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3 key ingredients for successful remote work

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The global coronavirus pandemic has forced a widespread shift to remote work. The impact on our families and careers has been significant. Around the world, parents struggle to find a quiet space to work, professionals battle with technology, and employers assess the safest way forward. . For all these reason and many more, we’re stressed! Many of us are burned out and disengaged.

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Stones Unturned: An Investor’s Guide to Due Diligence in Early Stage Companies

The Seraf Compass

Some investors will tell you after spending 60 minutes with an entrepreneur they know in their gut whether to make an investment. They rely on their instincts and sometimes their ability to “pattern match” with successful opportunities and entrepreneurs they worked with in their past. At the other end of the spectrum, there are investors who will spend countless hours digging into every aspect of a startup company.

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Month Zero Cash-on-Cash Payback - A Metric for Judging Sales Team Growth

Tomasz Tunguz

Rippling published their fundraising deck. Within it, Adil Syed, (a former Redpoint VC!), introduced a gem of a new metric : month zero cash-on-cash payback. It’s not a metric one sees very often in pitch decks. But it’s another metric to add to the toolkit. Month Zero Cash-on-Cash Payback is a mouthful. Let’s dub it ZCP for Zero Cash Payback to save us from the more evident but unwieldy MZCoCP.

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New Breed of COVID Entrepreneurs

Smart Hustle Magazine

The coronavirus turned the business world upside down, but surprisingly a power-group of COVID entrepreneurs immerged. Despite the unemployment rate and an ever-growing list of retailers declaring bankruptcy , one B2B company noticed a rise in customers. Azlo , a company for digital business banking, noticed an increase in new account openings in March and they decided to research why.

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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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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

It’s my 59th birthday today. 59 is a nice number. It’s a prime number. I kicked off the day by getting a cup of coffee and sitting on the beach and reflecting on things. I am taking the day off from work and plan to spend the day with our family. USV TEAM POSTS: Matt Cynamon — Aug 13, 2020 A Quick Update On Hiring Albert Wenger — Aug 13, 2020 Marxism Remains a Dangerous Idea.

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A million things can kill the deal.

Berkonomics

So, you’ve found the buyer, received a letter of interest, signed it, and exclusively tied your company up for a period to complete the deal. Everyone on the board is anxious to close this. You’ve committed time to do whatever is needed. You’ve informed your top management of the pending but still secret deal and they know they will be impacted and are a bit skittish.

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[Tala in Venture Beat] Unlocking the financial potential of millions with machine learning

OurCrowd

Financial services company Tala recognized that with machine learning powered by AWS, they could find this population of unbanked consumers and serve them with a modern credit infrastructure built from scratch. They’d be the first to offer loans to this population of previously unbanked consumers, and unlock their financial potential in the marketplace: their ability to participate as both buyers and as business owners, and contribute to their community.

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Top five revenue growth KPI’s for selling in a tight economy

NZ Entrepreneur

With the tighter economy, you might just be taking a closer look at your sales pipeline. A healthy sales pipeline delivers a constant flow of potential business opportunities, and is a direct result of consistent, disciplined sales actions from everyone on your team. It is much easier to sell in a buoyant economy with high levels of customer enquiry and an abundance of buyer confidence.

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GCUC APAC: Real Estate Session Recap

GCUC

We kicked off our GCUC APAC series this week with the real estate session. We are happy to report that it was well attended. The post GCUC APAC: Real Estate Session Recap appeared first on GCUC Community.

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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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[Beyond Meat in VegNews] BEYOND MEAT GROCERY SALES SKYROCKET BY 195 PERCENT DURING COVID-19

OurCrowd

Retail sales of Beyond Meat’s vegan products increased by 194.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020, the company shared in its most recent earnings report. While the vegan brand’s foodservice sales slipped by 60.7 percent (which was to be expected in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic) contributing to a net-loss of $10.2 million during the time period, its year-over-year net revenues increased by 69 percent to $113.3 million.

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[BioCatch in Find Biometrics] BioCatch Adds Case Manager Tool to Behavioral Biometrics Platform

OurCrowd

BioCatch has unveiled a new Case Manager tool that will help clients respond to fraud incidents in a more efficient manner. The new solution is fully integrated with the BioCatch Policy Manager and the company’s Truth Marketing interface. Read more here. The post [BioCatch in Find Biometrics] BioCatch Adds Case Manager Tool to Behavioral Biometrics Platform appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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[enVerid In Facility Executive] enVerid Air Purifier Captures 99.99% of Viruses

OurCrowd

The enVerid Air Purifier from enVerid Systems, a provider of indoor air quality solutions, is a filtration product that has been shown to capture 99.99% of viruses, including a surrogate for the COVID-19 virus. It combines a high-efficiency filter with built-in ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) technology to capture and inactivate viruses, and is suitable for offices, classrooms, retail stores, and other commercial applications.

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[Morphisec in Security Boulevard] QakBot (QBot) Maldoc Campaign Introduces Two New Techniques into Its Arsenal

OurCrowd

Morphisec Labs has tracked a massive maldoc campaign delivering the QakBot/QBot banking trojan, starting earlier this month. Qakbot leverages advanced techniques to evade detection and hamper manual analysis of the threat. In this post we will mention two of those interesting techniques. Read more here. The post [Morphisec in Security Boulevard] QakBot (QBot) Maldoc Campaign Introduces Two New Techniques into Its Arsenal appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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.