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Offsetting Your Flights

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I realize that most of us are not flying much these days, but I am confident that we will return to flying when the pandemic is over and when we do, we should offset the carbon footprints of our flights. The Gotham Gal and I have been doing this for the last five years. Here are two good ways to do that: Project Wren – this is a USV portfolio company and with their Flight Logger you can log all of your flights and offset them with afforestation programs.

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Study finds most big open-source startups outside Bay Area, many European, and avoiding VC

TechCrunch

Over 90% of the fastest-growing open-source companies in 2020 were founded outside the San Francisco Bay Area, and 12 out of the top 20 originate in Europe, according to a new study. The “ ROSS Index ”, created by Runa Capital , lists the fastest-growing open-source startups with public repositories on GitHub every quarter. Interestingly, the company judged to be the fastest-growing on the latest list, Plausible , is an “open startup” (all its metrics are published, including revenue

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5 Intellectual Property Considerations Startups Oftentimes Overlook

StartupNation

Many contestants on ABC’s hit show “Shark Tank” answer “yes” when asked if they have a patent, illustrating that startups may generally appreciate the importance of filing a patent application early to protect their innovations. However, there are a variety of options available when developing a company’s strategy for protecting its Intellectual Property (IP).

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Founders don’t need to be full-time to start raising venture capital

TechCrunch

“More than 50% of our founders still are in their current jobs,” said John Vrionis, co-founder of seed-stage fund Unusual Ventures. The fund, which closed a $400 million investment vehicle in November 2019, has noticed that more and more startup employees are thinking about entrepreneurship as the pandemic has shown how much room there is for new innovation.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Top 15 Acquisition Channels That Work Consistently for Getting New Users

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Research from 479 founder interviews Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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13 Traits That Really Matter in a Startup’s Founding Team

Entrepreneur's Handbook

What consistently sets successful founders apart. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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This serial founder is taking on Carta with cap table management software she says is better for founders

TechCrunch

Yin Wu has co-founded several companies since graduating from Stanford in 2011, including a computer vision company called Double Labs that sold to Microsoft, where she stayed on for a couple of years as a software engineer. In fact, it was only after that sale she she says she “actually understood all of the nuances with a company’s cap table.”.

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What Is stealth Startup? – Types & Examples

Feedough

Not every entrepreneur wants to gain public attention. Many do believe in privacy in the initial days and work hard till the success make the noise. Most of these privacy-loving entrepreneurs operate in a stealth mode. But before answering the question of why these entrepreneurs choose the stealth startup route, it’s essential to know what is a stealth startup and how does it work.

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4 quick bites and obituaries on Quibi (RIP 2020-2020)

TechCrunch

In memory of the death of Quibi , here’s a quick sendoff from four of our writers who came together to discuss what we can learn from Quibi’s amazing, instantaneous, billions-of-dollars failure. Lucas Matney looks at what the potential was for Quibi and how it missed the mark in media. Danny Crichton discusses why billions of dollars in VC funding isn’t enough in competitive markets like video.

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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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The 3 Beliefs That Made Katharine Graham the Most Influential Female CEO of the 20th Century

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Learning from the woman who battled the White House, won a Pulitzer Prize, and reshaped the idea of journalism forever. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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MindLabs raises £1.4 million for its new platform, a “Peloton for mental health”

TechCrunch

Ideally, mental wellness should be considered part of a healthy daily routine, like exercise. But even exercise is difficult to turn into a regular habit. Peloton addressed physical fitness by combining smart stationary bikes with live classes and community features to create an engaging experience. Now a new startup, MindLabs , is taking a similar approach to mental wellness.

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Coronavirus is causing a mental health pandemic

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Darren Hockley, managing director of the UK-based e-Learning provider DeltaNet International. According to the UK’s Office for Naitonal Statistics, (ONS) almost one in five adults in Great Britain are experiencing some sort of depression during the coronavirus pandemic. As business leaders, we would be amiss to ignore the impact this will undoubtedly have on our workforce, bearing in mind a staggering 70 million working days are lost each year in the UK due to mental health proble

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Join Extra Crunch Live on October 27 for a conversation on early stage and storytelling success with GV’s M.G. Siegler

TechCrunch

If anyone knows early stage investing and startups, it’s M.G. Siegler. As a General Partner at GV, he’s personally invested in his fair share of rocket ship companies early on in their lifecycles, including Anchor, Slack, Medium and Stripe. He’s also a TechCrunch alum, and a former startup operator himself as a web dev. We’re thrilled to have Siegler joining us to talk about his investment experience, and how his early career as a writer influenced his thinking about star

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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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Your Entrepreneurial Success Demands A Clear Self-Identity

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Escaping the comfort box trap Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Datto trades modestly higher after pricing IPO at top of range

TechCrunch

After pricing at $27 per share, Datto’s stock rose during regular trading. By mid-afternoon the data and security software company was worth $28.10 per share, up a hair over 4%. The company’s IPO comes on the back of a rapid-fire Q3 in which a host of technology companies, particularly software, made it to the public markets. While the number of un-exited unicorns in the United States still rose in the quarter , Q3 brought with it a wave of liquidity that felt long coming.

