A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
OCTOBER 12, 2021
A few weeks ago, I wrote about NYC’s Tech Resurgence. I observed that NYC continues to develop as one of the world’s leading centers of tech innovation. And then yesterday, I saw this tweet : NYC startups are getting funded at 2/3 the rate of Silicon Valley startups. That’s a huge change from where NYC was even two or three years ago.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Contributed by Amanda Ma, founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group and EO Los Angeles member. As entrepreneurs, we go through ups and downs all the time. These ups and downs impact us deeply because we are so close to and personally invested in our businesses. I am an avid entrepreneur and have now been in the events industry for 15 years. In March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the US shut down, the events industry was completely disrupted.
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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
OCTOBER 15, 2021
3 ways to optimize your e-commerce site for better sales. Adapted from a blog by Christina Gwira of NOYADESIGNS. We all want to make more sales. There is so much more to having success with your online store than simply having a website. It’s very easy to think that all you need to do is hire a designer and sales will come. It just doesn’t work like that.
Venture Well
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Through sustainable sports product design, Dr. Susan Sokolowski helps students create innovations that can protect the environment and transform the sports industry. The post infusing sustainability into sports product design: a q&a with Dr. Susan Sokolowski of University of Oregon appeared first on VentureWell.
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Source Link
OCTOBER 5, 2021
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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
OCTOBER 25, 2021
When you look at the recent Q3 numbers on seed and early-stage VC fundraising, you might think we are in the late stages of a VC bubble: The words I would use to describe the current environment in early-stage VC are “fast and furious.” And yet the thing that makes me think this could be the new normal and not the late stages of a bubble is the dramatic increase in the number of people who are choosing to work in or form new startups.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Contributed by Bryan Adams , the CEO and founder of Ph.Creative , a global employer branding agency. He is a prominent employer brand thought leader as well as an author , podcaster and speaker. They say good things come in threes; diversity, equity and inclusion are no exception. While you rarely hear about one without the others, conflating them would be a mistake.
Tomasz Tunguz
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Passive venture capital investing is a relatively new idea. But it’s transforming the industry. As later stage investors permeate venture capital, they are amassing index funds of startups. If the public equities market is any indication, passive investing is here to stay. In public equities, passive investment funds constitute 54% of total dollars in the market, according to Bloomberg Reseearch.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 28, 2021
It’s a common misconception that large corporations are the only ones at risk for cyberattacks. People believe that businesses too small should not worry about cybersecurity. Unfortunately, this is not the case. As cyberattacks are now automated, it’s easier for cyber terrorists to target thousands of businesses at once. Small businesses often have less technical knowledge when it comes to these threats.
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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.
Smart Hustle Magazine
OCTOBER 4, 2021
By Wynn Corliss, Chief Operating Officer at Metigy. Around the US, businesses are turning to digital marketing to connect with their increasingly digital audiences. Providing intimate access to customers, digital marketing, utilizing social media, offers a cost-effective way for brands to connect with consumers. With the rise of data-led marketing and artificial intelligence (AI) within digital strategies, the benefits have never been clearer.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Organizations that have made the leap into using big data to drive their business are increasingly looking for better, more efficient ways to share data with others without compromising privacy and data protection laws, and that is ushering in a rush of technologists building a number of new approaches to fill that need. In the latest development, a startup called TripleBlind — which has devised a way to encrypt data so that it can be shared without ever being decrypted or even leaving the
Entrepreneur's Handbook
OCTOBER 29, 2021
They accused Musk of attempting to “rewrite history” Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
Entrepreneurs' Organization
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Contributed by Eden Gillott, an EO Accelerator participant in Los Angeles. As president of Gillott Communications , a strategic and crisis communications firm, Eden helps companies protect reputations and build trust. We asked Eden how she guides companies to navigate difficult internal communications challenges and minimize brand damage. Here’s what she shared: As entrepreneurs, we enjoy spending our time building.
