Smart Hustle Magazine
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Jennifer Maher, David Chang, and Meredith Schmidt spoke at the Survive and Thrive Summit about communication during COVID and how important it is during these challenging times. Hosted and produced by Ramon Ray of Smart Hustle Media, the first two Summits were held earlier in 2020. The next one will be in spring 2021. It's free. If you don't want to miss when registration opens up, sign up for our newsletter.
Venture Well
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Creating inclusive spaces and building confidence are twin strategies that can help bridge participation gaps in STEM innovation and entrepreneurship programs. The post advancing equity in innovation and entrepreneurship: creating inclusive spaces and building confidence appeared first on VentureWell.
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade. Will the coronavirus stymie their efforts? Put off by high taxes and paperwork in their home country, many Italian entrepreneurs moved to places like London in years past to startup.
StartupNation
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, the holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. The events of 2020, however, will have shoppers and businesses alike navigating uncharted territory as the pandemic continues to impact consumer behavior. To help startups and small businesses understand these changes and how to pivot accordingly, our team at Constant Contact asked 3,000 U.S. consumers about their 2020 shopping habits , including how they’ve been engaging with smal
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Boston-based marketing automation firm Klaviyo wants to change the way marketers interact with data, giving them direct access to their data and their customers. It believes that makes it easier to customize the messages and produce better results. Investors apparently agree, awarding the company a $200 million Series C on a hefty $4.15 billion valuation today.
Impact Hub
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
As we all know, these past months have been daunting. Our world has been on a halt like never before. Most of us were forced to take a step back and change our habits to respect physical distancing measures. . Our fundamental belief at Impact Hub has always been that impact can only take place through collective action. This isolation from each other has shown the world how interconnected we are and that substantial change can only occur when considering each other.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Seldon is a U.K. startup that specializes in the rarified world of development tools to optimize machine learning. What does this mean? Well, dear reader, it means that the “AI” that companies are so fond of trumpeting does actually end up working. It has now raised a £7.1 million Series A round co-led by AlbionVC and Cambridge Innovation Capital. The round also includes significant participation from existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and Global Brain, with follow-on investment from ot
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
There’s more to knowing than just “knowing” Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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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.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Allison Xu. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Allison Xu is an investor at Bain Capital Ventures, where she focuses on investments in the fintech and property tech sectors. In the wake of COVID-19 this spring, construction sites across the nation emptied out alongside neighboring restaurants, retail stores, offices and other commercial establishments. Debates ensued over whether the construction industry’s seven million employees should be considered “essential,” while regulations continued to shif
StartupNation
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
As disruptive as the COVID-19 pandemic has been to society, the economy and to most businesses, believe it or not, there are some positives to count as a result of this crisis. On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff reflects on specific innovative changes made within the automotive, banking and restaurant industries. Tune in below! “While this crisis has been unquestionably hard on all of us and our businesses, as well, maybe there will be some positives coming out of this in the
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Forto , a digital freight forwarder which has experienced a boom during the pandemic, has raised another $50 million in funding. It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016. The round was led by Inven Capital, a growth fund out of the Czech Republic. Additional investment came from Iris Capital, with strong participation from current investors, including Rider Global, Northzone, Cherry Ventures and the Italian venture fund H14.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
We can control what we build, but we can’t control the outcome Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
The US property market has proven to be more resilient than you might have assumed it would be in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic, and today a startup that’s built a computer vision tool to help owners assess and fix those properties more easily is announcing a significant round of funding as it sees a surge of growth in usage. Hover — which has built a platform that uses eight basic smartphone photos to patch together a 3D image of your home that can then be used by contractors,
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Ride Vision, a startup developing “collision aversion” technology for motorcycles, today emerged from stealth with a $7 million round led by investment platform OurCrowd. Ride Vision also unveiled an AI-driven safety alert system called Ride Vision 1 that will go on sale in several European countries in early 2021. A spokesperson said the fresh capital will be used for marketing, distribution, and R&D as the company looks to expand its 20-person team.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
A-Frame , a Los Angeles-based developer of personal care brands supported by celebrities, has raised $2 million in a new round of funding led by Initialized Capital. Joining Initialized in the round is the serial entrepreneur Moise Emquies, whose previous clothing lines, Ella Moss and Splendid, were acquired by the fashion holding company VFC in 2017.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
5 surprising similarities between cofounder coaching and couples therapy (and 3 key differences). Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Repeat founders who have a proven track record, good references, and in the best cases, an exit to point to will have an easy time making inroads with venture capitalists. Earlier this week, for example, the former founders of Udemy and altMBA raised more than $4 million for a startup with no name or final product. However, broad strokes in an environment as nuanced and dynamic as VC never make sense.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
By partnering with Temenos, Varo, which launched in 2017, has been able to quickly develop and launch a range of products and bring them to market in record time. Crucially, it has offered innovative digital banking services to the 180 million Americans previously underserved by the traditional system. Read more here. The post [Varo Money in Wired] Making banking better for billions with next-gen technology appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Autodesk, the U.S. publicly listed software and services company that targets engineering and design industries, has acquired Norway’s Spacemaker , a startup that has developed AI-supported software for urban development. The price of the acquisition is $240 million in a mostly all-cash deal. Spacemaker’s VC backers include European firms Atomico and Northzone, which co-led the company’s $25 million Series A round in 2019.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
A global venture capital investing platform geared to accredited investors is sharpening its focus on Chile, BNamericas was told. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in BNAmericas] Global VC platform OurCrowd builds Chile links, eyes agritech, mining, fintech appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Launched in the Philippines, social commerce startup Resellee wants to recreate the success of Pinduoduo, one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce companies, in Southeast Asia. A major part of Resellee’s business is grocery deliveries, including fresh produce, and it has struck partnerships with the government and farmers’ groups to meet demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
StartupNation
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
The following is excerpted from “The Wealthy Franchisee: Game-Changing Steps to Becoming a Thriving Franchise Superstar” by Scott Greenberg, Entrepreneur Press, 2020, XVII-XXIII. I’d just come offstage from keynoting the opening session of a quick-service restaurant franchise convention in New Orleans. The presentation had gone well and now, on break, a small group had gathered around to chat.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Turtlemint, an Indian startup that is helping consumers identify and purchase the most appropriate insurance policies for them, has raised $30 million in a new financing round as it looks to reach more users in small cities and towns in the world’s second largest internet market. The new round, the five-year-old Mumbai-headquartered startup’s Series D, was led by GGV Capital.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
It’s not about being rich, it’s about repeatedly building value What some people think will happen when you become a founder | source I love the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It was my favorite growing up. Since then, I’ve founded several startups, was employee #3 at a $65m VC firm in San Francisco, and realized that there is a similar phenomenon to what Robert Kiyosaki is talking about in Rich Dad, Poor Dad currently occurring in Silicon Valley.
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Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.
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