Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2021

And the unexpected truths you need to get ahead. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

This morning Arist , a startup that sells software allowing other organizations to offer SMS-based training to staff, announced that it has extended its seed round to $3.9 million after adding $2 million to its prior raise. TechCrunch has covered the company modestly before this seed-extension, noting that it was part of the CRV-backed Liftoff List , and reporting on some of its business details when it took part in a recent Y Combinator demo day.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

Ann Arbor is perfectly positioned to be one of the best cities for tech jobs. Not just in the Midwest, but in the country. It’s home to a world-class university, developing cutting edge research as well as top tech talent. It’s an affordable place to live, unlike coastal cities like San Francisco and New York. And now, as tech companies flock to Texas, people suspect the cost of living will dramatically increase there.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Mohak Shroff. Contributor. Mohak Shroff is head of engineering at LinkedIn. He leads the engineering teams responsible for building, scaling and protecting LinkedIn. In 1998, Sun Microsystems piloted its “Open Work” program, letting roughly half of their workforce work flexibly from wherever they wanted. The project required new hardware, software and telecommunications solutions, and took about 24 months to implement.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2021

I had to survive bankruptcy on the way to being acquired. Here are the lessons I learned. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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OurCrowd

MARCH 10, 2021

OurCrowd, the leading venture investing platform and Israel’s most active venture investor is planning to set up a Global AI Innovation Center and the UAE is among the leading candidates. “We are assembling a Global AI Ecosystem Advisory Board to assist us in sharing the benefits of OurCrowd’s AI innovation with multiple stakeholders. We are analysing the best place to base our next-generation innovation team and we will announce our decision shortly,” OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved said.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Savannah Fund , a pan-African venture capital firm, today announced a $25 million fund as it looks to back more early-stage startups on the continent. Since launching in 2012, Savannah Fund — led by Mbwana Alliy and Paul Bragiel — has backed more than 30 startups. Some of its well-known investments include South African car subscription company, FlexClub; Kenyan on-demand logistics company, Sendy; and Nigerian fintech company, Lidya.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Small businesses are not small in the United States. According to the data from SBA , small businesses comprise 99.9% of all firms in the US. What’s more, small businesses make 97.5% of all exporters in the country. So we can say small businesses are the growth driver of the US economy. But who drives small businesses? Well, my friend, it is not easy to start and grow a business, especially when 32.4% of new businesses fail after the first two years of their initiation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

We’re putting aside the IPO news cycle this morning to check in on the venture capital world and the fintech market in particular. As we all know, fintech is booming: Between Robinhood and Public and M1 Finance raising competing rounds, payment-tech startup Finix moving to diversify its cap table , and ideas that work in one market finding purchase and capital in others , it’s a damn good time to build financial technology.

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StartupNation

MARCH 10, 2021

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares results from a recent Digital Consumer Trends Index 2021 conducted by Cheetah Digital in conjunction with Econsultancy study on the incentives that work best to engage customers and drive more sales. Among the study’s findings: Discounts are still the biggest incentive, as well as speed of service, supreme customer service and personalization.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Korean e-commerce giant Coupang is expected to hold one of the biggest tech IPOs of the year on March 11. The company disclosed earlier this month that it is seeking up to $3.6 billion at a potential $51 billion valuation on the New York Stock Exchange. Founded in 2010, Coupang is sometimes described as the Amazon of South Korea, but for years it has managed the impressive feat of achieving an even higher dollar retention rate than Amazon, according to a report by Goodwater Capital.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 10, 2021

Venture investing platform OurCrowd has announced that it has appointed Dr. Hasanat Dewan as its new Chief Innovation Officer. In his role, Dr. Dewan will oversee the development of OurCrowd’s next-generation platform to help investors access venture capital and private markets. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in CTech] OurCrowd appoints Hasanat Dewan as CIO for new global AI innovation center appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

In recent years, the tech and venture scene in Latin America has been growing at an accelerated pace. More global investors are backing startups in the region and certain sectors in particular, such as fintech, are exploding. Global investors are not only pouring money into companies. They’re also investing in funds. Today, Volpe Capital announced the $80 million first close of its fund targeting high growth technology investments in Latin America.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 10, 2021

