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How Founders Can Win Media Coverage for Zero Cost

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Top 3 DIY tactics, according to a former BBC journalist turned media relations troubleshooter Image by author I sifted at least 100,000 story pitches when I worked on the main planning desks for BBC News (radio, tv, and online) and its investigative show Panorama. Since 2010, I’ve worked as a media relations troubleshooter for some of the world’s leading organizations (NHS, HERE Technologies, Virgin).

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Investors discuss how labor shortage is shaking up the construction tech stack

TechCrunch

Construction as an industry has evolved with civilization through the ages. But today, it’s one of the few industries that has one foot firmly planted in the past, even as the other tries to step into the future. Construction’s digital transformation journey is only just beginning, and the sector offers a ton of space for innovation. To get a clear picture of where construction tech stands today, we spoke with five active investors in the space.

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7 EO members share how to mitigate rising transportation costs and shipping delays

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Global supply chain issues, increased transportation costs and shipping delays are an ongoing post-pandemic problem. How is that impacting businesses when failure is not an option? We asked EO members from various industries about the solutions and strategies they have implemented in response to these significant challenges. Here’s what they shared: Take creative actions.

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Fund Investor Profile Series: Nicolas Biet, Partner, The Faktory Fund

The Seraf Compass

This profile is the sixth in a series of interviews highlighting the work of interesting fund investors. Nicolas Biet is a partner in The Faktory Fund, a private early-stage investment fund, which invests in startups developing disruptive technology that enables new products to take worldwide leadership in B2B markets primarily in the Internet of Things and Software as a Service (SaaS) startups located in BeNeLux and France.

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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Investing in Metatheory

Andreessen Horowitz

From Shakespeare to the Beatles, and Star Wars to Fortnite, every generation has a set of entertainment properties that define its culture and shared universe of stories. As we look to the coming decade, we believe the next major creative … The post Investing in Metatheory appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Lesson #344: The Lucky 7 Steps to Channel Sales Success

Red Rocket

More often than not, most growing business typically use sales and marketing efforts to drive their revenues. Marketing basically uses advertising and other techniques to bring leads into the business. And, your sales team either closes the leads handed to them by the marketing department (inbound sales), or they actively hunt new end-clients down with prospecting efforts (outbound sales).

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How Web3 Technology Will Foster the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Assisting you in unlocking the potential available in the creator economy crypto vaults for creative minds Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022 is accepting applications from global startups till May 31

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register South Korea’s leading accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) , considered ‘a gateway’ to do business in Asia, invites global startups to participate. The program’s 2022 edition started accepting applications on April 15, and the last date for the application stage is May 31, 2022.

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Data intelligence startup Near, with 1.6B anonymized user IDs, lists on Nasdaq via SPAC at a $1B market cap; raises $100M

TechCrunch

The IPO window has all but closed for technology companies in the wake of a massive downturn in the market, but an opening still remains for some, in the form of SPACs. Near — a data intelligence company that has amassed 1.6 billion anonymized user profiles attached to 70 million locations in 44 countries — today announced that it would be listing on Nasdaq by way of a merger with K ludeIn I Acquisition Corp., one of the many blank check companies that have been set up for the purpos

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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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Linear Health Sciences Announces U.S. FDA Clearance and Health Canada Approval of its Orchid Safety Release Valve (SRV)

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Device Intended to Reduce Risk of IV Catheter Failure and Replacement in Hospitals; Sister Product Orchid SRV-Type D for Drainage to Launch Simultaneously. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – May 17, 2022 – Medical device company Linear Health Sciences has received U.S. FDA clearance and Health Canada approval of its Orchid SRV TM , a tension-activated breakaway safety release valve designed to reduce the risk of IV catheter failure and replacement in hospitals.

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The Real Problem With Being a Solo Founder and How to Overcome It

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Everyone will warn you against being a solo founder, but it’s not as impossible as you might think Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Venture investor Antler commits $100m to over 300 startups in SE Asia in 4 years

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Global venture capital firm Antler has committed to investing $100 million by 2025 to at least 300 startups in Southeast Asia , according to an announcement. The plan is to enable founders to launch and grow early-stage startups in the Southeast Asian region over the next four years.

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Masterschool raises $100M seed round for its network of coding schools

TechCrunch

Masterschool , which describes itself as a “network of tech career-training schools,” today announced that it has raised a $100 million seed funding round (yes, that’s correct — a $100 million seed round). The round was led by Group 11 , with participation from Target Global, Pitango Ventures, Dynamic Loop Capital, Sir Ronald Cohen, and a number of additional strategic investors.

