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5 sustainable best practices for bootstrapped startups

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. You’ve sold your company. Now what? The art of the pivot: Work closely with investors to improve your odds.

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3 Stories of Entrepreneurial Action in a Year of Great Challenge

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By Marc Stöckli, Global Chair, Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The strength of entrepreneurs has always been their ingenuity in resilience – their ability to triumph through adversity, devise new ways to push the world forward in dire times and inspire their communities to come back stronger. In recent years we’ve seen several situations where this quality has been desperately needed – turmoil, conflict and crises have become a constant undertone.

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I'll Fund a Startup n00b But Here's How Not to Look Like One

This is going to be BIG.

Years ago, I got invited by Steven Messer to join him and his co-founder (and brother-in-law) Tad Martin, two very successful NYC founders, out on a bike ride up the West Side Highway and up 9W over the Palisades. It’s a pretty standard route for hundreds of experienced road cyclists every weekend morning. This is before I ever did a triathlon and before I ever even had a proper road bike.

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Taking A Long Term View Of Web3

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

This post was co-written by Katie Haun and Fred Wilson. The events surrounding FTX have shaken the confidence of many. How did one of the largest crypto exchanges collapse so quickly? Why do meltdowns like this seem to keep happening? At times like this, it helps to have a long-term view of web3 as a sector, not just a forward-looking long-term view, but also some perspective on where we have come from.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Impact Investor Profile Series: Melissa Bradley, Founder and Managing Partner, 1863 Ventures

The Seraf Compass

This profile is the sixth in a series of interviews highlighting the work of interesting impact investors. Melissa Bradley is the Founder and Managing Partner of 1863 Ventures, an investment fund that accelerates New Majority entrepreneurs from high potential to high growth by bridging entrepreneurship and racial equity.

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Bending Spoons acquires Evernote, marking the end of an era

TechCrunch

Evernote, the note-taking and task management app founded over 20 years ago, has been acquired by Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons. In a post on Evernote’s newsroom, Evernote CEO Ian Small said that Bending Spoons will take ownership of Evernote in a transaction expected to close in early 2023. “For Evernote, this decision is the next strategic step forward on our journey to be an extension of your brain,” Small wrote. “Teaming up with Bending Spoons will [acceler

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Creativity As an App

Andreessen Horowitz

How generative AI makes art an extension of programming (and not the other way around). Perhaps the most mind-bending implication we’re seeing from generative AI is that, contrary to the common view that creativity will be the last bastion of … The post Creativity As an App appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Investing Into a Trend

Morrow

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Leading Leaders: 5 Insights from 5 Years with EO (that can help you, too)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

By Dr. Carrie Santos, CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. 2017 feels like a very long time ago. The world has changed significantly. A global pandemic. A brutal war. A stressful squeeze on global supply chains. A surge in extreme weather disasters. The rise of ‘fake news’. It is a time that has tested many of us. Yet, as I mark five years leading the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) as its CEO, it’s a good time to reflect on five key insights gained from such a remarkable community of business f

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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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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

TechCrunch

Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Getting there will be another story. A lthough Korean manufacturers say they are trying to change their ways, the country’s GDP is linked to some uniquely pollutive industries, including petrochemical producers, automakers and shipbuilders. Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall.

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Why Black Friday Is Toxic for Startups

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Skip the rush and focus on building a product that delivers benefits Photo/ Unsplash “Black Friday,” “Cyber Monday,” “mid-season sales.” More and more discount battles are added to the original seasonal sales. Black Friday might be an excellent time for some businesses to decrease inventory and make a quick buck. But if you’re a startup, you should skip the rush and focus on building a product that delivers benefits and create a strong brand instead.

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Binance, Royal Group sign JV to expand Blockchain Ecosystem in Cambodia

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Password. Remember Me. No account yet? Register Binance , the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider , entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with Royal Group of Companies (Royal Group), Cambodia’s strategic investment holding company, to solidify the relationship of the two firms and to expand blockchain ecosystem in Cambodia.

