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5 Steps for Bringing Cybersecurity to the Forefront of Your Company

StartupNation

The pandemic has caused the “normal” course of businesses across all industries to shift, with many companies working from home and now remotely accessing corporate networks and data. And with it, many companies are now making their precious data available remotely. Unlike the way we work, the world of cybercrime hasn’t changed. Before the pandemic, Webroot observed a 640 percent increase in phishing attempts and a 125 percent increase in malware.

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The need for true equity in equity compensation

TechCrunch

Carine Schneider. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Carine Schneider is the president of AST Private Company Solutions, Inc. , a division of AST Financial. I began my career at Oracle in the mid-1980s and have since been around the proverbial block, particularly in Silicon Valley working for and with companies ranging from the Fortune 50 to global consulting companies to leading a number of startups, including the SaaS company I presently lead.

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Funding Friday: Westbeth

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

The Gotham Gal and I have lived a block away from Westbeth for almost fifteen years. Westbeth is a treasure. It was Bell Labs for most of the first half of the twentieth century and became an artist community in 1970 about twenty years after Bell Labs left for New Jersey. Earlier this week, I backed a photobook project on Kickstarter to document many of the artists who live there.

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Lawmatics raises $2.5M to help lawyers market themselves

TechCrunch

Lawmatics , a San Diego startup that’s building marketing and CRM software for lawyers, is announcing that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. CEO Matt Spiegel used to practice law himself, and he told me that even though tech companies have a wide range of marketing tools to choose from, “lawyers have not been able to adopt them,” because they need a product that’s tailored to their specific needs.

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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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My Proven Method: The Fastest Way To Grow a Passive Income Online Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Comprehensive 3 step guide to build your product and sell it automatically Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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[Frontier Car Group in Harvard Business Review] Startups, It’s Time to Think Like Camels — Not Unicorns

OurCrowd

The world has changed. In the wake of Covid-19, and the global recession it has caused, business leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors are all girding for a long period of extremely challenging conditions in the global market. How can startups and innovators of all stripes survive in such conditions? Many are not prepared. Read more here.

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FloorFound is bringing online return and resale to direct to consumer furniture businesses

TechCrunch

Over the next five years consumers will return an estimated 40 million to 50 million pieces of furniture that more than likely will end up in landfills, creating tons of unnecessary waste, according to Chris Richter, the founder of a new Austin-based furniture startup, FloorFound. To reduce that waste, and give retailers another option for their used goods, Richter has launched FloorFound.

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How I landed celebrity clients—and why they stay

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Renee Rouleau, an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Austin, Texas, is the founder and CEO of Renee Rouleau Skincare. She’s a thought leader and esthetician whose products and personalized skincare are respected by celebrities, bloggers and beauty enthusiasts. We asked Renee about her entrepreneurial journey and her strategy for continuing to love her work.

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Atlanta-based Speedscale now has $2.2 million more to grow its API test automation business

TechCrunch

It only took a few weeks after its Y Combinator demo day debut for the Atlanta-based API test automation company Speedscale to raise its first $2.2 million. Founded by longtime developers and Georgia Institute of Technology alumni Ken Ahrens, Matthew LeRay and Nate Lee, the trio had known each other for roughly 20 years before making the jump to working together.

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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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Taller con Maritza Umaña: Creando espacios saludables para tu negocio en el contexto de pandemia

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

¿Cuándo? Martes 20 de octubre de 2020 a las 3:00 PM hora de El Salvador. Tema: Creando espacios saludables para tu negocio en el contexto de pandemia. Descripción: Nunca habíamos estado tan enfocados en la higiene y limpieza de nuestros espacios como ahora dentro del contexto de la pandemia, pero nuestra salud y la quienes nos rodean depende de muchos otros factores ambientales que pasamos por alto.

