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Truework, which helps lenders verify borrowers’ income and employment, raises $50M

TechCrunch

While a large part of the Trueworks platform is about supporting so-called “instant verifications,” sometimes it’s not always possible to do so, depending on the individual’s personal employment history and status, meaning that a lender has to revert to collecting paper payslips and documents.

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Decoding and learning from a business failure

Berkonomics

Investors learn too, and often invest in a failed entrepreneur a second time if believing that those lessons have been well learned, Success can teach lessons too. The economic environment changing downward. Occasionally the investor does not fulfill those promises, even if in documents optimistically created at the start.

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On Deck tried to do it all. Now, it’s trying to do less, better

TechCrunch

Torenberg, an early Product Hunt employee and the founder of investment firm Village Global, assumed the role only a year ago. Tiger’s investment was designed to give it a clearer view of the pre-seed and seed world. Sources say a term sheet — a document — was put on the table.

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The First Generation of the Talent Software Wars

Tomasz Tunguz

SuccessFactor’s average customer value (ACV) was less than half of Taleo’s according to each company’s S-1 document, the filings related to an IPO. Both companies demonstrated very volatile sales efficiencies, which are probably more influenced by the macro economic environment than the performance of the sales teams.

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9 Steps to Start Making Money in Crypto

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I’ve listened to hundreds of podcasts, read project documentation, studied the economics, written crypto profiles, and spent way too much time on Twitter. Currently, I’m blessed that my portfolio is near all-time highs and I’m up 600% from my initial investment. You can invest in smaller projects later. Trust me?—?you