Entrepreneurs' Organization
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Contributed by J. Douglas (Doug) Holladay, the founder and CEO of PathNorth , a former White House advisor, and a professor at Georgetown University. Doug is also the author of Rethinking Success: Eight Essential Practices for Finding Meaning in Work and Life. Years ago, my close friend Steve Case , cofounder of AOL, and I flew down to Asheville, North Carolina, for a private visit with Billy Graham.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Pony.ai, the Chinese autonomous vehicle startup and relative newcomer to the industry, is now valued at $5.3 billion following a fresh injection of $267 million in funding. The round was led by TIP, an innovation fund within the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board that focuses on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in companies that deliver disruptive technology.
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StartupNation
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of American deaths and counting. Staggering unemployment numbers nationwide. Unprecedented hardships for small businesses and their owners. Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear — perhaps now more than ever — that the ability to adapt swiftly and successfully is vital to survival for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Provizio , a combination hardware and software startup with technology to improve car safety, has closed a seed investment round of $6.2million. Investors include Bobby Hambrick (the founder of Autonomous Stuff); the founders of Movidius; the European Innovation Council (EIC); ACT Venture Capital. The startup has a “five-dimensional” sensory platform that — it says — perceives, predicts and prevents car accidents in real time and beyond the line-of-sight.
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OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Radicle Growth has announced MycoTechnology and BlueNalu as the winners of Syngenta’s Radicle Protein Challenge. The Challenge was initiated to uncover innovation and invest a total of $1.25 million in two leading players in the transformation of protein. Read more here. The post [BlueNalu in Vegconomist] MycoTechnology and BlueNalu Announced Winners of Radicle Protein Challenge, Receive $1.25M Investment appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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StartupNation
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Today, we’ve got some great news to report coming out of Ann Arbor. Another unicorn has emerged, as LLamasoft , an AI-based business for supply chain management, has been acquired for $1.5 billion. Jeff spoke with Ara Topouzian, executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association , who had this to say about the news: “It’s great news for the state of Michigan… it shows is that we’ve got some great entrepreneurs and innovators here in Michigan, and hopefully we’
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
In recent times startups have appeared offering credit at an e-commerce basket checkout so that a customer can buy a product without needing to pay right away. Klarna or Clearpay are the two most notable in this field. But what if you flipped the model around so that consumers could buy the item at a lower price later on, and the retailer could reduce waste?
Smart Hustle Magazine
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
A recent Peloton product launch reminded me about good-better-best pricing strategy, and why the strategy could be for your small business. For those who do not know, Peloton makes exercise equipment. They became famous for their stationary bike, and the experience that goes along with using it. You see, the company also makes the media that people who exercise on their machines consume while working out.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Last year , the French government and the government-backed initiative La French Tech unveiled an index of French startups so that it would be easier to identify them. The 40 top-performing startups get the label Next40, and the top 120 startups are grouped into the French Tech 120 — it’s a play on words with the CAC40 and SBF 120 stock indexes. Here’s a list of the 40 private companies in this year’s Next40: Image Credits: La French Tech.
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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.
Feedough
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Generally, startups are not profitable during their early stages. By not profitable, it means that they spend more than they earn. This is usually the most common reason why startups go for external funding. But the investors at such an early stage often look for a metric to understand the cash outflow rate and how much time it will take for the startup to use all of the invested money.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
5 questions that will help you find yours Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
As the pandemic rages on, companies are looking for an edge when it comes to sales. Having the right data about the customers most likely to convert can be a huge boost right now. Slintel , an early-stage startup building a sales intelligence tool, announced a $4.2 million seed round today. The investment was led by Accel with help from Sequoia Capital India and existing investor Stellaris Venture Partners.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
I’ve always been a fan of music in the shower. So when a long time AVC reader sent me a link to his Kickstarter project, Shower Power , I immediately backed it. If you are into music in the shower like I am, you might want to check it out and support it too. USV TEAM POSTS: Albert Wenger — Oct 30, 2020 The Coming Fight for Control of the Internet.
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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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Step into the sharp edges, do something that scares you Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
Source Link
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
SourceLink affiliates share lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic that service providers can use to help communities bounce back after disaster strikes.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Starling founder Anne Boden recently told TechCrunch that the U.K. challenger bank is on track to be profitable by Christmas, but this doesn’t mean it isn’t out raising additional capital already. According to well-placed sources, Starling has hired Rothschild with the aim of raising a new £200 million round. The draw is its expected profitability, which one source says is already creating private equity investor interest.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
The onslaught of coronavirus cases clogged hospital operations—pulling AI-enabled solutions that streamline triage into the spotlight. For example, the Mayo Clinic partnered with AI firm Diagnostic Robotics to implement an AI-powered predictive analytics platform for patient triage to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations and optimize clinical decision-making.
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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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Become the expert you are meant to be Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
What a difference a week makes. This time last week, in the wake of earnings from tech’s five largest American companies and early results from other software companies , it appeared that tech shares were in danger of losing their mojo. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on Extra Crunch , or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday.
Angel Capital Association
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
By: Robert Weber, Managing Partner of Great North Labs , an Upper Midwest Venture Fund Angel investors and advisors, have you checked in with your tax advisor lately? If not, may I suggest a good reason to do that would be to discuss Section 1202 of the U.S. Tax Code. For background, it was part of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993, which had the purpose of providing targeted relief for investors who risk their funds in new ventures and small businesses.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Startups that produce lab-grown meat and meat substitutes are gaining traction and raising cash in global markets, mirroring a surge of support food tech companies are seeing in the United States. New partnerships with global chains like McDonald’s in Hong Kong, the launch of test kitchens in Israel and new financing rounds for startups in Sydney and Singapore point to abounding opportunities in international markets for meat alternatives.
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