Entrepreneurs' Organization
AUGUST 19, 2021
Renée Rouleau, an EO member in Austin, is the founder and CEO of Renée Rouleau Skin Care , whose products and personalized skincare are respected by celebrities, bloggers, and skincare obsessives. As she marks 25 years in business, Renée shared what she’s learned along her entrepreneurial journey. I cut the red ribbon at 4:10pm on August 17, 1996.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
As one of four general partners at Andreessen Horowitz who are investing the venture firm’s new $2.2 billion crypto fund, Arianna Simpson is very focused on how to return that capital and much more to the firm’s limited partners. Toward that end, she has been more focused of late on startups that combine crypto with gaming. Last month, for example, her team co-led an investment in Virtually Human Studio , the startup behind a digital horse racing service Zed Run, wherein users buy, s
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Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 19, 2021
Based on the incredible growth of Riot Games Many companies have global ambitions but struggle to break out of the region where they started. This is especially true for video game businesses, but Riot Games was successful where so many others weren’t. It’s all down to our strategy. As its former head of Worldwide Publishing, I know first-hand that the global reach is rooted in its mission “to be the most player-focused game company in the world.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Choosing an insurance policy is one of the most complicated financial decisions a person can make. Jakarta-based Lifepal wants to simplify the process for Indonesians with a marketplace that lets users compare policies from more than 50 providers, get help from licensed agents and file claims. The startup, which says it is the country’s largest direct-to-consumer insurance marketplace, announced today it has raised a $9 million Series A.
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Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 19, 2021
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Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 19, 2021
Second chances for those who live in a food desert Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Chicago’s startup scene is finally getting the attention it long felt it deserved. By now it’s common knowledge that 2021 is shaping up to be a breakout year for the startup and venture capital worlds, surpassing years of strong results in a long-term bull market for tech-focused business upstarts. But no boom is equally distributed. Different markets are seeing differing amounts of activity, driven in part by their startup ecosystem’s maturity and the ease with which external capital can be dep
Smart Hustle Magazine
AUGUST 19, 2021
Ramon’s TOP 10 LIST. Live and Exclusive on Breakfast with Champions on Clubhouse. Join Ramon Ray live, every Thursday at 7:30am EST on Glenn Lundy’s Breakfast with Champions on Clubhouse as Ramon delivers Ramon’s “Top 10” segment. Start your day off right and listen to the entire show from 5am to 11am EST on Clubhouse. Follow Ramon on Clubhouse (click the bell to be notified when Ramon goes live) join the Breakfast with Champions Clubhouse Club.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
DigiSure, a digital insurance company that caters to modern mobility form factors like peer-to-peer marketplaces, is officially coming out of stealth to announce a $13.1 million pre-Series A funding round. The startup will use the funds to hire more than 50 engineers, data scientists, business development, insurance and compliance specialists, as well as scale into new industry verticals and across into Europe.
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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.
Smart Hustle Magazine
AUGUST 19, 2021
The growth of non traditional bank services is booming. We thought Credit Karma was just a free “credit score” service but now with Intuit Quickbooks they’re expanding to offer MORE and more services focused on small businesses. News Release. Credit Karma, the consumer technology platform with more than 100 million members in the U.S., today announced its integration of Credit Karma Money and Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) QuickBooks Online Payroll, the number one online payroll provide
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Kunal Lunawat. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Kunal Lunawat is the co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures , a venture capital firm focused on proptech, travel, hospitality and the future of the built world. More posts by this contributor. 5 factors founders must consider before choosing their VC. The success of a fundraising process is entirely dependent on how well an entrepreneur can manage it.
OurCrowd
AUGUST 19, 2021
VENTURA, Calif., August 19, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nexa3D, the maker of ultrafast polymer 3D printers, has today announced that it will showcase its end to end 3D printing validated workflow for the first time at RAPID + TCT 2021. At the event, from September 13 to 15 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, attendees can experience first-hand the speed, innovation, and productivity that Nexa3D’s equipment can bring.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Asaf Cohen. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Asaf Cohen is co-founder and CEO at Metrolink.ai , a data operations platform. The Pareto principle, also known as the 80-20 rule, asserts that 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes, rendering the remainder way less impactful. Those working with data may have heard a different rendition of the 80-20 rule: A data scientist spends 80% of their time at work cleaning up messy data as opposed to doing actual analysis or generating insights.
