Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 28, 2020

By Elise Kemp. Life is unpredictable. Markets take a turn, opportunities disappear, and unforeseen circumstances prevent us from being able to follow through with business as usual. Adaptability is the key to survival in an ever-changing world. If external pressures force you to redirect your source of income, please remember this is not a failure. This is an opportunity to come out stronger and more resilient — and to get creative.

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500

APRIL 28, 2020

Long before diversity and inclusion became buzzwords, we decided to make venture capital inclusive from day one at 500 Startups. They became our guiding principles, because we know that great talent exists in all forms, no matter your gender, race, nationality, age, or background. Since 2010, we have expressed our commitment to those values in multiple ways. 500 actively invested in founders who were diverse or were building for diverse customers; we shunned manels by making sure to feature fema

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Venture Well

APRIL 28, 2020

We identified potentially promising—and interrelated—solutions to common obstacles to comprehensive IP education. The post how to strengthen IP education in university ecosystems appeared first on VentureWell.

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Ian Hathaway

APRIL 28, 2020

Last week, The New York Times published an article arguing that a “wave of venture capitalists is heading to quieter, less-expensive locales, where they are helping fund start-ups.” The article supported this claim by pointing to three venture capitalists who left Silicon Valley and launched funds in other places. One of them, Mark Kvamme , left Sequoia Capital to found Drive Capital in Columbus, Ohio; but that was back in 2013.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 28, 2020

This moment we have been living through over the last two months has put pressure on many companies to figure out how to keep the lights on and stay in business. It has also been a second wind for some companies that have been struggling to survive in difficult sectors like delivery, food, and e-commerce. At the intersection of those two things lies a truth that I have seen over the years.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2020

How do you benchmark a sales organization in a time like this? This is one of the questions that Jim Benton, CEO of Chorus.ai, answers every day in his Daily Briefings. Using data across 10m telephone calls, Jim highlights how the coronavirus is changing sales team performance. Here are some of the highlights from my reading. Cold calls are down 67% , while connect rates have fallen by about 10% since January.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

Recent headlines include the breakthrough research by scientists at Tel Aviv University for a new vaccine against COVID-19; a $12 million investment round led by OurCrowd for MigVax, Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in NoCamels] Israel at 72: Coronavirus-Fighting Ingenuity Reinforces Israel As ‘The Collaboration Nation’ appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 28, 2020

Small business owners get caught up in the smoke of constantly putting out fires under duress, all the while missing what it is that their business needs to stay profitable and continue to grow. It is this central problem that Mike tackles in his best-selling book, Profit First , and its recent follow-up, Fix This Next. His “thesis,” if you will, is that there is a hierarchy of needs for every business, much like Abraham Maslow’s famous pyramid, and that a business needs to address whatever is m

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

Independence is not enough now. It is inter-dependence now that Israel is going to thrive with,” Howard Cooper, founding CEO of edtech startup MagniLearn, tells NoCamels. “We need to help unlock this potential of interaction and joint action, especially in light of coronavirus, we’re in it all together and we need to get out of it all together. We need to combine our different abilities and angles to lick this and other contagions and challenges the world will have to face together.

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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.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 28, 2020

Small business owners get caught up in the smoke of constantly putting out fires under duress, all the while missing what it is that their business needs to stay profitable and continue to grow. It is this central problem that Mike tackles in his best-selling book, Profit First , and its recent follow-up, Fix This Next. His “thesis,” if you will, is that there is a hierarchy of needs for every business, much like Abraham Maslow’s famous pyramid, and that a business needs to address whatever is m

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 28, 2020

How do you benchmark a sales organization in a time like this? This is one of the questions that Jim Benton, CEO of Chorus.ai, answers every day in his Daily Briefings. Using data across 10m telephone calls, Jim highlights how the coronavirus is changing sales team performance. Here are some of the highlights from my reading. Cold calls are down 67% , while connect rates have fallen by about 10% since January.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 28, 2020

In the EntreLeadership Podcast , host Alex Judd interviewed Jason Khalipa. The champion of the 2008 CrossFit Games, Jason, started NCFIT, which is a brand of gyms that is growing around the world. When Jason was still a beginner at starting his business, he realized that he had to consider - hobby or business. In this podcast, Jason Khalipa talks with Alex on the important lessons he learned as he grew his NCFIT business from one gym to multiple gyms. .

