Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 7, 2021

1). Don’t use the word ethical Created by the author I meet a lot of people. It’s one of the coolest and most fulfilling aspects of doing what I do. Namely, guest lecturing at schools, giving lectures and speeches, and consulting for institutes and companies to help solve their most intractable problems. And in the process of meeting these people, I’m constantly hearing pitches, proposals, business plans, and product ideas.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

Annie Cheng is active in the Seattle chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) ‘s Accelerator programme, which empowers entrepreneurs with the tools, community and accountability necessary to aggressively grow their businesses. We asked Cheng, founder of The Table Less Traveled , which organizes boutique, small-group international culinary tours, how she made a significant pivot to save her business.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

With 17 startups participating, Berkeley SkyDeck’s Demo Day isn’t the largest cohort we’ve seen by any stretch. The collection of companies is, however, defined by a wide range of focuses, from pioneering diabetes treatments to retrofitting autonomous trucking, curated by the SkyDeck’s small team and a number of advisors. Founded in 2012, the accelerator is focused on developing early-stage companies tied to the University of California system.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 7, 2021

When it comes to spotting future trends and sparking ideas, few do it better than Fred Dust ?—?founder of Making Conversation, senior design advisor to the Rockefeller Foundation, and former global managing director of design giant IDEO. We’re set to kick-off STARTUP SUMMIT in a little less than 24 hours so grab your seat today to get to know Fred and the other speakers to help you better understand what VC’s are looking for in 2021, write emails that get responses to people you admire and want

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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 7, 2021

As a company founded by data scientists, Streamlit may be in a unique position to develop tooling to help companies build machine learning applications. For starters, it developed an open-source project, but today the startup announced an expanded beta of a new commercial offering and $35 million in Series B funding. Sequoia led the investment with help from previous investors Gradient Ventures and GGV Capital.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of used cars are sold in India each month. But buying one through the offline and traditional channel could prove to be a painstakingly long and high-risk process. A Gurgaon-based startup that is attempting to improve this experience said on Thursday it has raised a new financing round. Spinny has raised $65 million in its Series C financing round, the five-year-old Indian startup said.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2021

GAITHERSBURG, Md. and HOOD RIVER, Ore., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Edgybees, a leading provider of real-time geo-registration and visual augmentation software for aerial video, and HoodTech, a premier provider of air-borne imaging and related services, today announced they are collaborating to enhance situational awareness, using the powerful combination of Edgybees’ breakthrough software and HoodTech’s state-of-the-art sensors.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. The motivation behind the project is straightforward. ESOs “face record demand, declining resources and are chronically underestimated, underappreciated and underfunded,” the organizations say.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2021

NEW YORK & JERUSALEM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture investor, announced today that its flagship portfolio index fund OurCrowd 50 (“OC50”) has been added to BNY Mellon Pershing’s (“Pershing”) Alternative Investment Network. OC50 is a hyper-diversified investment vehicle enabling investors to participate in the next 50 OurCrowd opportunities in which OurCrowd invests at least $1M.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Popular saving and investing app Acorns has acquired Pillar, an AI-powered startup built to help manage student loan debt, in its second acquisition of 2021. New York-based Pillar helps consumers optimize their debt payments by focusing first on student loans. It launched in May 2019 with $5.5 million in seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins. The companies declined to reveal the financial terms of the deal, only noting that within six months of launching, Pillar managed over $500 million worth of

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 7, 2021

More than a year after Covid washed over the software ecosystem and the tide ebbs, it’s revealing the impacts on fundamental metrics of public software companies. Sales efficiency is one of those key metrics. Covid altered the way salespeople and marketers engaged their target markets. Travel collapsed, virtual events blossomed, handshakes became Zoom namastes.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Chris McGarry, who previously led music integration at Facebook’s Oculus, is taking a new approach to bringing music into the virtual world with his startup Authentic Artists. McGarry pointed to virtual celebrities like Lil Miquela and virtual concerts like Travis Scott’s giant event in Fortnite as setting the stage for Authentic Artists.

