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5 Proven Growth Strategies for Startups

Entrepreneur's Handbook

No need to reinvent the wheel, just use these tried-and-true strategies for sustainable growth. Startups often find themselves navigating a tough and competitive environment. Amidst numerous challenges, the right growth strategy becomes paramount. It’s not just about survival, you want to do more than just “survive”, anyhow. It’s about establishing a strong presence early on.

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Seraf Toolbox: Capitalization Tables with Waterfall Analysis

The Seraf Compass

Have you ever been in a situation where you are negotiating an investment with an entrepreneur and you can’t agree on the pre-money valuation? Any early stage investor who makes more than one or two investments will certainly run into this issue. It’s never an easy discussion, so it helps if you are prepared ahead of time with concrete facts and figures for your recommended valuation.

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Embark on EO Path of Leadership and Uncover its Amazing Advantages

Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO Path of Leadership (PoL) offers members who have served in local or regional leadership positions an opportunity to grow their leadership skills as a leader of leaders while serving the organization as a whole. Not sure which position is right for you? Try this fast, fun questionnaire to discover your ideal leadership role in EO. We asked Kate Holden (EO Winnipeg), who serves EO as Leadership Director for EO Canada and Regional Chair-elect, about the value of her PoL journe y.

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Rob Williams and Mark Burdette earn the International Economic Development Council Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP) Credential

Source Link

Kansas City, MO – November 6, 2023 – SourceLink℠ is pleased to offer congratulations to all the International Development Council’s (IEDC) 2023 Entrepreneurship Development Professional (EDP) credential recipients, including SourceLink’s […]

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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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Interviewed on Swift Podcast

Paul G. Silva

Jeremy Lam kindly interviewed me for the Swif podcast. We discussed the work PixelEdge does to help business services firms increase their EBITDA and disrupt competitors.

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3 Ways a Facilitator Helps to Elevate Your Forum Retreat

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Forum retreats provide EO members with a vital sanctuary to recharge and connect with each other. Recent statistics highlight a concerning reality — 75% of entrepreneurs grapple with mental health concerns. Among them, 56% have received diagnoses related to anxiety, depression, or stress-related issues. Many EOers face such challenges, and if you find yourself in this situation, it’s important to remember that you are not alone.

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EventUs Hosts Successful SG-KR MICE Event in Singapore

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Korean startup EventUs has debuted with the successful hosting of the SG-KR MICE Tourism Networking Dinner on October 31, 2023, in Singapore. The event marked a momentous occasion for EventUs as it made its global debut, showcasing its capabilities to industry professionals and earning accolades for its innovative approach.

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The 6-Step Checklist for Successfully Launching on Product Hunt

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Tactical, step-by-step guidance on finding success for your upcoming launch. Image: Author Since our recent launch on Product Hunt , I’ve received a ton of messages like these from fellow founders and operators: Image: Author Although there are already a ton of resources on how to effectively launch on Product Hunt, every industry, business model, and company can have a different approach — along with varying learnings and outcomes.

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Google DeepMind’s robotics head on general purpose robots, generative AI and office WiFi

TechCrunch

[A version of this piece first appeared in TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter, Actuator. Subscribe here.] Earlier this month, Google’s DeepMind team debuted Open X-Embodiment, a database of robotics functionality created in collaboration with 33 research institutes. The researchers involved compared the system to ImageNet, the landmark database founded in 2009 that is now home to more than […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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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Top 10 Trends for Data in 2024

Tomasz Tunguz

At the IMPACT Summit yesterday, I shared our Top 10 Trends for Data in 2024. LLMs Transform the Stack : Large language models transform data in many ways. First, they have driven an increased demand for data and are causing a complete architecture inside companies. Second, they change the way that we manipulate data. Analysts will use automated data analysis, and it will be an expected tool in every product : notebooks, BI, databases, etc.

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Authentick Secures $4 Million in Seed Funding for Wallet-Free NFT Experience

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Authentick has raised a seed funding round that has brought $4 million in capital to the table. The funding was led by Menyala, the venture-building platform associated with Singapore’s Temasek. Authentick also introduced its NFT platform, Authentickator, designed to simplify the experience of exploring, purchasing, and authenticating digital collectibles or non-fungible tokens

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5 Reasons I’ll Automatically Pass on Investing in Your Startup

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Fix these basic problems first before looking for investors Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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In Mamaearth, Peak XV finds its fourth 10x return since Sequoia separation

TechCrunch

In the oversubscribed IPO of Mamaearth, Peak XV Partners has found its fourth 10x or greater return within the six months since separating from the Sequoia family. The venture fund is sitting on an 10x return on its investment in Mamaearth, according to an analysis of its IPO documents by TechCrunch. Mamaearth is Peak XV’s […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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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.

