Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

The eight entrepreneurial teams chosen for the 2024 Erie program represent an exciting mix of products & ideas: Premier Manufacturing – d.b.a Hikes and Hose uses highly sustainable and durable outdoor gear products from recycled fabrics and firehose.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Contributing to Sustainable Development. An Unreasonable Idea.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 22, 2022

The funding will be allocated to support the expansion of solar power development to accelerate the clean and sustainable energy transition for companies in Indonesia.” ” According to Eka Himawan, Xurya plans to allocate funding for the expansion of solar power development have tripled since the beginning of 2022.

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 23, 2023

Vietnam, a rapidly industrializing nation, has been increasingly turning its focus towards the clean energy transition as part of its strategy to become more environmentally sustainable and combat climate change. In doing so, consumers will not only contribute to a sustainable future but also save on their own electricity costs.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Rising tides and all : Sustainable Ocean Alliance, an ocean-focused, early-stage startup incubator, got itself $18 million in new funding from sources, most notably Marc and Lynne Benioff, Devin writes. Use chronological scenario planning to help your startup get through a potential recession. chipmaker AMD.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Cocos Technologies, a China-based game engine provider that has been around since 2010, just announced it has picked up $50 million in a Series B funding round in a bid to work on development and move beyond games. million developers across 203 countries and regions worldwide. ” Cocos says its engine has served 1.4 and Russia.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Pre-MVP Stage: This is the stage where you would do the market research and early customer development activities. You now transition from your mere focus on building a product to thinking more about building a viable business that sustains this product. Readmill Long story short, they failed to monetize to sustain the business.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In the broadest of strokes, the circular economy represents a colossal shift in how humanity makes and uses stuff. “We need to rebuild our relationship with physical resources and how we make, process, use and recycle them,” he added, citing fashion and food among the industries that applicants might focus on.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 15, 2022

Gorgias , developing customer service tools for e-commerce companies, raised $30 million in new Series C capital in a round that boosted its valuation to $710 million. Mix in continued supply chain issues and the higher cost of raw materials and direct-to-consumer brands are feeling the margin squeeze at both ends,” he added.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

based startup which uses machine learning technology to analyze a variety of visual data like satellite imagery and lidar with the goal of boosting accountability and credibility around carbon offsetting projects, has fast followed a $5.8 “We have a mix of customers spanning corporate buyers, traders and exchanges,” it adds.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Financial gains will come, but lead generation and monetary ROI cannot be the primary motivators (money alone is never a sustainable driver for anything, I’ve learned). A podcast is a marketing channel – and it can be a key part of a strategic marketing mix. The results and impact a podcast creates far outweigh the challenges.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

That said, it’s not clear how much of the $115 million tranche is equity versus debt — a spokeswoman for the startup declined to provide a break down or a clear answer when we asked, saying only: “This round is a mix of equity and debt funding.” The final tranche of the D round was led by U.S. based rival NexTravel.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 5, 2021

A prominent figure in life sciences innovation, Imran has founded over 20 medical device companies and helped develop the world’s first implantable cardiac defibrillator. The needles and other components are instead made of injectable-grade polymers, that Imran said has been used in other medical devices as well.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

The company is developing software to empower greenhouses to get smarter. The company argues that greenhouse agriculture is a safer, more reliable and more climate-resilient mode of food production, producing up to 15 times higher yields, using a twentieth as much water as traditional agriculture. We believe Source.ag

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Oakland-based Eclipse Foods doesn’t want its sustainable, plant-based dairy products to be just another substitute; they want it to be so similar to conventional dairy in taste, texture and functionality that you won’t be able to tell the difference. Bowman, CTO, is a James Beard–nominated chef and has a food science background.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. margin range to more sustainable 50-60% margin businesses.

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 21, 2023

It seems the world has done just fine with one less lawyer in the mix. I’m using my experience and expertise as an operator, specifically as a CRO/Global VP of Sales, to help start-ups, founders, business owners, and investors define, strategize, and execute their growth and go-to-market plans. I’m not a product inventor.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

Company co-founder and CEO Robert Ross says that the company has grown customers 5x since the startup’s A round last year , and they are seeing customers get creative with how they use run books. So they’re getting really creative in using them to onboard people into incidents and using them for better incident communication.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 23, 2022

DELOS’ founder mix brings a multidisciplinary team that includes aquaculture, marine and microbiology, technology, and business backgrounds working in concert to accelerate the growth of the Indonesian aquaculture industry. It is targeting at least 200 hectares under management in a year’s time.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 20, 2023

