintech Investing focuses on Community Banks

American Entrepreneurship

Strategic investment fund BankTech Ventures invests in companies that are developing innovative technologies that enhance the ability of community banks to serve their customers. The Fund just announced their investment commitment of $13.5 as of December 31, 2022, according to the FDIC.

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My Pal Dave: A Triumph of Substance Over Style

Both Sides of the Table

Hell, I can barely manage 10 investments – how could anybody do 500? He had a philosophy that the future competition for startups would be design led and based on data analysis. When my pal Dave started his venture fund, 500 Startups, he was ridiculed. How can anybody do 500 startups?”. I have to admit I felt the same way.

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Alumni Ventures launches Women’s Fund 1

American Entrepreneurship

Serving as America’s largest venture firm for individual investors, AV’s dedicated fund will now make investments in companies founded by highly accomplished women entrepreneurs. The new fund will offer approximately 15-20 investments, diversified by sector, stage, and region over the span of 12 to 18 months. Having raised $1.3

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