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6 Business Resiliency Lessons to Implement Today

Smart Hustle Magazine

The current economic crunch reminds us of the importance of business resiliency. After all, it’s only the most robust businesses that can manage to withstand the pressures added by a pandemic. For Jenefeness Tucker, two Washington-based pizza shops drive this lesson home. One is no more, while the other thrives even during these hard times. Can you guess which business is resilient?

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Kirrhos Pharmaceuticals

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Oklahoma-based Kirrhos Pharmaceuticals is developing a novel, first-in-class treatment. for a severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease known as NASH. OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc., recently led an $850,000 seed investment in Oklahoma. City-based Kirrhos Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a therapeutic for NASH, a life-. threatening liver condition that afflicts up to 12 percent of adult Americans.

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[Nexa3D in Business Wire] Nexa3D Partners with Siemens to Automate Additive Manufacturing for Ultrafast Polymer Production

OurCrowd

Partnership underscores both companies’ commitment to prepare AM for Industry 4.0 through innovative collaborations, open architecture and digital twin predictive operability and serviceability. Nexa3D’s entire Quantum Laser Sintering (QLS) product line is standardized to Siemens advanced factory automation and edge computing technologies. Planned commercial Q1 2021 delivery for Nexa3D’s QLS™350 Polymer 3D printer, powered by Siemens automation controls.

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Jon Sunthimer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Growing up in Dallas in the oil boom years, it was no surprise that my first audit client was Halliburton in Duncan, OK, or that I would work for an oil & gas company originally from Enid, OK (Champlin Petroleum). When oil & gas struggled in the late 80’s, the telecommunications sector was booming on the east coast. While most of America was glued to their TVs watching the first Gulf War unfold live on their screens, I was preparing a proposal to be submitted to Saudi Aramco as soon as t

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Home Sweet Home

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

We have been back in NYC for about a week after being away for the entire pandemic. We were in LA when the pandemic hit and then spent the summer on the east end of Long Island. Like everyone, we have read the horror stories of NYC being a wasteland of homelessness, crime, shuttered storefronts, filthy streets, and more. These stories occupy the front page of the NY Post every day and cannot be avoided.

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How to Maximize the Impact of Your Website When Targeting Two Personas

Tomasz Tunguz

Many companies today pursue a pincer GTM. First, target the individual user and then convince the economic buyer, typically a manager, director, or VP depending on the scale. Two constituents in the sales motion, but only one website raises a conundrum. Who do you serve on the home page? Technical products often face this two persona quandary. And it surfaces on the website because of the constraint of a single home page.

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[NanoLock in AIthority] OPTAGE And NanoLock To Enable Nationwide IoT Security In Japan

OurCrowd

NanoLock Security, the market leader of ironclad protection for IoT and connected edge devices, announces its commercial collaboration with OPTAGE, a leading Japanese service provider and subsidiary of the Kansai Electric Power Company to power a new nationwide service offering to cyber-protect, update, and manage connected devices across Japan. Read more here.

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Pitch like you expect to be funded. Expect to be funded after you've done your homework.

This is going to be BIG.

I hear from a lot of founders who want to know what I think. I want to know what they think. It’s fine if you’re at a super early stage, and you’re looking for some direction—trying to figure out if anyone has done something like this, or whether or not, in my “expertise” I believe some aspect of expected consumer behavior. Let’s be clear, however, that’s not fundraising.

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[MeMed in Med Tech News] Testing times: Combatting antibiotic misuse and antimicrobial resistance

OurCrowd

Kfir Oved, chairman, co-founder and CTO of MeMed Diagnostics, writes about the development of its new technology aiming to combat antibiotic misuse and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Read more here. The post [MeMed in Med Tech News] Testing times: Combatting antibiotic misuse and antimicrobial resistance appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Aiming for clarity and control in times of uncertainty

NZ Entrepreneur

As the country navigates COVID-19 restrictions, the nation’s SME community will again be thinking about how they can continue to adapt and survive in an unpredictable and economically challenging environment. In the findings from our MYOB General Election Snapshot, we saw that ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 was the leading concern of SME owners and decision-makers, followed by worries about maintaining levels of customer demand and consumer confidence, and fears about their ability to conti

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[data.world in Globe Newswire] data.world Secures $26 Million in Venture Capital Funding

OurCrowd

data.world, the cloud-native enterprise data catalog company, today announced it has closed a $26 million round of venture capital funding led by Tech Pioneers Fund. Other participants in the round include new investors Breyer Capital, Prologis Ventures, and Alumni Ventures Group. Existing investors, Shasta Ventures, OurCrowd, and Workday Ventures also participated, along with several prominent angel investors including Arthur Patterson, Lincoln Brown, and Cotter Cunningham.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

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Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building 2020 Summary

Ecosystem Builder Hub

It started as an idea on an ESHIP Storytelling call in September 2019—a campaign to highlight entrepreneurial ecosystem builders who selflessly serve in their communities but don’t always get thanked. The Unsung Heroes of Ecosystem Building is a storytelling campaign spearheaded by Anika Horn , Jessica Edwards , and I to raise the profile of entrepreneurial ecosystem builders around the country.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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[data.world in Statesman] Austin’s data.world raises $26M to speed growth

OurCrowd

Austin-based startup data.world has raised $26 million in funding to expand its team and grow its product offerings, the company said Tuesday. The funding round was led by Tech Pioneers Fund. Other investors included Breyer Capital, Prologis Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group, Shasta Ventures, OurCrowd and Workday Venture. Read more here. The post [data.world in Statesman] Austin’s data.world raises $26M to speed growth appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Welcome, ESHIP Summit Attendees!

Forward Cities

Welcome to Forward Cities. We are a national nonprofit equipping communities and regions to grow and sustain more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems. We’d love for you to tell us about you, and learn more about us.

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[Hub Security in PR Newswire] Hub Security to provide INX Limited with Military-grade Cybersecurity for Digital Assets

OurCrowd

Hub Security, the cyber security platform, is announcing the use of its military-grade VaultHSM to secure INX Limited’s crypto services.This news comes on the heels of INX Limited’s latest announcement of its initial public offering this week of up to 130 million INX Security Tokens (the “INX Tokens” or “Tokens”).

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[data.world in SiliconHills] Austin’s data.world closes on $26 Million in funding as demand for its data platform soars

OurCrowd

“People are trying to navigate through the most trying time they’ve had since the great depression,” said Brett Hurt, the company’s CEO and Co-founder. The ability to access data quickly for insights and decision making can lead to a competitive advantage, he said. Read more here. The post [data.world in SiliconHills] Austin’s data.world closes on $26 Million in funding as demand for its data platform soars appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!