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How to leverage organizational storytelling in shaping culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Sharing your company’s story can have a powerful and long-lasting impact on company culture —especially during times of change. But to maximize your storytelling outcome, it must be done in a way that engages employees and embeds your core values. So, what are some best practices to follow? We found a great example in Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company by Kevin Oakes.

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innovating breast cancer treatment: q&a with Yixin Hu of Kubanda Cryotherapy

Venture Well

Through developing a new breast cancer treatment, Yixin Hu, founder of E-Team, Kubanda Cryotherapy, has learned that a successful venture requires more than just a good idea. The post innovating breast cancer treatment: q&a with Yixin Hu of Kubanda Cryotherapy appeared first on VentureWell.

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Volunteer At TEALS NYC

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

TEALS is a longstanding program supported by Microsoft where software engineers assist in computer science instruction in K12 schools. I have been blogging about and advocating TEALS for over eight years now. TEALS came to NYC in 2013 and has been helping kids learn computer science in NYC schools ever since. For many of those years, the software engineers would have to travel to the school building to assist in classroom instruction.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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The Unbiased Algorithm That Invests In 8x More Women Than Average

Entrepreneur's Handbook

How to tackle the biases against women in business Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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What is Product-Market Fit? How to Leverage Customer Development to Move Your Business Forward

StartupNation

So, you’ve got a startup idea. The first major challenge you’ll need to overcome is achieving product-market fit. So why do so many entrepreneurs leave this up to chance? Creating a product that solves a real problem starts even before you launch your business. This is the process of customer development; and too few entrepreneurs do the hard work to find out if their idea might work before they go out and build it.

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Ensemble raises $3M to help divorced parents avoid arguing about money

TechCrunch

At the age of 14, Jacklyn Rome saw firsthand how divorce can impact families, and how arguing about finances both during and after the process can impact children. The experience stuck with her. As an adult, after leading new product launches at Uber and Blue Apron, Rome came up with the concept behind her startup, Ensemble. The expense tracking app quietly launched in the App Store in 2020 with the mission of reducing tension among co-parents and making sure kids’ needs aren’t nega

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They Launched A Company. Then His Cofounder Died. His Next Move Led To Billions.

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Stay the course and repeat what works. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Zapp, the on-demand delivery and ‘dark’ store operator, picks up backing from Lightspeed and Atomico

TechCrunch

Zapp , one of a number of startups currently battling it out in London and beyond by promising to let you order everyday items on-demand from its own delivery-only stores, has quietly raised a new round of funding from leading VCs, TechCrunch has learned. According to multiple sources, Silicon Valley’s Lightspeed and Europe’s Atomico (the VC firm started by Skype founder Niklas Zennström ) have invested in Zapp’s unannounced Series A.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

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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The 4 Pillars of Getting the Most Out of your New Hires

Entrepreneur's Handbook

You should make a significant first impression Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Moveworks expands IT chatbot platform to encompass entire organization

TechCrunch

When investors gave Moveworks a hefty $75 million Series B at the end of 2019, they were investing in a chatbot startup that to that point had been tuned to answer IT help questions in an automated way. Today, the company announced it had used that money to expand the platform to encompass employee questions across all lines of business. At the time of that funding, nobody could have anticipated a pandemic either, but throughout last year as companies moved to work from home, having an automated

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BEN FRANKLIN’S STARTUP BOOT CAMP IS COMING TO CAMBRIA, CLEARFIELD, INDIANA, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES!  

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Ben Franklin’s Tech Celerator @Indiana is offering its popular, VIRTUAL startup boot camp to tech entrepreneurs from Cambria, Clearfield, Indiana, and Jefferson counties. You will have the opportunity to expand your network, engage with serial entrepreneurs, and learn from experts in marketing, sales and finance who can help you shape your business concept.

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TC Early Stage will cover everything you need to know about operations for your startup

TechCrunch

TechCrunch Early Stage goes down tomorrow (not a joke!) and the agenda is jam-packed with breakout sessions covering everything a startup needs to know about fundraising and operations. We’ve already told you plenty about the fundraising sessions, which are high in both quality and quantity. Today, however, I’d like to tell you a little bit about what’s in store on the operations front.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

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.

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President Biden Signs PPP Extension Into Law, Application Deadline Now May 31

StartupNation

On Tuesday, President Biden signed a bill extending the the deadline to apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding from March 31, 2021 to May 31, 2021. The Paycheck Protection Program is an SBA-backed loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 crisis. “Nearly 90,000 business owners are still in line, and there’s money left.