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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.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Over the course of the summer, hundreds of people located in Ben Franklin’s 32-county footprint in Pennsylvania, visited BIGIDEA.BenFranklin.org to check out the rules and the easy application process for our $50,000 innovation contest. On October 14, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM, the eight finalists competed virtually via Zoom. They made their presentations to a panel of independent judges from CARGAS, Perceptive Automata, EG Associates Group, Sheetz, and Erie Insurance.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Cybersecurity is an industry on the rise given the ever-evolving online era we’re living in. With sensitive personal and business information being stored on mobile phones, apps, and across the internet, now more than ever it’s important to protect you and your business from cyberattacks. Learn why you should be investing in cybersecurity for 2021 in this article.
Smart Hustle Magazine
OCTOBER 31, 2021
By Eric Yu, Lenovo’s Senior Vice President and General Manager. Remote work is becoming a prevalent norm for the future. In fact, according to a recent Lenovo study , 60 percent of small to medium-sized business (SMB) employees prefer working from home some of the time. The study also says, 70 percent of employees think work flexibility makes them more satisfied with their job.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 6, 2021
The adoption of telehealth services has boomed in the pandemic — with usage up 38-fold since January 2020, according to a report by McKinsey. While a lot of the attention has been on companies that are building the communications layer between consumers and clinicians, there are also a wave of companies building devices to expand what can be monitored and addressed in a telehealth environment. .
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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
Y Combinator
OCTOBER 21, 2021
YC launched a co-founder matching platform about 3 months ago. There are now 16,000 co-founder profiles on the platform. Potential co-founders have sent 130,000 matching invites through the platform, and, with a 25% acceptance rate, we’ve seen a total of 33,000 matches. We now have enough data to identify some interesting trends among our co-founder profiles and matches.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Every cloud has a silver lining. With a bit of creativity, you can transform a crisis into an opportunity. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
Tomasz Tunguz
OCTOBER 19, 2021
We believe the 2020s are the decade of data. The trends are ubiquitous and plain. The number of data teams is growing as more companies rely on data for daily operations. In addition, the sophistication of these teams has progressed meaningfully in the last five years. During this period, there have been three main categories of data work: business intelligence, machine learning, and exploratory analytics.
StartupNation
OCTOBER 28, 2021
The significant momentum of cloud computing over the past decade has transformed the modern workplace from a static environment contained within four walls to a dynamic entity, bringing employees together across cities, time zones and even cultures. And amid the current coronavirus crisis, the shift to remote work has increased drastically, as millions find themselves working from home for the foreseeable future.
Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker
The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l
Smart Hustle Magazine
OCTOBER 19, 2021
By Les Pardew, founder of Mystery Escape Room. Many businesses are struggling to find the best way to move forward as some employees return to the workplace while others will continue to work at home or a combination of both. A Gartner Inc. survey finds one-third of business leaders are most concerned with maintaining corporate culture while 13% worry about providing parity between the remote and in-office workers.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 31, 2021
African e-commerce fulfilment startups backed by Y Combinator seem to be piquing investors’ interest this year for their niche e-commerce play. Summer batch graduate ShipBlu is the latest on that list and confirmed to TechCrunch that it has raised $2.4 million in seed funding. The company, founded by Ali Nasser , Ahmed ElKawass , Abdelrahman Hosny in 2020, operates a delivery and fulfilment model.
INBIA
OCTOBER 18, 2021
The post Setting SMART Goals for Yourself and Your Center appeared first on InBIA.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Combating pessimism and reaching critical mass as a 21st Century creator Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
Speaker: P. Andrew Sjogren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Very Good Security, Matt Doka, Co-Founder and CTO of Fivestars, and Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers AssociationÂ
PCI compliance can feel challenging and sometimes the result feels like you are optimizing more for security and compliance than you are for business outcomes. The key is to take the right strategy to PCI compliance that gets you both. In this webinar, we have a great set of panelists who will take you through how Zero Data strategies can be used as part of a well-rounded compliance and security approach, and get you to market much sooner by also allowing for payment optimization.
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