Fri.Sep 24, 2021

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Aiming to create a gender-equitable startup landscape?

TechCrunch

Priyanka Srinivas. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Priyanka Srinivas is the co-founder and CEO of Live Green Co , a Chilean food tech startup that uses artificial intelligence to suggest plant-based alternatives for meat and artificial additives in food. When it comes to gender equality in the business world, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg hit the nail on the head : “Knowing that things could be worse should not stop us from trying to make them better.”.

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How to Grow Business from a $200 Deal to a $2,500,000 + Yearly Revenue

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Spoiler: this success story started from one cold email with a 100% match Photo by Belitsoft.com It was 17 years ago when me and my fellow students decided to create our own business. We had no money, strategy, or office. We had only 4 dorm beds, 4 computers, and the idea to start an IT outsourcing company. We were full of energy and were ready to code all night long.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Here’s everything you missed at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021

TechCrunch

If that headline sounded judgmental, I apologize. We just wrapped up a three-day virtual event that included discussions and interviews with some of the most notable people in technology, media, government and venture capital. Even in person, there’s no way to absorb Disrupt in its entirety. Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Use discount code ECFriday to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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4 Tips to overcome the fear of growing your brand online

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Kady O’Connell , founder of Kady Creative , which helps passionate businesses succeed with strategic branding, powerful websites, and click-worthy content. Kady was a recent Dare to Startup podcast guest where she discussed the various processes that go into running a successful startup, including how to handle e-mails, quarterly planning, team communication and more.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Bootstrapping in 2021 goes a long way

TechCrunch

The boom in venture capital fundraising that the technology startup market has enjoyed since the back half of 2020 has been eye-popping. Record sums have been disbursed around the world as more firms entered the fray to invest in startups, and the late-stage capital flowed like water. But while the venture capital game seemed to turbocharge in recent quarters, there’s noise coming from the other side of the spectrum: bootstrapping.

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Operations observability platform Avenue launches with $4M

TechCrunch

Avenue launched Friday to give operations their own tools to monitor teams, and is building a “command center” for this area of business that is often forgotten, co-founder and CEO Justin Bleuel told TechCrunch. In addition to the launch the company is announcing $4 million in seed funding, led by Accel, with participation from Flexport and a group of individual investors from companies like Coinbase, Uber, Stripe and Thumbtack.

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How I Run a 6-Figure Business While Working 3 Days a Week

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The story of a mother who chose the entrepreneurship road Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Hungryroot co-founder’s new venture, Noops, a plant-based pudding startup, raises another $2M

TechCrunch

Just two months after securing $2 million in pre-seed funding , plant-based pudding startup Noops is announcing an additional $2 million round led by Lerer Hippeau. The Long Island-based company was founded in 2019 by Hungryroot co-founder Gregory Harry Struck after he adopted a plant-based diet while battling cancer. “It was born out of a need when a lot of things were eliminated for me,” Struck told TechCrunch.

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The #1 Question That Should Guide Your Entrepreneurial Journey

Entrepreneur's Handbook

And how it can mean the difference between success and failure. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Funding Friday: Newly Finite Themes

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

My friend Mike Masnick , founder and leader of Techdirt , is crowdfunding a new paper on NFTs. I backed the project just now with 0.1 ETH and you can do the same here.

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Chronic Pain Is Threatening My Entrepreneurial Dream. Here’s How I’m Pivoting

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The entrepreneur life isn’t all Lamborghini selfies. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Ask the Experts: Michael Spath, Shay Berman, and Greg Packer on StartupNation Radio

StartupNation

On this week’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff Sloan talks with Digital Resource’s Shay Berman about online advertising, AccessPoint’s Greg Packer about vaccine mandates for businesses and Kapnick Insurance Group’s Michael Spath about summer insurance coverage. Tune in to the full StartupNation Radio show with Spath, Berman and Packer to learn about issues that matter to small businesses (plus, a little football): First up is Michael Spath, a client executive for Mic

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I Boiled Down Hundreds of Successful VC Pitches to One Winning Formula

Entrepreneur's Handbook

After seeing thousands of pitches over seventeen years, this formula is the one that I know works. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Ask the Experts on StartupNation Radio: Shay Berman on Online Advertising

StartupNation

On this week’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff Sloan speaks with Digital Resource founder and president Shay Berman about two forms of advertising critical to small businesses: Google ads and programmatic advertising. Tune in to the StartupNation Radio show with Shay Berman below: Shay Berman, the founder and president of Digital Resource, a digital marketing agency.

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What Is Field Marketing? – Characteristics & Types

Feedough

People can shop with the press of a button in. Read more.

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Ask the Experts on StartupNation Radio: Michael Spath on the Insurance You Need for Storm Coverage

StartupNation

On this week’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff speaks with Michael Spath of Kapnick Insurance Group about the importance of having the right insurance — and enough of it — to cover storm damage. Tune in to the StartupNation Radio show with Michael Spath below: Michael, a client executive for Michigan-based Kapnick Insurance Group, is a full-service insurance brokerage.

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And the winner of Startup Battlefield is…

TechCrunch

Natasha and Mary Ann and Alex were all aboard this week under the guidance of Chris and Grace , along with TechCrunch’s Neesha Tambe. Neesha is one of our best and is the leading light of the Startup Battlefield event at our yearly Disrupt conference. That made her the perfect guest — that’s precisely what we discussed on the show today.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Ask the Experts on StartupNation Radio: Greg Packer on Vaccine Mandates

StartupNation

On this week’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff speaks with Greg Packer of AccessPoint about vaccine mandates and the issue of safety at small businesses. Tune in to the StartupNation Radio show with Greg Packer below: Greg, president of AccessPoint, a business that provides human resource services. He is StartupNation’s human resources expert.

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[ByondXR in KBB Online] Caesarstone Partners with ByondXR on 3D Visualizer

OurCrowd

Caesarstone has partnered with retail tech startup ByondXR to design an interactive, 3D home visualizer that enables customers to visualize Caesarstone products in photorealistic environments. Read more here. The post [ByondXR in KBB Online] Caesarstone Partners with ByondXR on 3D Visualizer appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.