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StartupNation

APRIL 7, 2021

One of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face is how to market their products or services. On today’s Business Beat, Jeff welcomes Ignite Social Media president, Deidre Lambert-Bounds, who shares her expertise about making social media marketing work for your small business. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to hear Deidre’s tips on social media marketing: “You’ve got to be very succinct in that message, but you absolutely have to be engaging.” – Deidre

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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Byju’s plans to expand to international markets in the second half of next month as the Indian edtech giant, valued at more than $13 billion, looks to accelerate its growth, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed. The Bangalore-based startup, which acquired 33-year-old tutor Aakash for nearly $1 billion earlier this week, plans to launch in the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico next month and explore other geographies later this year, it told employees in an email.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 7, 2021

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Twitter held talks with Clubhouse around a potential acquisition of the live drop-in audio networking platform, with a deal value somewhere around $4 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg. TechCrunch has also confirmed the discussions took place from a source familiar with the conversations. While the talks occurred over the past several months, they’re no longer taking place, though the reason they ended isn’t known according to the report.

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StartupNation

APRIL 7, 2021

Have you ever felt like you didn’t really measure up to the assumptions that others have made about you? Do you wonder if your success may be the result of luck and timing, rather than your intelligence or hard work? Have you ever worried that at some point, everyone is going to figure out that you’re just making it up as you go, and figuring it out on-the-fly?

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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

ShareChat said on Thursday it has raised a new financing round that values it at over $2 billion, joining four other local startups in attaining the unicorn status this week. The Indian social network said it has raised $502 million in a new financing round — Series E — led by Tiger Global that valued ShareChat at $2.1 billion, up from about $650 million last year.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2021

Seattle Sperm Bank, the leader in the scientific advancement of sperm distribution, today announced a partnership with Future Family, the fintech company offering affordable fertility financing. Future Family will offer Seattle Sperm Bank members access to its award-winning financing, allowing them to move forward with the best quality donor sperm available.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Hiro Capital has gradually been making a name for itself as an investor in the area know as “Digital Sports” or DSports for short. It’s now led a $2.3 million funding round in PlayerData. While the round might sound small, the area it’s going into is large and growing. Also investing in the round is Sir Terry Leahy, previously the CEO of Tesco, the largest British retailer.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2021

On-Demand Pay (ODP) is clearly the future — there’s no turning back now. But ODP’s success is based on much more than just transferring money before payday. A successful ODP program is only achievable when the product, technology and experience speak to the needs of both the employer and employee. When that happens — it’s a win-win. The first win is employees who love the ODP program.

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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 7, 2021

Avant , an online lender that has raised over $600 million in equity, announced today that it has acquired Zero Financial and its neobank brand, Level, to further its mission of becoming a digital bank for the masses. Founded in 2012, Chicago-based Avant started out primarily as an online lender targeting “underserved consumers,” but is evolving into digital banking with this acquisition.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2021

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – LINK Scooters launched a new program in Knoxville to provide free e-scooter rides to residents headed to and from vaccination appointments. LINK scooters operate across Knoxville, including downtown, South Knoxville, the Fort Sanders area and UT’s campus. Nearly 250 scooters can be found across the city. Read more here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

CaptivateIQ , which has developed a no-code platform to help companies design customized sales commission plans, has raised $46 million in a Series B round led by Accel. Existing backers Amity, S28 Capital, Sequoia and Y Combinator also participated in the financing, which brings the San Francisco-based company’s total raised to $63 million since its 2017 inception.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 7, 2021

Moms around the world are so used to getting lame presents for Mother’s Day that they’ve developed a universal shared and unspoken language to hide their true feelings. Read more here. The post [The Bouqs in AdWeek] The Bouqs Captures the Fake-Like Look Moms Give to Unwanted Mother’s Day Gifts appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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