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How to pick the right startup Accelerator?

Gust

As the Growth Manager at Gust, one of my responsibilities is to evaluate accelerator programs on the Gust Accelerator Platform to determine if they are a good fit for our community of founders. The guidelines we use for this, which were built by the Gust team, leveraging the collective decades of experience we have working with startups, can also be used to help founders determine which accelerator is best for them.

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Did Mark Zuckerberg’s Launch of Threads Accidentally Reveal the Hardest Part of Entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Watching Meta navigate the complex roll-out of its potential Twitter killer is offering entrepreneurs everywhere plenty of valuable… Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »

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Audience Research 101: The Key to Creating Marketing Videos That Convert

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Whenever I try to convince someone to do something, I show them how it will benefit them. I address fears or pain points, anticipate objections, and ensure they have all the information needed to make a decision. All of which require me to know and understand that person very well. The same is true for high-quality digital marketing content. The better you know your audience, the more effective your posts and videos will be at converting leads — making audience research crucial to achieving your

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Singapore’s Sunrate Secures Series D-2 Funding Led by Peak XV Partners for Global Expansion

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Sunrate , a global smart payment and treasury management platform, has successfully raised an extended Series D (Series D-2) funding round from Peak XV Partners, formerly Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia. The round included Prosperity7 Ventures and Softbank Ventures Asia.

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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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How do startup Accelerators work?

Gust

Accelerators are as diverse and varied as the start-ups they serve. While there are some universal features, such as an application and selection process and educational programming, the specific offerings can differ widely. Most, but not all, will offer networking opportunities (with the exception of programs that focus heavily on one-on-one mentorship) and most, but not all, will offer some form of funding opportunities, either through direct investment or by leveraging their network of invest

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For customer engagement Emotional Value beats Functional Value

NZ Entrepreneur

There is irrefutable evidence that, even in the age of instant online purchasing, customers who emotionally connect with a business or brand purchase more, stay longer, and provide hundreds of percent more lifetime value. Yet when you look at the way most businesses market themselves, you’d think this was radical, reckless thinking. Despite emotional connection having proven bottom line impact, most businesses default to conversations around function: price, value for money, and what competitors

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Pangyo Techno Valley Game Companies Target Middle East Investment Opportunities

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (headed by Minister Park Bo-gyun) conducted an investment briefing on July 24, focused on attracting investment from the UAE sovereign wealth fund for content industries, including games , dramas, and webtoons.

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Embracing Change: Non-Traditional Offerings and Their Impact

GCUC

Embracing Change: Non-Traditional Offerings and Their Impact In the dynamic landscape of modern business, embracing innovation is key to staying ahead of the curve and thriving in a competitive environment. Evolution.

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More Countries, More Problems: Selling AI Products Around the World Is Still Too Hard

Andreessen Horowitz

A dynamic new wave of digital-first companies has emerged, driven by a significant decrease in the cost of building a minimal viable venture and further propelled by recent advancements in Generative AI. Founders can now quickly build chatbots/companions , education … The post More Countries, More Problems: Selling AI Products Around the World Is Still Too Hard appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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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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7 Skills Every Founder and Solopreneur Needs to Master to Succeed

Entrepreneur's Handbook

These 7 skills can both save you millions of dollars (in costs you won’t incur) and make you millions of dollars in sales and profit.

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Venture Capital Firm Goodwater Secures $1 Billion in New Funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Venture capital firm Goodwater has concluded its latest funding round, raising $1 billion in capital commitments for its fifth early-stage and third opportunity-style funds. With this successful raise, the firm now manages $3.3 billion in assets.

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Empowering Web3 Communities and Revolutionizing Fan Engagement: Meet Manuela Seve, CEO of Alphaa.io

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Manuela Seve a Brazilian-born, Los Angeles-based tech entrepreneur with a futurist mindset and a background in finance. She is the CEO and co-founder of alphaa.io , a women-led Web3 company that is revolutionizing fan engagement across sports, fashion, CPG, tourism and more. She has been a thought-leader in tech for the past 8 years, her newsletter has 25k subscribers, she was named one of Bloomberg’s 100 Influential Latinos of 2022 , and she has spoken at nume

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Sifting For Success - Pitching Angels In Groups

The Seraf Compass

There can be tremendous advantages to working with angels in groups. The key is the speed with which an entrepreneur can find her champions. There is more process, but the results justify the effort.

