Wed.Nov 11, 2020

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5 Things Veterans Should Know About Starting a Business

StartupNation

Pursuing a second career after leaving the military can be challenging, which is why a growing number of veterans choose to become entrepreneurs. A 2018 study by the the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy reported that there were over 379,000 veteran-owned employer businesses in the U.S. , and overall, 6.8 percent of all employer businesses were majority owned by one or more veterans.

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The State of Startup Collaboration at Large Health Systems | 2020 Survey

Dream It

A new survey finds that health system leaders are actively seeking new commercial relationships with startups regardless of when “normal” returns but startup success hinges on not only addressing solutions that are on health systems' shortlist but also data supporting a clear ROI. Dreamit Ventures and MedCityNews teamed up to get a pulse on the current appetite for innovation at large health systems across the United States.

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Seraf Toolbox: Impact Investing Due Diligence Checklist

The Seraf Compass

We have written quite a bit about the importance of a thorough, professional due diligence process. These best practices apply equally to both traditional early stage investing and impact-oriented investment opportunities. However, impact investing brings additional considerations to the diligence process. . To assist impact investors in building a comprehensive due diligence process, we have developed a model impact due diligence checklist.

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The Appointment of Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff

Revolution

Ron Klain has been asked by President-elect Biden to return to public service in a critically important role at a critically important time in our nation’s history. Ron has been one of Joe Biden’s most trusted advisors for more than three decades, and brings enormous experience and wisdom to the role. Ron has been instrumental in building Revolution into a major venture capital investment firm.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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As edtech crowds up, Campuswire bets big on real-time learning

TechCrunch

Campuswire was in a fortuitous spot when colleges and universities across the world shut down on short notice because of the threat of coronavirus. Founded by Tade Oyerinde in 2018, Campuswire is a virtual solution for any teacher who wants to digitize their internal classroom communications, from Q&A time to the lecture itself. The strategy, for the most part, has worked.

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This startup is betting that you want to binge remote-work content

TechCrunch

As the coronavirus pandemic evolved into a genuine threat, offices closed to limit spread and people suddenly had to download Zoom and work from home. In the months since, many offices have remained closed. And with the number of coronavirus cases growing at a rapid clip , it’s not clear when, or even if, offices will reopen. Jesse Chambers , the founder and CEO of wrkfrce , thinks there’s an opportunity for a media publication dedicated solely to helping workers navigate what he thinks is an ir

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Despite More Than 140 Rejections, This U.S. Army Veteran Raised $11 Million?—?Here’s How

Entrepreneur's Handbook

NeuroFlow’s Chris Molaro shares what it took to raise capital, including entering competitions, sleeping on floors, embracing rejection… Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Palo Alto Networks to acquire Expanse in deal worth $800M

TechCrunch

Palo Alto Networks has been on buying binge for the last couple of years, and today it added to its haul, announcing a deal to acquire Expanse for $800 million in cash and equity awards. The deal breaks down to $670 million in cash and stock and another $130 million in equity awards to Expanse employees. Expanse provides a service to help companies understand and protect their attack surface, where they could be most vulnerable to attack.

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How Thoughtspot?—?The Unicorn with Seven Co-founders?—?Built a $2B Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

It’s currently still growing at 108% at a $100 million run rate Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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Only 72 hours left until early-bird savings end for TC Sessions: Space 2020

TechCrunch

We’re just about a month away from TC Sessions: Space 2020 , a two-day conference dedicated to bold visionaries with the passion, audacity and technical skills to chart a new course in space. Fun fact: A bold visionary likes a good deal as much as the next one. But timing is everything. The deadline for securing the early-bird price expires in just 72 hours.

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7 Lessons To Grow Your Business From Serial Entrepreneur, Neil Patel

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Embrace the power of quick wins Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Fishtown Analytics raises $29.5M Series B for its data engineering platform

TechCrunch

Fishtown Analytics , the Philadelphia-based company behind the dbt open-source data engineering tool, today announced that it has raised a $29.5 million Series B round led by Sequoia Captial, with participation from previous investors Andreessen Horowitz and Amplify Partners. The company is building a platform that allows data analysts to more easily create and disseminate organizational knowledge.

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[Ripple in Forbes] Purpose At Work: How Ripple Foods Disrupts To Drive Growth And Impact

OurCrowd

Business leaders that innovate around impact can disrupt categories, gain market share and scale growth. That’s certainly the case for Adam Lowry, the former co founder of Method and is now executive chairman of Ripple Foods. I had the opportunity to speak with him about how he builds and scales companies through a ‘Lead With We’ mindset. Read more here.

