A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
MAY 7, 2021
Longtime AVC reader Alex Wolf has a Kickstarter project that I think is awesome. She has long been working on a “pattern alphabet” to encode the patterns of nature and life. This project turns this alphabet into cards that can be used by kids in school and at home to learn. I backed the project this morning and I hope and expect she will do great with this Kickstarter project.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
MAY 7, 2021
Anyone who has children knows that raising them involves a lot of learning, both for the kids and their parents. Parallels between entrepreneurship and parenthood are plentiful. Parenthood, like entrepreneurship, is one of life’s ultimate learning experiences. We asked EO members who are mothers: “If parenting is akin to entrepreneurship, what entrepreneurial lessons have you inadvertently learned from your kids?”.
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TechCrunch
MAY 7, 2021
Income-share agreements, or ISAs, are a way to bring flexibility to the often steep financial costs of higher education. The financial model allows a student to learn at zero upfront cost, and then pay any costs through a percentage of future income over time. While the model has caught fire from a variety of trade schools and bootcamps, it’s a hard service to offer at scale.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 7, 2021
5 key lessons to boost your success and quality of life. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
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TechCrunch
MAY 7, 2021
Robotic process automation (RPA) has certainly been getting a lot of attention in the last year, with startups, acquisitions and IPOs all coming together in a flurry of market activity. It all seemed to culminate with UiPath’s IPO last month. The company that appeared to come out of nowhere in 2017 eventually had a final private valuation of $35 billion.
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Angel Capital Association
MAY 7, 2021
By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director The prestigious Luis Villalobos Award, recognizing the most ingenious and innovative ideas recently financed by members of the Angel Capital Association, was recently awarded to two ACA member-funded companies disrupting their fields. Algenesis, a material science technology company, in the Technology, Services and Consumer category; and Genomenon, a genomic health IT company, in the Life Sciences category.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MAY 7, 2021
If only I could have called my future self for advice Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
OurCrowd
MAY 7, 2021
People are the lifeblood of any organization, but so rarely do they receive the spotlight like the innovative applications and services, company missions and devoted customer communities they work so hard to create. We want to change that. Read more here. The post [JumpCloud in Security Boulevard] People of JumpCloud | Emma Neuberger appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
MAY 7, 2021
Jason Meller. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Jason Meller is the founder and CEO of Kolide , an endpoint security solution for teams that value productivity, transparency and employee happiness. In non-aerobatic fixed-wing aviation, spins are an emergency. If you don’t have spin recovery training, you can easily make things worse, dramatically increasing your chances of crashing.
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StartupNation
MAY 7, 2021
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff welcomes back Ryan Landau , founder of Purpose Jobs , to discuss another hot startup company right here in the Midwest : Vroom , an e-commerce company that allows consumers to buy and sell cars online. The New York City-based company is opening up an engineering office right here in Detroit. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about Vroom: In case you missed it, tune in to Landau’s earlier appearances on the Business Beat this week to le
TechCrunch
MAY 7, 2021
GajiGesa , a fintech startup that provides earned wage access (EWA) and other services for workers in Indonesia, has added strategic investors to help it launch new services and expand its user base. Its new backers include OCBC NISP Ventura, the venture capital arm of one of Indonesia’s largest banks, and the founders of grab-and-go coffee chain Kopi Kenangan.
StartupNation
MAY 7, 2021
There are countless articles on the web about how to A/B test your website and optimize it post-launch. While these guides are helpful, we recommend you do one better: apply conversion thinking in the planning stage. Doing so after your website has launched is a bit like building a house before the foundations: a bad (and probably quite expensive) idea.
TechCrunch
MAY 7, 2021
The pandemic has just pushed edtech mainstream, but language-learning startup Duolingo had already spent the past decade figuring out how to build a successful edtech app. In our latest installment of the EC-1 series , Natasha Mascarenhas goes deep with the company to understand how it found product-market fit, then figured out how to grow like a consumer tech startup and monetize like a SaaS startup.
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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.
OurCrowd
MAY 7, 2021
San Francisco, CA – Vegan Women Summit™ (VWS), a media and events organization dedicated to empowering women to build a kinder, more sustainable world, will host the second edition of the VWS Connect event series, the world’s first job networking series dedicated to mission-driven employers building the future of food. The event will take place virtually on May 26th, 2021 and will feature employers from around the world, including North America, Europe, and Asia.
Smart Hustle Magazine
MAY 7, 2021
When Earvin “Magic” Johnson retired after a Hall of Fame career in basketball, he did not in any way actually retire. He grew his company, Magic Johnson Enterprises, into a billion dollar investment company that provides high-quality products and services that focus primarily on ethnically diverse and underserved urban communities. QuickBooks EVP & GM Alex Chriss spoke with Magic Johnson during a fireside chat about what keeps Magic going in tough times, the traits of successful business ow
OurCrowd
MAY 7, 2021
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OurCrowd
MAY 7, 2021
Although several studies have proven that cannabis can treat conditions such as chronic pain, medical cannabis patients do not have a safe way to consume the plant. Save for taking the cannabis orally, most means of consumption such as smoking the flower and vaping come with a degree of risk. And since a large portion of medical cannabis patients are either older or they have compromised immune systems, any risk could be fatal.
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OurCrowd
MAY 7, 2021
Morphisec has recently monitored a highly sophisticated Crypter-as-a-Service that delivers numerous RAT families onto target machines. The Crypter is most commonly delivered through phishing emails, which lead to the download of a visual basic file. In some cases, however, the attack chain starts with a large install file, such as an Adobe installer, which bundles the next stage.
OurCrowd
MAY 7, 2021
Top investment opportunities. Startup of the Week: Treedom cuts carbon emissions. A chance to talk to legendary investor Bill Gross. Who will step up when the chips are down? Israeli technology on the world stage. HoneyBook: Small businesses fuel Israel’s newest unicorn. NeuReality sets out to revolutionize data centers. Locusview: Digital construction management platform raises $64M.
OurCrowd
MAY 7, 2021
As the global economy struggles with a shortage of semiconductors, threatening auto factories and toaster ovens alike, US chip giant Intel on Sunday announced multi-billion dollar investments to develop the “chips of the future” in Israel. It was just the latest indication that the world’s biggest tech companies — including Facebook, Amazon and Google — increasingly see Israel as a cornerstone of their strategy in the highly competitive field of microchip development.
OurCrowd
MAY 7, 2021
Six weeks after Israel’s fourth election in less than two years, things are starting to feel a bit like Groundhog Day. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved in CNBC] What’s next for Israel? 70% of Israelis see a fifth election happening appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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