Fri.Nov 25, 2022

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Crypto VCF’s Mellett is Excited About the Transition from Web2 to Web3

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Mellett. Over his 30 year career, Brian has built a very unique combination of successful experience as a venture capital investor, strategic advisor, exited tech entrepreneur, and international growth strategist. He is an experienced technology consultant with a keen eye for scaling profitable companies in a variety of industries.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Juro’s $23M Series B deck

TechCrunch

Back in January, Natasha covered Juro’s Series B round, which added $23 million to its coffers. Juro aims to put an end to contract negotiation madness, moving the workflows out of Microsoft Word and a handful of other sub-par tools to an all-in-one, web-based platform for contract negotiation-to-signature workflow. It seems like a very good idea.

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Now, Next, and At Exit: The Three Ways To Evaluate Compensation Before Accepting That New Startup Job. Salary Benchmarks Are Just a Single Piece of Data.

Hunter Walk

‘Sell calls.’ That’s what a conversation between a job candidate and a VC are called. We’re supposed to help seal the deal, get the person to sign on the line which is dotted [insert Glengarry Glen Ross gif]. Now, I LOVE these conversations with possible new team members, but take a very different approach. I don’t sell them. Instead I try to understand what they’re looking for in an opportunity and help confirm that this would be a great career move, if the match makes sense.

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Has the FTX mess iced venture interest in crypto?

TechCrunch

It hasn’t been a kind year for blockchain-based startup activity. In addition to an asset-price correction during a general venture capital slowdown, web3-focused tech upstarts have also had to deal with a series of intra-industry crises that have, at times, dominated technology headlines. The Terra/Luna mess comes to mind. As does the meltdown of Three Arrows Capital.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Betterworks’ Marinovich Turned a College Project Into a Succesful Career in SaaS

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Justin Marinovich, VP of Sales at Betterworks, a modern HR technology that develops best-in-class performance management solutions that enable exceptional results and put employee experience at the heart of how companies align, motivate, retain and develop their people. Thank you so much for joining us! How did you break into your tech career?

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Got fired or laid off? What can you do to help you start a business or side hustle?

Founder Bounty

If you dont know where to start or what to do, make sure you to get yourself some coaching and learning with experience from others that have been through the same process. If you looking for extra quick income we have done plenty of other articles or side hustles. Starting a business is not easy so make sure you are prepared. Things to do: 1) Get coaching Sites like founderbounty can help you with what career you want to do next and where you want to go with it.

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[Classiq in VentureBeat] Q-Ctrl and Classiq partner to help developers build faster and more efficient quantum algorithms

OurCrowd

. Much of the excitement surrounding quantum computers stems from the possibility of using quantum algorithms to solve problems that are intractable with standard, or “classical,” computers. Several notable examples of quantum speedups have been discovered, particularly with applications to cryptography and chemistry. Read more here. The post [Classiq in VentureBeat] Q-Ctrl and Classiq partner to help developers build faster and more efficient quantum algorithms appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Mattress Mack Net Worth: The Furniture Salesman Who Built a $200 Million/Year Empire

OkDork

Jim McIngvale, also known as Mattress Mack, is a 71-year-old Houston-based entrepreneur with a net worth of $300 million. Besides being well-known for his philanthropy (he does a bunch of things around the Houston area to give back to people in need) he’s well-known for making INSANE million-dollar bets on various sports games. You might think he has a crazy gambling problem.

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[C2A Security in Worldakkam] C2A Security Brings Full Lifecycle EV Security Protection to Asian Markets

OurCrowd

The growing adoption of EVs puts cybersecurity at risk. In addition to vehicles, charging stations can also be targeted by hackers. Based in Israel, C2A Security focuses on developing cybersecurity solutions to manage the entire EV ecosystem, making the process cost-effective. Read more here. The post [C2A Security in Worldakkam] C2A Security Brings Full Lifecycle EV Security Protection to Asian Markets appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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[Cyabra in iNews] Pro-Qatar World Cup social media posts pumped out by ‘bot farm’ in Bangladesh, analysts say

OurCrowd

EXCLUSIVEAnalysts discovered 69 ‘inauthentic accounts’ on Facebook and Twitter in Bangladesh, with 18 concentrated in a suspected network in the capital of Dhaka. Read more here. The post [Cyabra in iNews] Pro-Qatar World Cup social media posts pumped out by ‘bot farm’ in Bangladesh, analysts say appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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