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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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Join us for a live Q&A with Bessemer’s Byron Deeter next Tuesday at 3 p.m ET, noon PT

TechCrunch

The Extra Crunch Live series rolls along with a big new installment next week as Jordan Crook and Alex Wilhelm will welcome Bessemer Venture Partners ‘ Byron Deeter to the conversation. Deeter is an obvious addition to the collection of investors, founders and tech luminaries that TechCrunch has interviewed so far in the Live series — for a taste, here’s a look at our discussion with Unusual Ventures’ John Vrionis and Sarah Leary , and our chat with Plaid co-founder Zach

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Why healthy conflict is important to your business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By Julia Langkraehr, a member of EO London and founder of Bold Clarity. This post first appeared on Bold Clarity’s blog and has been reposted here with permission. Do you remember the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes , by Hans Christian Andersen? When all his courtiers are too afraid to tell him that he’s naked for fear of being labelled stupid? As a business leader, do you ever feel that sometimes your team might be trying to tell you something but can’t?

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I’m Not My Company: 3 Ways to Reframe Your Life & Recover Your Humanity

Entrepreneur's Handbook

How I’m rethinking my life as an entrepreneur Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Square and PayPal earnings bring good (and bad) news for fintech startups

TechCrunch

Earnings season is racing past us, with the big ride-hailing companies’ numbers in , all of the Big Five having wrapped their reporting and lots of SaaS numbers in the market. But amidst all the noise, The Exchange has kept an eye on two companies in particular: PayPal and Square. We’re not really concerned with their overall revenue and profit metrics.

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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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What Daniel Kahneman Teaches Us About Choosing a Business Partner

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Representativeness: a mental bias that blurs your judgment about people. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Mozart Data lands $4M seed to provide out-of-the-box data stack

TechCrunch

Mozart Data founders Peter Fishman and Dan Silberman have been friends for over 20 years, working at various startups, and even launching a hot sauce company together along the way. As technologists, they saw companies building a data stack over and over. They decided to provide one for them and Mozart Data was born. The company graduated from the Y Combinator Summer 2020 cohort in August and announced a $4 million seed round today led by Craft Ventures and Array Ventures with participation from

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How to Boost Your Computer with 7 Smart Moves

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A guide to saving precious minutes each day Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Boostrapped Clearfind wants to cut your software spend, for a small fee

TechCrunch

Software is eating the world, and that grub can be costly. As the market for enterprise tools and software continues to balloon, organizations are spending more and more on that software across an increasingly complicated and rapidly evolving landscape. That’s where Clearfind comes in. Clearfind was founded (and bootstrapped) by James Layfield and Jocelyn Simons.

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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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[Beyond Meat in CNN Business] Pizza Hut adds Beyond Meat to its menu

OurCrowd

Is it possible to make a sausage pizza without the sausage? According to Pizza Hut, the answer is yes. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in CNN Business] Pizza Hut adds Beyond Meat to its menu appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Start an Online Business with Shopify (Episode 142)

StartupNation

There’s no doubt 2020 has changed the way we do business. And the most dramatic change? The need to be online as a primary way of doing business. One of the best ways to start that online business is with Shopify. With over 1 million merchants now on board, it’s easy to use and it can put you in front of a worldwide marketplace readily and efficiently.

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[Syqe in 3d Printing Industry] Syqe Medical reaps benefits of sustained high temperature parts

OurCrowd

Xjet Ltd. has revealed how Syqe Medical, the manufacturer of a medical inhaler, is using Xjet Nanoparticle Jetting technology to create parts impossible to produce with other manufacturing methods. Read more here. The post [Syqe in 3d Printing Industry] Syqe Medical reaps benefits of sustained high temperature parts appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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SentinelOne, an AI-based endpoint security firm, confirms $267M raise on a $3.1B valuation

TechCrunch

This year, more than ever before because of the COVID-19 pandemic, huge droves of workers and consumers have been turning to the internet to communicate, get things done and entertain themselves. That has created a huge bonanza for cybercriminals, but also companies that are building tools to combat them. In the latest development, an Israel-hatched, Mountain View-based enterprise startup called SentinelOne — which has built a machine learning-based solution that it sells under the brand S

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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.