TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

“There is no doubt that over time, people are going to rely less and less on passwords… they just don’t meet the challenge for anything you really want to secure,” said Bill Gates. That was seventeen years ago. Although passwords have lost some of their charm, they have so far survived many attempts to kill them for good. The perception of high cost and tricky implementations has stalled some smaller businesses from ditching passwords.

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MARCH 29, 2021

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced the creation of a new Community Navigator Pilot Program to place significant financial resources into organizations that wish to be hubs of entrepreneurship support and ecosystem-building efforts in their communities—particularly those organizations with deep roots in targeting underserved business communities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

Despite the fact that capital is abundant and dozens of startups get funding every day, the process of raising institutional capital is anything but simple. From getting an investor’s attention to nailing your virtual pitch meeting to the legal aspects of your term sheet, there is plenty to navigate. Luckily, TechCrunch Early Stage is bringing together some of the biggest VCs to share how to manage the process proactively and successfully secure capital from the right VCs.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 29, 2021

On the day Beeple’s collage sold for nearly $70 million in cryptocurrency, he did what he did for thousands of days before. He created an… Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

LIVEKINDLY Collective , the shouty parent company behind a family of plant-based food brands, has snagged cash from the global impact investing arm of $103 billion investment firm TPG to close its latest round of funding at $335 million. The company’s fundraising shows that investors still have high hopes for plant-based food brands and that despite the money that’s flowed to companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods — and the resurgence of older brands in the category li

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

The coming wave of electric vehicles will require more than thousands of charging stations. In addition to being installed, they also need to work — and today, that isn’t happening. If a station doesn’t send out an error or a driver doesn’t report it, network providers might never know there’s even a problem. Kameale C. Terry, who co-founded ChargerHelp!

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 29, 2021

Changing the world doesn’t always go according to plan Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Starting a business in most cases is exciting. While it comes with its own challenges, it is often just the tip of the iceberg. The major challenge comes in scaling it up. For this reason, most entrepreneurs fail within the first few years of operation. However, there’s a way to escape or avoid this, a way to success. Smart Hustle’s Ramon Ray talked to John Lee Dumas , author of ‘ The Common Path to Uncommon Success ’ about how to attain success.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 29, 2021

#1: Oversee less; execute more Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

This morning Bunch announced that it has closed a total of $4.4 million in seed capital, including a new $1 million infusion this week. The company’s product, a mobile app , focuses on teaching leadership skills to the younger generations more accustomed to learning in smaller chunks, often on the go. Don’t roll your eyes, all ye who attended business school.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 29, 2021

Hello hello?—?in 10 days time we’re hosting our first Startup Summit on April 8th at 12 PM EST where entrepreneurs, investors, and creatives from all over the world will come together to shake virtual hands and share inspiring ideas. Fred Dust (voted top 10 most innovative person by Fast Company in 2017 and former Global Managing Director of design giant IDEO) will be talking all things about “What’s Around the Corner.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

Another proptech is considering raising capital through the public arena. Knock confirmed Monday that it is considering going public, although CEO Sean Black did not specify whether the company would do so via a traditional IPO, SPAC merger or direct listing. “We are considering all of our options,” Black told TechCrunch. “We pioneered the real estate transaction revolution over five years ago and our priority is to build a war chest to dramatically widen the already cavernous

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 29, 2021

What is the ROI of legacy? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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StartupNation

MARCH 29, 2021

No question, the pandemic has taken its toll on a lot of small restaurants over the last 12 months. For a lot of them, because of the way the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was structured, they didn’t get the help they needed. The American Rescue Plan includes the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which is designed to help restaurants that might not have been able to leverage the PPP during 2020.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 29, 2021

It’s the law of the land. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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OurCrowd

MARCH 29, 2021

Virtual reality (VR) applications in health care have been increasing over the past few decades. Most recently its uses are shifting from teaching capabilities to being a highly reliable neuro-technology tool in multiple health fields including neurosurgery. Read more here. The post [Surgical Theater in Herald Mail Media] Virtual reality playing bigger role in health care appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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StartupNation

MARCH 29, 2021

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it will defer the time period in which small businesses need to start repaying Economy Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) in principle and interest. The COVID-19 EIDL program has assisted over 3.7 million small businesses in this country, including nonprofit organizations, sole proprietors and independent contractors from a wide array of industries and business sectors.

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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.

Forward Cities

MARCH 29, 2021

Forward Cities offers several opportunities to move your community forward. From long-term engagements to ABIDE training sessions, we have comprehensive solutions designed to build or strengthen your entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 29, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kenna Security, the enterprise leader in risk-based vulnerability management, has earned a 5-Star rating in the 2021 Partner Program Guide by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company. The annual guide provides a conclusive list of the most distinguished partner programs from leading technology companies that provide products and services through the IT Channel.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

Meet Singular , a new VC firm based in Paris that just finished raising its initial fund. The firm was founded by two former Alven partners — Raffi Kamber and Jérémy Uzan. They have some ambitious goals and an interesting investment model that could help them remain involved even during late-stage rounds. Overall, the firm raised €225 million, or $265 million at today’s exchange rate.

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OurCrowd

MARCH 29, 2021

LEXINGTON, Mass., March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Waldorf School of Lexington (WSL) has selected enVerid Systems’ ceiling-mounted, True HEPA Air Purifier to deploy throughout its school facility. WSL opted to replace its portable HEPA filtration units with the quieter enVerid Air Purifiers to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission and to provide a permanent indoor air quality (IAQ) solution to mitigate the impacts of flu season, allergens, and future pandemics.

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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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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2021

African-focused talent recruitment and outsourcing company TalentQL today announced that it has been accepted into Techstars Toronto. The company will join nine other startups in the accelerator’s class of 2021. This comes two weeks after Nigerian bus-booking platform Plentywaka announced its participation in the program as well. TalentQL was launched last November by serial entrepreneurs Adewale Yusuf , Opeyemi Awoyemi and Akintunde Sultan.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 29, 2021

One of the gifts that I got was the ability to stay positive. I am grateful to my parents, my wife, and my genes (and anyone else responsible too). It is such a superpower. I don’t just mean optimism. I mean saying nice things about people. I mean keeping a smile on your face. I mean positivity in all things. I do have my moments of negativity, but they come infrequently and go away quickly.

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