Wed.Sep 18, 2019

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Accessibility as an Advantage in Venture Capital: Why Creating Value for Everyone in the Community Wins

This is going to be BIG.

I believe that the next generation of top companies are far more likely to be founded by people not on VC radars today. Today's top founders will undoubtedly start something new in the future, but they won't make up the majority of innovators going forward--just as prior generations of venture backed founders don't make up a majority of those who are succeeding today.

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Revolutionizing responsible tourism in Nicaragua

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

“Every action we take, big or small, can make a difference in our society,” says Damaris Guardado, co-founder of Purpose Driven Tours Nicaragua. “I cannot change the world, but I can contribute to make it a better place to live.”. Damaris, a 2017 YLAI Fellow, is working hard to combine her love for her home country of Nicaragua and her love of tourism to give back to those in her country, providing employment and education opportunities across her community.

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4 Leadership Secrets I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Manager

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written by Violet Lim, an EO Singapore member and the co-founder of Lunch Actually , Singapore’s first and largest lunch dating agency. A version of this article originally appeared on LinkedIn. . I first became a manager at 24, the year that we started the business. I had never managed anybody before that, and everybody I hired at that point was older than me, with more working experience than me.

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Introducing Revolution Ventures 3

Revolution

Today, we’re announcing the launch of Revolution Ventures III (RV3)?—?an over-subscribed $215 million fund to invest in transformative early stage companies with the same team and differentiated approach as the successful Revolution Ventures II (RV2). For over a decade, Revolution has invested time and capital to develop a proprietary network, ecosystem, and brand focused on sourcing deal flow from underserved markets around the country.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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.

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Dreamit Announces the Fall 2019 Cohort

Dream It

The Dreamit Fall 2019 cohort at Kickoff Week in Philadelphia. Photo credit: Bob Stasio, Dreamit (@BobStasio). Our team at Dreamit is thrilled to announce the new cohort of startups for our Fall 2019 Securetech , Healthtech , and Urbantech programs. Over the next 14 weeks, these startups will work with the Dreamit team to de-risk their products, build their sales pipelines, pitch to new customers, improve their investor pitches and funding strategy, and present their businesses to venture capital

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[NanoLock in AutoSens] Prestigious AutoSens Awards ceremony honours innovation throughout the vehicle perception industry

OurCrowd

On Wednesday 18 September 2019, nestled within a spectacular, shimmering sphere at the Atomium Brussels, an international audience came together at the AutoSens Awards to celebrate the very best technical excellence driving the automotive industry forward. NanoLock won a silver award at the AutoSens Awards for Best Automotive Safety System. Read more here.

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Applications now open for the YC Summer 2020 Internship Program

Y Combinator

The Y Combinator Summer Internship Program is for undergraduate & graduate students in software engineering & data science who want to intern at a YC-backed startup. At a YC startup, you’ll jump into fast-paced, mission critical projects from day one, work directly with founders and early engineers, and build real-world software development skills.

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[CyberX in Yahoo Finance] CyberX Sponsors SANS Webinar on Defending Energy Utilities from Cyberattacks

OurCrowd

CyberX, the IoT and industrial control system (ICS) security company, is sponsoring an educational SANS webinar about practical approaches for reducing cyber risk in industrial and critical infrastructure organizations. Read more here. The post [CyberX in Yahoo Finance] CyberX Sponsors SANS Webinar on Defending Energy Utilities from Cyberattacks appeared first on OurCrowd.

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HP Elite Dragonfly Notebook PC - The Perfect Computer for Road Warriors

Smart Hustle Magazine

A few months ago my computer broke. Actually it went under the car I was in and was crushed. I quickly ran into Best Buy to buy another one. I was disappointed that computers that had a USB-3 port were large and bulky. The ones with a full HDMI port were also bulky. Many had the newer USB-c connections but those had not USB-3 and on and on it goes. Seeing the new HP Elite Dragonfly Notebook PC, I was HIGHLY impressed.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

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.

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Startup School Week 3 Recap: Anu Hariharan and Adora Cheung

Y Combinator

We’ve cut down the third week of lectures to be even shorter and combined them into one podcast. First, a lecture from Anu Hariharan. Anu is a partner at YC. Her lecture covers nine common startup business models and the metrics investors want to see for each. Then, a Q&A with Anu and Adora Cheung. Adora is also at partner at YC. During their Q&A they’ll answer questions from Startup School Founders on how investors evaluate startups.