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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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Short and To the Point: Producing a Tight Report

The Seraf Compass

We’ve all experienced pedantic people try to make their points by browbeating the listener. And we’ve all been frustrated by repetitive or long-winded people who just cannot get to the point. We just tune them out. They are not effective, whether in person or in writing. Diligence reports are the same - they won’t help anyone if they go unread.

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Competitive Advantage: 5 Ways To Stand Out When You’ve Always Struggled To Fit In

Entrepreneur's Handbook

The true competitive advantage today requires that you stand out, rather than trying to blend in. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Grab reports 6% revenue rise in Q1 2022

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Southeast Asian superapp Grab said its first-quarter 2022 revenue hit $228 million, up 6% from the same period last year, while its loss narrowed to $435 million, a 35% decline year-on-year. Gross merchandise value (GMV) also rose 32% year-on-year to $4.8 billion, surpassing quarterly gross GMV and total payments volume (TPV) Q1 guidance for deliveries, mobility, and financial services

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Here’s what’s happening on day 1 of TC Sessions: Mobility

TechCrunch

Attention mobility enthusiasts! It’s been three long years since our last in-person mobility event, but the day has finally come. Welcome to Day One of TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 ! Get ready for two days of programming dedicated to taking a deeper dive into the future of transportation and to meet the people who are shaping it. Mobility’s a rapidly evolving revolution, and we’re thrilled to have the community’s best founders, investors and technologists standing by ready to help you build

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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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Newsletter: Some good news for a change

OurCrowd

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Sufresca trial keeps produce fresh Top carmaker invests in Connected Energy Affordable lab-grown meat gets closer to your plate Trash into cash: Join us online on May 23 BetterSeeds ships Israel’s first cannabis seed exports to US ‘Crazy’ idea of egg protein without chickens realized SaNOtize anti-Covid nasal spray on sale in Singapore Taranis, Drone Nerds and DJI scale up drone operations to increase field yield PitchBook: OurCrowd Israel’s most

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My Neighbor Lost $10 Million Overnight?—?And I Almost Lost $2M

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Here’s why those nagging concerns are worth heeding before you make the biggest financial decisions of your life. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Australia’s Blinq raises A$5m to build simple, shareable identities

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Melbourne-based startup Blinq announced that it has raised A$5 million from Blackbird and Square Peg Capital to revolutionise how professionals share their details and manage ongoing relationships. Blinq lets users share a snapshot of their professional identity, make great first impressions, and manage ongoing relationships.

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QuestBook raises $8.3 million to help web3 developers secure funds

TechCrunch

Blockchain and other web3 projects are racing to reach developers, hosting hackathons, bandying out grants and offering other perks to lure those who can build. But they currently don’t have the bandwidth to review the voluminous number of applications they receive, which pushes away some of the same builders who can bring immense value to those projects.

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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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5 reasons your online product needs a UPC barcode to succeed

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Entrepreneurs are increasingly launching new products via their own websites and well-known online marketplaces. While it can be challenging to navigate the nuances of selling online, sellers must learn the requirements of e-commerce platforms before listing their products. One critical step is uniquely identifying items in the global marketplace—which can be done by acquiring authentic UPC barcodes for each of your products.

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The Key to Becoming a Successful Startup Founder

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Experience is critical for building a startup. Here’s the best way to get it. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Indonesian poultry tech startup Pitik secures $14m in Series A funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Pitik , Indonesia’s largest poultry tech startup , announced raising $14 million in a Series A funding anchored by Alpha JWC Ventures and participated by existing investors MDI Ventures and Wavemaker Partners. Launched by Arief Witjaksono and Rymax Joehana in mid-202, Pitik seeks to expand its ecosystem to empower more chicken farmers in Indonesia using the latest funds.

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Kenya-based aquaculture tech Victory Farms nets $5M funding to expand into new markets

TechCrunch

Victory Farms , an aquaculture startup and farm for tilapia fish comprising hatcheries, nursery ponds and deep-water cages, has raised $5 million in new funding. The investment was led by Ed Brakeman, a senior managing director at Bain Capital and Hans den Bieman, founder and ex-CEO of Mowi, one of the largest salmon businesses globally. It is the startup’s first institutional investment following seven internal angel rounds from the same set of equity–and debt investors (it raised $40 mil

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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.