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Community as the Key to Success

Morrow

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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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Plaid names former Meta exec as its new payments head

TechCrunch

Plaid today announced that it has named Meta veteran John Anderson to serve as its new head of payments. The fintech startup has slowly been evolving its offerings beyond its core product of account linking. Earlier this year, it moved into identity and income verification. Payments feels like a natural evolution of its business. In an interview with TechCrunch, Anderson explained that while Plaid will be personally facilitating payments through its Transfer offering, it will also continue worki

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Investing in MotherDuck

Andreessen Horowitz

Big data’s roots are in the hyperscalers. As a result, most tooling we use for analytics today has been built around a scale-out approach where performance is sacrificed for the ability to handle enormous amounts of data. So although as … The post Investing in MotherDuck appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Privy accelerates digital transformation with $41m KKR-led Series C funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Password. Remember Me. No account yet? Register Committed to accelerate the digital transformation of the world’s fourth largest population, Privy has partnered with KKR , a leading global investment firm. They announced on Monday, November 14, the signing of definitive agreements that will allow KKR to participate as the lead investor in the $48 million Series C funding round.

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A New Chapter

Tomasz Tunguz

After more than 14 years at Redpoint, I’m starting a new chapter. I’m filled with optimism for the future. The US venture capital ecosystem has grown 40x in dollars from $8b to $320b invested in 10 years. Fueled by this capital, startup company formation rates touched fifteen-year highs in 2021. The Decade of Data is just a few years in & already it has transformed the way we do business.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

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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AI-powered media editing app Descript lands fresh cash from OpenAI

TechCrunch

Descript , the audio and video editing platform founded in 2017 by former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, a tranche through which OpenAI and its partners, including Microsoft, are investing in early-stage companies. Descript is the second startup to receive a cash infusion from the fund after AI note-taking app Mem , and Mason says it reflects OpenAI’s belief in the future of Descript’s AI-powered features. “I

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20 Creative Ways To Make Money [Actionable Guide]

Feedough

In this rat race of a world, you can be. Read more. The post 20 Creative Ways To Make Money [Actionable Guide] appeared first on Feedough.

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IFC launches new platform to bolster digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Password. Remember Me. No account yet? Register IFC has launched a $225-million platform to help build the digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan. This will be used to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies in order to address development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors. “

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Weekly 22: Here’s to making more mistakes

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Welcome to another edition of our newsletter! You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we discuss Doing the opposite of everything you’ve learned in entrepreneurship Hard lessons learned from entrepreneurial failure Let’s do this. Do the opposite of everything you’ve learned in entrepreneurship Al Anany has spent 10 years consulting.

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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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Namecoach raises cash to teach users how to correctly pronounce names

TechCrunch

We’ve all been faced with a name that’s difficult to pronounce. But not everyone considers the consequences of their mispronunciations. In a piece for Fast Company, Madhumita Mallick, the head of inclusion, equity and impact at Carta, recalls how her name became a source of anxiety even when she was a grade-school student. Studies have indeed found that when peers and teachers incorrectly pronounce or change the names of students of color, those students participate less in class and

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Ann & Bill Payne Announce $300,000 Match to the Seed the Future Campaign

Angel Capital Association

For Immediate Release. ANN & BILL PAYNE ANNOUNCE $300,000 MATCH TO THE SEED THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN. Overland Park, KS (November 16, 2022). The Angel Investor Foundation (AIF) is pleased to announce a $300,000 pledge to its Seed the Future capital campaign from the Payne Family, a name synonymous with angel investing. This is the second significant pledge from the Paynes and it brings their campaign contributions to more than half a million dollars.

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Boardable secures $2.6M to fund product innovation, welcomes Jon Schwander as CFO

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Password. Remember Me. No account yet? Register Boardable , an online board management and meetings platform , secured another $2.6 million to fund product innovation and accelerate its growth in the markets that need board management tools the most. The online board management portal announced that it closed $2.6 million in Series A-1 financing from existing investors led by Base10 Partners, VisionTech, and Collina Ventures and

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5 Lies the “Recession” Is Telling You About Your Failing Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

A lot of startups are hurting right now; you can determine whether you flatline, nosedive, or recover with a bang Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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How to Avoid the Pain and Cost of PCI Compliance While Optimizing Payments

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.