NZ Entrepreneur
AUGUST 16, 2022
Want to tap in to the best startup advice from entrepreneurs who are out there doing it? Welcome to ‘500 Founders’ where we ask innovators from around New Zealand for their top insights for first time startup founders. Sophie Silver – cofounder. Celadon. “Take as much time as you can to understand your customer. “ “This journey has taken much longer than I expected.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
Lori Systems , an African on-demand logistics and trucking company digitizing haulage and providing shippers with solutions to manage their cargo and transporters, has raised a pre-Series B round in which Google participated along with other existing investors. Sources say the company raised at a slightly higher valuation than its last $110 million valuation in 2020. .
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Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 16, 2022
Are you prepared to build a factory? Few people are. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
There’s been an explosion of business intelligence (BI) tools in recent years, or tools that analyze and convert raw data into info for use in decision making. Investments in them are on the rise, but companies are still struggling to become “data-driven” — at least, according to some survey results. NewVantage Partners’ 2022 poll of chief data and analytics officers found that less than half (47.4%) believed that they’re competing on data and analytics.
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.
Founder Bounty
AUGUST 16, 2022
The explosion of Andrew Tate on every TikTok Chanel around has pushed all kinds of traffic towards Hustlers university and cobrate. However, there are a couple of alternatives out there that you guys should check out with real quality entrepreneurs that have built and sold million if not billion dollar companies. Founderbounty Founderbounty does matching with entrepreneurs with ready- to-lauch ideas.
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Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 16, 2022
Here are 6 unexpected realities of building a 7-figure business with a spouse-turned-cofounder. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
It was the fundraise heard around Twitter. Adam Neumann, the infamous entrepreneur behind WeWork, raised a stunning $350 million from Andreessen Horowitz for a yet-to-launch real estate company called Flow. The investment gave Neumann’s latest venture a more than $1 billion valuation , as reported by The New York Times, and came amid what is supposed to be an investor pullback in a bear market.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 16, 2022
Learn from the CEO of Medium [link] Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Welcome to the Entrepreneur’s Handbook Podcast, where we share inspiring startup stories and practical takeaways for you, the listener. Today’s guest is Stubblebine, the brand new CEO of Medium. He exclusively reveals some of his intentions for the future of the company. Tony’s had a long career in the tech world, having worked for multiple companies and also built multiple of his own start-ups, too.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
As the jobs market remains tight (mass layoffs and hiring freezes in tech aside), companies are laser-focused on retaining staff. One of the areas they’re investing in is upskilling, which aims to teach employees new skills in departments with which they’re unfamiliar. For example, Walmart announced in 2021 that it would invest nearly $1 billion over the next five years to provide its employees with access to higher education and training.
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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.
GCUC
AUGUST 16, 2022
Here at GCUC we are immensely fortunate to cross paths and work with so many amazing people. Through our work, we’ve cultivated a global. The post Community of Cultivators: Edition 63 appeared first on GCUC Community.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
Analyzing data generated within the enterprise — for example, sales and purchasing data — can lead to insights that improve operations. But some organizations are struggling to process, store and use their vast amounts of data efficiently. According to an IDC survey commissioned by Seagate, organizations collect only 56% of the data available throughout their lines of business, and out of that 56%, they only use 57%.
Health Tech Capital
AUGUST 16, 2022
Check the July 21, 2022 MedTech Innovator investment panel with JJDC, Dexcom and Healthtech Capital
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
Ever since technology stocks began getting repriced in late 2021, we kept hearing that the correction would eventually trickle down to private startups. Each quarter brought its share of answers on how the venture capital slowdown would shape up. Would it impact late-stage deals first? Yes. Would it ever reach the angel and seed stage? Maybe not. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.
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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?