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GCUC

APRIL 28, 2020

Here at GCUC we are immensely fortunate to cross paths and work with so many amazing people. Through our work, we’ve cultivated a global. The post Edition 28: Liz Elam appeared first on GCUC Community.

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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.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kenna Security, the enterprise leader in risk-based vulnerability management, is introducing a ground-breaking, risk-oriented approach to setting service level agreements (SLAs) within its flagship Kenna.VM offering and unveiling Kenna.VI — a brand new vulnerability intelligence product. Read more here.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

Zebra Medical Vision, based in Israel, has an imaging analytics platform that allows healthcare providers to identify patients at risk of disease and offer improved, preventative treatment pathways. Founded in 2014, it has raised $52 million. Read more here. The post [Zebra in Haaretz] As Coronavirus Crisis Gives Push to Digital Medicine, Israeli Startups Answer the Call appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

NEW YORK, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — DailyPay, the leading provider of the daily pay benefit, joins forces with many of the country’s leading supermarkets to support their heroic workers who are on the frontlines of the global health crisis. Now, more than one in eight grocery store workers across the country has this financial control at a time when they need it most.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

The Kroger Co. has become the latest grocer to introduce an initiative featuring solutions from DailyPay, a SaaS fintech solutions company, to support their front-line workers. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in Progressive Grocer] Kroger Implements DailyPay Solution appeared first on OurCrowd.

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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.

OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO and TEL AVIV, Israel, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CropX, a leading Ag analytics and soil sensing company, today released results of a multiyear study on the impact of soil sensor geometry and installation method on moisture readings and irrigation. The study found that spiral sensor designs deliver the best accuracy. Read more here.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

OurCrowd portfolio company enVerid Systems, a leader in HVAC technology, has closed on a $20 million Series B round of financing led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Read more here. The post [enVerid in Crowdfund Insider] OurCrowd Portfolio Company enVirid Raises $20 Million Series B appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

TEL AVIV, Israel, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Scopio Labs, an advanced digital microscopy company, today announced it has completed a $16 million financing round, bringing its total funding to $30 million. Read more here. The post [Scopio in WFMZ] Scopio Labs Closes $16 Million Series B Round to Expand Commercial Rollout of Automated Microscopy Solutions appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

JERUSALEM, April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — C2A Security, a leading provider of trusted automotive cybersecurity solutions, announced today a Development Partnership with AUTOSAR, a global automotive platform consortium of OEM and Tier 1 companies including Core Partners BMW Group, Bosch, Continental, Daimler, Ford, GM, PSA Group, Toyota and Volkswagen.

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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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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. , April 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Trusona, the pioneering leader in passwordless multi-factor authentication technology, today announced it has expanded its suite of passwordless solutions to support 2-step verification with Time-based One-time Passwords (TOTPs), allowing enterprises to further consolidate security and provide even more global users with secure account access.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

CyberMDX, a medical cybersecurity startup also headquartered in New York, raised $20 million three weeks ago. Read more here. The post [CyberMDX in Haaretz] As Coronavirus Crisis Gives Push to Digital Medicine, Israeli Startups Answer the Call appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

Israeli startups have ridden the wave. Israeli-founded, New York-headquartered Tyto Care, which has developed a handheld exam kit for remote use, raised $50 million three weeks ago. Read more here. The post [Tyto Care in Haaretz] As Coronavirus Crisis Gives Push to Digital Medicine, Israeli Startups Answer the Call appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 28, 2020

Israel advanced digital microscopy company Scopio Labs today announced it has completed a $16 million Series B financing round led by Olive Tree Ventures and with the participation of Aurum Ventures, OurCrowd, LR group and others. This brings the total funding raised by the company to $30 million. Read more here. The post [Scopio in Globes] Israeli digital microscopy co Scopio Labs raises $16m appeared first on OurCrowd.

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