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GSEA Studentpreneur Camilo Salinas: Entrepreneur first, business after

Entrepreneurs' Organization

At EO, we’re committed to helping entrepreneurs at every stage achieve their full potential. One way we encourage and support young entrepreneurs is through the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) , EO’s premier competition for college and university students who own and operate a business. The competition culminates with the Global Finals?

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12 Midwest Startups Offering Mental Health Benefits

StartupNation

Are you looking for a healthy work environment with a job that offers mental health benefits? As the mental health crisis continues to worsen and companies continue to work remotely, startups are rethinking their benefits. Free snacks and Ping Pong just aren’t cutting it in a remote world. Startups are offering better benefits than ever when hiring, often including new wellness programs along with flexible paid time off for mental health self-care.

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Singapore-based Tinvio raises $12M Series A to build financial services for supply chain merchants

TechCrunch

First created to give supply chain merchants a streamlined way to communicate with buyers, Tinvio is now preparing to launch financial services, including financing and credit card issuing. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised a $12 million Series A to build out its B2B transactions platform. The round was led by AppWorks Ventures, with participation from strategic investor MUFG Innovation Partners (MUIP), a venture capital firm for collaborations between startups and Mitsub

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Freelancing Doesn’t Have To Be a Leap of Faith

Entrepreneur's Handbook

You don’t have to quit your job either Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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You can see fires, but now Qwake wants firefighters to see through them

TechCrunch

When it comes to tough environments to build new technology, firefighting has to be among the most difficult. Smoke and heat can quickly damage hardware, and interference from fires will disrupt most forms of wireless communications, rendering software all but useless. From a technology perspective, not all that much has really changed today when it comes to how people respond to blazes.

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Nooks set to seed its own in the world of virtual HQs

TechCrunch

After operating in beta for a year, Nooks, a virtual workspace space targeting distributed teams, has attracted thousands of users and millions of dollars in venture capital. The Stanford student-led upstart has raised a $5 million seed round led by Tola Capital, with participation from Floodgate and investors such as Julia and Kevin Hartz (CEO and chairman of Eventbrite, respectively) and Julia Lipton, the founder of Awesome People Ventures.

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Finding the Dot in Your Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

How we found our Niche Market and Why is it so important Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Unybrands brings in $300M to acquire more e-commerce businesses

TechCrunch

Unybrands is the latest e-commerce aggregator to pick up a significant investment, this time closing $300 million in growth capital from Crayhill Capital Management. The Miami-based company, which created a platform for e-commerce businesses looking to scale their operations on and off Amazon, was founded in 2020. It previously raised a $25 million seed round in February.

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[Perception Point in Street Insider] Perception Point Launches Advanced Threat Protection Service for Amazon S3 Buckets, Now Available in AWS Marketplace

OurCrowd

Perception Point, a leading email and collaboration security company, offering fast interception of content-based attacks as a service, announced today its Advanced Threat Protection service for Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) environments to protect joint customers’ data and stop malicious content – files and URLs – from infiltrating their Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) buckets.

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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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Accounting firm Proper banks $9M Series A to automate property management

TechCrunch

Proper , an automated accounting and bookkeeping service for property managers, announced Wednesday it raised $9 million in Series A funding in a round led by QED. Existing investors MetaProp, Expa and Bling Capital also participated in the round, which gives the San Francisco-based proptech company a total amount raised of $13.8 million. The company brought in $4.8 million of seed funding last August.

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Finding Your Multi-Million Dollar Brand Name

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Plus 3 branding tips that I wish I would have known Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Anyone is building a marketplace for advice, one 5-minute call at a time

TechCrunch

Anyone , an audio app that’s building a ‘marketplace for advice’ one five-minute phone call at a time, is launching new versions of its iOS and Android apps today* and beginning to large-scale onboarding after operating in a limited closed beta for the past six months. The app — which was founded around 18 months ago (so pre-pandemic) — has a simple premise: Advice is best delivered verbally, concisely and one-to-one, in a time-limited format.

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[Edgybees in Carbyne] PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CARBYNE PARTNERS WITH AERIAL VIDEO SOFTWARE EDGYBEES TO FURTHER INNOVATE DISASTER RESPONSE

OurCrowd

NEW YORK, July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, leading public safety technology company Carbyne announces its integration with Edgybees, a provider of high-precision, geo-registration software for aerial video that improves response time, accuracy, and communications for first responders during emergencies. Read more here. The post [Edgybees in Carbyne] PUBLIC SAFETY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY CARBYNE PARTNERS WITH AERIAL VIDEO SOFTWARE EDGYBEES TO FURTHER INNOVATE DISASTER RESPONSE appeared first on Ou

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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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Castor, a clinical trial process company, raises $45M to create more human-centered research

TechCrunch

Castor is on a mission to make every clinical trial faster and patient-focused. The clinical trial software company announced Wednesday it raised $45 million in Series B funding to continue modernizing the process as the industry shifts to decentralized clinical trials. Eight Roads Ventures and F-Prime Capital co-led the round and were joined by existing investors Two Sigma Ventures and Inkef Capital.