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Strength-training startup Tonal crosses unicorn status after raising $250M

TechCrunch

When the pandemic unfolded last year, demand for at-home fitness equipment skyrocketed, and Tonal was no exception. The maker of a smart home fitness trainer experienced an explosive increase in sales, and now the six-year-old San Francisco-based startup is gearing up for its next stage of growth. Tonal is adding $250 million of new funding in a Series E round valuing the startup at $1.6 billion.

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What Is Point Of Sale? – Definition, Importance & Examples

Feedough

Customers are usually relaxed while entering a store, spa or restaurant and tensed at the cash counter or when the bill arrives. Similarly, they don’t give a second thought before adding an item to their Amazon cart but delay buying it for days. . That’s because customers think differently at different stages of shopping. They look for more information in the initial stages, followed by interest and consideration, which doesn’t usually require any monetary payment.

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PingPong is a video chat app for product teams working across multiple time zones

TechCrunch

From the earliest days of the pandemic, it was no secret that video chat was about to become a very hot space. Over the past several months investors have bankrolled a handful of video startups with specific niches, ranging from always-on office surveillance to platforms that encouraged plenty of mini calls to avoid the need for more lengthy team-wide meetings.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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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Implement the 3 D’s of Productivity to Get the Most Out of Your Remote Team

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Insights from a community of leaders and entrepreneurs Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Nested, the UK-based ‘modern’ estate agent, raises additional £5M to improve the home-selling experience

TechCrunch

Nested , the London-based startup that is using technology to build a “modern” estate agency and improve the home-selling experience, has raised an additional £5 million. Backing comes from Axel Springer, alongside previous backers Balderton Capital and Northzone. Described as a “strategic investment,” Nested co-founder and CEO Matt Robinson tells TechCrunch that the round brings the “vast industry experience and resources” of Axel Springer to the board, in ad

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[Morphisec in GeekTime] Digital transition at the core of 2 Israeli startups’ Series C funding

OurCrowd

Israeli cyber startup Morphisec, a developer of cloud-based endpoint and server security solutions, secured $31 million in Series C funding from JVP. In addition to existing investors Orange and Deutsche Telekom Capital, OurCrowd also participated in the round. Read more here. The post [Morphisec in GeekTime] Digital transition at the core of 2 Israeli startups’ Series C funding appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Manticore Games raises $100 million to build a ‘creator multiverse’

TechCrunch

The gaming sector has never been hotter or had higher expectations from investors who are dumping billions into upstarts that can adjust to shifting tides faster that the existing giants will. Bay Area-based Manticore Games is one of the second-layer gaming platforms looking to build on the market’s momentum. The startup tells TechCrunch they’ve closed a $100 million Series C funding round, bringing their total funding to $160 million.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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[Phantom Auto in Reuters] At logistics firm Geodis, driving forklifts can be an office job

OurCrowd

Mountain View, Calif. (Reuters) – French logistics firm Geodis and Silicon Valley remote driving software startup Phantom Auto Inc on Wednesday announced a partnership for developing remote-controlled forklifts, a move that can make forklift driving an office job. Read more here. The post [Phantom Auto in Reuters] At logistics firm Geodis, driving forklifts can be an office job appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Sarah Kunst will outline how to get ready to fundraise at Early Stage

TechCrunch

Sarah Kunst, founding partner at Cleo Capital, has worn many hats. She’s been an entrepreneur, served on plenty of boards, is a contributing author at Marie Clare, has been a senior advisor to Bumble and worked as a consultant in marketing, business development and more. With all that experience, she knows all too well that the process of fundraising starts well before your first pitch meeting.

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: New Study by Accertify Indicates That Businesses Online Face a Growing Threat (Episode 202)

StartupNation

More businesses are being started up online than ever before, and with that, a new study conducted by the American Express Company, Accertify, indicates that these businesses face an ever-growing threat of payment fraud. A certified survey to 105 respondents from merchant companies in December 2020 found that 38% of merchants saw an increase in online payment fraud last year, and 25% suffered from an increase in identity theft.

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Sequoia Capital India on its early investment in Appier, the fund’s latest exit

TechCrunch

Chih-Han Yu, chief executive officer and co-founder of Appier Group Inc., right, holds a hammer next to a bell during an event marking the listing of the company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, at the company’s office in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Photographer: Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Appier ’s initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday was a milestone not only for the company, but also Sequoia Capital India, one of its earliest investors

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.