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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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You Should Be Building in the Hidden Layers

Entrepreneur's Handbook

When new industries emerge, entrepreneurs and investors tend to ignore the hidden layers that will be key to the industry’s growth Image: Dall- In the 60s, all eyes were focused on the race between companies developing mainframes. In the 70s and 80s, it was the competition to win the personal computer space. Headlines in influential periodicals of the time boasted about the transformative power of up-and-coming competitors like Altos, Tandy, Wang, Zenith, Olivetti, Commodore, Amstrad, Apricot, e

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Crypto.com and LINE Xenesis Join Hands to Drive Crypto Innovation in Asia

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Crypto.com and LINE Xenesis, the blockchain arm of messaging app Line, have joined forces to strengthen their presence in the Asia Pacific region and the global crypto industry. In a recent announcement, Crypto.com revealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LINE Xenesis Corporation.

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From Flex Offering to Community Hub: The Future of Coworking Explored

GCUC

From Flex Offering to Community Hub: The Future of Coworking Explored Coworking isn’t just a real estate business. It’s an engine room for ideas. It’s a network of people. Above all else, it’s a hospitality.

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Driving Business Transformation through Generative AI: An Interview with Idan Geva, CEO of Verbato…

Jason Malki

Driving Business Transformation through Generative AI: An Interview with Idan Geva, CEO of Verbato AI I had the pleasure of interviewing Idan Geva, CEO & Co-founder of Verbato AI , a company that’s turning Generative AI into business applications. Idan Geva is an ex-athlete and musician, and a veteran entrepreneur who bootstrapped and exited his previous two companies respectively.

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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 to Leverage Customer Referrals for Business Growth

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Word-of-mouth is a key factor when it comes to growing a business. In fact, referrals and recommendations make up 65 percent of new opportunities — a percentage no business can afford to ignore. If you’re a small business leader, it’s a best practice to ensure client referrals are an integral part of your marketing and sales strategy. With a strong incentive program in place, your business will be able to generate more leads and increase customer loyalty in one fell swoop.

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Singapore’s Bunker Raises US$5 M to Expand Financial Analytics Platform in the Region

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore-based financial analytics platform Bunker has successfully raised over US$5 million in pre-seed and seed funding from a group of regional investors. The funding round was led by Northstar Group, Alpine Ventures, Patamar Capital and January Capital along with GFC, Money Forward, Alpine Ventures, Patamar Capital and nine angel investors and nine angel investors.

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The Evolving Landscape of Angel Investing and Why Now is the Time for Black Investors to Get in the Game

Angel Capital Association

Angel investing has undergone significant changes in recent years. As an important source of financing for startups and small businesses, it's critical for current and emerging angel investors to understand the shifts occurring in the industry. Here are some of the most notable dynamics impacting angel capital today. The Rise of Angel Groups Whereas angels used to invest on their own, there has been a major trend toward joining angel investor groups or networks.

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Derek Spillane, Co-Founder of Atlas, on Revolutionizing the Online Fitness Coach-Client…

Jason Malki

Derek Spillane, Co-Founder of Atlas, on Revolutionizing the Online Fitness Coach-Client Relationship I had the pleasure of interviewing Derek Spillane the Co-Founder of Atlas. He and his Co-Founder and cousin, Jason Michelson, are building an online fitness coach client and business management platform. The online fitness industry is booming. The traditional strictly in-gym personal training business model is notoriously unscalable and the forced push to discover online fitness during Covid demo

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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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The New York Tech Sector

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

The New York Times had a piece yesterday suggesting that tech will no longer be a growth engine for NYC and the surrounding metro area as it has been for the last twenty years. I am not going to link to the piece because it is behind a paywall but if you want to read it, you can google “Tech Firms Once Powered New York’s Economy. Now They’re Scaling Back.” I talked to one of the reporters who worked on the piece and told him that their angle was incorrect.

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[ReWalk in GlobeNewsWire] ReWalk Robotics announces planned changes to board of directors

OurCrowd

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel, July 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ReWalk Robotics Ltd.

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[VIDEO] Consider a 'Copycat' Strategy for Your Next Startup

Red Rocket

I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about how "copycatting" the successful business strategies of others may be a profitable way to grow your next startup. As you will learn, piggybacking on the research and proven success of others, can help you materially preserve your precious startup capital and realize outsized returns with "proven winner" ideas.

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Money on Autopilot: The Future of AI x Personal Finance

Andreessen Horowitz

Seventy-seven percent of Americans report feeling financially stressed , making consumer personal finance an attractive market for new builders. And yet, the space is home to dozens (if not hundreds) of startups that have helped their users, but haven’t been … The post Money on Autopilot: The Future of AI x Personal Finance appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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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!