May 22, 2023) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board made several key program and policy approvals during its May meeting, including its first awards of residential projects under the Aspire Program, additional funding for the Authority’s child care programming, and record-breaking investments in venture capital. “The

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

And given the current emphasis on achieving cost efficiency to extend runways in the broader startup ecosystem, it appears investors are open to insurtech startups that can build a sustainable business model, regardless of it including embedded insurance. And their huge customer base could be a competitive edge. That’s a very good question.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

The startup’s fleet of 206 buses, vans and cars is distributed based on specific use cases, placing students who live on busier routes on school buses and sending out cars and vans for others to increase efficiency. The buses previously used were old and owned by the incumbent and have been moved out of the city. m told TechCrunch.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Jobs are easy to quit, while an organization that helps its people build their careers is much more likely to sustain long-term commitment. That’s why career development must become an integral part of your organization’s culture. Role model a development focus. So how can you create a learning culture in your organization?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

Starship Technologies is describing this as a “quasi-equity facility”, meaning there is a venture loan involved in the mix. The addressable market for campuses that would likely use Starship’s services is around 400-500, he said, “but grocery is billions of dollars.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

A growing number of people are looking for ways to live more sustainably amid increasing concerns over the environment and what we humans keep doing to pollute it. Sometimes those resources were used goods being passed on or sold cheaply to others: it opened the door to a different way of thinking for a lot of people.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Ghost is coming out of stealth Tuesday with its approach to excess inventory with a marketplace approach that enables brands and retailers to buy, sell and price that inventory in a discreet, efficient and sustainable way. Ghost is not alone in developing technology focused on inventory. Last week, Syrup Tech raised $6.3

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Continuations

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Since then the AI safety debate has become more heated with a fair bit of low-rung tribalism thrown into the mix. To get a glimpse of this one merely needs to look at the wide range of reactions to the White House Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. Faster chips?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

unicorn goPuff is also in the mix — having acquired UK startups Fancy and Dija. “This means, we provide our ready-to-go IT platform that other companies can use to launch their own quick-commerce stores,” notes Kholiaznikov. Another differentiating twist to its model is the aforementioned open Q-Commerce play.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2022

Rooser , which provides a marketplace for sourcing fish aimed both at those fishing and those buying for wholesale, trade or retail, has raised $23 million — funding that it will be using both to expand into more markets, and to continue building more functionality into its platform.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2022

Third, and finally, he thinks that strong business incentives and for-profit businesses specifically are the most sustainable way to make impact last — not nonprofits or government organizations. Is success defined by saving someone money three months after using the service? Or making them NFT-fluent in 30 days?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 3, 2024

Battle-tested strategies and tactics I used to reach $2M ARR. When done right, these adjustments can propel your ARR significantly, setting the stage for sustainable long-term growth. Leveraging Technology and Automation Today’s software is really incredible, especially with AI in the mix.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

What Is Your Process for Developing New Business Ideas?: And I use automation tools to have the videos come out simultaneously everywhere. I rank for dozens of them—just creating landing pages for every use-case keyword imaginable. That’s the idea—unbundled from a large company. Within a year, I had a great MRR.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

It has the diversity and cheaper rent necessary for great creative potential and I think you're going to see a lot of development next year of Brooklyn as its own unique, but complimentary community of innovation. With the release of iCloud, that's less of an advantage now than it used to be.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Kikoff is hiring for 10 roles (a mix of hybrid and remote), including senior product manager, associate product manager, senior product designers, engineers and a growth marketing manager. The company also has formed a new B2B business led by Brandon Krieg, former CEO and now head of business development.

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Revolution

MAY 21, 2019

My advice would be to pick and develop a focus in which you have competency and passion. Atomos is building the railroad of space using high-powered electric propulsion space tugs to move satellites to any orbit beyond low Earth orbit. Florida is the gateway to space for us! What advice would you offer entrepreneurs in Orlando?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2022

Applications for the Recovery Challenge and Sustainability Challenge are due March 25 and are accessible here. Waymo, along with every other autonomous vehicle developer that wants to test and deploy in California, must receive a permit from the California DMV. Is driverless vehicle data a trade secret? certification process.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2021

Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription. LG continued pushing envelopes — albeit to mixed effect. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. Giving EV batteries a second life for sustainability and profit. Walter Thompson. Senior Editor, TechCrunch. yourprotagonist.

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