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Ample Hills Bankruptcy and Recovery: What Happened and What's Next for a Beloved Brand

This is going to be BIG.

As a seed stage investor, I know the math. Half the companies I invest in won’t provide a financial return. Another forty percent or so will go sideways a bit, and the last ten percent will drive most of the gains for my investors. Leveraging up a company with venture dollars in an attempt to grow to a national or world class brand can be a risky proposition.

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Coworking Space Members: It's a girl!

Deskmag

Women have become the majority among members in the past year. Freelancers continue to be an important target group, all the more so in coworking spaces located in smaller geographical areas. What’s more, proportionally a growing percentage of members are working in those areas as well! Read this article to find out who actually works in coworking spaces.

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7 Reasons COVID-19 Will Not be the Downfall of Coworking

GCUC

“Nothing, absolutely nothing, can replace face-to-face communication” —Liz Elam, 2013 on stage at GCUC We are going to face some hard months ahead as. The post 7 Reasons COVID-19 Will Not be the Downfall of Coworking appeared first on GCUC Community.

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Coworking Space Members: It's a girl!

Deskmag

Women have become the majority among members in the past year. Freelancers continue to be an important target group, all the more so in coworking spaces located in smaller geographical areas. What’s more, proportionally a growing percentage of members are working in those areas as well! Read this article to find out who actually works in coworking spaces.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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[Edgybees in PR Newswire] Edgybees Wins Its Largest Contract to Date From AFWERX to Enhance US Air Force Situational Awareness

OurCrowd

Today Edgybees, the leading provider of collaborative visual intelligence technology, announced that it has been awarded its largest contract yet by AFWERX, an innovation program within the US Air Force. Read more here. The post [Edgybees in PR Newswire] Edgybees Wins Its Largest Contract to Date From AFWERX to Enhance US Air Force Situational Awareness appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Cómo establecer metas inteligentes para el futuro financiero que deseas tener

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Por Elise Kemp. Como líder joven y artífice del cambio, debes asegurarte de que las metas por las que tanto has trabajado también sean coherentes con el modo en que administras tu dinero. Cuando de metas financieras se trata, la mayoría de nosotros sabemos lo que nos gustaría lograr, pero no muchos saben cómo establecer una trayectoria financiera específica para una frontera que aún no han alcanzado.

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[OurCrowd in CTech] OurCrowd Will Keep Business as Usual as Long as We Are Allowed, Says CEO

OurCrowd

Equity crowdfunding is still working and OurCrowd Ltd., the Israeli crowdsourced venture investment platform founded by serial entrepreneur Jon Medved has not shut down at all, according to Medved. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in CTech] OurCrowd Will Keep Business as Usual as Long as We Are Allowed, Says CEO appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Where to Turn for Financial Support During a Crisis

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written by Ami Kassar, CEO and founder of MultiFunding.com and an EO Philadelphia member. As an expert on access to capital for entrepreneurs, he is committed to ensuring that business owners have the best possible access to the capital structures to help grow and manage their businesses. This article has been edited from a version that originally appeared on Inc.om. .

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[Portfolio companies in Israel21C] 12 Israeli firms on Fast Company’s ‘most innovative’ list

OurCrowd

Duality, Healthy.io, Intuition Robotics, REE, SpaceIL, Syqe Medical, TechSee, Theranica, UBQ, Viz.ai, Wochit, Zebra Medical Vision make the grade. Read more here. The post [Portfolio companies in Israel21C] 12 Israeli firms on Fast Company’s ‘most innovative’ list appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

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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4 consejos para superar el estrés financiero

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Por Ana González. El estrés relativo a tus finanzas puede ser agobiante. Puedes sentirlo al descubrir que perdiste la billetera en un espacio público, al recibir una factura inesperada o al notar que no tienes suficiente dinero en tu cuenta para hacer frente a una emergencia. A menudo este estrés tiene su origen en compromisos financieros inminentes o dificultades económicas, y puede causar muchos problemas (tales como ansiedad, trastornos del sueño, depresión, sentimiento de culpa y una sensaci

