Tue.Nov 22, 2022

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4 Lessons Nature Can Teach You About Business

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Are you struggling to find new ways to motivate your work team? Are you brainstorming a marketing strategy or quarterly plan and feeling fresh out of new ideas? If so, it may be time to take a step outside. When people think about adventures in the great outdoors, they probably disassociate those activities from the daily grind of the corporate office.

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Leta, a Kenyan supply chain and logistics SaaS provider, raises $3M to scale in Africa

TechCrunch

Leta , a Kenyan B2B supply chain and logistics SaaS provider launched last year to optimize fleet management, is looking for growth opportunities in West Africa, even as it scales operations in its existing five markets. Leta’s proprietary route and load optimization technology is designed to boost efficiency in the delivery of goods to customers, and reduces the number of vehicles needed for distribution, leading to cost savings and increased competitiveness.

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Gust Educational Resources for Founders and Startups

Gust

Throughout the years of developing Gust.com and Gust Launch, we recognized a common pain point in the startup journey. Founders, the passionate entrepreneurs pouring all of their efforts into building their ventures, had questions about how to properly set up their startups. They ask those early questions: What should we be doing? How do we set it up?

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Taktile raises $20M to help fintech companies test and deploy decision-making models

TechCrunch

The logic behind many fintech companies’ automated decisions — decisions that determine whether a customer is approved for a credit line, for example — is hard-coded into their app’s backend. This means that if a head of credit, for example, wants to make a change to the lending criteria, they have to raise a ticket with the IT department.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Fokes Connects Families, Caregivers and Care Agencies for Smoother Communications and Care 

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Home healthcare is an important and growing industry. As the U.S. population ages, the need for home healthcare, which can be a cost-effective alternative, grows. Valerie Riley, serial entrepreneur and founder of Fokes , recognized an opportunity. . Fokes is a three-way communication tool that can be used to connect caregivers, home care agencies, and the families who engage care services for their loved ones.

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Andrew Tate is back on twitter but does he have any credibility to teach others about business?

Founder Bounty

Andrew Tate is back on Twitter but does he really have any experience in teaching others about building a business? Yes he has created a learning platform using affiliate marketing to go viral but otherwise his expertise is in that not really building a scalable business with recurring revenue where investors and venture capitalists would look to invest.

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Visible launches activity-tracking platform to tackle Long COVID

TechCrunch

A new activity-tracking platform is launching out of stealth today with $1 million in pre-seed funding, with a view toward helping those suffering from Long COVID track and manage their symptoms. Visible , as the company is called, is the brainchild of Harry Leeming , a London-based engineer who says he has suffered from Long COVID for the past two years, and Luke Martin-Fuller.

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Wealthtech startup Kristal.AI nets $10m to fund expansion into UAE

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Password. Remember Me. No account yet? Register Wealthtech firm Kristal.AI announced that it secured $10 million worth of investments in its pre-series B round that will help fund its expansion into new markets and drive product and platform innovation. The firm said that it already tripped its AUM to cross the $1 billion mark in August 2022 and grow its user base year-on-year by over 50 percent.

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As employees shift from office, Cloudbrink provides a strong, secure internet connection

TechCrunch

Most companies have worked hard over the years to produce strong and secure internet connections in the office, but over the last several years in particular, as more employees have been working away from the office, it’s been difficult for IT pros to reproduce that speed and safety. Cloudbrink , a startup launched in 2019, has built a solution to bring that same safety and speed found in the building to wherever the employee happens to be working (to the extent possible).

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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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ACA Announces Partnership with Linqto

Angel Capital Association

Angel Capital Association Announces Partnership with Linqto, CEO to Speak. 11/22/2022. The Angel Capital Association (ACA) has announced a partnership with Linqto, a leading global private markets investment platform that provides accredited investors with access to some of the world’s most sought-after, privately-held companies. “The key to success in angel investing is having proper diversification.

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Startup founders need to be data-informed, not just ‘data-driven’

TechCrunch

Ann Lai. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Ann Lai joined Bullpen Capital in 2020 as a general partner and has invested in and advised more than 30 early- to late-stage companies. Among all the buzzwords startups use when pitching investors and in their marketing, “data-driven” is nearly at the top of the pile. But what does being data-driven really mean?

