Wed.Apr 21, 2021

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The Vision Thing

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

A well-known entrepreneur turned VC, who will go unnamed because I am not sure he would want me to share this conversation publicly, once told me “if you remove a founder, you must sell the company within a couple of years or it will start to decline in value.” I don’t entirely agree with that and my experience with it has been different, but it brings up an incredibly important topic about leadership.

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Nigerian fintech Okra raises $3.5M backed by Accenture Ventures and Susa Ventures

TechCrunch

The last five years have seen a plethora of fintech applications in Nigeria (and Africa, in general) grow at an astonishing rate. But most of these companies and developers find it difficult to access real-time banking data. This, in turn, creates a bottleneck when onboarding and verifying customers. Since 2019, Plaid-esque companies, but with different twists to their offerings, have emerged to solve these issues.

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Never Raising, Always Raising

Tomasz Tunguz

Startups used to raise once every 18 months. Today, we joke in Startupland that a startup is never raising and always raising. The implication is the most sought after companies often receive offers, whether they are in market raising capital or not. Take a moment to think through that statement with me. Venture capitalists and boards used to value a company every 18 months.

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9 investors, execs and founders discuss Zagreb’s startup potential

TechCrunch

Startups may not spring to mind when speaking about the beautiful country of Croatia. Indeed, the country is most popular as a tourist destination, and given that tourism accounted for about 20% of its GDP in 2018 , to an extent, its pre-pandemic focus was mostly on growing its share of the international tourism market. But Croatia’s entrepreneurs haven’t been quiet: Startups like Infobip and Rimac are significant local hero businesses now, and the region can boast of high-quality ta

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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How to Use Video Marketing to Boost Your Rewards-Based Crowdfunding Campaign

StartupNation

Showing and telling are both essential elements in any rewards-based crowdfunding campaign. Nevertheless, without the show , you’ll never get to the tell — let alone the sell. Crowdfunding is an excellent way for entrepreneurs to test the concept of their product or service and determine market need (or lack thereof). Rewards-based crowdfunding is a great way to get the upfront capital you need while providing backers with a unique return on their investment in the form of rewards, like a physi

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Transform your Business from Failure to Success. Be The Rugged Entrepreneur.

Smart Hustle Magazine

Carlton Scott Andrew knows what it takes to succeed in business. In this article, he explains why faith, work ethic and more are essential. I firmly believe that anyone can become an entrepreneur. Millions of people around the world make the leap every year. However, the vast majority don’t know what it takes to succeed before jumping in. Rugged Entrepreneurs (aka, “Ruggeds”) have a totally different story to tell.

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Tribal Credit, which provides credit cards to startups in emerging markets, raises $34.3M

TechCrunch

The B2B payments space has seen an explosion in demand, and investor interest, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses try to figure out how to pay each other digitally. The challenges become even more complex when dealing with cross-border payments. Startups that were formed before the pandemic stand to benefit from the shift. One such startup, Tribal Credit , launched its beta in late 2019 to provide payment products for startups and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in emergi

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Conscious Consumerism: How to Build a Business with Ethics (and Why it Matters)

StartupNation

If you’re building a new business to last, it is extremely important that you focus on your company’s ethics from the very beginning. Why is it so important for entrepreneurs to focus on company ethics and transparency ? There is a growing segment of active and informed consumers who vote with their wallet, who will only spend money with businesses whose ethics are in-line with their own.

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Stix expands from at-home pregnancy and ovulation tests to UTI products with $3.5M seed

TechCrunch

Companies like Ro and Hims have capitalized on the need for more seamless and discreet access to health and wellness products that are part of everyday life. For men. Stix is looking to do the same for women, and has today announced the raise of a $3.5 million seed round. The financing was co-led by Resolute Ventures and SWAT equity partners, with participation from Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Bullish, and a variety of strategic angels.

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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.

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Signal Business Model | How Does Signal Make Money?

Feedough

At a time when more than half the world’s population finds itself on the internet, companies have turned the privacy of individuals into commodities. They use this gathered data to personalise advertisements for each potential customer. Today, more and more individuals are growing conscious of the kind of data they share on the internet and even on private messaging platforms.

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Hive raises $85M for AI-based APIs to help moderate content, identify objects and more

TechCrunch

As content moderation continues to be a critical aspect of how social media platforms work — one that they may be pressured to get right, or at least do better in tackling — a startup that has built a set of data and image models to help with that, along with any other tasks that require automatically detecting objects or text, is announcing a big round of funding.

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Jamie Pujara: The 2021 EO Mark Lincoln Volunteer of the Year

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Congratulations to Jamie Pujara, the 2021 EO Mark Lincoln Volunteer of the Year Award ! Jamie is an EO Kenya member and the MEPA Regional Chair. This notable honour is awarded annually to one member who embodies the heart and soul of volunteerism. (Photo caption: Jamie Pujara and Vivienne van Eijkelenborg). At the height of the pandemic, Jamie led and served more than 1,000 MEPA members as regional chair, putting their needs above his own.