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How to Prepare for the Unknown - Three Strategies from Mountain Biking

Smart Hustle Magazine

Business, from time to time, is about dealing with the unexpected. Most of the time business runs smooth. We make a product or service and the customer buys it. We serve them, run the day to day operations of our business and go on. However, what happens if the unexpected happens, like the corona virus we're all experiencing now? I spoke with the authors of the Titanic Effect: Successfully Navigating the Uncertainties that Sink Most Startups , speakers and business professors, Dr.

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[Varo Money in Forbes] LendingClub’s Foray Into Banking Could Spur Others To Join

OurCrowd

The digital lender expects the deal to close in 12 to 15 months. In February, Varo Money secured federal deposit insurance, its last major hurdle in a three-year process to secure a national bank charter. Read more here. The post [Varo Money in Forbes] LendingClub’s Foray Into Banking Could Spur Others To Join appeared first on OurCrowd.

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COVID19 What’s Next? Innovation FTW

Continuations

I wrote a post about flattening the curve last week. I believe this week we will see some kind of government enforced lockdown in the US similar to the one in place in Italy, Spain and France. It is really the only way left at this point to have even a chance of not completely overwhelming the healthcare system (and even that’s questionable). So what’s next after that?

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

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.

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[DailyPay in New Kerala] DailyPay Improves Employee Pay Experience With SAVE 3.0

OurCrowd

DailyPay, the premier provider of the daily pay benefit that transforms the pay experience – announced SAVE 3.0 to expand no-cost ways employees can allocate earned income to their own savings account before their scheduled payday. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in New Kerala] DailyPay Improves Employee Pay Experience With SAVE 3.0 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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YC Winter 2020 Batch Stats

Y Combinator

Today, we’re excited to introduce you to YC’s 30th batch. To keep the community safe , we’re hosting YC W20 Demo Day online. While the Demo Day website is only accessible to investors, you can see a list of the companies that are presenting on-the-record here. Below are some stats about the YC Winter 2020 batch: Total companies presenting : 197. Countries represented : 32 countries are represented in the W20 batch.

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[EMQ in Yahoo Finance] EEMQ Expands Global Reach into Africa

OurCrowd

EMQ, a global financial settlement network, today announced its footprint expansion into Africa, offering customers from around the world secure, affordable and real-time cross-border settlements across multiple markets in the continent. Read more here. The post [EMQ in Yahoo Finance] EEMQ Expands Global Reach into Africa appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Airobotics in Nanalyze] 10 Israeli Robotics Startups from the Startup Nation

OurCrowd

Meanwhile, Airobotics is pursuing a very different business model with industrial drones. It has also picked up a significant amount of money since we last covered this startup in 2016, with total funding at $108.1 million. Read more here. The post [Airobotics in Nanalyze] 10 Israeli Robotics Startups from the Startup Nation appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

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.

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[OurCrowd in The Jerusalem Post] Because of the coronavirus, conferences are moving online. Will it last?

OurCrowd

“At OurCrowd, we are fortunate because we often do webinars and we live-stream our major events, so we are a little bit ahead of the game. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in The Jerusalem Post] Because of the coronavirus, conferences are moving online. Will it last? appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Trusona in Yahoo Finance] Passwordless Pioneer Trusona Awarded Cyber Defense Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award for Multi, Single or Two Factor Authentication Solution

OurCrowd

Trusona, the pioneering leader in passwordless multi-factor authentication solutions, today announced that it is the recipient of the prestigious Editor’s Choice award from Cyber Defense Magazine for its innovative technology in passwordless multi-factor authentication (MFA). Read more here. The post [Trusona in Yahoo Finance] Passwordless Pioneer Trusona Awarded Cyber Defense Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award for Multi, Single or Two Factor Authentication Solution appeared fir