A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 8, 2019
I’ve shared my views on this before here at AVC. I believe business model innovation is more disruptive than technical innovation. A good example of this was moving from web apps to mobile apps, which was largely a technical innovation. While the move to mobile certainly created some new companies, it largely strengthened the market position of the big Internet companies because there was little to no business model innovation.
Smart Hustle Magazine
JULY 8, 2019
When I launched one of my companies, the Small Business Summit, I started it with a partner. She was an older white lady, who had an MBA and was great with numbers. I was a young black guy, who loved marketing (hated numbers) and event production. We were a great fit. This was one of my first successful partnerships. It worked so well, we eventually sold the business.
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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
JULY 8, 2019
Por Meg Jones. Con tantas fuentes de noticias y voces que hablan una sobre la otra, es difícil aquietar la mente el tiempo suficiente para evaluar la calidad de una noticia en los medios. Así las cosas, las declaraciones de actores radicales pueden pasar desapercibidas como artículos de opinión y la oposición puede crear una representación engañosa de un candidato y promoverla en medios sociales y campañas televisivas como fidedigna.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 8, 2019
Written for EO by Todd Smart, an experienced entrepreneur, the co-founder at Traction ® Tools and an EO member since 1992. . Are you a small business entrepreneur whose leadership team lacks cohesion or focus? Or maybe you’re running a start-up that can’t reach your next revenue goal? Is your company’s leadership team constantly seeing the same issues popping up?
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JULY 8, 2019
Running a startup consumes a ton of time. Just the immediate priorities seem to take up more than one person’s potential working hours—so it’s no surprise that when it comes to something like social media, many founders have trouble making it a priority. The consequences of failing to position a founder’s profile aren’t always obvious—and it’s usually all about missed opportunities.
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Continuations
JULY 8, 2019
First, congratulations to the US Women’s National Team on a repeat world championship, their fourth overall. Here is a clip of the beautiful goal by Rose Lavelle Second, the team’s victory brings with it a microcosm of the large scale social conflicts playing out today. It is simultaneously a tribute to women’s progress and a stark reminder of the pervasiveness of systemic inequality.
OurCrowd
JULY 8, 2019
MedAware , a developer of AI-based patient safety solutions, announced today the appointment of Dr. John Halamka, MD, MS, as its newest scientific advisory board member. Read more here. The post [MedAware in Mobile Health Times] Dr. John Halamka Joins MedAware as Strategic Advisor to Advance HealthIT Standards for Patient Safety appeared first on OurCrowd.
NZ Entrepreneur
JULY 8, 2019
In the first of a three part series on early stage business investment, we asked serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie what three key things New Zealand entrepreneurs must get better at when it comes to seeking angel investment. I made my first investment in the stock market when I was 12 years old. I killed it, everyone did. So I splashed out and bought a gigantic pack of pick ‘n’ mix.
OurCrowd
JULY 8, 2019
In this episode, Anouk and Barak sit down with Jon Medved, the charismatic founder of OurCrowd, a crowdfunding platform that nobody in the industry took seriously, yet now has over one billion dollars under management. Listen here. The post [CEO Jon Medved in Founder Stories Podcast] Jon Medved – Founder Stories appeared first on OurCrowd.
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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
JULY 8, 2019
By Meg Jones. With so many news sources and voices speaking over one another, it is difficult to clear your mind long enough to evaluate the quality of a media piece. Statements from radical actors can appear as inconspicuous opinion articles. A false representation of a candidate may be created and promoted by an opponent through social media and television campaigns.
OurCrowd
JULY 8, 2019
How can organisations beat malware and ransomware; and get a stronger foothold in the cyber security landscape? Frank Abagnale Jr, security consultant and former con man, says the tables will never be turned “until we get rid of passwords” Read more here. The post [Trusona in Information Age] Cyber security will always be an issue, “until we get rid of passwords” — Frank Abagnale Jr appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
JULY 8, 2019
Parker’s has gone live with DailyPay technology, a program that allows employees to access their pay daily, weekly or on demand. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in CSP Daily News] Parker’s Activates Pay on Demand for Employees appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
JULY 8, 2019
According to Tom Tseki, vice president of sales for North America at TechSee, the idea behind the technology is to prevent “truck rolls,” or service calls at residences and business, or when those visits happen, assisting agents with likely fixes to the problem precipitating the call. Read more on TechTarget here. The post [TechSee in TechTarget] Contact center AI: Agents may be training their replacements appeared first on OurCrowd.
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OurCrowd
JULY 8, 2019
Based on its recent analysis of the European diagnostic solutions market, Frost & Sullivan presented its 2019 European Technology Leadership Award to MeMed, the developer of cutting-edge immune system-based diagnostic solutions that quickly and reliably distinguish between bacterial and viral infections at the point of care. Read more here. The post [MeMed in Markets Insider] Frost & Sullivan Recognizes MeMed with 2019 European Technology Leadership Award appeared first on OurCrowd.
OurCrowd
JULY 8, 2019
Medved is the founder and CEO of OurCrowd, an equity crowdfunding vehicle, in which investors pool their resources to acquire a stake in high-tech startups, many of which are based in Israel. Read more here. The post [CEO Jon Medved in Canadian Jewish News] Jon Medved: Getting Investors in on the Ground Floor appeared first on OurCrowd.
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