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5 ways to start greening your business

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

5 ways to start greening your business. By Shannon Courtney. The climate crisis is increasingly more urgent and requires a whole-of-society approach to create a clean-energy economy that benefits all. This means all companies, including young businesses and businesses run by young leaders, must also do their part to decrease their environmental impact and maximize their operations in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Psychedelic biotech, Gogoro’s SPAC, H-1Bs for Ukrainians

TechCrunch

You may not have heard of Amadeus, but if you’ve taken a trip, you’ve probably interacted with its tech stack. Launched in 1987, the company provides hundreds of transportation and hospitality providers with inventory management and booking services. “In short, it covers just about every aspect of travel IT imaginable,” writes enterprise reporter Ron Miller.

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3 Lessons From My Meanest Customer Ever?—?Customers Aren’t Always Right

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Her aggressive approach to business proves why the rat race mentality injects unnecessary poison into the startup ecosystem. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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What Glossier got wrong

TechCrunch

Evan J. Zimmerman. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Evan J. Zimmerman is the founder and CEO of Drift , a genomics software company, and chairman of Jovono , a venture capital firm. More posts by this contributor. Twitter’s acquisition strategy: Eat the public conversation. CFIUS Cometh: What this obscure agency does and why it matters to your fund or startup.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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#23. How To Build The Perfect Early Team For Your Startup w/ Sandhya Hegde

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Learn from the Unusual Ventures General Partner leading enterprise SaaS [link] Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today’s guest is Sandhya Hegde, a General Partner at Unusual Ventures who leads investment in enterprise SaaS companies. She’s built deep expertise in this area through working for multiple venture capital firms (including Khosla Ventures and Sequoia) as well as founding her own companies and being an early hire at other startups.

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[VIDEO] How to Grow Using a Roll-up Strategy

Red Rocket

I was recently interviewed by Chelsea Wood , a Managing Director at Acquisition Lab , an M&A advisory service for early-stage entrepreneurs that prefer to grow through mergers and acquisitions, instead of building a startup from scratch. This video presents strategies for how to think about planning and executing a roll-up, rolling many businesses up into one company to achieve better economies of scale (which we better detailed back in Lesson #258 ).

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Arrival’s Avinash Rugoobur to reveal EV built with Uber at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

Arrival, a U.K.-based electric vehicle company that went public last year, has set itself a lofty goal. The company aims to produce electric vehicles that cost less than other EVs and competes with pricing on fossil fuel-powered vehicles. A lofty goal requires a bold plan. For Arrival, that means bypassing the traditional large-scale or even “giga-sized” factory used by major automakers and instead turning to a much smaller and decentralized approach.

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The 5 Traits That Let You Know You Have A Problem Employee

Entrepreneur's Handbook

“They even got me an apartment to stay in when I went to Shanghai,” “Tommy”, my new VP of Sales said to me. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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VCs, unicorn founders back Truora, a startup that helps LatAm businesses onboard users via WhatsApp

TechCrunch

T ruora , a Colombian user authentication startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding co-led by two Silicon Valley-based venture firms. Propel Venture Partners and Accel led the investment for Truora, which valued the company at $75 million post-money. . Founded in August 2018, Truora was originally focused on background checks for gigster platforms.

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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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Empreendedorismo 5.0: supporting seniors entrepreneurship in Portugal

Impact Hub

When facing retirement, around 10% of people dream of starting their own business and 73% need to continue working for financial reasons in Portugal. No wonder there is a growing number of people considering a second career and looking to create start-ups. In view of this panoram – and inspired by the successful pilots of the programme in other European countries -, the Instituto Pedro Nunes launched in 2020 the Portuguese version of Empreendedorismo 5.0. .

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Does your startup have enough runway? 5 factors to consider

TechCrunch

Marjorie Radlo-Zandi. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Marjorie Radlo-Zandi is an entrepreneur, board member, mentor to startups and angel investor who shows early-stage businesses how to build and successfully scale their businesses. More posts by this contributor. Be an entrepreneur who leads with transparency. How to calculate your startup’s TAM, SAM and SOM.

