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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. According to the EEOC, 83 percent of tech executives are white. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. A 2020 article from the Next Web noted that almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs.

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Having right team aboard critical for startups to weather uncertainty

Innovation 2 Enterprise

By Scott Meacham. I am approaching the end of this year with a sense of relief and hope for a better year next year. Like many of us, I can say sincerely that I have never been through anything like this year with a pandemic, an ice storm (including a branch through the roof of my house) and a presidential election that just won’t end, and of course the pandemic isn’t finished with us yet.

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4 Startup Myths That Hold Innovation Back (and How to Overcome Them)

StartupNation

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. According to the EEOC, 83 percent of tech executives are white. A Gender Gap Grader study shows that women represent 9 percent of developers in the startup ecosystem. A 2020 article from the Next Web noted that almost half of Indian startups don’t hire women to save on maternity costs.

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[JumpCloud in Globe Newswire] JumpCloud Raises $75 Million to Accelerate Growth

OurCrowd

Investment comes as remote work drives continued shift away from legacy, domain driven IAM solutions, to modern cloud-based directory that enable Zero Trust models. Read more here. The post [JumpCloud in Globe Newswire] JumpCloud Raises $75 Million to Accelerate Growth appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Building a Product-Led Growth Machine: Office Hours with GC Lionetti

Tomasz Tunguz

On Wednesday, December 16th at 9:00 AM PT, Redpoint Office Hours will welcome Giancarlo ‘GC’ Lionetti , the CMO of Confluent, which was founded by the original creators of Apache Kafka® and pioneered the enterprise-ready event streaming platform. GC has led the rapid expansion of Confluent’s growth, marketing and developer relations functions.

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Want to Boost retention? 3 Powerful Lessons from Community Building

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Secrets from a community design expert Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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[Morphisec in PR Newswire] Morphisec Makes Replacing Antivirus Easier Than Ever By Launching Morphisec Guard 5.0

OurCrowd

Morphisec, a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and server security solutions, today launched version 5.0 of Morphisec Guard, its replacement for legacy and next-generation antivirus (NGAV) tools that are increasingly ineffective against unknown and zero-day attacks. Morphisec Guard 5.0 utilizes the company’s patented Moving Target Defense technology to protect against these types of advanced attacks and combines it with enhancements for native security controls of Windows 10, so businesses don’

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Why does TechCrunch cover so many early-stage funding rounds?

TechCrunch

Funding-round stories are TechCrunch’s bread and butter. For early-stage companies, the fact that an investor has put thousands, millions (or billions) into an idea that will likely fail, and might never make money, is big news. That’s a story that we can tell every day. From time to time, a debate pops up about the role of funding-round stories: Are financings the right metric to focus on?

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[Varo Money in PR Newswire] Varo Advance Offers Free, Instant Access to Cash Through January 2021

OurCrowd

In time for the holidays, qualifying Varo customers can immediately receive up to $100 cash advance, free of charge, to help stretch their money. Read more here. The post [Varo Money in PR Newswire] Varo Advance Offers Free, Instant Access to Cash Through January 2021 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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.