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How To Provide Better Tech Support for Your Small Business (6 Tips)

The Groove Blog

We don’t have to tell you how difficult it is to provide consistent, top-shelf technical support to all your customers. As a startup or small team, it’s often impossible to get to all the emails you receive within a reasonable timeframe. Technical issues that require follow-up with another department fall to the wayside, and are […] The post How To Provide Better Tech Support for Your Small Business (6 Tips) appeared first on Groove Blog.

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RoboInvestor: Dive into Investor Simulations (v4)

Paul G. Silva

Practice Your Pitch and Save Your Social Capital Entrepreneurs benefit tremendously from practicing their pitch and Q&A. The more practice they get, the better they become at understanding common questions, responding clearly and concisely, and handling the emotions of tough questions. However, mentors have limited time, and many do not ask the hardest questions or provide enough critical feedback.

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NEC X Accepting Applications for Elev X! Ignite Venture Studio

American Entrepreneurship

Innovative entrepreneurs have an opportunity to obtain funding and resources in an upcoming cohort. Entrepreneurs with innovative ideas utilizing NEC’s technologies and businesses can move their ventures forward into seed-ready startups upon acceptance into NEC’s Elev X! Venture Studio. The Venture Studio program provides founders with resources and up to $200K of equity funding to develop their vision into a business with substantial market impact.

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The White Collar Revolution

Tomasz Tunguz

The major areas of AI innovation automate white-collar work. Reviewing the BLS’ data on employment for white collar work, I aggregated the data to these categories. It’s striking that most of them already have a significant number of AI startups pursuing their ambitions to change workflows. Occupation Employment (in millions) AI Technology Software Developers & IT 2.71 Code completion, generation, refactoring, security analysis Education & Librarians 2.37 Computer adaptive in

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Lesson #364: Do Major Holiday Discounts Help or Hurt Your Business?

Red Rocket

What is it about Memorial Day, July 4 th , Labor Day and the Christmas season? They bring out all the big discounts, which gets shoppers flooding to the malls to save money, especially on big ticket items like cars and mattresses, as examples. And the sellers of those products bring out their best prices during these holiday seasons, trying to capture has much market share against their competitors as they can.

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Fingercheck’s SMB “Deskless” Employee Platform Gains $115M Funding Led by Edison Partners

American Entrepreneurship

Growth spurs appointment of new CEO and capital infusion With 80% of the U.S. workforce performing their jobs away from a traditional desk, Fingercheck’s SMB platform provides an all-in-one workforce management system. Employers now have a simple, singular, convenient, cost-effective platform for the entire lifecycle of their” deskless” employees, replacing disparate human resources and payroll software products.

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Profit Dollars per GPU Dollar

Tomasz Tunguz

“AWS’ AI business is a multibillion-dollar revenue run rate business that continues to grow at a triple-digit year-over-year percentage and is growing more than 3x faster at this stage of its evolution as AWS itself grew, and we felt like AWS grew pretty quickly.” “Our AI business is on track to surpass an annual revenue run rate of $10 billion next quarter, which will make it the fastest business in our history to reach this milestone.

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How much of my business do I have to give to an investor?   

Berkonomics

If you’re looking for growth capital, this one’s for you. We’ll cover what information you’ll expect to provide, your range of expected values and amounts of investment to expect. All to help you set your expectations. OK? Financial History and Projections Let’s start with the basics. If you are a going business with a track record of revenues, then the importance of accurate current financial statements cannot be overstated.

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Breaking Language Barriers: How Spellar AI is Revolutionizing Real-World Communication

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Artem Konovalov, the co-founder of Spellar AI , a groundbreaking technology that’s transforming how people communicate across languages and cultures. Artem Konovalov is a distinguished software engineer and serial entrepreneur with over a decade of experience building successful tech products. His track record includes leadership roles at Raycast Technologies, which secured substantial funding rounds (Seed $2.7M, Series A $15M, Series B $30M from Accel and Coat

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Driving Growth Through Innovation

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The Penn State Behrend Center for Family Business recently showcased four Ben Franklin portfolio companies to 25 senior family business leaders at the “Driving Growth Through Innovation” Conference, organized by Jacob Jones. During a panel discussion, Aaron Lewis, founder of Sphere Brakes Defense ; Erin Kerner, founder of Eventio.ai ; Tom Laird, founder of OttoQA ; and Rebecca Styn, founder of Blind Tiger Spirit-Free Cocktails , shared their insights on how innovation has fueled their growth.