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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.
StartupNation
AUGUST 19, 2021
Relying on organic growth to scale your business can be tricky and unpredictable, making it difficult to plan for the future. Rather than relying on outside factors, take control of your business, and learn how to grow your small business with the help of business financing. You’ll be surprised at the variety of ways you can put additional working capital to work in order to help scale your business.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Every country has its own bundle of laws, rules and regulations, and they change on a regular basis making it an enormous challenge to keep up with it all. That usually requires large staffs filling in spreadsheets and unwieldy processes, but Regology , an early-stage startup wants to change that by putting some automation to work on the problem. Today the company announced an $8 million Series A led by Acme Capital with participation from existing investors Gagarin Capital and Pine Wave Investm
Y Combinator
AUGUST 19, 2021
Twice a year, YC accepts applications from startups around the world. The Admissions Team is responsible for designing that process and reviewing the tens of thousands of applications we receive each year. How do we review that many applications? Mostly, it’s lots of people reading lots of applications! There’s no secret machine learning model that can find companies with great potential.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
San Francisco-based Ample has raised a $160 million Series C to scale its battery swapping service, the largest round yet for the 8-year-old startup that wants to completely rethink how we use electric vehicles. Ample’s approach is relatively straightforward: Cars equipped with the company’s modular battery pack can drive into one of Ample’s automated charging pod locations and swap out their depleted batteries for ones that are fully charged.
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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.
StartupNation
AUGUST 19, 2021
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses TikTok’s growing role in the digital marketing world, and why small businesses should seriously consider using the platform for promoting their brand online. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about why TikTok is a must for online marketing: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m. for the WJR Business Beat.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Most startup origin stories don’t begin on an NFL field, but that’s where founder, CEO and offensive tackle Jason Fox conceptualized the idea behind Earbuds. As he watched first overall draft pick Cam Newton warm up before a game in 2011, dancing to music, Fox couldn’t help but wonder what the future NFL MVP was listening to — and he bet that the crowd of 85,000 fans were curious too.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 19, 2021
How to get more performance from your directives. Empowering your direct reports with the reasons for your orders gives them incentive to act, motivation to accept authority, and purpose behind action. I try to teach this with the simple phrase that is the headline of this insight. Wouldn’t you want to know “why” if you thought an order illogical? Think of the last time someone above you in your business or personal life gave you an order to do something that seemed either illogical or of low p
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Tabletop gaming is in the middle of a historic boom, despite recent restrictions imposed on in-person gatherings by COVID. The tools adopted by game masters and casual players to play remotely are powerful but not always the easiest to use or adopt. Role hopes to change that with a super-accessible video platform focused on the social aspect of role-playing games, and it has raised a $2.75 million seed round to do so.
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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
Feedough
AUGUST 19, 2021
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TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Open-source business intelligence company Metabase announced Thursday a $30 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. Existing investors Expa and NEA joined in on the round, which gives the San Francisco-based company a total of $42.5 million in funding since it was founded in 2015. Metabase previously raised $8 million in Series A funding back in 2019, led by NEA.
OurCrowd
AUGUST 19, 2021
The news: Varo will make several updates to its small-dollar loan offering, Varo Advance, that range from changing the fees charged to revamped underwriting for borrowers. The US neobank, which announced the changes in an email for customers, said that they would kick in on October 1, 2021. Read more here. The post [Varo Money in eMarketer] Varo’s small-dollar loan updates include underwriting that could enrich future products appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 19, 2021
Thanh Nguyen. Contributor. Thanh Nguyen is the CEO and co-founder of OpenComp. Leaders and senior management everywhere are grappling with how (or not) to bring employees back to the office. It’s a high-stakes decision: Fifty-eight percent of workers said they will look for new jobs if they can’t work remotely, according to a FlexJobs survey. An often overlooked and/or cobbled-together piece of this puzzle is compensation.
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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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