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Figma introduces a whiteboard tool called FigJam

TechCrunch

Figma spent years in stealth before launching its web-based collaborative design tool. Since coming into the light, the company has been iterating quickly. Today, Figma launches its biggest product update to date. Meet FigJam, Figma’s new whiteboarding tool. The entire concept of Figma stemmed from the fact that designers were taking up much more space at the figurative table and needed a place to collaborate efficiently.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

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.

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How Do I Write An Employee Application?

ExactHire - Startups

The digital age has transformed recruiting. From a branded careers site where applicants can search and apply for jobs to quick-as-a-click reporting that lets you see what works and what doesn’t, data-driven recruiting beats the old paper-pushing days of yore. But don’t toss your job application form in the recycling box just yet. Far from being obsolete, the reliable questionnaire is still a heavy hitter in your recruitment toolbox.

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OneSoil raises $5 million for its farm monitoring tech

TechCrunch

OneSoil , a company selling technology to help farmers monitor fields and increase yields, has raised $5 million from international investors Almaz Capital and PortfoLion. The company’s tech integrates satellite imagery with mobile and desktop applications for farming analytics. These offerings include both remote crop monitoring and variable-rate seed and fertilizer applications that can reduce the time spent on field scouting and improve efficiency as it relates to inputs.

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[Perception Point in FinSMEs] Perception Point Raises $28M in Series B Funding

OurCrowd

Perception Point, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based email and collaboration security company offering fast interception of content-based attacks as a service, raised $28m in Series B, bringing the total funding to $48m. Read more here. The post [Perception Point in FinSMEs] Perception Point Raises $28M in Series B Funding appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Gogoro partners with India’s Hero MotoCorp, one of the world’s largest two-wheel vehicle makers

TechCrunch

Electric scooters powered by Gogoro ’s swappable, rechargeable batteries now account for nearly a quarter of monthly sales in Taiwan , its home market. But one of the most frequent questions co-founder and chief executive officer Horace Luke gets asked is when will Gogoro launch its scooters in other countries. “I always said, ‘we’re getting ready, we’re getting ready, we’re getting ready,” he told TechCrunch.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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[OurCrowd in The Baltic Times] The Baltic Region Has Emerged – as an Entry Point into the World of Venture Capital

OurCrowd

The rising tide of global venture capital has lifted a lot of boats, with more startups getting funded than ever before. And if the first quarter of 2021 is any indication, it’s going to be another banner year. Crunchbase data reported global venture capital investment of $125 billion in Q1 2021, a 94% increase year-over-year. While low interest rates over the last decade have driven investors to the higher returns of VC, the pandemic accelerated technology investments.

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Dear Sophie: How can I get my startup off the ground and visit the US?

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor. Dear Sophie: How can I get an H-1B without the lottery?

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The Productivity Hack an Entrepreneur with 5 Exits Wished He Knew Earlier

Entrepreneur's Handbook

He got rid of texts Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Authzed scores $3.9M seed to build permissions API service

TechCrunch

Authzed , an early stage startup that wants to make it easier for developers to build permissions in their applications, announced a $3.9 million seed round today. The investment was led by Work-Bench with participation from Y Combinator and Amplify Partners. CEO and co-founder Jake Moshenko says the service is an API that is designed to help developers quickly add permissions to an application. “Authzed is a platform to store, compute and validate application permissions.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Your Green Screen Looks Bad. Here’s How To Do It The Right Way.

Smart Hustle Magazine

In my many years of speaking online I’ve never used a green screen, until last week. I used it when I was presenting for a HULU webinar. It looked great, and I’ll tell you why. Most people who use green screens – it looks really bad. When they move they have that “disappearing” effect and it looks horrible. Hence, I’ve always resited green screens.

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Per Diem raises $2.3M to help local businesses build subscription programs

TechCrunch

It might be time for neighborhood restaurants and coffee shops to start thinking about a subscription business — at least according to a new Y Combinator-backed startup called Per Diem. The company is announcing today that it has raised $2.3 million in seed funding led by Two Sigma Ventures. As co-founder CEO Tomer Molovinsky put it, Per Diem helps local businesses “build their own Amazon Prime.” He said that he and his co-founder/CTO Doron Segal started working on this during the pa

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Want to Start a Business? Find a Niche and Fill it (Episode 213)

StartupNation

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares an important adage for all aspiring entrepreneurs: find a niche and fill it! To reiterate the importance of finding a niche, Jeff discusses the startup success story of Avery Stempel, founder of Collar City Mushrooms , a store in Troy, New York, that’s devoted entirely to selling mushrooms.

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Creator+ raises $12M to build a film studio and streaming service focused on digital storytellers

TechCrunch

In the words of co-founder and CEO Jonathan Shambroom, Creator+ is a new startup that will “finance, produce and distribute feature-length films from today’s top creators and emerging storytellers.” The company is coming out of stealth today and also announcing that it has raised $12 million in funding led by Petra Group and Freestyle Capital, with participation from Jake Roper, Peter Hollens, Wendy Ayche (a.k.a.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.