Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2021

Contributed by Jeff Meade, the founder and CEO of MEADE , a management consulting firm. Success. Every business owner wants it, especially after the economic roller coaster and reset of 2020. Yet most entrepreneurs have spent the past year in survival mode, not planning mode. Now, it’s time to look forward again. Chances are strong that you used the pandemic as an opportunity to reset your business and redefine success.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

Real winners use failure as a learning opportunity. Photo by Startup Stock Photos from Pexels The year was 2014. I was a wandering college student who could move from idealistic optimism to sturdy cynicism in the blink of an eye. Most of the time the world around me appalled me, especially with regards to climate change, and yet, there would always be times when the optimistic would reign in and believe that these problems were an opportunity for my generation to solve.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Things have been looking up for Belfast since the end of the Troubles. The city has undergone infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, tourism has boomed thanks to attractions such as the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built and Game of Thrones shooting locations, and employment has risen steadily in the city since 2016, according to Northen Ireland’s Department for the Economy.

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StartupNation

APRIL 23, 2021

There are several different ways a startup founder might fund his or her business, including series funding, crowdfunding, loans, venture capital and angel investments. Bootstrapping is another option. As an entrepreneur, investment advisor and consultant to startup founders, I understand that each startup is different. There is no one “best” way to fund your business.

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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.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

APRIL 23, 2021

A biotech company that has spent 11 years researching supplements to increase human longevity plans to launch its supplements later this year. Longevica says it has attracted a total of $13 million from investors, including Alexander Chikunov , a longevity investor, who is also president of the company. Longevica says it created a biotechnology platform for longevity after researching the life-span of laboratory mice.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Origin stories are satisfying because we already know the hero will overcome the odds — and in doing so, they’ll reveal their core strengths. This week, we published a four-part series about how Klaviyo co-founders Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen bootstrapped their startup into an e-commerce marketing automation platform now valued at $4.15 billion.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 23, 2021

To open an Impact Hub, like starting any business, takes courage – even more so in 2020, the year our world changed. From England to Bangladesh via Switzerland, we spoke to some of our fearless founders who opened an Impact Hub in 2020. They tell us about their journey, learnings and aspirations for a better future. Meet Kamran, Shazeeb, and Carlotta, the founders of Impact Hub Bradford, Dhaka and Ticino respectively; Q.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

While there’s been plenty of attention and money lavished on virtual event platforms over the past year, Introvoke co-founder and CEO Oana Manolache predicted that we’re only at the beginning of a “third wave of digital transformation.” In her framing, the first wave came at the beginning of the pandemic, when everyone was using video conferencing tools like Zoom for their virtual events.

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ExactHire - Startups

APRIL 23, 2021

Indeed.com, just one of many jobs sites, is home to more than 16 million job postings. How can yours stand out? How can you avoid underqualified applicants? Most importantly, how can you persuade the best candidates to apply to your company? The answers to all of these questions begin with your job description. That small post of just a few hundred words has to do some heavy lifting.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

From the founders revolutionising double dating Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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ExactHire - Startups

APRIL 23, 2021

Companies may be breathing a collective sigh of relief now that the vaccines have arrived. The end of the pandemic is in sight. Economic recovery can begin. Not so fast. Have you thought about what the pandemic’s end means for your employees? A new survey says one in four of them will be quitting your company. Eagle Hill Consulting released a survey that indicates 25 percent of employees are planning to leave their jobs once the pandemic is over.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 23, 2021

The drama depletes your energy. Here’s a different way to think. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 23, 2021

A conversation on overcoming barriers, inclusive business strategies, and confronting inequality as a leader. Moderator: Jennifer Fox, Senior Program Officer, Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program, IREX. Speakers: Ana Flores, Founder and CEO of #WeAllGrow? Latina Network. Beatrice Adenodi, Marketing Guru, awareness advocate, and Founder/CEO of Mirror Ink.

