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Why Investors Say No - Three Startup Pitch Mistakes That Are Easy to Fix

Dream It

Speaking to investors can require a language of its own. Word choice is important and even the smallest detail can make or break your startup pitch. Adam Dakin , Managing Director of Dreamit Healthtech, sees founders make the same common pitch mistakes over and over. Luckily, he’s a pro when it comes to pitching investors and distills the advice so it’s easy to avoid.

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Mistakes I made as a first-time manager

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Shawn Johal, business growth coach, leadership speaker and co-founder of DALS Lighting, Inc. He is also an active member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization Montreal chapter. . “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” –Albert Einstein. It’s almost hard to believe that I have been managing teams for more than 15 years.

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Financing Document Forms

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Many founders want to do SAFE note financings for their early rounds to save time and money. My response to that is “let’s do a priced round, we can use a standard financing form we both like, we won’t use a lawyer on our side, and we can close in a week.” The key to being able to do that is the availability of standard financing forms.

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[Trendlines in LaingBuisson] Trendlines sets up in China

OurCrowd

Israeli medical and agricultural technology incubator Trendlines has expanded into China with the establishment of Trendlines Medical Shanghai Innovation Centre. Trendlines Medical Shanghai intends to incubate and commercialise new companies to answer China’s and global healthcare needs. Read more here. The post [Trendlines in LaingBuisson] Trendlines sets up in China appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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ACA Shares Angel Perspective as the SEC Proposes Ways to Increase Capital for Founders and Investors

Angel Capital Association

By: Pat Gouhin, Chief Executive Officer The Angel Capital Association and the broader angel investor community were represented during the recent committee meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss vital issues that impact capital funding. The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee met virtually on Tuesday, August 4 to discuss how to open the doors to US capital markets so that more Americans could participate as investors and entrepreneurs.

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Community of Cultivators: Edition 35

GCUC

Here at GCUC we are immensely fortunate to cross paths and work with so many amazing people. Through our work, we’ve cultivated a global. The post Community of Cultivators: Edition 35 appeared first on GCUC Community.

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[Zoomcar in Express Computer] Zoomcar launches Zoomcar Mobility Services (ZMS) to provide mobility software solutions

OurCrowd

Zoomcar has announced the launch of Zoomcar Mobility Services (ZMS), to provide an array of software-based platform services across the entire spectrum of vehicle categories ranging from 2-wheelers, 3-wheelers, 4-wheelers, trucks, and buses. ZMS will work across both internal combustion and electric vehicles and is fully hardware agnostic. Read more here.

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3 Ways to Embrace Workplace Diversity

Smart Hustle Magazine

Recent tension has flared up across the country about equality and biases. Diversity, especially workplace diversity, is once again one of the top-of-mind topics for businesses. Jim Fitzpatrick and I got to talk about diversity in a recent episode of the Atlanta Small Business Show. We talked about three ways that business leaders can navigate this delicate issue. 1.

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[Tala in Business Daily] Why Tala backs regulation of digital lending industry

OurCrowd

Regulation is not just on pricing. We think that in order to maintain sort of a vibrant digital lending industry that advances economic opportunities over the long term, we will need regulation that not only increases consumer protection on things like pricing, but also drive and improve our services. Read more here. The post [Tala in Business Daily] Why Tala backs regulation of digital lending industry appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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[Zebra in Yahoo News] Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. Partners With Zebra Medical Vision to Further Expand AI Offerings

OurCrowd

Zebra-Med’s AI1™ technology provides cloud-based analysis of images through FDA-cleared AI solutions, trained on millions of patient scans to triage acute medical conditions, detect incidental findings and stratify risk. This partnership with Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. marks the introduction of Zebra-Med’s solution into the modality space, bringing AI analysis closer to the point of care.

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[Zoomcar in LiveMint] Zoomcar launches telematics software for fleet owners amid slowdown in mobility

OurCrowd

Vehicle rental platform Zoomcar has introduced a software stack focused on corporates and fleet owners that will help track driver behaviour and vehicle status in real-time to prevent rash driving and curb vehicular damage. The product ‘Zoomcar Mobility Stack’ (ZMS) includes an IoT device and software that will work across both internal combustion and electric vehicles and is fully hardware agnostic.

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[Zebra in Business Wire] Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. Partners With Zebra Medical Vision to Further Expand AI Offerings

OurCrowd

Zebra-Med’s AI1™ technology provides cloud-based analysis of images through FDA-cleared AI solutions, trained on millions of patient scans to triage acute medical conditions, detect incidental findings and stratify risk. This partnership with Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. marks the introduction of Zebra-Med’s solution into the modality space, bringing AI analysis closer to the point of care.

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[Zoomcar in Express Drives] ‘Zoomcar Mobility Services’ software platform launched: Promises cost reduction for fleet operators

OurCrowd

Greg Moran, CEO & Co-Founder Zoomcar, states that with ZMS, fleet operators stand to reduce operating costs, improve safety and vehicle monetisation through features like real-time data analysis, and also improve customer engagement. One of ZMS’s key highlights is the proprietary driver scoring mechanism – an AI-powered algorithm with machine learning capabilities that tracks the real-time driving behaviour of the customer along with the present health of the vehicle.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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[Sight Diagnostics in BioWorld] Sight Diagnostics envisions expansion of disease detection with $71M series D funding

OurCrowd

Sight’s use of machine vision has enabled the company to create a deep database of blood imagery that boasts more than half a petabyte of clinical image data. “This library of digitized blood samples is used not just to continue to perfect our AI engine, but also enables us to explore the diagnostic potential of our tech for early detection of serious health conditions like sepsis, cancer, and stroke,” Pollack noted.

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NewsLetter: Revolutionizing Blood Tests + Covid-19 Tracking and Testing

OurCrowd

$71M Round for Sight Diagnostics. OurCrowd portfolio company Sight Diagnostics raised $71M for Its OLO Blood Analyzer with participation from Koch Disruptive Technologies, Longliv Ventures and OurCrowd. Sight’s FDA-cleared technology is set to revolutionize blood analysis by providing a full blood count comparable to existing lab tests, within minutes, on the spot, from a small pinprick.

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In the News: Revolutionizing Blood Tests + Unmanned Vehicle Fleet Control

OurCrowd

$71M Round for Sight Diagnostics. OurCrowd portfolio company Sight Diagnostics raised $71M for Its OLO Blood Analyzer with participation from Koch Disruptive Technologies, Longliv Ventures and OurCrowd. Sight’s FDA-cleared technology is set to revolutionize blood analysis by providing a full blood count comparable to existing lab tests, within minutes, on the spot, from a small pinprick.