Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

Voice tech is on the rise. According to a report from Edison Research and NPR, 53 million people in the United States own a smart speaker such as Amazon Echo or Google Home. And, 30% of this group owns three or more smart speakers. Voice tech is changing the way people shop and search online. For example, voice-powered ecommerce reached approximately $2 billion in 2017 and Gartner predicts that about 30% of web browsing will happen via voice (and without a screen) by 2020.

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Venture Well

APRIL 23, 2019

In honor of World Intellectual Property Day, we put together a quick-reference guide on the role IP rights play in innovation and entrepreneurship. The post Do You Have the Right Answers to these Intellectual Property Questions? appeared first on VentureWell.

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APRIL 26, 2019

Photo courtesy of Nicole Chan Studios. The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) is committed to helping entrepreneurs learn and grow to new levels of leadership by providing learning opportunities, mentorship and access to experts. Mike Tucci, Kris Porcaro and Jordi Mullor of EO Boston -member company and chapter partner, Lexington Wealth Management , recently organized an event where EO members spent the day with Alex Honnold , the renowned rock climber who became the first person to summit

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Impact Hub

APRIL 25, 2019

Among many other wise quotes, Albert Einstein left us a clear message: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” After ten years since the beginning of the economic crisis, many people continue to bet on the current economic model: a model that is based on hyper-consumerism and chain production, in which people and the planet are considered “externalities”.

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Dream It

APRIL 24, 2019

According to Goldman Sachs , virtual and augmented reality (AR) will become an $80 billion market by 2025, and $2.6 billion will be specifically for real estate. The medium is extremely powerful. About 30% of the neurons in the brain are dedicated to vision, compared to only 8% for touch and 2% for hearing. Over the past week, Zillow announced the rollout of their 3D Home tool, which lets real estate agents show immersive VC views of homes for sale.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 22, 2019

It’s time to start SaaS Office Hours again! Starting on May 14, I’ll be hosting a monthly event from the Redpoint San Francisco offices called SaaS Office Hours. During these two hours, we will discuss the tactical issues and questions facing seed and Series A SaaS companies in a small group. That’s why we call them Office Hours. We’ve done them in the past and they’ve been a great success.

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Continuations

APRIL 26, 2019

It is the season of mega tech IPOs including the recent offerings by Pinterest and the upcoming one by Uber. A key question to be answered is how well will these companies perform in the public markets over time? So far Pinterest has traded up nicely in the first few days, but I am asking about long term performance. We are in new territory here because of how much money these companies have been able to raise previously in private markets.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

What We’re Reading Developments in The Security Industry Verkada , a physical security startup that helps schools, gyms, municipalities, and corporations manage their security camera systems, reached a $540 million valuation in 3 years. Read how this startup set itself apart in a crowded market. Since Russia interfered in the last Presidential election, many lawmakers are taking an interest in how election technology manufacturers are working to increase cybersecurity.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 24, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK and CHICAGO, IL April 18, 2019 – Simergent closed a $2.835M seed round to continue developing an affordable home dialysis system for the US and abroad. Simergent’s Archimedes automated peritoneal dialysis system will allow access to home dialysis at a much more affordable price point with world-class patient usability and patient safety features.

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GCUC

APRIL 26, 2019

Last week was a whirlwind of GCUC goodness. Denver did not disappoint. Going into 2019 we knew we wanted to change things up and try out some new things and boy did we. In Denver, we debuted our new camp format, welcomed four floors of sponsors, introduced our pop up shop with coworking merch and checked out lots of pretty awesome local coworking spaces.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 24, 2019

The following article originally appeared on the BerniePortal blog , as part of its human resources (HR) best practices blog series. BerniePortal is a human resources platform developed by EO member Alex Tolbert. . Navigating the world of human resources (HR) can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve created a blog series to answer common HR questions.

