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Mentor Talks: How to lead in a post-pandemic world

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Posted by Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative – YLAI on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. U.S. Embassy Brasilia hosted a live virtual discussion in May 2020 for exchange alumni and members of the YLAI Network on “how to lead in a post-pandemic world,” featuring entrepreneurship experts Alisa Cohn and Richie Norton, with moderator Rhett Power.

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Best Distillation of Exit Strategies I’ve Seen

Paul G. Silva

Marty Zwilling recently published a blog post with the most concise distillation of the possible exit strategies a for-profit startup can take and why an entrepreneur should be thinking about them from very early on. Hat tip to Paul Nicolai for sending me the article!

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How Angel Investors Survive the COVID-19 Economic Crisis

Angel Capital Association

By: Dan Rosen, Alliance of Angels To: The Angel Community After publishing my companion piece, “ How Startups Survive the COVID-19 Economic Crisis ,” I have received a number of comments about how this impacts angels and angel investing. Here are my thoughts. Unlike VCs, who have a fund to invest and collect a management fee for investing their fund, Angel Investors invest their own money and are under no pressure to invest in any company or at any time.

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Tips for Leading Your Best Video Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As a business leader, you’ve probably mastered the art of hosting a meeting in person. But how are your video conference skills? With much of today’s professional workforce going remote , it’s a good idea to get up to speed on best practices for video conferencing. While many smart policies carry over from in-office to online meetings, there are distinct tips that apply only to the virtual realm.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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In the News: Hand sanitizer for the nose? Trials for new COVID-19 treatment

OurCrowd

How are breakthrough technologies overcoming coronavirus challenges – from prevention and cure to social distancing and food supply? What will the tech investing world look like in the future? Join us as we bring together the global tech ecosystem – online, and address these topics on June 22nd at the OurCrowd Pandemic Innovation Conference , which will be streamed twice to accommodate global participants.

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[BlueNalu in SeafoodSource] BlueNalu secures investment from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas

OurCrowd

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) has announced that it has invested in BlueNalu, the San Diego, California, U.S.A.-based company that is researching how to create cell-based seafood products. Read more here. The post [BlueNalu in SeafoodSource] BlueNalu secures investment from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Community of Cultivators: Edition 30

GCUC

Here at GCUC we are immensely fortunate to cross paths and work with so many amazing people. Through our work, we’ve cultivated a global. The post Community of Cultivators: Edition 30 appeared first on GCUC Community.

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[Foretellix in PR Newswire] Foretellix and VIRES Collaborate to Improve the Effectiveness of Autonomous Vehicle Safety Testing

OurCrowd

Foretellix,an Israel -based start-up with a mission to enable measurable safety of automated driving systems, today announced a new technology solution with VIRES part of Hexagon – that improves the quality of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicle testing through intelligent data-driven automation. Read more here.

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Moving Fast, Breaking Things, and the Support of Disruption

This is going to be BIG.

I wrote this in my newsletter this morning: If you're not willing to ask yourself difficult questions, to be asked them, or to ask them of your teams, then this e-mail and, frankly, this "innovation" industry isn't for you. What have tech leaders been telling people they needed to do in order to be great founders and to build great things? Move fast and break things.

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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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[MeMed in CTech] MeMed Receives Regulatory Green Light for Test that can Greatly Reduce Antibiotics Prescriptions

OurCrowd

Israeli health company MeMed Diagnostics Ltd., which developed a test that can identify whether an infection was caused by a virus or bacteria thus significantly reducing the use of antibiotics for treatment, has received regulatory approval to put its rapid test, which can provide results within 15 minutes, on the Israeli and European market. Read more here.

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[Virgin Hyperloop One in ChicagoInno] Study Finds Midwest Hyperloop is Feasible, Would Create $300B in Economic Benefits

OurCrowd

A high-speed hyperloop transportation system that aims to move passengers between Chicago, Columbus and Pittsburgh would create $300 billion in economic benefits for the region, according to a new feasibility study. Read more here. The post [Virgin Hyperloop One in ChicagoInno] Study Finds Midwest Hyperloop is Feasible, Would Create $300B in Economic Benefits appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[data.world in inside BIGDATA] Data.world and John Snow Labs partner to make 2,200 current, linked, and expert-curated healthcare datasets available to COVID-19 researchers & data scientists

OurCrowd

Data. world, the cloud-native data catalog, and healthcare AI & NLP provider John Snow Labs are partnering to fight the global COVID-19 pandemic by sharing data and software for virus researchers. Read more here. The post [data.world in inside BIGDATA] Data.world and John Snow Labs partner to make 2,200 current, linked, and expert-curated healthcare datasets available to COVID-19 researchers & data scientists appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Kemtai in Blogarama] Kemtai Brings Artificial Intelligence Into Your Home Virtual Workouts

OurCrowd

Kemtai launched its Artificial Intelligence (AI) virtual personal trainer web app in South East Asia today. Home fitness enthusiasts can now improve their exercise form and Performance and enjoy a more effective workout with programs designed by different trainers from all over the world whenever they want. Read more here. The post [Kemtai in Blogarama] Kemtai Brings Artificial Intelligence Into Your Home Virtual Workouts appeared first on OurCrowd.

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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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[ITsMine in CRN] Orca Tech nabs exclusive DLP distie deal

OurCrowd

Cyber security specialist distributor Orca Tech has landed an exclusive distribution deal with data loss prevention vendor ITsMine. Read more here. The post [ITsMine in CRN] Orca Tech nabs exclusive DLP distie deal appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[TechSee in PR Newswire] TechSee Wins ‘Best Use of AI’ Accolade at the Annual Auggie Awards

OurCrowd

TechSee, the category leader in Intelligent Visual Assistance, has won the Auggie award for Best Use of AI, recognizing the company’s unique self-service customer assistant powered by Augmented Reality and Computer Vision AI. Read more here. The post [TechSee in PR Newswire] TechSee Wins ‘Best Use of AI’ Accolade at the Annual Auggie Awards appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Virgin Hyperloop One in Forbes] Virgin Hyperloop Is Designing Travel That Will Enable You To Work From Anywhere

OurCrowd

This is the future of travel being reimagined by Virgin Hyperloop One, a startup founded by serial investor Shervin Pishevar and space engineers Josh Giegel from Virgin Galactic and Brogan BamBrogan from SpaceX. In 2014, the trio set out to build faster, cheaper, and greener transportation based on Elon Musk’s seminal Hyperloop white paper. What they created was an autonomous, zero emissions mass transit system with passenger pods propelled by electromagnetic levitation that race through low-pre