Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 1, 2019

Large-scale data breaches, such as the Equifax hack , are ubiquitous nowadays. But if you think that breaches only affect high-profile companies, then you are mistaken. In fact, three out of five small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fallen victim to a cyber attack. Many small businesses that suffer a cyber attack never recover. Can you imagine all of your hard work getting your startup off the ground going to waste like that?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2019

Suhaib Zaheer built a thriving business brokerage business and grew it from 3 offices to many more multiple offices with a staff of 75 people. This was GREAT, until it wasn't. From a young age Suhaib, who is now the SVP and GM at website host Bluehost , learned about entrepreneurship and business from his father who was a banker. Having built 5 business and served in various executive roles, Suhaib has some powerful insights on build a great company.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 1, 2019

I wrote a blog post about this topic in November 2010 that has become one of the most searched on and referenced AVC posts of all time. The numbers in that blog post are long out of date and so I now have a popup on it warning people not to use those numbers. However, the methodology in that blog post remains sound and is used by many startup companies.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 1, 2019

“The board has met and we’d like to extend you an offer to join the company. We’ll send you all the details via email. We are excited to have you join us!” If you get that phone call, what should you be thinking about? I compiled the best resources I found here: Due Diligence as a Team Member. Ready to join a new management team?

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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2019

Ramon Ray and Ben Brewer met up at the B2SMB Institute in Napa , California to talk people and impact. Ben runs the small and mid-sized business segment for SAP Concur , a travel and expense management company based in Bellevue, Washington. Ben’s segment includes about 1,000 employees globally who service nearly 30,000 clients worldwide. They service businesses up to 4,000 employees, but Ben says their sweet spot is really companies with 50-100 personnel. . 3 Things to Get Right.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 1, 2019

Early pay providers operate under two models. Some, like DailyPay and PayActiv, partner with companies to offer employees advance wages in exchange for a monthly or per-transaction fee. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in Bloomberg Law] ‘Early Wage’ Apps Aim to Disrupt Payday Loans, Two-Week Cycle appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Continuations

AUGUST 1, 2019

Yesterday evening in the Democratic Debates Andrew Yang made a key observation in his closing remarks: the debates and their coverage are a reality show, which is exactly how we wound up with a reality show president last time. From the format, to the phrasing of questions to the decisions how much airtime to give to candidates that’s exactly what it happening again.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 1, 2019

Perception Point, a leading cybersecurity firm preventing file, URL and social-engineering based attacks in any content-exchange channel, today announced it has been listed as a Representative Vendor for cloud email security supplements in Gartner’s Market Guide Report for Email Security*. Read more here. The post [Perception Point in MarTech Series] Intel, Sequretek, Eclypsium and Perception Point Advance Threat Detection Solutions appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 1, 2019

“This is a sort of transformative moment that might focus the minds of Israeli companies,” said OurCrowd Chief Executive Officer Jon Medved. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in Bloomberg] Tel Aviv Bourse’s Big Day Dawns as Its Shares Jump on Debut appeared first on OurCrowd.

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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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