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7 Hints for Entrepreneurial Success from Hint Water Founder Kara Goldin

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Kalika Yap , an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Los Angeles, California, is founder and CEO of both Citrus Studios , a branding and design agency, and Orange & Bergamot , a creative agency for female founders. As the host of EO’s Wonder podcast , Kalika interviewed Kara Goldin , author of Undaunted and founder and CEO of Hint , which creates nutritious products that help people live healthier lives.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Coupang and Roblox debut, driving GPT-3 adoption, startup how-tos, more

TechCrunch

Extra Crunch publishes a variety of article types, but how-tos are my favorite category. For many entrepreneurs, the startup they are trying to get off the ground might be only the second entry on their resume. As a result, they don’t have much experience to draw from when it comes to basics like hiring, fundraising and growth marketing. Last week, Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed experts who had some strategic advice for finding the right time to bring a product manager on board.

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Love Superheroes? NetSuite Takes It Up a Level with New Superhero Series [The Origin of Captain Finance]

Smart Hustle Magazine

Superheroes can wear capes, and then some don’t. Some are always on the frontline every day fighting the forces of evil. And some battle all the challenges that small businesses face every day. Regardless, NetSuite through their new series Superheroes of Finance celebrates both groups of superheroes – plus the incredible artistry and depth of story will make both Marvel and DC comics shake with jealousy.

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TaxDown banks ~$3M for tech that helps people get their taxes done

TechCrunch

Madrid-based TaxDown , which automates income tax filing by calculating regional deductions due to users so they don’t have to navigate complex tax rules themselves, has raised €2.4 million (~$3M) in seed funding. US-based FJ Labs has joined TaxDown’s investment board as it closes the seed round. It says all its previous investors participated in the round, including James Argalas (Presidio Union); Abac Nest, Abac’s venture capital business; Baldomero Falcones, the former Chairman at

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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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A Complete Guide on How to Start a Non-profit Organisation

Entrepreneur's Handbook

This is year 1 of your organization from concept to the first project. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Insights into Best Practices in Pandemic Response for Social Entrepreneurs in Africa

Impact Hub

As the pandemic continues to shape our lives and the future, it’s time to take a moment to reflect on the past year, its challenges, as well as the merits that came with a renewed vigor to craft a new path. Among these was the emergence of a collective desire to create better conditions and targeted support for social entrepreneurs across the globe. .

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Can you beat Google with Google’s brains?

TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Natasha and Danny and Alex and Grace were all here to chat through the week’s biggest tech happenings. Like every week, we had to leave a lot of great stuff on the cutting-room floor. But, we did get to touch on a bunch of news that we feel really matters.

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The Two Traits That Made Joe Rogan a Million Dollar Podcaster

Entrepreneur's Handbook

No, it’s not consistency and patience. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Why I’m hitting pause on ARR-focused coverage

TechCrunch

As 2021 kicked off, I reformulated a series of posts we published last year focused on startups that had reached the $100 million ARR (annual recurring revenue) mark. In our refreshed effort, we cut the target in half and dug up companies around the $50 million ARR threshold. The goal was to figure out what those firms were going through as they reached material scale, not after they had achieved effective pre-IPO status.

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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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Funding Friday: KLOS Carbon Fiber Electric Guitar and Bass

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I am in Park City Utah right now so I checked to see what Kickstarter projects were near me and I found this cool carbon fiber guitar project right here in Park City and backed it this morning. Email readers can see the video here.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

While London, Paris, Berlin and Stockholm feature regularly in tech coverage, the rest of Europe has been busy. The Czech Republic may be better known for beer, hockey and the sights of Prague, but its entrepreneurial community is as ambitious as any. Pipedrive is an EU-based CRM company with offices in eight countries, but it has a Czech co-founder in VP of Product Martin Henk, one of several founders to emerge from the ecosystem.

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Forbes List of the World’s Best Employers to Work For (Episode 192)

StartupNation

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares Forbes’ list of “ The Worlds Best Employers ,” which compiled survey data from more than 160,000 full-time and part-time workers from 58 countries. Which three companies topped the list? Tune in to the WJR Business Beat, below, to find out! Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m. for the WJR Business Beat.

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Disruptel raises $1.1M to make smart TVs smarter

TechCrunch

St. Louis-based voice assistant startup Disruptel is announcing that it has raised $1.1 million in seed funding. The money comes from an impressive group of investors who seem well-aligned with what the startup is aiming to do — namely, build a voice assistant that can provide detailed information about what’s happening on your TV screen. Those investors include PJC and Progress Ventures (which led the round), along with DataXu co-founder and former CEO Mike Baker, Siri co-founder Adam Cheyer, S

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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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Sextech Expert Bryony Cole On How To Rise Above Stigma and Taboo

Entrepreneur's Handbook

What entrepreneurs can do to navigate a taboo-infested industry Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Serimmune launches new immune response mapping service for COVID-19

TechCrunch

Immune intelligence startup Serimmune hopes to better understand the relationship between antibody epitopes (the parts of antigen molecules that bind to antibodies) and the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The company’s proprietary technology, originally developed at UC Santa Barbara, provides a new and specific way of mapping the entire array of an individual’s antibodies through a small blood sample.