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Weekly 23: An entrepreneur’s guide to Black Friday

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter! You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we discuss Why heavy discounts can be damaging to your startup How to prepare for Black Friday as a creator Let’s do this. Is Black Friday toxic for startups? Black Friday might be an excellent time for businesses to decrease inventory and make a quick buck.

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During a recession, look to drive growth through customer retention

TechCrunch

Vijay Sundaram. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Vijay Sundaram is Chief Strategy Officer at Zoho , where he drives corporate strategy, execution, channel management, business development, and enterprise sales. More posts by this contributor. Can Biden really crack down on tech monopolies? We must end the era of adjunct surveillance. The global economy is teetering on the verge of a recession, causing many organizations to retrench, either by slowing investments or aggressively cutting costs.

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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 to Fundraise in Uncertain Times

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A VC’s best practices for early-stage founders Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Daily Crunch: No-code fintech services startup Taktile closes $20M Series A round

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Soooo you may have received the, erm, first edition of Daily Crunch yesterday , where we mentioned a certain conference, placing it in the wrong country. Whoops — we updated the headline. Sorry, Finland, we love you, honestly.

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Fundamentals of Flex

GCUC

A one day primer on building, operating and succeeding in the workspace landscape from experts who have already succeeded. Now that the spotlight is. The post Fundamentals of Flex appeared first on GCUC Community.

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Are tech valuations artificially low, or are we simply returning to reality?

TechCrunch

Yesterday this column discussed a tranche of data from Carta detailing an evolving venture capital market. We argued that the collected information showed the existence of a Series C “crunch,” or a bottleneck in the capital ladder that startups climb. Because there have been “crunches” at various stages before, the fact that Series Cs are particularly stubborn today might not ruffle your feathers.

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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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The Path To Inclusion For Young Migrant Women

Impact Hub

Since 2015, more than 1.5 million Third-Country Nationals aged 18-35 have entered the European Union and have made the region their permanent home – about 46% of this group is women. . Momentum of Cooperation is an initiative focused on reducing barriers faced by migrant and refugee women undergoing the process of socio-economic integration. By taking a multi-stakeholder and whole-of-government approach, the programme aims to build a more inclusive, accessible, and equal society for all.

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Cold outreach with a warm touch: Here’s the fast pitch we emailed to investors

TechCrunch

Nathan Beckord. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Nathan Beckord is CEO of Foundersuite.com , a software platform for raising capital and managing investors. He is also the host of Foundersuite’s How I Raised It podcast. More posts by this contributor. A 7-step method for running effective pitch meetings. How to build and maintain momentum in your fundraising process.

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MOMENTUM project on the path for inclusion

Impact Hub

MOMENTUM project, co-funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, is implemented in Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal and Spain since January 2022 and will be completed by the end of 2023. The program full name “ Breaking silos, promoting young TCN women’s access to targeted vocational training and labour market opportunities through social economy – MOMENTUM of Cooperation” gives a direct overview of the main aims and goal of this ambitio

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Bitpanda obtains German crypto license as crypto platforms want to prove they are legit

TechCrunch

All eyes are currently on the collapse of FTX in the crypto industry. That’s why today’s news from Bitpanda is an important signal for the Austrian unicorn company. Bitpanda has received a crypto license from Germany’s financial regulator (BaFin). Its German subsidiary is now officially allowed to process cryptocurrencies for German customers under its Crypto Custody and Proprietary Trading license.

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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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What I’m Doing to Prepare My Business for Black Friday

Entrepreneur's Handbook

It’s not a lot — but it’s essential Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Pipe’s founding team stepping down as hunt for ‘veteran’ CEO begins

TechCrunch

The three co-founders of alternative financing startup Pipe are stepping down from their roles as executives of the company in one of the most dramatic management shake-ups seen in the fintech startup world in some time. Miami-based Pipe said today it is on the hunt for a “veteran” CEO as Harry Hurst, who has been the face of the company since its 2019 inception, transitions from his role as co-CEO to vice chairman.

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Why the FTX Scam Is Not the End of Crypto

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A story about fraud, free markets, and antifragility Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Sequoia India’s Surge backs healthtech startup RedBrick AI in $4.6M funding

TechCrunch

Healthtech startup RedBrick AI has raised $4.6 million in a funding round led by Sequoia India and Southeast Asia’s Surge as it plans to expand the market for its medical imagery annotations solution. Artificial intelligence has become ubiquitous in clinical diagnosis. But researchers need much of their initial time preparing data for training AI systems.

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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.