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Bits or Atoms: It Takes Thrift and Experience

The Seraf Compass

One of the toughest jobs in the business world is the CEO role in a startup company. It’s a rare breed of person who has the complex mix of skills to successfully launch and grow a major company. In their never ending search for potentially great companies, investors focus much of their attention on the character and capabilities of founding CEOs. And, two of the most important skills to look for in a CEO are tenacity and the ability to sell.

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Massachusetts startup OPT Industries is perfecting a 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 tests

TechCrunch

In 2020 and 2021, we all became well-acquainted with nasal swabs. But small sticks we stuck up our noses, it turns out, were harder to come by than anyone could have predicted. A May 2020 survey of 118 labs in the U.S. found that 60% reported limited swab supplies — making lack of swabs the most commonly reported supply-chain problem. One small company that stepped into the fray of swab production was the two-year-old OPT Industries, a Massachusetts-based company with 15 employees involved

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The Journey From Fortune 100 Executive to Startup Entrepreneur

Tomasz Tunguz

It’s not very often one meets someone with Padmasree Warrior ’s story. Formerly the CTO at Motorola, she left to co-lead Cisco’s engineering organization worldwide. Next, she took the helm at NIO, a manufacturer of automonous vehicles that went public in 2018. She serves on the boards of Microsoft and Spotify. On Wednesday, July 28 at 12pm PT, Redpoint Office Hours welcomes Padmasree, who is current the CEO of Fable ,the social reading platform that brings stories for everyone,

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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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Ex-Plaid employees raise $30M for Stytch, an API-first passwordless authentication platform

TechCrunch

There are far fewer annoying things than managing one’s passwords. There are a bunch of companies out there to help you attempt to do that. And there’s also a number of companies that want to go a step further and eliminate the password completely. One such company, Stytch , just raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding as it launches out of beta with its API-first passwordless authentication platform.

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StartupNation’s HomeGrown Video Series Debuts with Modern Natural Baby

StartupNation

StartupNation’s new video series, HomeGrown, will explore the small businesses that are at the heart of our communities and will look at the successes and challenges business owners have pushed through to get where they are. “Shop Small” is more than just a cute slogan in this real-life look at what small business owners face — and why it’s so important to all of us that they make it. .

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How to make the math work for today’s sky-high startup valuations

TechCrunch

Venture capital price discipline is out the window ; venture funds are looking to make faster, earlier deals; and more unicorns were minted in the last three months than during any quarter in history. It’s a busy time for startups and their financial backers. Now weeks into July, it’s increasingly clear that 2021 is shaping up to be a record-setter for venture capital investment.

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How AI Will Affect The Future of Coaching

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A case study in how technology changes markets Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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YC-backed Deskimo, an on-demand coworking space app, launches in Singapore and Hong Kong

TechCrunch

Arcc, a coworking space in Singapore available for bookings on Deskimo. Part of Y Combinator’s current batch, Deskimo wants to make finding coworking spaces easier. Its on-demand booking app is currently available in Singapore and Hong Kong, with plans to enter more markets after Demo Day. Its founders are former Rocket Internet executives who say that their main competition aren’t spaces like WeWork or other hot desk booking apps.

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How To Harness The Power Of Network Effects [Actionable Guide]

Feedough

Ever wondered why no competitor could come close to Facebook. Read more.

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Easy Eat AI raises $5M to help Southeast Asian restaurants digitize their operations

TechCrunch

Easy Eat AI , a Singapore-based startup that wants to “transform restaurants into technology companies,” announced today it has raised $5 million in funding. Easy Eat AI offers an operating system for restaurants that lets them digitize all parts of their business, from inventory and customer orders to delivery, and gain AI-based data analytics to improve revenue.

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[yulife in TechCrunch] YuLife nabs $70M at a $346M valuation for its gamified, wellness-oriented approach to life insurance

OurCrowd

Life insurance — financial protection you buy against your death — may not read like the liveliest of industries on paper. But a life insurance startup that believes it can turn that stigma around, by infusing the concept with gamification and a push toward wellness and health — and change the life insurance industry in the process — is today announcing significant funding, a sign of the traction it’s getting for its big ideas.

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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.