Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2020

As COVID-19 devastates nations and businesses, there’s a potential casualty you may not have fullly realized: your mental health. Uncertainty around the health of your family, company and employees can be overwhelming. We asked Dandapani —a Hindu priest, entrepreneur and highly rated speaker for Entrepreneurs’ Organization —how to manage stress and the mental health of your staff during this difficult period.

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Paul G. Silva

MARCH 27, 2020

This is the checklist / boil down of the techniques listed in the pior 3 posts in the “Startup Pitching” series. After you complete a draft of your pitch, go over this list to make sure you’ve applied as many of the techniques as possible. Beginner (101). One rehearsed presenter – Pick one person to deliver your presentation, don’t tag team your pitches.

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Forward Cities

MARCH 27, 2020

As the extent and impact of COVID-19 becomes more apparent, entrepreneurs and small businesses are on the front lines of its devastating impact–and with their demise comes potentially catastrophic economic losses for local communities. According to JP Morgan Institute , 50 percent of small businesses have less than 30 days of cash on hand. With 50 percent of Americans working for or owning a small business, the failure of our small business economy could have a widespread and long-standing impac

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EntreWorks Consulting

MARCH 27, 2020

We’re going to need every possible type of support to get the economy back on track in the midst of our current crisis. Once the current Congressional rescue package gets enacted, we’ll start to see some investments flow to needy communities, businesses, workers, and families. But, we’ll need to try lots of different solutions. Work sharing is one potentially underutilized approach.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 27, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the US, the people who are stepping up the most to meet this challenge are our country’s healthcare workers. We should do everything we can to help make sure they can work safely during this crisis. So today I am highlighting two fundraisers for protective equipment for these health care workers. Both are on GoFundMe (which happens to be a USV portfolio company but that is just a coincidence here).

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Y Combinator

MARCH 27, 2020

We hosted a virtual panel with YC alum on best practices for managing a remote team. We aggregated the advice shared by alum, including Sid Sijbrandij & Darren Murph of GitLab (remote team of 1,200+), Wade Foster of Zapier (remote team of 300+), Ian Tien of Mattermost (remote team of 100+), Nick Raushenbush & Finbarr Taylor of Shogun (remote team of 60), Rajiv Ayyangar of Tandem (remote team of 6) and more.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 27, 2020

Israeli blood testing startup Sight Diagnostics also recently announced that it is working with the medical centre to safely process blood samples of COVID-19 patients being monitored and treated in a field hospital. Read more here. The post [Sight Diagnostics in Healthcare ITNews] Two Israeli hospitals launch AI-based tele-ICU to support COVID-19 patients appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 27, 2020

BOL Pharma is the Israeli company that announced the first export from the country, with a shipment destined for centers that specialize in the treatment of children with epilepsy and autism in the United Kingdom. Read more here. The post [BOL Pharma in YahooFinance] Israel Begins Cannabis Exports to Meet Unmet Medical Needs — CFN Media appeared first on OurCrowd.

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