A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We started looking at crypto ten years ago, starting investing nine years ago, and have had a front-row seat to its development ever since. It has been enlightening, exciting, rewarding, but definitely not mainstream. I think that is changing quickly now and yesterday I saw this tweet: BREAKING: The @NBA and @Coinbase have announced a multiyear partnership that makes Coinbase the exclusive cryptocurrency platform partner of the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, NBA 2K League and USA Basketball.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Learning how to adapt is the reality of any successful business, but COVID-19 was perhaps the ultimate stress test. In a matter of days, businesses in industries such as travel, entertainment and hospitality came to a grinding halt due to lockdowns. Many companies couldn’t withstand the shock of the pandemic and the economic havoc it wrought. And in the first year of the pandemic, the US Federal Reserve estimates that 200,000 more businesses shut down than usual.

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UBI Global

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Learn more about what’s next for the Triumph of Innovation impact study and the partner already opening its doors to our community When the UBI Global team conceived the idea for a study to examine the effects of the pandemic on the global innovation ecosystem, we wanted a support partner to complement the analysis of […]. The post Triumph of Innovation: Meet District 2020 appeared first on UBI Global | Innovation Intelligence Company and Community.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Building usable models to run AI algorithms requires not just adequate data to train systems, but also the right hardware subsequently to run them. But because the theoretical and practical are often not the same thing, there is often a gap between what data scientists may hope to do and what they practically do. Today, a startup called Deci that has built a deep learning platform to help bridge that gap — by building models that can work with the data and hardware that are available to us

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Recent events have caused major shifts in how we work. Now, more than ever, businesses are rethinking what it means to be productive. Gone are the days where working more hours was the key to success. Instead, if you want your business to grow, you need to prioritize productivity over hours worked. Here are five ways you can do it in your business. Working more isn’t better.

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FundersClub

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We'd like to congratulate FundersClub portfolio companies on their ongoing progress, as well as to welcome aboard their new VC investor partners. Selected recent FundersClub portfolio company follow-on rounds and events: GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB), a SaaS platform for DevOps, completed a successful public listing on October 14, 2021. We invested at Seed, Series B, and Series D.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Data is everywhere inside organizations, and employees are increasingly trying to find ways to put it to work to improve business outcomes. Hex , a startup that wants to simplify how data scientists and other employees gather and share data, announced a $16 million Series A today. The round comes just a little over 6 months after the startup announced its $5.5 million seed round.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Marketers can no longer rely on demographics alone when it comes to reaching their audience. Why? Simple. Demographics rarely tell the entire story. You need to go beyond the profile of your prospects. You need to understand consumer intent: What are they looking for at the moment and where they’re looking for. Once you’ve figured it all out, that’s the time you start marketing your products or services to them.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Element Finance has raised a $32 million Series A round at a $320 million valuation. The company has been building a new DeFi (decentralized finance) protocol on top of the Ethereum blockchain. It lets you earn predictable returns on investments thanks to fixed rates over a predetermined period of time. Polychain Capital is leading today’s funding round.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Amazon, Facebook & Microsoft all use the same approach Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Enterprise engagement company Countable raised $12 million in Series A funding so that brands can more easily engage with customers, even in a way that shows a brand’s values and stance on issues. Existing investor Canaan Partners led the round and was joined by Ulysses Management and Global Catalyst Partners. In total, the company has raised about $16 million since the company was founded in 2014, Bart Myers, CEO of Countable, told TechCrunch.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Why do small businesses need insurance? The answer is protection. The right insurance coverage helps protect your business and acts as a safeguard against potential risks and losses across a wide range of scenarios including bodily injuries and property damage. How do you know which insurance policies your business needs? Generally, coverage tends to vary depending on your industry.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Gilles Bertaux. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Gilles Bertaux is CEO and co-founder of Livestorm , an end-to-end video engagement platform enabling organizations to create meetings and webinars at scale. The life of a startup founder is not typically relaxing. Long hours are a given and days off are few. Your startup is your baby, and it needs care and feeding 24/7.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff talks about a win-win for businesses looking to hire: Consider veterans! Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn about organizations that help businesses secure great employees and help veterans find opportunities: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m. for the WJR Business Beat. Listeners outside of the Detroit area can listen live HERE.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Online education company Udemy this morning set an initial IPO price range for its upcoming debut. The San Francisco-based edtech unicorn — backed by Learn Capital, Insight Partners and Norwest, among others — expects to price its IPO between $27 and $29 per share. The company could be valued at more than $4 billion at the upper end of its price range.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The smarter and more educated you are, the bigger these obstacles get. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In what would be a blockbuster acquisition, PayPal is reportedly exploring the purchase of social media company Pinterest, according to Bloomberg. According to the publication, San Jose, California-based PayPal has “recently approached” Pinterest about a potential buyout. Citing an anonymous source, Bloomberg said PayPal could pay around $70 a share, which would value Pinterest at about $39 billion.

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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.

Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 20, 2021

From a CEO who’s fired and cut $60k+ worth of service providers for these small, yet fatal flaws. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Many companies collect data from all of their users, but they don’t know what is good or bad data until it is collected and analyzed. Now in this increasingly mobile-first world, we use our phones for everything from apps to ordering to food to connecting with our cars. Though these same companies have accelerated their digitalization to meet employees and customers where they are — up to 92% of all digital traffic worldwide is done through mobile devices — they lack visibility of this data and

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2021

More than half the world’s population currently lives in cities – a proportion that will reach 70% by 2050 – which account for approximately 80% of GDP generated worldwide. But increasing inequality and exclusion in urban areas are undermining development progress – and threatening many lives. We need to create more inclusive cities – to make sure they provide equal rights and opportunities, as well as better living conditions for all.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Sure, Facebook is apparently rebranding as a metaverse company — because that will fix its trust deficit — but this morning we’re jumping right back into the IPO game instead of making rude jokes at the social giant’s expense. This time our target is Backblaze , which you may not be familiar with. Frankly, given how limited my knowledge of the storage-focused software company was before reading its IPO filing, I was almost ready to stick it in The Exchange newsletter for

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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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StartupNation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Staci Young explains how Dell Technologies and Verizon are responding to the work-from-anywhere logistics emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and the desire employees have for more work/life balance. When you run a growing business, Dell Technologies is here to help with the right tech solutions. With more than 30 years of experience helping small businesses succeed, we offer technology advice that you can trust!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

There are currently no approved cures for Fragile X syndrome — the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability. At the moment, the treatments are designed to manage symptoms, from anxiety to OCD or, in rare cases, seizures. But a new clinical trial is soon to be underway at a U.K. startup. . On Wednesday, drug discovery startup Healx announced that it has gained FDA investigational new drug status for a Phase 2a clinical trial on a repositioned drug (more on this later) for Frag

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

These days, software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology is improving the quality of business for nearly all startup businesses, across all industries. In fact, the IDC reports that “by 2020, 67 percent of enterprise infrastructure and software will be for cloud-based offerings.”. There are numerous benefits to implementing SaaS products into your startup’s preexisting routines, but how can you get the most out of each of these tools?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

If you’ve been working in the French tech ecosystem, you may remember a startup called AppGratis. The app discovery and promotion startup basically had to stop operating overnight following a long and nasty fight with Apple. From the team that brought you AppGratis, Batch is a customer engagement platform that has been operating under the radar for many years.

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