Startup Blogpost
JANUARY 5, 2024
14 Methods for Ensuring Accountability Within Startup Teams Accountability is a cornerstone of startup success, and we’ve gathered insights from CEOs and Founders to learn how they maintain it within their teams. From fostering a culture of trust to assigning clear task ownership, explore the diverse strategies and tools in these fourteen responses that can help ensure your team stays on track.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JANUARY 1, 2024
As we enter 2024, the capital markets have found their footing and are moving higher. The Fed has taken interest rates as far as they want at this time and inflation has come down. It seems that a “soft landing” is likely. That is good news for the innovation economy because healthy capital markets are a necessary support system. However, optimistic capital markets are necessary but not sufficient for a healthy innovation economy.
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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
JANUARY 23, 2024
Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica By Zoe Sweet “All I wanted to do was make an impact that will transform the education system in Jamaica,” says Kavelle Hylton , a 2022 YLAI Fellow and founder of STEM Builders Learning Hub. Since founding the STEM Builders Learning Hub, her impact on education in Jamaica is undeniable and she has become a role model for her students.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JANUARY 3, 2024
In a world where everything is increasingly tailored to people’s needs, inbound marketing is crucial to getting your brand out there. However, as with everything in business, the right strategies constantly change (even when the fundamentals stay the same). Today’s online environment is noisy and foggy. Identifying which digital marketing strategies will move the needle from so many viral trends is a real challenge: Is video marketing content as effective as they say?
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Venture Well
JANUARY 16, 2024
Max Derbyshire, COO of Acorn Genetics, shares how the E-Team Program and the Aspire investor-engagement program advanced his innovation. The post Protecting Patient Privacy: Acorn Genetics Is Revolutionizing DNA Testing appeared first on VentureWell.
Startup Catalyst Brief brings together the best content for the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 18, 2024
Focus will be on adaptive retail for customers, workforce and society Walmart president and CEO, Doug McMillon energized the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) delivering a keynote this week about the company’s new type of commerce, describing it as “customer-centric, interconnected, frictionless and one that consistently exceeds expectations”. He also outlined the company’s plan for ongoing innovation that will create technology for the benefit of customers, members, its associate team and society
Innovation 2 Enterprise
JANUARY 30, 2024
On Wednesday, January 24, the inaugural cohort of startups from i2E’s Bridge2 Pre-Accelerator program presented their groundbreaking innovations during the Bridge2 Demo Day at Sailor & The Dock in Oklahoma City. During Demo Day, attendees heard pitch presentations from five founders who participated in the initial Bridge2 cohort. Each founder showcased the innovative business ideas they developed and refined throughout the Bridge2 program.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
JANUARY 23, 2024
Innovating AI research and advancing entrepreneurship skills in Colombia By Jewelle Saunders “What motivates me in everything that I do is the movement that comes with curiosity,” says Jonathan Puerta Pereira , a 2021 YLAI Fellow. Jonathan’s curiosity has incited his globe-trotting entrepreneurial journey, impacting his own community in Colombia and beyond.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JANUARY 10, 2024
Do You Even Know Your Own Brand? Can you clearly describe what your brand is and, equally important, what it isn’t? Can your newest hire articulate it, and do they understand how their day-to-day actions reinforce it? Could your latest customer describe it? When you make strategic decisions, is it easy to determine what is on-brand — and what is off-brand?
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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.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
JANUARY 2, 2024
Out of 14 applicants, eight finalists were selected to participate in Ben Franklin Technology Partner’s TechCelerator Business Bootcamp , a program designed to help entrepreneurs explore the likelihood of success for a startup business idea. These eight finalists, all located around Erie Pennsylvania, have innovative ideas that they will be working to enhance over the next 10 weeks, with help from Ben Franklin’s experienced business coaches.
Andreessen Horowitz
JANUARY 23, 2024
They say time flies when you’re having fun. And in what felt like a blink of an eye, I look back and realize I’ve spent over 12 years at a16z. And what an unforgettable ride it’s been. When I joined, there were fewer than 30 employees. I knew everyone’s kid’s name, I knew their dog’s name. Back then we had to work hard to introduce ourselves to founders as some hadn’t heard of us, and the operating value add model was still unproven on Sand Hill Road.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 2, 2024
Mutual fund company Fidelity has marked down its investment in X holdings — the parent company of X (formerly Twitter) owned by Elon Musk — by 71.5% from the original valuation of shares, according to a new disclosure. Fidelity spent $19.2 million to acquire a stake in X back in October 2022. The fund manager […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 4, 2024
Refresh, refresh again. Still no new email. This is so frustrating, they promised to get back today. Oh, how I wish I would have gone the bootstrap way instead of wasting months on fundraising. My previous startup was bootstrapped, easy, fast, and 100% control. I didn’t have to put up with this Shi*. Refresh again. Still nothing. Fundraising it’s not only frustrating, it’s boring.
