Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

By Elise Kemp. Corruption is a concept that may be familiar to many, especially in Latin America. There are often campaigns for anti-corruption reforms in government, businesses publicly fighting against corrupt competitors, and protests blocking roads to advocate for anti-corruption. Source: transparency.org, Perceptions of corruption survey. It is a common sentiment: Corruption hurts people, and no one wants a corrupt government or a corrupt organization.

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Venture Well

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Creating a business model that allows you to transition to scale is particularly difficult in a low-resource environment. Here's how D-Tree succeeded. The post innovating for low-resource settings: learnings from the d-tree international experience appeared first on VentureWell.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When I was a young associate in a VC firm in my mid 20s, one of the partners told me I should get an annual physical every year and if I did it in the fall, I should get a flu shot while I was having my physical. I have done that every year since and this afternoon I will spend an hour with my doctor getting poked and prodded and a needle in my upper arm with whatever mixture of flu vaccine they are giving out this year.

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The Startup Blog Market Brief

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Swing Education has raised $23 million in venture capital funding to-date. The ed-tech company's co-founder shares the secrets of his pitch. The post 5 Elements of a Pitch Deck That Will Lead Your Company to New VC Investment appeared first on Market Brief.

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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In Part 1 of this two-part series on forecasting, we discussed why it’s important for any size or type of business to get into the habit. Then we looked at four ways to help improve your forecasting accuracy. Here, we delve into the next four. The point of forecasting is to give you a view of what’s most likely to happen in the future – so you can make decisions and plan, based on having the real data rather than relying on hunches.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The Smart Hustle Growth Conference happened on October 25th in Times Square NYC. It was a full day of networking, inspirational speakers, and business learning. Waking the crowd up from their post-lunch drowsiness was Rachel Michaelov, Founder & CEO of Empire Tax Professionals. Rachel was easy to listen to from the moment she started speaking — it was clear she was passionate about her topic and speaking from an authentic place.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Sixgill, LLC, a leader in data automation and authenticity products and services, today announced the commercial launch of Sixgill Integrity 1.0 for blockchain-enforced data authenticity. Read more here. The post [SixGill in Business Wire] Sixgill Launches Integrity, The Blockchain Data Authenticity Solution appeared first on OurCrowd.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Electric scooters accounted for 45.8% of the 84 million micromobility trips taken in 2018, according to a survey published by the National Association of City Transportation. Read more here. The post [Superpedestrian in VentureBeat] Superpedestrian raises $20 million for durable electric scooters appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Before Mother’s Day, Hulu executives reached out to The Bouqs Company, a distributor of flowers, and teamed up with them to create an interactive module that looked like another show selection on the service. As it turns out, clicking on the selection gave subscribers a chance to win a free bouquet of flowers. Read more here. The post [The Bouqs in Variety] Banner Ads Bother.

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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

BriefCam, the industry’s leading provider of VIDEO SYNOPSIS and Video Content Analytics solutions, today announced the expansion of its best-in-class video content analytics product portfolio with a Mobile Application that adds powerful on-the-go investigation capabilities. Read more here. The post [BriefCam in Security InfoWatch] BriefCam Mobile App appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Israeli start-ups supported by OurCrowd’s crowd-funding platform need the assistance of “10,000 more computer science majors,” said Jon Medved, OurCrowd’s founder and one of Israel’s legendary entrepreneurs. Hebrew University graduates fewer than 1,000 per year, he adds. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in The Jerusalem Post] Israel’s brain drain and how one plucky nonprofit is fighting it appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Alongside helping other businesses to improve upon their workforce’s wellbeing, yulife also offers its own employees a whole host of different benefits, including the following: Read more here. The post [yulife in TechRound] 10 Companies Supporting Employee Wellbeing appeared first on OurCrowd.

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