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How COVID-19 and the resulting recession are impacting female founders

TechCrunch

Last week The Exchange dug into recent data concerning the amount of venture capital raised by female founders. As a refresher, the numbers were not good. In Q3 2020, PitchBook data reported that US-based female founders raised $434 million across 136 rounds. That dollar amount was off from $841 million in Q2 2020, for context. The numbers were a dramatic turnaround from where 2019 left the industry.

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A Swedish Blogger Was Laughed at. Now She Has a $4 Million Business.

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The surprisingly relatable story of Isabella Lowengrip. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Pear hosted its invite-only demo day online this year; here’s what you might have missed

TechCrunch

Pear , the eight-year-old, Palo Alto, Calif.-based seed-stage venture firm that has, from its outset, attracted the attention of VCs who think the firm has an eye for nascent talent , staged its seventh annual demo day earlier this week, and while it was virtual, one of the startups has already signed a term sheet from a top-tier venture firm. To give the rest of you a sneak peak, here’s a bit about all of the startups that presented, in broad strokes: ) AccessBell.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Brand Association – Definition, Importance, Types, & Examples

Feedough

Umpteen number of Brands are present in a customer’s vicinity. While the customer fails to recognise a few, he surely has a strong mental connection to a number of brands. As soon as a customer comes across a brand he recognises, he begins to mentally associate it with some image in his mind. This kind of connection between a consumer and a brand works like a powerhouse in creating a successful brand image.

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PearPop lets TikTok celebrities monetize by sharing shoutouts and screentime with fans

TechCrunch

PearPop a new Los Angeles-based company, is on its way to racking up nearly 25,000 users in less than a month, and has already landed seed funding from the firm Rocket One Capital. The company’s premise is simple. Allow fans to bid for shared screen time with their favorite TikTok celebrities, and it’s one that’s attracted the attention of a few of the platform’s stars with several million followers.

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[BioCatch in Find Biometrics] BioCatch Highlights Benefits of Behavioral Biometrics vs. Static Biometrics

OurCrowd

In recent posts on its official blog, Israeli-based behavioral biometrics company BioCatch establishes the difference between static and behavioral biometrics modalities, and makes the case for the advantages of the latter in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. Read more here. The post [BioCatch in Find Biometrics] BioCatch Highlights Benefits of Behavioral Biometrics vs.

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Crypto-driven marketplace Zora raises $2M to build a sustainable creator economy

TechCrunch

Dee Goens and Jacob Horne have both the exact and precisely opposite background that you’d expect to see from two people building a way for creators to build a sustainable economy for their followers to participate in. Coinbase, crypto-hack projects at university, KPMG, Merrill Lynch. But where’s the art? “Believe it or not, I used to have dreams of being a rapper,” laughs Goens.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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[Arbe Robotics in TechNode] Israel tech should keep eye on China, despite travel restrictions

OurCrowd

The new realities of a Covid world where travel restrictions are the norm have forced a hard reckoning on the Israel tech sector. As if that is not enough, the country’s legions of venture capitalists and startup founders are faced with tensions between the US and China that may not be disappearing any time soon. Read more on TechNode here. The post [Arbe Robotics in TechNode] Israel tech should keep eye on China, despite travel restrictions appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Datto sets initial IPO price range, indicating a valuation of around $4B

TechCrunch

It was just a few weeks ago that Datto, what TechCrunch called a “backup and disaster recovery firm,” filed to go public. This week the firm set an initial range for its debut. The Vista Equity Partners -backed company was picked up by the private equity firm back in 2017. Vista is back in the news lately for several reasons, some stemming from executive shenanigans — read: tax evasion and huge penalties — but at least what’s coming from Datto’s camp is good t

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[Medisafe in HIT Consultant] Consumers Cite Trump as Leading Driver of COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism

OurCrowd

Real-world results show users prefer to wait on COVID-19 vaccine dose, refer to a physician for guidance on timing, according to a new survey from Medisafe, a digital therapeutics platform that supports users with advanced medication management. The survey reveals sixty-five percent of patients say they will wait to receive the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine even if it becomes available before the end of 2020.