Fri.Sep 27, 2019

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A Look Back at 2017 GSEA With the First Runner Up

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Sadira Yeong Min Yi was a student at the University of Malaya when she competed in the 2017 EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). After earning a spot as a finalist, she traveled to Germany to take part in the Global Finals—where she won first runner up! . What company were you running when you competed in the 2017 Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards (GSEA)?

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Bootstrapping from $0 to Exit

Dream It

Steve Barsh speaks with Anthony Bucci about bootstrapping RevZilla from $0 to 250+ people and a successful exit. They talk about Bucci’s ups and downs, leadership ideas, growth, surprises along the way, and key learnings. And they touch upon the founder and startup attributes Anthony finds compelling now that he is angel investing in the next generation of startups.

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Climate Crisis And Our Commitment To Do More

Impact Hub

The world is demanding climate action and so are we. Sustainability and impact are interwoven into the Impact Hub network’s DNA. From the designs of our workspaces to our communities’ recycling habits, we’ve taken measures to ensure sustainability is ingrained in our network from day one. We embed eco-friendly approaches into every event we organize, and now we are taking a more concrete and collective stand for the planet. .

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Have a private email account

Derek Sivers

I used to like the internet. I thought it was cool, creative, wild, untamed, expressive, decentralized, and educational. I guess it was, back then, but now? I kinda hate most of what’s out there. I don’t like social media, either. Staged photos, and people trying to get a reaction. Noise, hype, and drama. It makes me want to avoid the internet completely.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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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Scaling B2B Sales from Seed to Exit

Dream It

Dreamit’s Steve Barsh speaks with AJ Bruno about scaling B2B sales from seed to exit. AJ co-founded TrendKite, where he was responsible for all growth operations ($0-$25 million) and which was acquired for $225m by Cision (NYSE: Cision). Now AJ is doing it all over again with his latest startup, QuotaPath. Steve and AJ will talk about AJ’s lessons learned from hiring the right people, to putting the right processes and incentives in place, and generating a “sales-first” mindset, and what he is d

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From Stethoscopes to Pitch Decks

Dream It

One of the big discussions in the healthcare community is whether healthtech platforms are enabling clinicians to be more efficient or if current systems are too out of touch with end-user, causing discontent among clinicians. Recognizing the divide between her peers and technology, Dr. Subha Airan-Javia dedicated her career to bridging the gap between the two.

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Climate Crisis: Justified Anger

Continuations

Earlier this week I posted Greta Thunberg ’s speech at the UN. In the speech she is visibly angry. I believe this anger is justified. We have been collectively ignoring the ever bigger warning signs coming from science that go back many decades. Why should children not be angry at us? We deserve this until we start acting to a degree that is commensurate with the existential crisis we are facing.

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Stop Talking Exit! Start Talking Vision!

Dream It

Dreamit Managing Partner Steve Barsh talks about how early-stage startups and their founders should avoid discussion exit strategy with investors and why it’s important to paint a powerful vision for VCs about how you’re going to dominate your market and grow a big, powerful, profitable, and meaningful company. If that all occurs, the right exit strategy will come along.

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[Klook in The Manila Times] Making Filipinos’ dream vacations come true

OurCrowd

Earlier this month, Klook, one of the world-leading online booking platforms that have revolutionized the way people travel, emphasized the ease of using apps and brought so much fun with Klook Travel Fest 2019 at the World Trade Center. Read more here. The post [Klook in The Manila Times] Making Filipinos’ dream vacations come true appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

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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[Virgin Hyperloop One in Cheddar] Virgin Hyperloop One Commits to Becoming the World’s Most Energy Efficient Mass Transit Option

OurCrowd

In conjunction with Climate Week NYC, Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO) announced Friday that it is working to become the world’s most energy efficient form of mass transportation. The company says this futuristic system will have zero direct emissions, making it up to 10 times the efficiency of an airplane and four times more efficient than Amtrak. Read more here.

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[Beyond Meat in Restaurant Business Online] 5 Reasons McDonald’s Beyond Meat Test is Big

OurCrowd

On Thursday, McDonald’s somewhat surprisingly announced a small test of a burger made with Beyond Meat at a handful of locations in Canada. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in Restaurant Business Online] 5 Reasons McDonald’s Beyond Meat Test is Big appeared first on OurCrowd.

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