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COVID-19 can’t stop us: behind-the-scenes of virtualOPEN 2020

Venture Well

OPEN 2020 put our core value of living innovation to the test. Due to the rapidly changing situation regarding COVID-19, we transformed our annual in-person conference into our first-ever virtualOPEN live. The post COVID-19 can’t stop us: behind-the-scenes of virtualOPEN 2020 appeared first on VentureWell.

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Businesses working from home urged to take cyber security seriously

NZ Entrepreneur

Accounting and payroll software company MYOB, says local businesses need to seriously consider security when moving to new operating models, including working from home. Local businesses, especially small and medium sized enterprises, will need to focus on security if they are to successfully and safely change their operating model in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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[OurCrowd in ACG] Coronavirus will cause VC-funded tech companies to reevaluate, recalibrate, investors say

OurCrowd

“Raising money is never easy for VC funds or for VC-backed companies,” said Jon Medved, founder and CEO of the investment platform OurCrowd. “However, we just went in a matter of weeks from one of the best fundraising environments to one of the most difficult.”. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in ACG] Coronavirus will cause VC-funded tech companies to reevaluate, recalibrate, investors say appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Teaching Online

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I have been teaching in one form or another since college. I helped pay for graduate school by teaching other grad students. For most of my life, teaching has meant standing up in front of a group of people and explaining things to them in a large group setting. But, like many things, that is quickly changing right now. I mentioned that we have a new group of analysts at USV.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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.

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[Portfolio companies in Al Jazeera] Business unusual: Time for tech to move fast and fix things

OurCrowd

Humanity has been blessed with vast talent and skill including and, perhaps especially, among the world of science and technology. Read more here. The post [Portfolio companies in Al Jazeera] Business unusual: Time for tech to move fast and fix things appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Subspace in IEEE Spectrum] How the Internet Can Cope With the Explosion of Demand for “Right Now” Data During the Coronavirus Outbreak

OurCrowd

Startup Subspace emerged from stealth early to tackle the low-latency problem exacerbated by everyone working and learning remotely because of COVID-19. Read more here. The post [Subspace in IEEE Spectrum] How the Internet Can Cope With the Explosion of Demand for “Right Now” Data During the Coronavirus Outbreak appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

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[SixGill in Yahoo Finance] Sixgill joins the ThreatConnect Developer Partner Program

OurCrowd

Sixgill, a leading threat intelligence company, is pleased to announce its acceptance into the ThreatConnect Developer Partner Program. Read more here. The post [SixGill in Yahoo Finance] Sixgill joins the ThreatConnect Developer Partner Program appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd Portfolio Companies Taking On the Coronavirus

OurCrowd

The reality of the corona crisis for startup companies – and really any business – is that they need to stay as relevant as possible in this new, uncharted environment. Many of the long term trends that were evident before the crisis such as distance learning, working from home, or e-commerce, are now reaching an inflection point. These trends have been accelerated beyond belief in the last few weeks and a snap back to the prior status quo seems unlikely once this crisis is over.

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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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Startups Taking on the Coronavirus Pandemic

OurCrowd

The reality of the corona crisis for startup companies – and really any business – is that they need to stay as relevant as possible in this new, uncharted environment. Many of the long term trends that were evident before the crisis such as distance learning, working from home, or e-commerce, are now reaching an inflection point. These trends have been accelerated beyond belief in the last few weeks and a snap back to the prior status quo seems unlikely once this crisis is over.

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In the News: Startups Equipped to Combat the Coronavirus

OurCrowd

It’s been another intense week as the global community continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic. I am proud of my team, working day and night to support our companies playing a part in this effort, mobilize our global community to join that effort in fighting the pandemic, and to identify selective opportunities to get in front of it. Read more about how OurCrowd is working through this period in my interview with CTech.

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