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11 Startup Content Marketing Strategies That Actually Work

Startup Blogpost

11 Startup Content Marketing Strategies That Actually Work To help startups navigate the complex world of content marketing, we’ve gathered eleven successful strategies from industry professionals, including CEOs and Content Marketing Managers. From using listicle blogs for high-value traffic to maximizing content accessibility and reach, these experts share their most effective tactics to achieve marketing goals.

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Japan’s SBI Holdings Launches $663M Fund for Web3, AI, and Metaverse Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings is set to unveil a $663 million fund dedicated to supporting startups engaged in Web3, AI, and the Metaverse. The fund’s operations are scheduled to commence by the close of the current year, with investments reaching 150-200 companies within its portfolio.

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Lesson #356: Artificial Intellegence is Revolutionalizing Sales Coaching

Red Rocket

I was recently introduced to James Critelli , a startup sales and marketing expert that is advising a company called Sybill , who is using artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to streamline the workflows of B2B sales reps. One of the applications of that technology is helping to revolutionize how sales coaching is done. They had some great ideas and solutions on this topic, and agreed to collaborate with me on this Red Rocket lesson, to help jump start your sales coaching to next generati

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Figma sweetens FigJam whiteboard tool with new AI features

TechCrunch

While Figma waits to hear whether regulators will allow Adobe to complete its $20 billion acquisition, the startup is not sitting idly by. Today, Figma announced it was adding three generative AI features to its FigJam whiteboard tool to make it easier to get started and organize projects. FigJam is Figma’s online collaborative whiteboard that […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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Early-stage Frontier Tech Companies boosted by Bison Ventures’ New Fund

American Entrepreneurship

The Fund’s six initial investments have CEOs from underrepresented groups of which 50% are women W ashington -based Bison Ventures announced the closing of its inaugural fund that will invest in early-stage frontier technology companies. Bison was co-founded in 2022 by Tom Biegala and Ben Hemani who previously worked at Cascade Asset Management Co., the investment office that manages the assets of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Gates family members.

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Pangyo Techno Valley Elevates its Position in the Burgeoning Autonomous Vehicle Market, Eyeing a $55.6 Billion Opportunity

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The race in the autonomous vehicle sector is intensifying, attracting diverse participants, from traditional automakers and auto parts suppliers to ICT and software solution providers. Even industry outsiders like Google and Amazon are leveraging acquisitions and proprietary technology developments to carve out a space in mobility services, while semiconductor giants like NVIDIA are br

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The Worlds She Sees with Fei-Fei Li

Andreessen Horowitz

Fei-Fei Li, PhD, Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, and Co-Director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute, joins Bio + Health founding partner Vijay Pande. In this candid conversation, Li unfolds her transformation from a young immigrant to an influential figure in AI. The conversation explores the birth of ImageNet, a pivotal step that bridged the gap between visual intelligence and accessible AI technology.

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Navigating startups through smart investments, outsourcing and cash preservation

TechCrunch

Given today’s harsh economy and reduced VC spending, startups need a critical eye when purchasing SaaS and cloud infrastructure. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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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.

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The Excitement of Retail Innovation

American Entrepreneurship

Susan Newman, SVP of Conferences at the National Retail Foundation, and Rob Grimes, Founder and CEO of the International Food & Beverage Federation Technology Association discuss the latest innovations impacting the retail industry and how they will be showcased at the upcoming Retail Big Show in January. They share the excitement of the Food Service Innovation Zone, a dedicated area for 50 exhibitors, that will provide attendees with immersive experiences of the coolest technologies now bei

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Singapore-based EduFi Raises $6.1M to Bridge Educational Financial Gaps in Pakistan

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register EduFi , a fintech startup headquartered in Singapore, has raised $6.1 million in a pre-seed funding round. Zayn VC leads the investment and contributions from Palm Drive Capital, Deem Ventures, Q Business, and angel investors. Operating from Singapore , the startup is dedicated to simplifying the loan application process providing crucial financial support to students pursuing higher

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ACA Welcomes Carta as a New Partner

Angel Capital Association

Angel investors are outstanding examples of investors putting "skin in the game" to support the next generation of founders and technological innovation. Angel communities are collective investing networks that operate direct investments, syndicates and Angel Funds. The ACA supports and champions these angel communities while Carta provides the infrastructure to help support investors and founders with fundraising.

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TikTok is shutting down its Creator Fund in favor of its newer Creativity Program

TechCrunch

TikTok has announced that it’s shutting down its original $1 billion Creator Fund and shifting the focus to its newer Creativity Program. Starting December 16, the Creator Fund will be discontinued in the United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany. Creators who are currently enrolled in the Creator Fund can switch to the Creativity Program. […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The Startup Funding Gap

This resource discusses the gap between early funding from friends/family and the more substantial rounds from angel groups and VCs. Why does this gap exist and what can be done about it?