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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 23, 2021

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) and TytoCare are partnering to create the first innovative at-home telehealth kit in the Tampa Bay area, TGH Virtual Health Kit. This at-home kit will provide on-demand virtual medical exams for patients from a licensed provider from TGH’s urgent care team, TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track. TytoCare is the health care industry’s first all-in-one modular device and telehealth platform for AI-powered, on-demand, remote medical examinations.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 23, 2021

“I like coffee, I like hot sauce, would I like hot sauce in my coffee?” So starts the pitch for this Kickstarter. It’s a good one. Since I like coffee and I like hot sauce, I backed it. Email readers can click here and see the pitch. USV TEAM POSTS: Hanel Baveja — Apr 20, 2021 Hacking Healthcare Albert Wenger — Apr 18, 2021 Carl Hart: Drug Use for Grown Ups (Book Review) Rebecca Kaden — Apr 16, 2021 soona.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

To close out the week, a short meditation on value, or, more precisely, how assets are valued in today’s markets. Do you recall the pre-direct-listing hype Coinbase enjoyed? After reporting its estimated first-quarter financial performance, interest in the domestic cryptocurrency trading giant ran red-hot. When Coinbase set a $250 per-share direct listing reference price , it was broadly viewed as modest, if not downright low.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

Anand Srinivasan, the founder of Hubbion , shares his insights on how to get your first 100 customers. Here are a few ways to do it. Back in 2014, I published a book titled ‘How We Did It’ for which I interviewed over a hundred entrepreneurs – like the founders of tech behemoths like Freelancer and Fiverr, as well regular mompreneurs who produced and sold maternity gowns. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

Don’t let procrastination slow your roll. Yeah, we’re looking at you, early-stage founders. At TechCrunch, we love to reward action with savings. Want to save a cool $100? Buy your Early Stage 2021: Marketing & Fundraising pass before April 30, at 11:59 p.m. (PT) , and you’ll keep a cool $100 in your pocket. Take action, reap savings and get ready to join your community of early-inning startup founders for a two-day bootcamp (July 8-9) dedicated to helping you build a firm foundation for ent

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OurCrowd

APRIL 23, 2021

The deal aims to expand the local company’s platform technology to move deeper into the electric car arena. Read more here. The post [Arcadia in The Business Journals] Arcadia just made its second acquisition of the year. Here are the details. appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

TechCrunch is embarking on a major new project to survey European founders and investors in cities outside the larger European capitals. Over the next few weeks, we will ask entrepreneurs in these cities to talk about their ecosystems, in their own words. This is your chance to put Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Bielefeld and Frankfurt on the TechCrunch Map !

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ExactHire - Startups

APRIL 23, 2021

Indeed.com, just one of many jobs sites, is home to more than 16 million job postings. How can yours stand out? How can you avoid underqualified applicants? Most importantly, how can you persuade the best candidates to apply to your company? The answers to all of these questions begin with your job description. That small post of just a few hundred words has to do some heavy lifting.

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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

APRIL 23, 2021

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. First and foremost, Equity was nominated a Webby for “Best Technology Podcast”!!! Drop everything and go Vote for Equity ! We’d appreciate. A lot. And even if we lose, well, we’ll keep doing our thing and making each other laugh.

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ExactHire - Startups

APRIL 23, 2021

Companies may be breathing a collective sigh of relief now that the vaccines have arrived. The end of the pandemic is in sight. Economic recovery can begin. Not so fast. Have you thought about what the pandemic’s end means for your employees? A new survey says one in four of them will be quitting your company. Eagle Hill Consulting released a survey that indicates 25 percent of employees are planning to leave their jobs once the pandemic is over.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

After spending much of his career in mission-critical environments, including the Israeli Air Force, Israeli Intelligence and leading development of a cybersecurity product at Microsoft, Amit Rosenzweig turned his attention to autonomous vehicles. It was a technology that he soon recognized would need what every other mission-critical system requires: humans. . “I understood that there are so many edge cases that will not be solved purely by AI and machine learning, and there must be some

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 23, 2021

Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing. (405) 813-2403. sseagraves@i2E.org. April 23, 2021. OKLAHOMA CITY – Student innovators from across Oklahoma pitched concepts in the 2021 Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup that ranged from high tech futuristic solutions to answers for real world problems that are here and now. Teams from Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Central Oklahoma emerged as first place winners when the Love’s Cup concluded in a special Fa

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