StartupNation

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Sponsored content. Entrepreneurs are collectively being led to believe that data is the new currency. This attitude has prompted executives to hoard sizable amounts of data on behalf of their businesses. However, the truth is that the leaders at many organizations have no idea what they should be doing with this data. Further complicating the issue, most data is unstructured , meaning that there isn’t any specific format the data will assume.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Michelle Zatlyn is the co-founder and COO of our former portfolio and now public company Cloudflare ( NYSE: NET ). In this conversation she did with the Gotham Gal a few weeks ago, she talks about how she and her co-founder Matthew decided to work on cybersecurity versus many other ideas they had. I love that they had the “would I be proud to work on this?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As edtech churns out more and more MasterClass copycats and coding bootcamps, it’s becoming glaringly obvious that students need better ways to navigate the crowded world of online learning. Career Karma , founded in 2018 by Ruben Harris , Artur Meyster and Timur Meyster , wants to help. The startup is bringing a pick-and-shovel play to the coding bootcamp world: instead of creating its own up-skilling curriculum, the startup empowers students to find the best bootcamps for their price point and

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 9, 2020

DoorDash is the first company that I’ve had the opportunity to follow all the way from YC application to IPO, so to celebrate I thought it would be fun and interesting to share what a great company like DoorDash looks like at the earliest stages. Meeting startups at the very start of their journey is one of my favorite parts about working at YC. By the time a company is successful enough to IPO, the many doubts and uncertainties of the early stage startup are largely forgotten, replaced with a h

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Nothing spells disaster for a startup like poor financial health. Whatever the industry, however great the idea, if the numbers just don’t add up, there will be little recourse to get things back on track. Even if a business is still above water, any uncertainty over the numbers can destroy investor confidence and jeopardize strategic decisions, making it the quickest way to a steep and slippery slope.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Recently, we welcomed Linda Tong, GM of AppDynamics to Redpoint Office Hours. This iis a summary of what we learned from that conversation. Linda’s professional journey has taken her across businesses of all sizes — from startups in hypergrowth mode to mature, multi-hundred million-dollar businesses. She started off in product marketing at Google, helping launch Google Chrome and Android.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

At a time when more companies are building machine learning models, Arthur.ai wants to help by ensuring the model accuracy doesn’t begin slipping over time, thereby losing its ability to precisely measure what it was supposed to. As demand for this type of tool has increased this year, in spite of the pandemic, the startup announced a $15 million Series A today.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 9, 2020

His successful journey to freedom is taking a new detour Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Remote learning and training have become a large priority this year for organizations looking to keep employees engaged and up to date on work practices at a time when many of them are not working in an office — and, in the case of those who have joined in 2020, may have never met any of their work colleagues in person, ever. Today one of the startups that’s built a new, more user-friendly approach to creating and provisioning those learning materials is announcing some funding as it

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The Seraf Compass

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Experienced investors understand the important distinction between “selling” your company and having someone “buy” your company. It may sound like semantics, but there is a big difference in the price paid in these two scenarios. If you have to “sell” your company, you will be one of many companies that is reaching out to potential buyers. If someone decides to “buy” your company, they will initiate the conversation and are more likely to pay top dollar for your business.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

TC Sessions: Space 2020 , our first conference dedicated to galactic endeavors, launches in just one week (December 16-17). We can’t wait to host out-of-this-world experts , innovative agencies and the bold, boundary-breaking startups focused on building a future in space. If you have not yet secured your seat on the space-race express, do so now while late registration prices remain in play — prices go up December 15.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Immerse yourself in extraordinary lives Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As the healthtech landscape rapidly evolves another startup is making its presence known. HealNow has closed a $1.3 million round of funding from SoftBank Opportunity Fund and Redhawk VC. The company was founded by Halston Prox and Joshua Smith. Prox has worked in healthcare for more than a decade with major organizations such as Providence Health, Mount Sinai and Baylor Scott & White, mostly focused on digitizing health records and designing and implementing software for doctors, nurses, et

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Nothing spells disaster for a startup like poor financial health. Whatever the industry, however great the idea, if the numbers just don’t add up, there will be little recourse to get things back on track. Even if a business is still above water, any uncertainty over the numbers can destroy investor confidence and jeopardize strategic decisions, making it the quickest way to a steep and slippery slope.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Arrival , the U.K. electric vehicle startup that plans to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special purpose acquisition company CIIG Merger Corp., has picked Charlotte for its North American headquarters. The company said it will add 150 new employees to support the headquarters and invest about $3 million in office space in the South End neighborhood of Charlotte.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With most in-person events currently paused, here’s how one EO chapter is using a creative approach to make 150+ “micro-collisions” among members to drive relationships and value. As the pandemic continues into the winter months, people crave connection more than ever—particularly when physical connection has been challenging. Thinking outside the box, Brad Stevens , president of EO Atlanta, created a way to increase EO member engagement across the 150-member chapter with 43 Accelerator particip

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Creating a resume is one of the most frustrating parts of job hunting. Though ubiquitous on social media, videos are still rare on job platforms, even though it’s difficult to capture your personality in a resume. Sydney, Australia-based myInterview wants to turn videos into an integral part of recruitment, with a platform that allows candidates to upload video responses to questions.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Seasoned entrepreneurs spot these mistakes in an instant Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Dataform, a startup in the U.K. that was building what it dubbed an “operating system” for data warehouses, has been quietly acquired by Google’s Google Cloud division. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, although I understand this is mostly an acqui-hire, albeit one where the founders — both ex-Googlers prior to founding Dataform — have done well out of.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Skip your next sales conference and go to the best restaurant instead Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Stuf , a new startup transforming basements and other unused spaces into self-storage locations, is announcing that it has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. Co-founder and CEO Katharine Lau previously led the real estate team at co-working company Industrious. She told me that she became interested in the self-storage industry during the early months of the pandemic, after a period of spring cleaning prompted her to put some of her belongings into storage.

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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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StartupNation

DECEMBER 9, 2020

By now, we’re all familiar with the record-setting numbers associated with shopping online on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but a closer look reveals important changes in consumer behavior in the online shopping experience that require all merchants to take note. Most consumer searches start with Google, right? Wrong! According to a recent survey from e-commerce ad agency ChannelAdvisor conducted by Denada, 53% of U.S. adults said they began product searches on Amazon.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Six years after the launch of the Mexico-based cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform Bitso , the company revealed it has closed on $62 million in financing to capitalize on the cryptocurrency boom investors expect to hit Latin America. . The three major cryptocurrencies are all trading up in the waning months of 2020, with Bitcoin prices nearing (or exceeding) record highs.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Sponsored content. Entrepreneurs are collectively being led to believe that data is the new currency. This attitude has prompted executives to hoard sizable amounts of data on behalf of their businesses. However, the truth is that the leaders at many organizations have no idea what they should be doing with this data. Further complicating the issue, most data is unstructured , meaning that there isn’t any specific format the data will assume.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2020

A startup that is improving the way construction and real estate companies in India procure materials and handle logistics for their projects has received the backing of three new investors. Mumbai-headquartered Infra.Market said on Thursday it has raised $20 million in a Series B financing round. The round was led by Evolvence India Fund, Sistema Asia Fund and Foundamental, while existing investors Accel, Tiger Global and Nexus also participated.

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