Andreessen Horowitz
AUGUST 16, 2022
Building your board forward from product-market fit—instead of backward from an IPO date—helps you clarify the most critical challenges facing your company and find the right people to advise you. A good board of directors can be one of the … The post The Strategic Approach to Building a Board appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
This cycle of tech layoffs has been consistent yet highly nuanced. No two layoffs are the same, both when comparing two separate companies which happened to have cut a fifth of staff in the same hour, or when highlighting that the same entity has cut staff twice in a short time span. On Equity , a podcast that I co-host alongside Alex Wilhelm and Mary Ann Azevedo , we’ve been talking through the barrage of bad news on a thrice-weekly basis.
Feedough
AUGUST 16, 2022
The world is changing at a faster pace than we. Read more. The post What Is Cleantech?- Challenges, Use Cases and Examples appeared first on Feedough.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
After a pandemic-driven cloud adoption boom in the enterprise, costs are finally coming under a microscope. M ore than a third of businesses report having cloud budget overruns of up to 40%, according to a recent poll by observability software vendor Pepperdata. A separate survey from Flexera found that optimizing the existing use of cloud services is a top initiative at 59% of companies — cost being the main motivation. .
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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!
Y Combinator
AUGUST 16, 2022
PostHog ( YC W20 ) is a suite of open source product analytic tools that companies can host themselves. YC’s Anu Hariharan sat down with the co-founder and CEO of PostHog James Hawkins to discuss hiring their first five employees: A full-stack engineer Software engineer Data engineer Graphic designer Software engineer James discusses each hire and dives into the unique ways they found their earliest employees, the importance of writing a company handbook, and lessons learned along the way
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture that’s working to commercialize autonomous driving technology, has launched its new all-electric IONIQ 5-based robotaxi for driverless ride-hail operations on the Lyft network in Las Vegas. The news follows years of collaboration between the two companies in Las Vegas. The launch of the IONIQs, which marks the turnover of Motional’s fleet of BMW-based AVs, is right on schedule.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
AUGUST 16, 2022
NFTs are more important than you think… In this article, I explored the REAL use cases of NFTs that are being built, and what they will be used for in the future. Understanding The Hype Cycle Have you heard of the Gartner Hype Cycle? It suggests that disruptive technologies go through 5 key phases: 1. Technology Trigger: the emergence of a potentially disruptive technology. 2.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
Podcasting has emerged as a major billion-dollar industry, with ad revenue in the U.S. alone expected to hit $2 billion this year — a figure that’s set to double by 2024. Against that backdrop, major players in the field are bolstering their podcasting armory, with Spotify recently doling out around $85 million for two companies specializing in podcast measurement and analytics, while Acast recently snapped up Podchaser — an “IMDb for podcasts” that gives advertiser
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Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
QuotaBook , a Seoul-based equity management platform, has raised $11 million in funding led by Elefund, with participation from Access Ventures, Hana Securities and South Korean fintech company Viva Republica. Some of its previous backers, including Draper Associates and Capstone Partners, joined the round. The Korean startup, which graduated from Y Combinator (YC)’s Winter 21 batch, was founded by former venture capitalists Andy Choi , Dan Hong and Pilseon Jun , in 2019.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
If you ask me, climate tech investor Contrarian Ventures isn’t so contrarian anymore. The five-year-old firm is targeting $100 million for its second seed-stage fund, and it’s doing so smack in the middle of a climate-tech dealmaking boom. So, if anything, it’s trendy. But when the seed-stage VC — a backer of e-bike maker Zoomo and solar data firm PVcase — debuted with a $13.6 million fund in 2017, its focus was “obviously contrarian,” founding partner Rokas Peciula
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
Reentering society after years in prison is difficult for many reasons, among which perhaps the most prosaic is simply that it’s hard to get a job — and what training and transition programs exist are far from sufficient. Emerge Career hopes to change that with an improved in-facility training curriculum that prepares the soon-to-be-formerly-incarcerated for an in-demand job using a more modern method.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 16, 2022
Qeepsake , a New York-based family journaling app, has raised $2 million in seed funding. Founded in 2015, Qeepsake sends its users daily questions via text or push notifications to encourage them to reflect on their day, children, parenting and more. Text, photo and video responses are then automatically organized into digital journals in Qeepsake’s app.
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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
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