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I Talk to Robots While Driving

Tomasz Tunguz

Over the weekend, I found myself in an hour-long conversation during my drive with an AI. We jumped from discussing Cooper Flagg’s basketball stats at Duke to comparing Carlo Rovelli and Brian Greene’s competing theories of physics to talking about the history of San Francisco. In a daring feat of economic analysis, I asked it to calculate if the after-tax returns of two ETFs were statistically significant & to compare the energy portfolios using the 13-Fs of a few hedge funds fo

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INA and Granite Asia Forge $1.2 Billion Partnership to Boost Indonesia’s Tech Sector

AsiaTechDaily

The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has partnered with Singapore-based venture capital firm Granite Asia to jointly invest as much as $1.

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How Ravi Srivatsav, Founder of DataKrypto, Is Revolutionizing Data Security with Breakthrough…

Jason Malki

How Ravi Srivatsav, Founder of DataKrypto, Is Revolutionizing Data Security with Breakthrough Encryption Technology I had the pleasure of interviewing Ravi Srivatsav, Co-founder and CEO of DataKrypto. Ravi is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the tech industry. Most recently, he was a partner at Bain & Company, advising Fortune 500 companies.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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How we built a $400K per month email marketing company

Founder Bounty

Dmytro Kudrenko, the founder and CEO of Stripo, started his journey in software development 25 years ago alongside friends. About 15 years ago, they launched a customer data platform that featured an integrated email template editor. Understanding the difficulties marketers encountered when designing complex emails without coding knowledge, they developed a solution: an intuitive email template builder.

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Why GCUC’s Strategic Track is a Must-Attend for Coworking Owners and Visionaries

GCUC

Why GCUC’s Strategic Track is a Must-Attend for Coworking Owners and Visionaries If you’re the one calling the shots at your coworking space—focusing on growth, expansion, and even potential exit strategies—then the Strategic Track at GCUC.

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Indonesia’s CARDS Platform Secures Funding to Expand Digital School Management Solutions

AsiaTechDaily

CARDS, an Indonesia-based SaaS platform focused on digitalIndonesia’sagement, has raised seed funding to accelerate its growth.

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How Automation Can Shape the Future of Coworking Spaces

Deskmag

Many coworking operators are using automation to improve efficiency and grow their businesses. Here are some basics on how you can do the same.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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How one entrepreneur built a billion-dollar clothing brand business

Founder Bounty

One inspiring entrepreneur success story is that of Sara Blakely , the founder of Spanx. Her journey from a frustrated consumer to a billionaire entrepreneur shows how passion, persistence, and an innovative idea can lead to extraordinary success. 1. The Beginning of an Idea In 1998, Sara Blakely was working as a sales trainer in Florida, selling fax machines door-to-door.

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YC Winter 2025 batch applications due by Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Y Combinator

At YC's Startup School conference this year with Paul Graham and Sam Altman, one of the consistent themes was that this is the best time in the last 20 years to start a company. To better serve founders given the rapid rate of technological change, YC recently switched from two to four batches per year. The Winter 2025 batch will run from January to March, and applications are due on November 12.

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Building Trust in Global Food Systems: Gary Loh on DiMuto’s Journey

AsiaTechDaily

Few figures in agri-food technology embody both experience and innovation like Gary Loh, CEO and founder of DiMuto.

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[NeuReality in AiThority] AiThority Interview with Hiren Majmudar, President, NeuReality

OurCrowd

My career has been focused on driving innovation and investment at the intersection of technology and society for over three decades. Prior to NeuReality, I held leadership roles at GlobalFoundries, where I led the data center, communications infrastructure, and compute businesses.

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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How to create your own AI girlfriend character and what tools to use

Founder Bounty

Creating your own AI girlfriend character can be an exciting and fulfilling project, allowing you to explore both creativity and technology. The first step is to conceptualize your character. Think about her personality traits, interests, and backstory. Is she bubbly and outgoing, or more introverted and thoughtful? Consider her hobbies, likes, and dislikes, as these details will help you create a well-rounded character.

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No wait, of course THAT is the single most important SaaS metric

A Smart Bear: Longform

Is it LTV? Retention? NRR? Magic Number? Rule of 40? Or: Do you need to un-ask the question.

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Nanyang Frontier Fund: Singapore’s First University-Driven Venture Fund for Deep-Tech Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, in collaboration with global venture capital firm Walden International, has launched the Nanyang Frontier Fund, a venture capital initiative to support deep-tech spin-offs from the […]

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[Airobotics in AccessWire] Ondas Holdings’ Airobotics secures $1 million grant from Israel Innovation Authority to further enhance Its AI-driven Irone Drone Raider Counter-Drone System

OurCrowd

The post [Airobotics in AccessWire] Ondas Holdings’ Airobotics secures $1 million grant from Israel Innovation Authority to further enhance Its AI-driven Irone Drone Raider Counter-Drone System appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!