Wed.Jul 17, 2019

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Key Risks of Angel Investing

The Seraf Compass

? Early stage investing is an inherently risky way to invest. The list of high level risks is long and includes financing risk, technical risk, and market risk. As angel investors, you need to be aware of the key risks you are taking with your investment.

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Abridge

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

We seed funded a company late last year called Abridge and the company went public yesterday with their iOS and Android apps. Naomi wrote about the investment on the USV blog. I want to focus on the product because I think it is a game changer for all of us that access the health care system regularly. The Abridge mobile app ( get it here ) allows anyone to record a medical visit with a doctor, a nurse, or any other health care professional.

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Women Face More Challenges When it Comes to Venture Capital Funding

Smart Hustle Magazine

There are more than 11.6 million businesses in the United States that are women-owned. Out of businesses that generate $1 million or more, 1 in 5 is owned by women. Being a female entrepreneur is looking better each and every day. But, with all of the progress that’s been made, there are still looming disparities. . The number one challenge women face is a significant disadvantage in securing access to venture capital funding compared to their male peers.

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[TechSee in Yahoo Finance] Vodafone PT-TechSee Partnership Brings Innovation to the Customer Care Center

OurCrowd

Vodafone PT, a leading communications service provider that delivers fixed, mobile, TV and integrated communication and entertainment services to millions of Portuguese residential and commercial customers, in partnership with TechSee, the category leader in Intelligent Visual Assistance, today announced the launch of an innovative contact center technology to further enhance the Vodafone customer experience.

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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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From Rookie to Rainmaker and Over the Rainbow

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Lesley Waterkeyn together with her sister Sandy van Dijk published an easy-to-follow reference guide for all those “what-ifs” experienced along the entrepreneurial gauntlet—from startup phase and on. We asked her more about her new book, The Entrepreneur’s Playbook: From Rookie to Rainmaker in Seven Steps. You recently released the book The Entrepreneur’s Playbook: From Rookie to Rainmaker in Seven Steps.

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[DailyPay in Yahoo Finance] DailyPay to work with Alight Solutions to Provide Workers with More Flexible Payroll Options

OurCrowd

DailyPay, the leading provider of instant access to earned wages, today announced a new relationship with Alight Solutions, a leader in technology-enabled health, wealth, human capital management and financial solutions. Read more here. The post [DailyPay in Yahoo Finance] DailyPay to work with Alight Solutions to Provide Workers with More Flexible Payroll Options appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Ubimo in Chowhound] This West Coast City Hates Lunch & Other Findings From New Study

OurCrowd

Ubimo—a New York-based software company—looked at the foot traffic habits of people in 10 major U.S. cities to determine how they spend their lunch hour (on average). Read more here. The post [Ubimo in Chowhound] This West Coast City Hates Lunch & Other Findings From New Study appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[C2A Security in newKerala.com] Professor Avishai Wool Joins C2A Security to Lead Its Academic Task Force

OurCrowd

Joining Dr Naiman and Dr Elon, Professor Wool will lead a one-of-its-kind academic task force, which will enable C2A Security to maintain its edge as a leading player in automotive cyber-security. Read more here. The post [C2A Security in newKerala.com] Professor Avishai Wool Joins C2A Security to Lead Its Academic Task Force appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Doing well by doing good: Impact investing & the OurCrowd Impact Fund

OurCrowd

The heart of social entrepreneurship is developing ideas that can solve problems and turn a profit. The global impact ecosystem is starting to take shape. Investments can be powerful. When successful, they can benefit both investors and the invested. Money poured into a business that takes off provides job opportunities and helps the economy grow while investors recoup their money and make a profit too.

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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.