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Does Your Company Really Need A Blog To Attract Customers?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

It’s not for everybody. Don’t waste your resources if you have better options. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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The answers to real estate’s climate tech questions may be all around us

TechCrunch

Dave Mullen. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Dave Mullen is an investor at SVB Capital , where he focuses largely on fintech, proptech and insurtech. Dave was previously an investor with Wells Fargo’s principal investment arm and is currently the proptech vertical lead for the EVCA. More posts by this contributor. Fintech founders can learn a lesson about frugality from these industry leaders.

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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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Successful CEOs Navigate These 3 Phases of Leadership

Entrepreneur's Handbook

You don’t have to attend a seminar to learn how to be a better leader Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed?

TechCrunch

The first quarter of 2022 brought a historically huge sum of investment for global startups, with the three-month period outclassing any quarter in 2018, 2019, and 2020, according to CB Insights data. But despite the fact that Q1 2022 posted historically elevated results, venture capital investment decelerated from Q4 2021 levels. And it may be that late-stage startups are those under the most fundraising pressure, data indicates.

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Citibank Bullied Me, Ignored Me, and Then Kept My Money

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Switching to a modern online bank saved my business (and my sanity) Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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5 key elements of effective whiteboard videos

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Whiteboard animation offers a compelling medium to promote and position yourself in the market. Few video marketing styles do a better job of helping your brand or message to resonate with an audience. However, ask any experienced video company , and they’ll all agree that you need to nail some key fundamentals from the get-go, or your whiteboard video won’t work.

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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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Ishmael (Book Review)

Continuations

Recently someone tweeted at me that I should read Ishmael by David Quinn in response to a piece I posted about the need for unlimited growth in a finite world. Well I have read it and now find myself wondering if people endorsing it, including Jack Dorsey, have spend much time thinking about it. The book consists mostly of a dialogue between a teacher (an astute and telepathic gorilla) and a student (a somewhat befuddled human who slowly learns how to see the world as desired by his teacher).

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[Edgybees in The Tech Report] Top Companies for Innovation to Watch in 2022

OurCrowd

Anyone looking to enter the business world needs to firmly define their version of innovation. What the top companies for innovation are able to do is likely vastly different from what you are able to do. Read more here. The post [Edgybees in The Tech Report] Top Companies for Innovation to Watch in 2022 appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Why China’s Version of Email Marketing Is So Effective

Andreessen Horowitz

When it comes to ecommerce, last year in China often means this year (or next) in the U.S. Numerous online shopping trends have swept China before landing stateside one or two years later. This is happening now with super apps (e.g., WeChat and Doordash), meaning platforms that customers initially use for one purpose (like ordering food. Read More. The post Why China’s Version of Email Marketing Is So Effective appeared first on Future.

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[Guild Education in AP News] Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal and Guild CEO Rachel Romer Carlson discuss importance of expanding access to education and enhancing career mobility for working adult learners

OurCrowd

SAN DIEGO, CA, April 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rachel Romer Carlson, CEO and Co-Founder of Guild, a social impact company committed to unlocking opportunity for American workers through education and career pathways, took the stage this week with Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal at the 13th annual ASU/GSV Summit, discussing the importance of adult learners and creating economic mobility.

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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 Is Print Advertising? – Importance, Elements, Types, Examples

Feedough

Newspapers, magazines, flyers, and other printed materials have been in. Read more. The post What Is Print Advertising? – Importance, Elements, Types, Examples appeared first on Feedough.

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Lucky is bringing brands, retailers together with its take on product merchandising

TechCrunch

Shifting consumer buying behaviors means brands can’t only rely on selling via one channel anymore. For e-commerce and traditional retailers looking at new ways to connect and engage with consumers, Lucky believes its approach enables them to work together to not only achieve that goal, but give consumers a better shopping experience. The one-year-old company was founded by Sneh Parmar, who has a background in consumer purchasing behavior, and Nafis Azad, whose background is in software UX and p

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Failure to face the truth

A Smart Bear: Longform

This admonition recurs in myriad books, frameworks, and topics, across decades of time. When something is so consistent, it must be wisdom.

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ProtonMail buys email alias startup SimpleLogin

TechCrunch

Proton , the Geneva, Switzerland-based startup behind the eponymous E2E encrypted webmail service ProtonMail , has acquired French startup SimpleLogin , which offers a freemium, open-source service for creating email aliases to let people shield their actual email address when they sign up for digital services. Paris-based SimpleLogin was founded back in 2019 and works as a browser extension, web app and mobile app — also offering users a dashboard where they can disable aliases (such as i

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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.