A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 28, 2020

As I wrote about a few weeks ago , I am excited about the possibility that technology, particularly mobile computing technology, can supplement the work of manual contact tracing to keep us all safer until a permanent solution is found to this pandemic. But there is a ton of confusion about what contact tracing is, what exposure alerting is, what the role of legacy contact tracing systems are, and what role new applications can play in this moment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2020

Contributed by Kevin Xu , CEO of MEBO International and co-founder of the Human Heritage Project. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not a new concept. Companies have been publicly proclaiming their dedication to sustainability, philanthropy and diversity for decades. But only recently have the true benefits of CSR come into focus for the companies that embrace it.

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Common Reasons Why Startups Fail

MAY 28, 2020

Sachin Goyal and his team launched Merchant Saheb with funding of ?25,000. The post How 8 Students of GLA University are Easing our Lives with Merchant Saheb appeared first on.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 28, 2020

You don’t want others swiping your valuable ideas and running with them. But without the right confidentiality agreements in place, that’s exactly what could happen. Non-disclosure agreements, or NDA’s, are vital when you’re disclosing new ideas or information to people outside your business. They’re also important to use when you’re receiving confidential information from others, because they clearly outline your obligations and theirs.

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Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Berkonomics

MAY 28, 2020

This is one of those “My dad used to say” homilies. You’ve probably heard the accompanying “It takes just as much effort to sell a small deal as a big one,” over the years. It is not that simple in the business world. The truth of this is more nuanced. Some businesses will prosper in the shadow of larger competitors by specializing in those smaller accounts that are just not attractive to those with higher overheads and larger aspirations.

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OurCrowd

MAY 28, 2020

Sixgill, a leading cyber threat intelligence company, announced that users of Splunk, the Data-for-Everything platform, will have access to Sixgill’s Darkfeed, the company’s automated stream of indicators of compromise. Read more here. The post [Sixgill in AIThority] Sixgill Feeds Unmatched Threat Intelligence Into Splunk Platform appeared first on OurCrowd.

OurCrowd

MAY 28, 2020

The “DailyPay Rehire America Index” indicates economic growth with double-digit growth in the number of employees hired in the hospitality, health care, QSR, supermarkets and caregiver industries throughout May. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in PR Newswire] Americans In Key Industries Are Returning To Work Amid New Challenges, New Analysis Shows appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

MAY 28, 2020

Eliron Ekstein, co-founder and chief executive officer of Ravin.AI, joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast from Israel, where he chats remotely with Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits. Listen here. The post [Ravin in Auto Remarketing] Ravin co-founder talks automated car inspections & more appeared first on OurCrowd.

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