A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Our portfolio company Cloudflare posted yesterday about the two and a half year war it waged against a patent troll called Blackbird. This was the battle plan that Cloudflare came up with: After we were sued by Blackbird, we decided that we wouldn’t roll over. We decided we would do our best to turn the incentive structure on its head and make patent trolls think twice before attempting to take advantage of the system.
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Here comes a controversial subject. How often do you take the time to rate your direct reports? Is it worth the time and effort when measured from the perspective of the company and of the employee? In terms of time, this can be expensive and disruptive to you and your direct reports. In terms of value…well let’s examine that. What metrics will you use to fairly evaluate each direct report?
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Tomasz Tunguz
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
A few weeks ago, we were fortunate to welcome Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight to SaaS Office Hours. I learned a lot from the session about how customer success has evolved over the last 5 to 10 years. Here are my notes from the session. The discipline of customer success varies widely depending on price point. At the lower price points, some organizations combine the role of an account manager and the customer success person into a CSAM (customer success account manager).
EntreWorks Consulting
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Mark your calendars for the week of November 18-24, 2019, the 12 th annual celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week. GEW is a big deal around the world. It currently engages 20,000 partners in 170 countries, who sponsor 35,000 events that engage more than 10 million people. All of this work is devoted to telling the story of how entrepreneurship can be a tool for personal enrichment, economic development, and community building.
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OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Reliance Industries announced that its subsidiary, Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings, had acquired 12.7% shareholding in SkyTran Inc. on a fully diluted basis with an option to further invest an amount upto USD 25 million in convertible notes. Read more here. The post [SkyTran in Business Standard] Reliance Industries announces acquisition of further shareholding in SkyTran Inc. appeared first on OurCrowd.
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OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Numbers can be stolen, signatures forged, and IDs hacked; but an individual’s behavioral biometric motion- is unique, consistent and identifiable. The field of behavioral biometrics detects cyberattacks in real-time. . Financial institutions all over the world use BioCatch for behavioral biometrics to protect clients and their assets. In October 2019, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shared how they used BioCatch to detect a suspicious transaction in its corporate banking unit, as featured in
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
The TytoHome device comes with attachments that a patient can use on themselves. The images captured are viewed in real time by a physician during the video chat. TytoHome comes with a thermometer attachment, stethoscope adaptor, tongue depressor, and otoscope adaptor. Read more here. The post [Tyto Care in WBTV] Novant Health’s TytoHome to expand virtual care appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Ubimo develops location intelligence technology that offers advertisers extremely precise location-based targeting, allowing them to target people attending a certain event or venue. Read more here. The post [Ubimo in CTech] Quotient Technology Acquires Adtech Startup Ubimo appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Recently, Cartica AI, an Israeli autonomous AI mobility startup announced that global automotive giants are supporting its next generation of AI mobility solutions. Their goal is to decrease road accidents worldwide. Read more here. The post [Cartica in After Market News] The Herman Trend Alert: A Leap Forward for Autonomous Vehicles appeared first on OurCrowd.
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OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
After expecting to see autonomous technology in our own cars for years, we will shortly have a platform that not only works but also will be affordable. Kudos to the Israeli venture capital group OurCrowd and to the automotive executives smart enough to support this development. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in After Market News] The Herman Trend Alert: A Leap Forward for Autonomous Vehicles appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Quotient Technology Inc. (NYSE: QUOT) has announced that it has agreed to acquire Israeli ad-tech data analytics company Ubimo. No financial details were disclosed but media reports say the acquisition was for several tens of millions of dollars. Read more here. The post [Ubimo in Globes] Quotient acquires Israeli ad tech company Ubimo appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Monitoring crops will help farmers across the world reduce food waste and spoiled crops. Centaur Analytics has developed an “Internet-of-Crops” platform that monitors the condition of harvests all the way from the farm to the consumer. Read more here. The post [Centaur in Help Net Security] Hiber’s IoT network becomes operational on a global scale appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Quotient Technology Inc. (QUOT) today announced that it has agreed to acquire Israel-based Ubimo, a leading data and media activation company. Read more here. The post [Ubimo in Yahoo Finance] Quotient Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Ubimo appeared first on OurCrowd.
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