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Climate Crisis: Join the Climate Strike this Friday!

Continuations

The beginning of global climate strike is now only 2 days away. In New York City it starts noon on Friday at Foley Square with a 1pm march to Battery Park. Even if you cannot stay for the rally at Battery Park, everyone who has a lunch break should just use that to join the march! So: grab a sandwich and join. Details on the march here. Let’s make this bigger than anyone expects.

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Self Confidence

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

A friend of mine told me a story this morning about a time that he said he had the money when he did not and then he went out and found it. It reminds me of Mark McCormack’s What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School where he tells story after story of signing big deals that he had no ability to pay for and then going out and funding them.

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[NSLComm in Forbes] Israeli Company Plans Second Satellite Launch for The Internet of Things

OurCrowd

NSLComm’s newly announced NSLSat-2 will eventually form part of a network of nanosatellites meant to monitor assets from space in many industries, such as oil, shipping and agriculture. NSLSat-2 will launch within six months, joining another satellite called NSLSat-1 that flew to orbit in July. Read more here. The post [NSLComm in Forbes] Israeli Company Plans Second Satellite Launch for The Internet of Things appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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So You Want to Implement an Identity Solution: Here’s How to Begin & What to Consider

Smart Hustle Magazine

IT and security professionals have more responsibilities than ever, particularly at SMBs. Competing priorities from the helpdesk to network maintenance to managing user access and securing employee identities are made all the more complicated by the variety of apps and devices in use across a company. Getting visibility into who is accessing what, when, and where – and then controlling it – can sometimes seem like a Herculean task.

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[Klook in Japan Today] Klook partners with JR West

OurCrowd

Klook has partnered with West Japan Railway (JR West). Through the partnership, travelers across all of Klook’s markets in Southeast Asia will enjoy a range of new initiatives. Read more here. The post [Klook in Japan Today] Klook partners with JR West appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Zoomcar in Your Story] Zoomcar secures $1.98 M funding from its US parent company

OurCrowd

Since January 2019, Zoomcar has secured about Rs 70 crore – in both equity and debt – from various entities including its US-based parent, Mahindra, Blacksoil Capital, Mahaveer Dwellers, Trifecta and others. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in Your Story] Zoomcar secures $1.98 M funding from its US parent company appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[DarioHealth in Yahoo Finance] DarioHealth Awarded U.S. Patent for Optical Transmission of Data Between a Sensor and Smart Device

OurCrowd

DarioHealth Corp. (“DarioHealth” or “Dario”) (DRIO), a leading, global digital therapeutics company, today announced that it has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office titled “Systems and Methods for Enabling Optical Transmission of Data Between a Sensor and a Smart Device.” Read more here.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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[Casper in CNBC] How a Casper executive’s sleep issues led the billion-dollar bed start-up into the CBD gummies market

OurCrowd

Casper, the bed-in-a-box start-up that reached a $1 billion valuation selling mattresses over the internet, is getting more serious about providing customers better sleep. Read more here. The post [Casper in CNBC] How a Casper executive’s sleep issues led the billion-dollar bed start-up into the CBD gummies market appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Virgin Hyperloop One in Globe Newswire] Virgin Hyperloop One and KPMG Estimate 1.8 Million New Jobs and $36 Billion in Socioeconomic Benefits for the Region

OurCrowd

As India moves to create the first hyperloop project in the world, Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO) has released new jobs figures for the entire project verified by KPMG, a strategic partner, estimating that it will create over 1.8 million direct and indirect jobs in the region through the creation of a hyperloop route. Read more here. The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in Globe Newswire] Virgin Hyperloop One and KPMG Estimate 1.8 Million New Jobs and $36 Billion in Socioeconomic Benefits for the Region a

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[Beyond Meat in LiveKindly] Beyond Meat’s Vegan Sausages are Now at Tesco

OurCrowd

Tesco is upping its vegan food range. The supermarket chain is launching the Beyond Sausage, which is produced by plant-based meat brand Beyond Meat. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in LiveKindly] Beyond Meat’s Vegan Sausages are Now at Tesco appeared first on OurCrowd.

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