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I Trusted a Billionaire, and He Destroyed My Company

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Why was I so blinded by his money? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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A Gen Z VC speaks up: Why Gen Z VCs are trash

TechCrunch

Andrew Chan. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Andrew Chan is a senior associate at Builders VC , investing in early-stage companies that are transforming pen and paper industries. In the eternal words of Kanye Omari West: “Scoop-diddy-whoop, Whoop-di-scoop-di-poop, Poop-di-scoopty.”. Now that we have that out of the way, let’s get to the meat. Objectively speaking, and much to my chagrin, I’m a Gen Z.

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SME&E Festival Podcast: Justine Troy, Disruptive and unconventional marketing and brand tactics

NZ Entrepreneur

Got your tickets to the 2022 NZ SME&E Festival this 8th and 9th of November? Each week we’ll be sharing a podcast from some of the many great business speakers and mentors you can catch at the festival. Disruptive and unconventional marketing and brand tactics. In this episode of the SME&E Festival Podcast, festival organiser Craig Murray speaks to special guest Justine Troy.

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3 tips to create your company’s foreign and domestic investment strategies

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The world is a big place, and companies wishing to invest have many domestic and foreign options. For example, 1,806 U.S.-based companies invested in Germany in some way in 2021, almost matching the pre-pandemic total. One way we can truly diversify is to pursue opportunities both at home and abroad. Excluding sources of investments may alter the way a startup builds and shapes its culture.

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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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“Workers are mad and no longer willing to sit idly by being spoon fed ‘we’re family’ b t from bosses:” Logan LaHive is Helping Employees Organize & Collectively Bargain. But Did He Compromise His Own Vision By Taking Venture Capital for the Startup?

Hunter Walk

Why This Repeat Entrepreneur Founded Frank, a Software Platform for Workers. And Does He Think Chicago Is a Good Place for Entrepreneurs? Logan is another one of those folks that I can’t recall specifically how or why we met, but I’m so thankful for his friendship. He’s someone I really consider a ‘good egg’ as we’ve enjoyed the stories of his own entrepreneurial journeys and strongly held opinions on Chicago coffee.

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E-mobility startup Charged Indonesia raises $4.5m to launch electric motorcycles

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Charged Indonesia , a direct-to-user scale up electric motorcycle manufacturer and distributor , has announced raising $4.5 million in its inaugural funding round anchored by Singapore-based DeClout Ventures , the corporate venture arm of DeClout.

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Circularity Tales: accelerating the transition in Rwanda

Impact Hub

The world’s population is constantly on the rise, and every year, more and more raw materials are extracted to make products for consumption. These raw materials are finite, and to exacerbate the situation, the used products are largely dumped in various landfills, missing the opportunity for extra value creation, and adding pressure to the environment.

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$1M Bright Bradford Fund Created to Fuel Local Community

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

The Bradford Area Alliance announced Thursday the creation of a new $1,000,000 Bright Bradford Fund aimed at helping new startups and existing businesses grow in the area. To serve the growth of different industry sectors in the Bradford community, the Bright Bradford Fund consists of two distinct investment opportunities — the Bright Bradford Innovation Fund (BBIF) and the Bright Bradford Development Fund (BBDF).

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Why I Designate Time to Think Freely

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Over the years, I have consistently noticed that I get many new and different ideas when I travel away from home and get out of my regular routine. I used to believe that one of the reasons for this phenomenon was that a different venue or culture offered me a change in perspective. However, upon reflection, I think the real driver is that taking time away allows my brain to more easily access creative thinking mode, as it’s being asked to do less on an hour-to-hour basis. .

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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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Digital health AI firm FathomX scores pre-Series A funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register FathomX , a Singapore-based digital health AI company , announced that it raised a pre-Series A fund of S$2.24 million (about $1.6 million) in the lead up to its Series A financing. The company, which is a spin-off from the National University of Singapore and National University Health System, seeks to harness the full potential of its digital AI solution to read medical images, inclu

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Circularity Tales: accelerating green impact in Barcelona

Impact Hub

In June 2022, Impact Hub Barcelona ended on a successful note the first edition of “Raíz”, a programme focused on supporting and incubating startups and new companies that want to integrate circularity principles into their business models and value propositions. . Over a period of 3 months, Impact Hub Barcelona promoted training on relevant topics – circular economy, impact measurement and management, systems thinking, marketing, sales, etc. – and worked side by side with a team of

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Landa can make you a landlord for just $5

TechCrunch

It’s safe to say that millions of Americans dream of becoming real estate investors but can’t or don’t due to a variety of challenges, including lack of accreditation, capital and time. So it’s no surprise that in recent years, a flurry of startups have emerged that aim to give more people access to real estate ownership in the form of fractional shares.

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FYI, You Probably Won’t Get An Investment?—?From a 10-Year-Business Consultant.