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GCUC Mastermind: Best In Class Ecosystems Takeaways

GCUC

We continued the GCUC Mastermind series last week with the Best In Class Ecosystems session. If you missed it, the replay is available on. The post GCUC Mastermind: Best In Class Ecosystems Takeaways appeared first on GCUC Community.

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[enVerid in PR Newswire] With Winter Approaching, enVerid Air Purifiers are Ready for Rapid Deployment to Schools Investing in COVID-19 Risk Mitigation

OurCrowd

As school administrators across the country prepare their facilities for winter months, enVerid Systems , a leading provider of indoor air quality solutions, announced today that its in-room, commercial-grade, ceiling-mounted, True HEPA air purifiers are ready for rapid deployment to schools investing in COVID-19 risk mitigation. The enVerid Air Purifier’s HEPA filtration has been proven to capture 99.99% of viruses, including a surrogate for the virus that causes COVID-19.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Combining Business and Passion for Long-Term Success

Smart Hustle Magazine

Have you ever had a passion that gave you a business idea ? Most people go through life trying to figure out how to create a business from a passion. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. A lot goes into creating a successful business, and just because you love something doesn't mean it will make you money. Alan Davis started Blue Ridge Chair Works out of an idea and now his products are sold around the globe.

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Why Was My Business Loan Application Denied?

StartupNation

This is a pretty simple question with a more complicated answer. There are a lot of reasons why a business loan application might be denied, but what most small business owners should be asking themselves is, “What can I do to improve the odds of a successful loan application?”. Lenders are basically trying to answer three questions: Can this borrower repay a loan?

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Mine raises $9.5M to help people take control of their personal data

TechCrunch

TechCrunch readers probably know that privacy regulations like Europe’s GDPR and California’s CCPA give them additional rights around their personal data — like the ability to request that companies delete your data. But how many of you have actually exercised that right? An Israeli startup called Mine is working to make that process much simpler, and it announced this morning that it has raised $9.5 million in Series A funding.

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[Phantom Auto in BBC] The forklift truck drivers who never leave their desks

OurCrowd

During the pandemic, many of us have relied on having goods delivered to our homes more frequently than before. But as Covid-19 spreads easily, the warehouses dotted along the world’s supply chains have become potential hubs of disease transmission, says Elliot Katz, co-founder of Phantom Auto. Read more here. The post [Phantom Auto in BBC] The forklift truck drivers who never leave their desks appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Quibi is dead, reports say

TechCrunch

Plagued with growth issues, Quibi, a short-form mobile-native video platform, is shutting down, according to multiple reports. The startup, co-founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, had raised nearly $2 billion in its lifetime as a private company. Quibi did not respond to requests for comment from TechCrunch. The company’s prolific fundraising efforts spanned prominent institutions in private equity, venture capital and Hollywood, all betting on Katzenberg’s ability to deliver ano

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[Beyond Meat in Business Insider] Breakfast is quickly becoming an attractive opportunity for Beyond Meat as consumers’ diets and food buying habits change

OurCrowd

Beyond Meat will start selling breakfast sausage links, the plant-based meat company’s fourth product introduction and second breakfast-themed one so far this year. CMO Stuart Kronauge told Business Insider that breakfast is a key expansion opportunity for Beyond Meat, especially with people eating more meals at home and relying less on restaurants.

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Secureframe raises $4.5M to help businesses speed up their compliance audits

TechCrunch

While certifications for security management practices like SOC 2 and ISO 27001 have been around for a while, the number of companies that now request that their software vendors go through (and pass) the audits to be in compliance with these continues to increase. For a lot of companies, that’s a harrowing process, so it’s maybe no surprise that we are also seeing an increase in startups that aim to make this process easier.

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[CropX in The Times of Israel] Leading a startup ‘dictates a life of agony and pain,’ but it suits CropX’s CEO

OurCrowd

As Israel finalizes an agreement to normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates, Netanya-based agriculture technology startup CropX Technologies is already fielding numerous calls and emails from the Gulf country, which only a few months ago was off limits to Israelis. Read more here. The post [CropX in The Times of Israel] Leading a startup ‘dictates a life of agony and pain,’ but it suits CropX’s CEO appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.