StartupNation

OCTOBER 23, 2020

There are thousands of companies creating and promoting thousands of products in the global marketplace each year. You probably haven’t even heard of the vast majority—many of which failed on arrival. According to Harvard Business School research, 95 percent of new products fail in their first year. You may have a great, ground-breaking product idea, but if you haven’t done your due diligence to set your product up for success, you may set yourself up to fail.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Contributed by Jan Bednar , CEO and founder of ShipMonk. Many business leaders pride themselves on perpetuating the “workaholic” lifestyle. They assume that an always-on, always-available mentality is a prerequisite for success, so they slog through 80-hour workweeks and glue their eyes to their desks, laptops and cellphones. I take a different leadership approach.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I like how Hidemi Takagi set up a free photo studio in her front yard in Bed-Stuy and took photos of her neighbors. For those on email, you can see the video here. I backed this creative project and a bunch of others this morning on Kickstarter. USV TEAM POSTS: Gillian Munson — Oct 20, 2020 Our Investment in Possible Nick Grossman — Oct 20, 2020 Making Butter with Jam Albert Wenger — Oct 18, 2020 How Much Clothing is Enough?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This year has shaken up venture capital, turning a hot early start to 2020 into a glacial period permeated with fear during the early days of COVID-19. That ice quickly melted as venture capitalists discovered that demand for software and other services that startups provide was accelerating, pushing many young tech companies back into growth mode, and investors back into the check-writing arena.

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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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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Holiday sales 2020 prospects remain high for the most prepared small businesses despite COVID-19, a recent Visa study reveals. The Visa Back to Business Study: Holiday Edition finds that despite the pandemic, 88% of consumers plan to go holiday shopping this year. For the report, Visa surveyed people in eight markets, including the US, Canada, and Germany.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 23, 2020

An actionable guide for purpose-driven businesses Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Scott Purcell. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Scott Purcell is the CEO and chief trust officer of Prime Trust, an innovative API-enabled B2B open-banking financial solutions provider. The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected the financial outlook for millions of people, and continues to cause significant fiscal distress to millions more, but such challenging times have also wrought a more resilient and resourceful financial system.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Combine the unique, different strengths of humans and machines Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Virtual meetings are a fundamental part of how we interact with each other these days, but even when (if!?) we find better ways to mitigate the effects of Covid-19, many think that they will be here to stay. That means there is an opportunity out there to improve how they work — because let’s face it, Zoom Fatigue is real and I for one am not super excited anymore to be a part of your Team. mmhmm , the video presentation startup from former Evernote CEO Phil Libin with ambitions to c

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 23, 2020

We’ve spent years perfecting our SaaS controlling setup. Here’s how you can copy what we’ve built, incl. KPIs and templates. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Lunar , the Nordic challenger bank that started out life as a personal finance manager app (PFM) but acquired a full banking license in 2019, has raised €40 million in Series C funding from existing investors. The injection of capital follows a €20 million Series B disclosed in April this year and comes on the back of Lunar rolling out Pro paid-for subscriptions — similar to a number of other challenger banks in Europe — personal consumer loans, and the launch of business bank accoun

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 23, 2020

When you say something can be just as important as what you say. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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OurCrowd

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Zoomcar CEO Greg Moran says the pandemic’s twists and turns have taught him about work-life balance. Read more here. The post [Zoomcar in The Economic Times] Zoomcar CEO feels Covid-19 has upended business models of start-ups appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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