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No Limits: Looking Back with GSEA Finalist Carlos Rivas

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Carlos Rivas was a student in El Salvador when he competed in the 2012 EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). After earning a spot as a finalist, he traveled to New York City to take part in the Global Finals. He didn’t win the global competition that year, but Carlos went on to participate in GSEA in a variety of roles—first as a special guest in the 2013 finals, then as a jury member in the 2015 semi-finals in Thailand and, most recently, as a jury member in the 2017 semifinals in Germ

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Meet the Startups of Batch 25

500

At 500, it’s our mission to back the world’s most talented entrepreneurs, whether they’re on the other side of the globe or in our own backyard. The latest San Francisco accelerator batch was no exception. Over the past three months, companies from 12 countries participated in our flagship program, building their companies and preparing for Demo Day on August 22nd.

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Notes from Office Hours with Guillaume Cabane

Tomasz Tunguz

A little while ago, we were lucky to host Guillaume Cabane at Office Hours in a new format: 30 minute 1-on-1s with a few companies. It was a huge success and a format that we will continue because of all the learning. Guillaume was kind to share some takeaways from the event below. If you’re in B2B SaaS, you most likely have a finite TAM. For the love of ARR, please get the exact list of all accounts in your TAM (at least US).

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Snacking on Growth in Miami

500

Breaking Down the Business of Startup Growth: Did you know that each day we provide a snack to founders? The Snack daily newsletter provides tips for startup growth-hacking that are fun and easy to digest. Founders sign up to learn some cool new things, help their startups grow, and to have a quick laugh. Here are a couple of examples: The Snack // July 4, 2019 Don’t send email from a no-reply send address…!

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Knight Riders

OurCrowd

Ten years ago, cars with built-in Bluetooth, GPS, and parking sensors were the domain of luxury vehicles. Now, even the most affordable economy level car has these features. The next 10 years in auto-tech promise to make the last few decades look like a warm-up. Going Autonomous. Self-driving cars have been on our minds for a while and the question of when there will be a fully autonomous car is still debatable.

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Smart Thermostats

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

My colleague Dani sent me this chart last week: I believe this is more or less a proxy for smart wifi-enabled thermostats in the US. Those would be Nest, Honeywell Lyric, Hive thermostats and a lot of others too. Those are pretty big jumps from 6.5% to 8.9% to 11.4% given that people don’t generally swap out thermostats unless they are doing a renovation or building a new home.

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Why Women Need Mentors

Smart Hustle Magazine

Mentorship is one of the keys to success in business. It can open doors for women in the workplace and put more women on the path to leadership roles. Mentorship is important at every stage of a woman’s career, whether she’s just starting out or is a CEO. Some of the benefits of having a mentor include: Help identifying and achieving career goals. Increased confidence.

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[Beyond Meat in Business Insider] Beyond Meat skyrockets as expectations for the company’s second-quarter earnings mount (BYND)

OurCrowd

Investors are setting high expectations for Beyond Meat’s second-quarter earnings release on July 29. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in Business Insider] Beyond Meat skyrockets as expectations for the company’s second-quarter earnings mount (BYND) appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Junk Removal Mogul Josh Cohen Presents at Smart Hustle Growth Conference

Smart Hustle Magazine

Junk removal is a messy business, but profitable if you do it right. Franchising is a great way to expand one's business, if you have the staff and infrastructure in place to manage the franchise part of your business. Josh Cohen, founder of Junk Luggers is doing both and his company is GROWING. He started the business in college using his mom's car to haul junk.

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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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[Beyond Meat in CNBC] Beyond Meat’s stock jumps nearly 10% ahead of earnings

OurCrowd

Shares of Beyond Meat jumped nearly 10% Monday, near its all-time high, on investor optimism ahead of its earnings. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in CNBC] Beyond Meat’s stock jumps nearly 10% ahead of earnings appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The Trouble with Emoji

Continuations

I know several wonderful people involved with the process of creating new emoji and occasionally see them celebrating an addition. I understand the motivation for representing more people, such as the recent addition of i nterskintone couples. And yet, each time I cringe a bit – not about the specifics, but about emoji generally. Written languages based on alphabets are one of the great human accomplishments.

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[Virgin Hyperloop One in GlobeNewswire] Saudi Arabia Looks to Build World’s First Long-Range Hyperloop Test Track In Partnership with Virgin Hyperloop One

OurCrowd

Virgin Hyperloop One, the only hyperloop company in the world to successfully test its hyperloop technology at scale, today announced a development partnership with the Saudi Arabia’s Economic City Authority (ECA) to conduct a study to build the world’s longest test and certification hyperloop track, as well as a research and development center and hyperloop manufacturing facility north of Jeddah.

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[JUMP Bikes in TechCrunch] Uber tests monthly subscription that combines Eats, rides, bikes and scooters

OurCrowd

Uber is actively testing a monthly subscription pass that combines rides, Eats, bikes and scooters. In this pilot phase, Uber is testing a few different iterations in San Francisco and Chicago, but each version includes a fixed discount on every ride, free Uber Eats delivery and free JUMP (bikes and scooters) rides. Read more here. The post [JUMP Bikes in TechCrunch] Uber tests monthly subscription that combines Eats, rides, bikes and scooters appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

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.

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[PlaySight in SportTechie] PlaySight Cameras Will Give a Youth Sports Campus a Pro Tech Overhaul

OurCrowd

The PlaySight system will record every athletic moment across the LakePoint Sporting Community. Read more here. The post [PlaySight in SportTechie] PlaySight Cameras Will Give a Youth Sports Campus a Pro Tech Overhaul appeared first on OurCrowd.