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AsiaTechDaily
JANUARY 26, 2024
Founded in 2005 by a renowned coalition of innovators, including Dr. Finian Tan, Dr. Khalil Binebine, Dr. Jeffrey Chi, Dr. Damian Tan, Linda Li, and Raymond Kong, Vickers Venture Partners has firmly established its presence and influence in the global venture capital space. Renowned for its successful investments in companies like Baidu.com, Inc., Focus Media […] The post Decoding Deep Tech: A Conversation with Dr.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JANUARY 5, 2024
With a thirst for learning and a willingness to share lessons learned and insider experiences, EO members published 47 informative posts on EO’s Inc.com channel in 2023. These insights from top entrepreneurs benefit EO members plus the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem. From thoughts on maximizing meeting efficacy and expanding your goal-setting mindset to improving employee engagement and reaping the benefits of systems and processes, EO members share personal experiences and action steps that c
Tomasz Tunguz
JANUARY 14, 2024
Open source models have become a critical part of the AI landscape. I was curious about the trends in the open source ecosystem, so I analyzed HuggingFace data on the top 300 open source models, both by overall usage & also the top of the trending list. Open source models are governed by open source licenses. Similar to regular open source software, Apache & MIT dominate the licenses by model count. 76% of the top models choose one of these licenses.
Andreessen Horowitz
JANUARY 10, 2024
Intro We have long believed that AI will fundamentally reshape biotech and healthcare, positioning us at the brink of an AI-driven Industrial Revolution. But when will we see this payoff? Put more boldly, when will the majority of new drugs be designed with AI? The first wave of therapeutic candidates designed and optimized by AI/ML tools are making their way through clinical trials now, and new NDA/BLA applications referencing AI are accelerating rapidly.
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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
TechCrunch
JANUARY 2, 2024
Education has always been centered around the human element, and it's hard to imagine a world where machines can replace that. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 5, 2024
How to unlock your full potential in the New Year Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash I first learned about the 20-hour rule a year ago and thought it was rubbish. I couldn’t believe it was that simple: you could learn any new skill by practicing for just 20 hours. Only after trying it myself I changed my views drastically, and now I believe this can be a game changer for anyone.
AsiaTechDaily
JANUARY 10, 2024
OKX Ventures, the investment arm of OKX, a prominent Web3 technology firm, has announced a strategic investment in Matr1x, a leading Web3 entertainment platform. Specializing in the creation of cyberpunk-themed esports games, Matr1x is a next-gen player in the Web3 space. The investment is part of a broader initiative, with venture capital firms injecting $20 […] The post OKX Ventures Backs Matr1x’s Web3 Gaming Ambitions with $100 Million Commitment first appeared on AsiaTechDaily - Asia's Leadi
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JANUARY 17, 2024
For as long as I can remember, when asked the popular question, “Whom would you like to have dinner with — present or past?” my answer has been Sir Richard Branson. Like many, I’ve admired Richard for his authenticity, creativity, resiliency, generosity, ability to push the limits of what’s possible, and his focus on family and fun. So, when MyEO presented the opportunity to spend four days on Necker Island, his private island in the British Virgin Islands (BVIs) with a group of 50 EO members fr
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
GCUC
JANUARY 2, 2024
Annual Review and New Year Goal Setting New year, new you? Good intentions to the max but are you working with the full deck of information? You have likely heard the.
Andreessen Horowitz
JANUARY 31, 2024
This post has been adapted from a thread from a16z Partner Justine Moore on X. Follow Justine on X for more analysis and observations. 2023 was a breakout year for AI video. At the start of the year, no public text-to-video models existed. Just 12 months later, dozens of video generation products are in active use, with millions of users worldwide creating short clips from text or image prompts.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 3, 2024
Intel, intent on making bigger moves in the market for AI-powered enterprise software, is spinning out a new platform company with the backing of Boca Raton, Florida-based asset manager and investor DigitalBridge. Called Articul8 AI (an awkward abbreviation of “Articulate AI”), the new entity builds off a proof-of-concept from an Intel collaboration with Boston Consulting […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 11, 2024
If this topic fills you with dread, your tracking infrastructure is likely broken somewhere I would argue that 99% of companies that are good at developing tech products do these three things: They have clearly defined metrics that they are trying to move They review those metrics regularly They try to determine the link between the work that they release and how those metrics move.
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 Association
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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