INBIA

APRIL 29, 2021

The post InBIA Releases Playbook to Improve Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Centers appeared first on InBIA.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 29, 2021

When I was in my early 20s, I had a conversation with my dad. I told him I was against nuclear power because it was dangerous and because it created radioactive waste that we had no idea how to safely dispose of. He replied that there certainly were problems with nuclear energy but that they paled in comparison to those of burning fossil fuels. This was before greenhouse gases and climate change were front and center in my mind and the minds of most people.

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Venture Well

APRIL 29, 2021

Lura Health has created biosensor technology placed on a tooth to aid in preventive health care, delivering real-time updates through a mobile app. The post advancing preventive health care through biosensor technology: q&a with Noah Hill of Lura Health appeared first on VentureWell.

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INBIA

APRIL 29, 2021

The post InBIA Releases Playbook to Improve Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Centers appeared first on InBIA.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

Nearly a year after its last layoff , online coding bootcamp Lambda School just announced more cuts amid a broader restructuring. In a blog post, CEO and founder Austen Allred said that the startup, which raised a $74 million Series C in August, is laying off 65 employees. . The roles that were cut span senior product, engineering, design, community management and instructional staff.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

Google today announced the launch of 40,000 new developer scholarships in Africa. Google will offer the scholarships — created in partnership with tech talent companies Pluralsight and Andela — to developers spread across mobile and cloud development tracks. According to the statement released by the company, Google will give full scholarships (with certifications in Android and cloud development) to the top 1,000 students (beginner and intermediate developers) at the end of the tra

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StartupNation

APRIL 29, 2021

One of the most popular methods of fundraising for a startup is the use of crowdfunding platforms. With crowdfunding, people choose to make a donation through an approved funding platform to help raise money for a specific venture or project. If you’re considering crowdfunding, it’s important to have an understanding of the various models available to you.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

The last year of pandemic living has been real-world, and sometimes harrowing, proof of how important it can be to have efficient and well-equipped emergency response services in place. They can help people remotely if need be, and when they cannot, they make sure that in-person help can be dispatched quickly in medical and other situations. Today, a company that’s building cloud-based tools to help with this process is announcing a round of funding as it continues to grow.

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StartupNation

APRIL 29, 2021

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff chats with Jerome Brown, co-owner of Detroit Soul , and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Detroit program alumnus. Goldman Sachs and the Goldman Sachs Foundation launched the 10,000 Small Businesses initiative to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic growth by providing them with greater access to business education, financial capital and business support services.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

Erase All Kittens (EAK) is an edtech startup that created a “Mario-style” web-based game designed for kids aged 8-12. However, the game has a twist: it places an emphasis on inspiring girls to code (since, let’s face it, most coding tools are created by men). After reaching 160,000 players in more than 100 countries, it’s now raised a $1 million seed funding led by Twinkl Educational Publishing , with participation from first investor Christian Reyntjens of the A Black Square family

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 29, 2021

They’re timeless, actionable, and cut to the core of building an online business. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

One of the key ingredients in effective product development is receiving timely and relevant notifications about customer use, engagement, potential issues and more. Engineers, developers and product managers rely on that flow of information, but it’s typically delivered either via legacy email tools, or through notification systems built into product management dashboards that devs have to hand-code themselves.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 29, 2021

Especially for social media-based businesses, we all need to recalibrate our thinking about who is the teacher and who is the student. There is nothing wrong with a manager slowing a conversation to ask for more background when speaking to an often-younger and more involved associate. You know what I mean… The conversation goes something like this: “We found it on x site and using y app with z as our data object.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

Paxos has raised a $300 million Series D funding round led by Oak HC/FT. With today’s funding the round, the company is now valued at $2.4 billion. The company has been building infrastructure and white-label services for enterprise clients that want to offer cryptocurrency products to their own customers. In particular, Paxos has partnered with PayPal for its cryptocurrency features.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 29, 2021

Only if you focus on these four things Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

German startup Vivid Money has raised a new $73 million Series B funding round (€60 million) led by Greenoaks, with existing investor Ribbit Capital also participating. Following today’s funding round, Vivid Money has reached a valuation of $436 million (€360 million). Vivid Money could be considered as a Revolut competitor designed specifically for the Eurozone.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 29, 2021

In an age of time starvation and scarcity, I choose to believe there is always a way to make something difficult happen. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

Taking on Amazon S3 in the cloud storage game would seem to be a fool-hearty proposition, but Wasabi has found a way to build storage cheaply and pass the savings onto customers. Today the Boston-based startup announced a $112 million Series C investment on a $700 million valuation. Fidelity Management & Research Company led the round with participation from previous investors.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 29, 2021

The techniques my 92-year-old mentor taught me to become a better leader Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

French startup Taster has raised a $37 million Series B funding round from Octopus Venture, Battery Ventures, LocalGlobe, HeartCore, Rakuten, GFC and Founders Future. The company operates dozens of restaurants that only exist on food delivery platforms. You can’t book a table as there is no table. Taster has been focusing on five street food-inspired concepts so far — Bian Dang (Taiwanese food), A Burgers (plant-based burgers), Mission Saigon (Vietnamese food), Out Fry (Korean food) and Stacksan

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 29, 2021

4 lessons from a young entrepreneur Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

PreShow Interactive is giving gamers a new way to earn in-game currency in exchange for watching ads — a concept that’s become familiar in mobile games but hasn’t really made much headway on PCs or consoles. The startup is led by MoviePass’ founding CEO Stacy Spikes. When I spoke to Spikes about PreShow two years ago , he was beta testing an app that provided users with free movie tickets in exchange for watching ads.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 29, 2021

SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Armory, the open source continuous delivery software company, introduced Armory Minnaker today, a virtual machine leveraging K3s and the Armory Operator to enable software deployments in only 10 minutes instead of 10 days. Read more here. The post [Armory in Business Wire] New Open Source Continuous Delivery Distribution Automates Spinnaker Installation, Reducing Time to Pipeline appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

Venture Day Minsk (organised by tech startup hub Imaguru ) is run annually, but because of the pandemic and the political situation in Belarus, it has gone virtual. Even Imaguru itself has had to switch to online-only operations after Lukashenko’s thugs shut down its physical space. If you want to support them, check out their startups, and maybe grab a T-shirt.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 29, 2021

As one of the first to travel on Virgin Hyperloop, CEO and co-founder Josh Giegel describes the experience. . Read more here. The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in CNN] Virgin Hyperloop’s CEO discusses the start of human trials appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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