Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2020

Contributed by Bill Lyons, CEO and president of Griffin Funding. Along with the excitement that comes with a new decade, 2020 brings a lot of speculation on the economy, including a focus on what we call recession proofing. While business owners don’t know for sure if a recession will hit in the near future, the need for ensuring your business can weather the storm is real and growing.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 23, 2020

Today, the world's most valuable brand is Apple. Forbes estimates Apple's brand is worth $205B. Why is Apple's brand worth so much? It's the trust the brand inspires in consumers. Apple customers know Apple the company. They understand the product philososphy, the history, the quality of typical Apple products, and the reputation for quality. A strong brand is the lagging indicator of having built trust.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 23, 2020

Impact Hub San Francisco has been a driving force in growing both the Impact Hub Network and social innovation movement in North America and beyond. However, after over 10 years of operations we are sad to share Impact Hub San Francisco has had to close. As one of the first spaces to open in North America by joining the Impact Hub network in 2009, Impact Hub San Francisco has had significant impact in their community including housing and supporting the Social Capital Markets Conference (SOCAP

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 23, 2020

It’s more common than you think. Some of the world’s best companies to work for are those that encourage employees to spend time following their own paths of curiosity toward development of new products or services. Google, 3M, Facebook , and Microsoft all allow their employees to take time to explore new ideas they conceive and attempt to develop.

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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 23, 2020

January 23, 2020. Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing. (405) 813-2403. sseagraves@i2E.org. Genio Technologies, Inc. has acquired exclusive rights to the MasSpec Pen System, a revolutionary technology from the University of Texas at Austin that is proven to accurately identify the difference between cancerous and normal tissue during surgery.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 23, 2020

According to research CyberMDX, the common element across these vulnerabilities–beyond the devices they affect and their shared point of discovery–is that they all present a direct path to the device’s compromise, whether by way of illicit control, read, write, or upload capabilities. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in HealthCare IT News] FDA issues cybersecurity alert on GE Healthcare medical devices appeared first on OurCrowd.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 23, 2020

Tech:NYC is NYC’s tech industry advocacy group. According to its 2019 Annual Report , Tech:NYC has over 800 member companies representing all shapes and sizes of tech companies in NYC. I am the co-chair of Tech:NYC. Today, the NYSE decided to celebrate tech startups in NYC (some of whom will eventually make their way to the NYSE) by inviting the leaders of Tech:NYC and some member companies to ring the opening bell.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 23, 2020

In a statement, CyberMDX says five out of the six vulnerabilities have been rated a maximum 10/10 severity, while the final vulnerability has been graded as a high severity vulnerability with a score of 8.5/10. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in Gov info Security] Vulnerabilities Found in Some GE Healthcare Devices appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 23, 2020

EquipmentShare has been described as the “Airbnb of construction” for its equipment rental service. Read more here. The post [EquipmentShare in Silicon Republic] 8 start-ups transforming the construction industry appeared first on OurCrowd.

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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

JANUARY 23, 2020

Healthcare organisations around the world are inadvertently putting both the health and personal data of patients at risk, according to new disclosures from medical cyber security specialists CyberMDX and US cyber security agency CISA. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in PR Newswire] CyberMDX Research Team Discovers Collection of GE Medical Device Vulnerabilities — “MDhex” appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 23, 2020

Morphisec, a leader in Moving Target Defense, today announced that it has joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program for its Unified Threat Prevention platform. This certification by VMware completes a rigorous evaluation process and validates Morphisec as customer fit in the protection of VMware Horizon VDI environments in both persistent and non-persistent pooled modes.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 23, 2020

The vulnerabilities mean that patient data could be potentially at risk, and more besides, as CyberMDX, the security firm which discovered the flaws, points out: “Most of the affected equipment can set the patient monitor’s alarm limits, admit or discharge patients, [and] set date and time.”. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in techradar.pro] GE Healthcare patient monitors are hit by potentially easy-to-exploit security flaw appeared first on OurCrowd.

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