The post OurCrowd appoints Hasanat Dewan as Chief Innovation Officer, plans Global AI Innovation Center appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Miami-based cybersecurity startup Lumu today announced the closing of its $7.5 million Series A. The round was co-led by SoftBank Group Corp.’s SB Opportunity Fund and Panoramic Ventures. Lumu , co-founded and headed by Colombian native Ricardo Villadiego, offers a cloud-based service that helps companies continually scan and react to data compromises in real time.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 10, 2021

Jerusalem – March 10, 2021 – OurCrowd , the leading venture investing platform and Israel’s most active venture investor, today announced the appointment of Dr. Hasanat Dewan as Chief Innovation Officer. Dr. Dewan will oversee the development and deployment of OurCrowd’s strategic next-generation platform, supporting a broad-based network of stakeholders and enabling investors unprecedented access to venture capital and other private markets.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

As Roblox began to trade today, the company’s shares shot above its reference price of $45 per share. Currently, Roblox is trading at $71.10 per share, up just over 60% from the reference price that it announced last night. That effort finally set a directional value of sorts on Roblox’s shares before it floated on the public markets. . Roblox, a gaming company aimed at children and powered by an internal economy and third-party development activity, has had a tumultuous if exciting

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2021

No trick, no secret, no cheat code. Just pure hustle. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

A newly launched Mac app called Superpowered aims to make it easier to stay on top of all your Zoom calls and Google Meets, without having to scramble to find the meeting link in your inbox or calendar app at the last minute. Instead of relying on calendar reminders, Superpowered offers a notification inbox for the Mac menu bar that alerts you to online meetings just before they start, which you can then join with a click of a button.

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The Seraf Compass

MARCH 10, 2021

During my many years working for a large enterprise software company, I participated on dozens of due diligence teams. I had the valuable experience of sitting on both sides of the table during these projects. I ran diligence teams where my company was looking to buy other companies. And, I handled the brunt of responding to a diligence effort when my company was dealing with potential acquirers.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Sources say Web Summit, the giant tech conference company that specialized in very large gatherings in cities like Lisbon, is poised to spin out its Hopin-like proprietary conference software as an independent startup. Although it’s put out a statement today that it will be licensing its software to the United Nations Development Programme, I’ve spoken to well-placed sources who say the platform will be spun out as a separate company and will raise venture funding, the context being that s

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 10, 2021

I have been interested in the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) since first hearing about it from my partner Albert years ago. I’ve mentioned it on and off here at AVC a bunch since then. NYC will get its own UBI experiment if front-runner Andrew Yang is elected Mayor. Yang proposes to spend $1bn a year (out of an almost $90bn annual budget) providing $2k a month to 500k of NYC’s neediest citizens.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

A team of mobile app engineers and designers from companies like Rent the Runway, ClassPass, Kickstarter and others, are now launching their own startup, Runway , to address the common pain points they experienced around the mobile app release cycle. With Runway, teams can connect their existing tools to keep track of the progress of an app’s release, automate many of the manual steps along the way and better facilitate communication among all those involved. “Mobile app releases are

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 10, 2021

An excerpt from the book Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur , by Charlene Walters , MBA, PhD. Charlene is an entrepreneurship coach, branding mentor and speaker. . Becoming a successful entrepreneur is all about working on and developing an entrepreneurial attitude by making certain shifts in the way that you think. A mindset shift related to taking action will be central to your success in terms of not only having the confidence to get your business off the ground, but also in regard to what you’ll

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2021

Tetrate , the company commercializing an open-source networking project that allows for easier data sharing across different applications, has raised $40 million. The round, led by Sapphire Ventures , underscores the importance of the Istio project and just how critical services that facilitate cross-platform data sharing have become. Sapphire was joined by other new investors including Scale Venture Partners and NTTVC , along with existing investors, Dell Technologies Capital , Intel Capita

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