Fri.Jun 07, 2019

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Why It’s a Bad Idea to Invest in Good Ideas

Smart Hustle Magazine

For a long time, entrepreneurs have been asking one question: What makes a successful small business? Good Ideas Aren't Enough. According to Albert Savoia , the first Engineering Director at Google, it’s not enough to have a good idea that is executed well. He says that too many prospects when asked would rather invest in the idea of the product than to buy it.

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Christina Shaw on Being a Single Parent, Running Her Agency, and Finding the Right People

Smart Hustle Magazine

People automatically think single parents are always struggling and stressed out, but Christina Shaw, owner of an Allstate Agency on Long Island since 2009 and single mom to 2 girls, says that for her, that’s simply not true. She says that she’s not struggling financially, she’s not stressed out, and that she has great balance in her life. “I’m really blessed to do something that I love.”.

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Ashna Mahepal to Young Entrepreneurs: Identify Your Source of Empowerment

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Ashna Mahepal, founder of Young Help Suriname (YHS) , is a member of the YLAI Network and 2016 YLAI Fellow. She created the organization out of her passion for social entrepreneurial impact. Starting as a project manager with a background in engineering, Ashna launched YHS to develop and implement community projects supporting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals through youth empowerment using robotics and innovation.

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Why Every Startup Needs to Shift Its Focus From the Checkbook to Cash Flow

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Terry Lammers , certified valuation analyst and managing member of Innovative Business Advisors. . After 24 years of raising children, my wife and I will become empty nesters soon. When I see a young couple with children, I think, “How the heck did we raise three kids into responsible adults?” That feeling reminds me of what starting a business can be like: It’s expensive.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Funding Friday: DefendCrypto.org

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

As expected, the SEC sued USV’s portfolio company Kik this week. Here is Kik’s response to the news : This part of Kik’s response explains that the SEC is stretching the interpretation of the Howey ruling (from almost a century ago) in its efforts to claim jurisdiction of crypto token regulation: For the reasons set forth in our Wells Submission, the SEC’s complaint against Kik is based on a flawed legal theory.

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[Sight Diagnostics in Forbes] This Israeli Blood-Testing Startup Is The Anti-Theranos

OurCrowd

With a little Googling I figured out that her employer is Sight Diagnostics. And on June 6, I interviewed its chief commercial officer, Assi Gol. Read more here. The post [Sight Diagnostics in Forbes] This Israeli Blood-Testing Startup Is The Anti-Theranos appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[OurCrowd in CardRates] By Democratizing the Venture Capital Industry, OurCrowd Allows High-Net-Worth Individuals to Invest in Early-Stage Private Companies

OurCrowd

In a Nutshell: OurCrowd allows individual investors to pool their money and make large venture capital investments in startups. Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in CardRates] By Democratizing the Venture Capital Industry, OurCrowd Allows High-Net-Worth Individuals to Invest in Early-Stage Private Companies appeared first on OurCrowd.