A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 18, 2019

While society debates how to deal with climate change, there are some scientists who are now saying that that time has passed and we now need to start planning society’s adaptation to the climate tragedy we have created on planet earth. This scientific paper from roughly one year ago is super depressing. I am linking to it because I read it this week and it certainly made me consider how our way of life may change dramatically in my lifetime.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 18, 2019

By Scott Meacham. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. I set a goal for this summer’s series of columns to reflect on and write about my lessons-learned during my past six years of immersion in entrepreneurship. Our focus at i2E is on high-growth technology or life sciences businesses, but startups of every stripe are vital to Oklahoma’s future. In many regards, what is true for high-growth entrepreneurship is true for Main Street.

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Berkonomics

JULY 18, 2019

A trend for businesses large and small. There is a major trend shaping up that is worldwide, already identified by hundreds of thousands of startup and small business CEO’s. By carefully recognizing and focusing upon the very core of the business, these CEO’s are allocating their scarce cash resources to hire the best talent they can find to support that core business, and then reaching out to partners, independent contractors, and other small businesses to provide all other functio

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 18, 2019

If you watched Shark Tank in early August last year, you’d have seen two entrepreneurs hoping the ground would open up and swallow them when pitching their camping tent startup to a group of investors. You’d have cringed and squirmed (or perhaps reveled in schadenfreude), as the investors asked them some fairly basic questions about their business. Who are you?

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JULY 18, 2019

I’m eagerly anticipating an upcoming vacation to Maine where we regularly hike, paddle, and just hang out on lands protected by groups such as the Maine Coast Heritage Trust and the Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust. I’ve always appreciated these protected lands for their natural beauty, but they’re also an important contributor to new job creation and economic development.

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OurCrowd

JULY 18, 2019

Graph databases have been around in one form or another since the early oughts, but they were generally slower, more complex to work with, and more limited in terms of their applicability than relational databases. Read more here. The post [data.world in Forbes] Graph Databases Go Mainstream appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Continuations

JULY 18, 2019

A recent series of tweets about identifying 10x software engineers set off a lot of making fun of the author for perpetuating a myth. Given the wording of the tweets too they made a particularly easy target (I can’t actually find them right now or I would link to them). All that poking fun though obscures some interesting questions about individual and team productivity in software engineering.

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OurCrowd

JULY 18, 2019

Israel’s IXDen is releasing a new software solution that will allow customers to protect a range of IoT devices with post-password authentication. Read more here. The post [Labs/02’s IXDen in Mobile ID World] IXDen Launches MFA Platform for IoT Devices appeared first on OurCrowd.

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HPA

JULY 18, 2019

Get to know John. John Higginson is the CTO at Enova, a large publicly-traded Chicago FinTech company that’s extended over $20B in credit to customers worldwide. At Enova, John is responsible for driving the company’s technology strategy to leverage advanced digital experiences and data science to deliver on its mission to help hard-working people access fast, trustworthy credit.

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OurCrowd

JULY 18, 2019

Klook allows travelers to discover and book popular attractions, tours, local transportation, restaurants, and unique experiences in over 300 destinations globally on its app and website. Read more here. The post [Klook in Awani Review] Klook Before You Book Your Next Holiday appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JULY 18, 2019

Companies within XponentialWorks’ portfolio, like Nexa3D, will also benefit from the enhanced manufacturing infrastructure generated by the expansion, including an array of new Manufacturing 4.0 jobs. Read more here. The post [Nexa3D in 3D Printing Industry] 3XponentialWorks Expands Manufacturing Facility In Ventura To Provide More Industry 4.0 Jobs appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JULY 18, 2019

IXDen, the leading solution provider for securing IoT devices, today announced their new ‘IXDen Smart Homes’, a product which will protect billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices against cyberattacks, tampering, and data manipulation. Read more here. The post [Labs/02’s IXDen in Yahoo Finance] IXDen Launches New IoT Security Protection Solution Following Data Breach on Billions of Smart Home Devices appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JULY 18, 2019

Japanese auto manufacturer Nissan has joined hands with the self-driving car subscribing platform Zoomcar. Read more on ET Auto here. The post [Zoomcar in ET Auto] Nissan Kicks becomes part of Zoomcar fleet appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JULY 18, 2019

One example of the future of robotics is ElliQ, an empathetic robotic companion, designed by Intuition Robotics, a Samsung NEXT portfolio company, that is featured in the End of the Beginning video series. Read more here. The post [Intuition Robotics in Samsung Newsroom] Personalizing Elder Care with Intuition Robotics and ‘ElliQ’ appeared first on OurCrowd.

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JULY 18, 2019

Intuition Robotics, for example, is working to bring autonomous machines to life. Read more here. The post [Intuition Robotics in Samsung Newsroom] Explore the Technology of the Future in ‘The End of the Beginning’ appeared first on OurCrowd.

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