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from cast-off to startup: using the waste stream in the classroom

Venture Well

Universities are not merely places for learning about the problems created by our waste stream—they are places for demonstrating real-world solutions. The post from cast-off to startup: using the waste stream in the classroom appeared first on VentureWell.

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Ones to Watch in Esports

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Esports continues to be a leader in advancing media technology, yet the gaming community continues to struggle in creating a singular hub for viewers to check out all their favorite games and for there to be a singular hub for gaming education. With the market as large as ever and continuing to grow, Batch 26 companies Gamerzclass and Juked are working towards creating the next big hubs in esports.

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5 Conditions of Successful Entrepreneurship - Gallup's Assessment

Smart Hustle Magazine

Building a business with real profits, good jobs and sustainable growth takes time, as Charles Fred, TrueSpace founder and CEO, knows. As a successful serial entrepreneur, he has experienced firsthand the difficulties associated with leading a business through the startup stage to post-startup and finally mid-market. Motivated by the desire to understand the systemic reasons keeping businesses from scaling , Fred spent four years conducting an ethnographic study whose conclusions helped define a

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8 Key Drivers of Cannabis Industry Growth in 2020

Fink About It

The cannabis industry has been regarded, for good reason, as one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. And while the potential for this fledgling industry remains immense, it met some significant challenges in the second half of 2019. A problematic Q3 and Q4, which saw a significant correction for publicly traded cannabis companies, resulted in [.].

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Getting Serious about Food Systems: Vermont’s Farm to Plate

EntreWorks Consulting

In recent years, many states and communities have embraced food systems and ag/food sector development as core economic development strategies. This is a field with lots of innovation and creativity underway, but one of my favorite efforts has been Vermont’s Farm to Plate programming. This effort kicked off in 2009, and, since then, a wide and deep statewide network has been pushing goals of supporting sustainable economic development, improving soil and environmental quality, and ensuring tha

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[TechSee in Fast Company] The 10 most innovative virtual and augmented reality companies of 2020

OurCrowd

TechSee’s “Smart Assist” feature uses AR and computer vision to help customer service agents diagnose and fix malfunctioning hardware devices. Read more here. The post [TechSee in Fast Company] The 10 most innovative virtual and augmented reality companies of 2020 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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The Tech:NYC COVID-19 Digest Email

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Tech:NYC , NYC’s tech industry association (which I co-chair), has launched a daily email digest for the tech sector to keep up with the latest COVID-19 developments in NYC. Here is the first daily email that went out yesterday afternoon. You can sign up for it here. If you are leading a company right now, it is hard to know exactly what to do and when to do it.

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[ClimaCell in Fast Company] The 10 most innovative data science companies of 2020

OurCrowd

ClimaCell is aiming to change the way cities think about weather by predicting temperature, precipitation, humidity, visibility, and even lightning strikes for areas as small as a city block. Read more here. The post [ClimaCell in Fast Company] The 10 most innovative data science companies of 2020 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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COVID19: Flatten the Curve

Continuations

On February 25th we sent a Coronavirus Preparedness email to all of USV’s portfolio company CEOs. Since then it has become clear that many countries, including the US, have far underestimated the severity and spread of COVID19. As of March 10th any company that can have employees work from home should do so. Of course that is not possible if you are operating a production facility, or distribution center, or other labor that has to be carried out in person.

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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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[Syqe in Fast Company] These are the most innovative biotechnology companies of 2020

OurCrowd

In 2019, the Syqe Inhaler received the world’s first-ever regulatory approval from the Israeli Ministry of Health as a medical device combined with cannabis. The programmable inhalation device pairs a hot new method of drug delivery with a landmark cannabis-medical device. Read more here. The post [Syqe in Fast Company] These are the most innovative biotechnology companies of 2020 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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COVID-19: A GCUC Blessing and a Curse

GCUC

Real talk: GCUC Seattle being postponed due to COVID-19 was a blessing and a curse to our team. Sixty days before any GCUC event. The post COVID-19: A GCUC Blessing and a Curse appeared first on GCUC Community.

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[Intuition Robotics in Fast Company]The most innovative companies of 2020 in the Middle East

OurCrowd

The company’s first product, the lamp-shaped ElliQ, interacts proactively with owners—unlike Amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant, which wait to be summoned for tasks—and uses natural language processing, light, sound, and shifting position to communicate. Read more here. The post [Intuition Robotics in Fast Company]The most innovative companies of 2020 in the Middle East appeared first on OurCrowd.

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YC W20 Online Demo Day Now on March 16

Y Combinator

Over the last few days, a large number of investors have accelerated their outreach to our current batch of founders. They are moving quickly to make investment decisions, and we’re going to match their pace and accelerate our schedule by one week. YC W20 online Demo Day will now be on March 16. On March 16, the YC Demo Day website will go live, a modified version of the website that investors and founders have used over the past five years.

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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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[Zebra in Fast Company] The 10 most innovative health companies of 2020

OurCrowd

Zebra Medical develops artificial intelligence to help doctors carry their heavy workload and make the best diagnoses possible for patients. Zebra’s Multi-Modality AI Triage Solution, which identifies suspected internal bleeding faster than previously possible for both head CT scans and chest x-rays. Read more here. The post [Zebra in Fast Company] The 10 most innovative health companies of 2020 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Beyond Meat in Fast Company] The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies

OurCrowd

As interest in plant-based meats surges, Beyond Meat is leading the way, expanding to 77,000 points of distribution in 65 countries, including more than 9,000 Dunkin’s, which began serving Beyond Breakfast Sausage in November. Read more here. The post [Beyond Meat in Fast Company] The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies appeared first on OurCrowd.

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[Portfolio companies in Israel21C] CB Insights names 6 Israeli firms to AI 100 list

OurCrowd

Razor Labs, Zebra Medical Vision, Healthy.io, Lemonade, Viz.ai and Snyk were chosen for bringing outstanding AI capabilities to the market. Read more here. The post [Portfolio companies in Israel21C] CB Insights names 6 Israeli firms to AI 100 list appeared first on OurCrowd.

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