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Dream It

APRIL 26, 2019

Health systems and hospitals face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. In May 2016, 89% of healthcare organizations included in a study by the Ponemon Institute had experienced at least one data breach over the prior 24 month period. And, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights website indicates that health organizations—hospitals, health systems, medical centers, physician’s offices, and healthcare companies—have reported 449 data breaches in just the last 24

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

APRIL 23, 2019

Sneaker guru Brandon Webb shares his insights on flipping limited-edition kicks, a niche business that can have 1000% profit margins.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

APRIL 23, 2019

SAVE THE DATE: MAY 9, 2019 – JOIN US AS WE ANNOUNCE THE FINALISTS! WHERE: 5240 KNOWLEDGE PARKWAY, ERIE PA 16510. TIME: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (a fun networking reception will follow the announcement). We’re coming up on the application deadline of May 1, 2019 (5:00 PM) for this year’s StARTup Big Idea Contest! If you’ve already uploaded your application, you are in the running for a terrific prize package which includes up to $50,000!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 21, 2019

Tropical rainforests are home to more than half the Earth’s plant and animal species. The lush, green forests teeming with life once blanketed our planet’s equator, covering 14 percent of Earth’s land surface.In the past 200 years, humankind has done irreparable damage through deforestation, shrinking the rainforest footprint to just two percent of Earth’s land mass.

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Dream It

APRIL 24, 2019

We recently teamed up with HubSpot and Agathos ( Dreamit HealthTech F2018) to host a webinar focused on teaching startups how to develop an effective enterprise sales strategy. Growing a startup, particularly a startup that sells to enterprises, is challenging. Without a good understanding of your target customer and a process you can use to sell to them, you won’t close (m)any deals.

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

APRIL 24, 2019

The cofounder and CEO of OPKIX explains the birth of his social-first wearable cameras.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 25, 2019

Consider your core. It is the one skill, process or advantage you have over your competition. Then think of all the things you do to surround that core with people and assets that complete your company and allow you to release your product or perform your service. Which of your IP assets is your core? Now consider how many of those surrounding assets and services are really necessary for you to perform in order to protect and grow your core.

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APRIL 22, 2019

NOTE: Today’s excerpt from my book World After Capital starts the fourth and final section. I am embarking on a significant rewrite of that section to make it more action oriented, so expect some rough reading ahead. Suppose that I have convinced you of the importance of the Knowledge Loop and of the scarcity of attention in the digital age. Suppose further that you find my suggestions for increasing economic, informational and psychological freedom interesting.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 26, 2019

For this round, the winners were Loro, a mounted wheelchair assistant for people with physical disabilities, and Intuition Robotics, whose ElliQ robot was designed to be a friendly, intelligent, inquisitive presence in daily life. Read more here. The post [Intuition Robotics in Forbes] The Business Of Boomers Is Booming appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 25, 2019

Bernie Munger is famous for championing the idea of mental models. Mental models help us think about the world by simplifying very complex topics into more digestible and tractable ideas. The challenge with mental models is first learning about them and second figuring out which model applies when. We use mental models in our daily lives. The 80 ⁄ 20 rule is the Pareto Principle.

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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

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Impact Hub

APRIL 24, 2019

Over 80 million* people are employed globally in the fashion industry, and yet many of them are at risk of exploitation and unsafe working conditions. Not only that, but the damage created by toxic chemicals, textile waste and water pollution is on an unimaginable scale – yet invisible to consumers. It is estimated that nearly 60%* of all clothing produced ends up being burned or in landfills within one year of being made.

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Venture Hacks

APRIL 22, 2019

Entrepreneurs are the best business writers in the world. If you can’t write, you can’t raise money. Or recruit. Or sell. I don’t know a single great entrepreneur who isn’t a great writer. Good business writing is clear, compelling and concise. Read Steve Jobs , Elon Musk and Warren Buffett (though they should have used half the words).

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OurCrowd

APRIL 23, 2019

On April 2, 2019, President Reuven Rivlin unveiled RealView Imaging and the company’s technology, which had been used for the first time ever at the Peter Munk Cardiac Center in Toronto General Hospital in Canada. Read more here. The post [RealView Imaging in The Jerusalem Post] Hillel’s Tech Corner: Holograms Saving Lives appeared first on OurCrowd.

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APRIL 24, 2019

I have been enjoying writing about current events as part of Uncertainty Wednesdays , such as the Notre Dame fire and the Boeing crashes. Today’s edition is about impeachment following the Mueller report. One of the great early thinkers about uncertainty was Blaise Pascal who made many important contributions to mathematics (among them Pascal’s triangle which is a staple of learning math).

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