Entrepreneur's Handbook

This useless company just raised $50 million, and you are telling me that I won’t raise $1 million for my climate-change startup?! Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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Dutch-Bangladeshi partnertship investing $6m to develop Bangladesh’s aquaculture sector

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register A partnership between Bangladesh and The Netherlands is investing about $6 million to develop the Bangladeshi aquaculture sector, according to an announcement. The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh formally launched FoodTechBangladesh, a four-year cooperation between Dutch and Bangladeshi companies, headed by Larive International B.V.

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Circularity Tales: piloting implementation in Zimbabwe

Impact Hub

Circularity has the power to create a more sustainable present and future. At Impact Hub, we are committed to mainstream circular principles across our global network’s business support initiatives, especially incubation and acceleration programs. . As part of that journey, we ran a pilot programme across different Impact Hubs around the globe dedicated to boosting impact ventures and social entrepreneurs’ capacities to implement circular principles in their own operations and mission.

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Kenyan fintech Pezesha raises $11M backed by Women’s World Banking, Cardano parent IOG

TechCrunch

Access to finance remains a key growth constraint for small businesses, with data showing a $330 billion financing deficit for the small enterprises that make up 90% of Africa’s businesses. This is the gap that Kenya’s embedded finance fintech Pezesha seeks to bridge as it expands into Nigeria, Rwanda and Francophone Africa following an $11 million pre-Series A equity-debt round led by Women’s World Banking Capital Partners II with participation from Verdant Frontiers Fintech Fund, cFund and Car

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#44. Meet The Man Who Is Transforming Tech Education With A Job Guarantee w/ Gautam Tambay

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Learn from the founder of Springboard [link] Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Welcome to the Entrepreneur’s Handbook Podcast, where we share inspiring startup stories and practical takeaways for you, the listener. Founder and CEO Gautam Tambay reveals how Springboard has created $300 million worth of new job offers and is beating grad school in job success rate.

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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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Binance Charity to offer free blockchain courses for rural communities

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Binance Charity , the philanthropic arm of Binance , the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider, has partnered with Women in Tech to provide blockchain educational courses to women from vulnerable communities.

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Circularity Tales: Accelerate2030 piloting the transition

Impact Hub

How can we better support acceleration and incubation efforts to push for the transition from the linear to the circular economy? Looking to answer that question and with the support of the MAVA Foundation, Accelerate2030 codified Circular Economy (CE) knowledge and best practices from the global Impact Hub network, Switzerland’s CE ecosystem and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and embedded them into Accelerate2030’s 2021 program. .

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This founder wants to take on the biggest coaching startups with a group-focused approach

TechCrunch

Nishika de Rosairo , the founder and chief executive of HumanQ , has a vision for employee coaching that disagrees with some of the biggest, and most valuable startups out there. Instead of one-to-one coaching, which venture-backed companies like BetterUp and Sounding Board offer employees and managers, HumanQ wants to make group coaching an impactful alternative.

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How to do an ICO and raise $10M in 15 Minutes with Revuto

Founder Bounty

We sit down with Vedran Vukman who has raised 10M$ in a revuto ICO (initial coin offering) who managed to raise 10M$ in 15 minutes. What is an ICO An ICO (initial coin offering) is cryptocurrencies equivalent of an IPO or initial public offering. It seeks to raise capital by creating a new coin or cryptocurrency. What's the best way to do an ICO Prepare to invest 100K$ into marketing.

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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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Indonesia’s oral wellness startup Klar Smile raises $4.55m

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Indonesian oral wellness startup Klar Smile has raised $4.55 million in its pre-Series A funding round co-led by AC Ventures and East Ventures. Other participating investors included Venturra Discovery and several angels. As Klar Smile’s seed investor in 2021, AC Ventures decided to top up its investment, as the company looks toward expanding its presence beyond the teeth straightening

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Circularity Tales: bringing sustainable fashion to Spanish markets

Impact Hub

At Impact Hub, we believe in the power of circularity to create a more sustainable present and future. That’s why we are on a mission to mainstream circular principles across our global network. . Following up on our talks with Line Didelot from the Greece-based ANKAA Project and Wenceslaus Soka from the Tanzanian PREYO , for our next story on the Circularity Tales series, which is showcasing great examples from innovators and entrepreneurs taking action around the topic, our invitee is Aritz Ga

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Daily Crunch: Snap lays off one-fifth of its workforce after missing revenue and growth targets

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Midweek? More like mid-weak! Okay, terrible pun, but we’re a little low energy in this heat wave today, so it kinda made sense. Oh! And good news, btw, we’re offering 15% off Disrupt tickets (excluding online or expo tickets) for you, our trusty Daily Crunch readers.

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Networking For Entrepreneurs: Complete Guide

Feedough

Entrepreneurship is not a solo journey. To be successful, you. Read more. The post Networking For Entrepreneurs: Complete Guide appeared first on Feedough.

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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!