Innovation 2 Enterprise
JULY 10, 2019
By Scott Meacham. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was President John F. Kennedy’s idea. In 1961, the president challenged NASA and the nation to land an astronaut on the moon before the decade was over. Russia had taken the lead in the race for space with the Sputnik launch in 1957.
Impact Hub
JULY 10, 2019
Pact for Impact Conference 2019 marks the beginning of the Global Alliance for a social and inclusive economy. This event aims to build a coalition of States, institutions, actors and networks, for the development of SSE, inclusive economy and social innovation. Impact Hub Executive Director, Gabriela Gandel will be featured as a panelist to share Impact Hub’s commitment to social and economic growth.
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Innovation 2 Enterprise
JULY 10, 2019
July 10, 2019. i2E, Inc. and the Choctaw Nation provide intensive, one-day business assessment class to help small businesses validate concepts, expand market, capture new revenues. Contact: Darcy Wilborn, (405) 813-2424. contact@growok.org. GrowOK, a free one-day venture assessment workshop designed to help rural and tribal entrepreneurs understand the markets they serve, is coming to Durant and McAlester on July 18-19.
EntreWorks Consulting
JULY 10, 2019
As we get closer to the 2020 election year, DC-based think tanks are starting to float big ideas on how to jumpstart the economy in our distressed regions. Third Way has recently released a plan to create a new $60 billion Opportunity Fund to encourage venture capital (VC) investments in locations outside of America’s VC hotspots. That’s a big menu of places since the VC industry is heavily concentrated in a handful of locations, like Silicon Valley and the Boston area.
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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
JULY 10, 2019
DUBOIS, PA – There’s up to $50,000 on the line! You don’t need to be an inventor, scientist, or historic statesmen like Ben Franklin in order to win this year’s BIG IDEA contest. Ben Franklin Technology Partners is looking for tech entrepreneurs, developers, or small manufacturers who are creating innovative new products, processes, or software applications.
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
OurCrowd
JULY 10, 2019
Israeli smart city LED lighting communications infrastructure company Juganu has announced the completion of a $23 million financing round led by Viola Growth and with the participation of OurCrowd and a Mexican investment fund. Read more here. The post [Juganu in Globes] LED lighting connectivity co Juganu raises $23m appeared first on OurCrowd.
The Seraf Compass
JULY 10, 2019
This Venture Fund Economics Modeling Tool is designed to help you understand compensation for a venture fund's General Partners. The overall structure of the worksheet is quite simple. There are two main areas where you supply information into this worksheet: 1) Fund Size, Fees and Results and 2) Payments to Partners and Fund Operations. Based on your inputs, Total Compensation for the different partners is calculated.
Y Combinator
JULY 10, 2019
Sarah Nahm is the CEO and cofounder of Lever. Lever builds modern recruiting software for teams to source, interview, and hire top talent. They were in the Summer 2012 batch of YC. You can try Lever out at Lever.co. Holly Liu is a Visiting Partner at YC. Before that she cofounded the gaming company Kabam. You can find Sarah on Twitter @srhnhm and Holly is @hollyhliu.
Continuations
JULY 10, 2019
I wrote a post nearly four years ago titled Brief Q&A on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which has held up pretty well. Despite a lot of progress in specific domains since then there is no obvious sign that AGI is around the corner, although as the post points out, the jump to AGI could be very nonlinear. The Turing test is of course a well known proposal establishing that a machine has reached a level of general intelligence (and fans of Blade Runner may think of the fictional Voigh
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
OurCrowd
JULY 10, 2019
Security researchers from Israeli firm CyberMDX have discovered a vulnerability in a select number of GE Healthcare’s anesthesia and respiratory devices. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in The Next Web] CyberMDX Research Team Discovers Two Major Medical Device Vulnerabilities appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
JULY 10, 2019
Parker’s says the program is designed to promote financial wellness, offer flexibility, and encourage employee retention. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in WTOC11] Parker’s launches DailyPay technology appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
JULY 10, 2019
Airobotics today announced a new drone-stabilized payload for inspection and security applications that includes object identification, real-time tracking and data harvesting capabilities. Read more here. The post [Airobotics in Robotics Business Review] Airobotics Creates In-House Drone Payload for Inspection, Safety Uses appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
JULY 10, 2019
Hyperloop One is the high-speed train that can get someone from Pittsburgh to Chicago in 47 minutes. Read more here. The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in WPXI] Pittsburgh to Chicago Hyperloop inching closer to reality appeared first on OurCrowd.
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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
JULY 10, 2019
CyberMDX’s research suggested the Aespire and Aestiva 7100 and 7900 devices could be targeted by hackers if left accessible on hospital computer networks. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in BBC] Anaesthetic devices ‘vulnerable to hackers’ appeared first on OurCrowd.
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