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8 Steps to Making Better Business Decisions

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky , disaster avoidance expert, speaker and author. . History’s headlines are filled with examples of companies brought to their knees by bad decision making. Decca Records famously turned down the Beatles. Motorola chose not to make smartphones. Elon Musk tweeted about taking Uber private and plummeted his company into chaos.

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Small Biz Dev Center Celebration DAY - March 18

Smart Hustle Magazine

I’m a big fan of America’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)! I’ve spoken at their conferences and written many articles for the website. This year is the 40th anniversary of America’s SBDCs, and the organization is throwing a great party! Wednesday, March 18, 2020, is America’s SBDC Day , and you’re invited to celebrate, with local and national events and activities highlighting the services the SBDCs offer, as well as the many success stories of small businesses they’ve helped.

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YC S20 Interviews in Brazil

Y Combinator

We’re excited to announce that we’re hosting interviews in Brazil for startups based in South America for the first time this spring. They will be held in São Paulo from May 16-18 and are like regular YC interviews in every way. The application is the same, as well as what we look for in the application and the criteria for acceptance. Accepted companies will join the Summer 2020 batch immediately.

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[OurCrowd in FINSMES] OurCrowd Adds Jason Greenblatt As Partner

OurCrowd

OurCrowd, a global crowdfunding venture investing platform and venture investor, added Jason Greenblatt, former Assistant to the President of the United States, and Special Representative for International Negotiations, as partner. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in FINSMES] OurCrowd Adds Jason Greenblatt As Partner appeared first on OurCrowd.

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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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The Digital Marshallese Sovereign

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I’ve learned over the years that many of the most important things start out looking like little things or even laughable things. So if you want to laugh at this news, that will make me very bullish on it. The Marshall Islands announced today that they will be issuing a digital version of their national currency, The Marshallese Sovereign, built on top of our portfolio company Algorand ‘s blockchain.

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Chinese analysis of COVID-19 Virus

Health Tech Capital

JAMA just published a key analysis of the Case Fatality Rate (CFR)

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[ClimaCell in New Kerala] ClimaCell Launches Weather Assistant Consumer App on Android

OurCrowd

ClimaCell’s app is a free consumer app that helps people better plan their lives around the weather. Initially launched in 2019 on iOS, ClimaCell’s Weather Assistant has already generated just under 3K ratings in the app store with an average rating of 4.6 stars out of 5. Read more here. The post [ClimaCell in New Kerala] ClimaCell Launches Weather Assistant Consumer App on Android appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[OurCrowd in The Australian] There’s Money to be Made in Corona Virus

OurCrowd

An Israeli venture capital company plans to dramatically ramp up its spending on medical technology start-ups and provide further funding for its investee companies with products in the market that can help contain coronavirus. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in The Australian] There’s Money to be Made in Corona Virus appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Barcode Diagnostics in Forbes] Vital Signs Are Good In HealthTech Software

OurCrowd

Companies such as Barcode Diagnostics are building technologies that can put drugs into a ‘nano-particle’ to target specific areas of the body with treatment. Read more here. The post [Barcode Diagnostics in Forbes] Vital Signs Are Good In HealthTech Software 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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[DouxMatok in The Marker] The Mad Scientists Who Engineered Healthier Sugar That Actually Tastes Good

OurCrowd

Inside the lab of Baniel’s startup, DouxMatok, headquartered a half hour from Tel Aviv, Israel, food scientists in white coats labor over sweets like wounded war patients. Baniel pushes a plate of two seemingly identical vanilla cookies my way. Read more here. The post [DouxMatok in The Marker] The Mad Scientists Who Engineered Healthier Sugar That Actually Tastes Good appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[UPnRIDE in Times of Israel] FDA clears Israeli robotic standing wheelchair for US sales

OurCrowd

The mobility device from UPnRIDE Robotics is a wheelchair that brings quadriplegics from a sitting to an upright position, allowing them to be fully mobile in both positions, indoors and outdoors. Read more here. The post [UPnRIDE in Times of Israel] FDA clears Israeli robotic standing wheelchair for US sales appeared first on OurCrowd.

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