The Seraf Compass

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For a variety of reasons, the mainstream business press is writing more about angel investing than ever. It seems like more now than ever before, if you tell a distant relative that you are an angel investor, they will say “oh I’ve heard of that” rather than give you a blank stare and assume you are talking about church choir. Over the last couple decades, angel investing has become a more serious form of finance.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As a business leader, it’s essential to recognize that while digital transformation is crucial for growth and data can influence decisions, we should never sacrifice human and emotional connections. It’s nearly impossible to replicate the complexity of human communication with all of its nuances, both verbal and nonverbal, online. It’s not that technology has eliminated our capacity to connect on a human level; it’s just that digital connections and online exchanges will never achiev

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This article originally appeared on the PixelEdge Blog. “[The PixelEdge] workshop and canvasses provided an easy structured framework to work through our evaluation and customer discovery process. The ideas … have been very exciting to me and my team.” Client Business Information Director Problem A leading data aggregator for an entertainment sector came to PixelEdge to help maximize one of their offerings.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It’s impossible to talk about new technology without talking about human flourishing — every new technology from the plow to the microchip has typically been followed by a period of newfound wealth for consumers in the form of cheaper goods, improved productivity, and longer, healthier lives. In many ways, the most financially average person in our modern society experiences daily luxuries that history’s Pharaohs and Caesars could not imagine: instant communication, broadcast television, global

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Twelve of 23 cohort members are based in U.S. Twenty-three members of the Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab cohort are pitching today to an audience of over 300 investors, potential partners, and customers. The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

There is no lack of coverage of when Private Equity is done wrong. John Oliver, by himself, has numerous well-regarded pieces on the topic. This is not dissimilar to when bad venture capitalists or angel investors tarnish the reputations of investors in general. And this reporting is important. We should know about bad actors, how to avoid them, and call shame on them!

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Former gymnast and current investor Aly Raisman joins general partner Julie Yoo and investment partner Daisy Wolf of a16z Bio + Health. In this episode, Aly chats about her background, how she thinks about health and fitness now that she’s no longer competing, and a few of her passion projects, including financial literacy. She also talks about her latest forays into investing, and how she appreciates and empathizes with founders’ tunnel vision and work ethic.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The condition impacts both physical and mental health, with isolation adding to the challenges experienced. A significant portion of our population is unable to have a good night’s sleep—with over 25 million Americans suffering from chronic insomnia. They are identified as having sleep problems 3+ nights a week for 3+ months. A recently funded startup, Stellar Sleep, offers help via its digital sleep therapy platform that addresses insomnia through a combination of technology and psycholog

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Netherlands-based investment firm Orient Growth Ventures has successfully closed its second fund, Orient Growth Fund II, amassing $90 million in commitments. This fund is a major increase from its inaugural $25-million fund raised in 2020. The firm has shown an escalating focus on backing early-stage venture capital managers across Southeast Asia and India.

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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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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

OK2StandUP, a cutting-edge healthcare technology startup dedicated to preventing falls among seniors, is thrilled to announce a strategic investment of $150,000 from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern Pennsylvania (CNP). In Pennsylvania alone, 71 older adults suffer serious injuries every hour, resulting in a total direct medical cost of $2.5 billion annually.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As Ben Horowitz says, it’s “ no prize, no fight ” when it comes to getting the best salespeople on your team. But building a sales compensation plan that both aligns your sales team’s compensation with your customers’ objectives and recruits top salespeople can be incredibly difficult in usage-based pricing. The problem comes down to incentives. In traditional B2B SaaS sales, companies want to sell large upfront annual commitments, so salespeople’s compensation is mostly designed to maximi

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Red Rocket

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In business, managing with a steady eye on efficiency is pivotal, of course, yet I have seen a great many operations carrying unrecognized burdens — from being overstaffed to spending too much for services, from poorly investing sales and marketing dollars and operating too many divisions to focusing on channels that don't have a material payback. This post will help you assess your own enterprise — particularly with respect to growth prospects — in order to determine if there's pruning to be do

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Hong Kong-based startup MediConCen, specializing in automating insurance claims through AI and blockchain, has secured $6.85 million in its latest Series A round. HSBC Asset Management led the investment, joined by existing backers G&M Capital and ParticleX and new investor Wings Capital Ventures. This funding round brings MediConCen’s total raised capital to $12.

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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Informational webinar will be held in advance of launch TRENTON, N.J. (February 6, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will open applications for Phase II of the Manufacturing Voucher Program (MVP) on Monday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m. An informational webinar will be held Thursday, February 8, at 2:00 p.m. WHAT: MVP Phase II will make available $20 million in grant funding through a rolling application process to provide New Jersey manufacturers with access to essen

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

“The Ben & Marc Show” features a16z’s co-founders Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen. In this episode, Marc and Ben continue their in-depth exploration of the current education system. While Part I of their discussion unpacked the crisis facing higher education, Part II presents solutions to overhaul the modern university. In this one-on-one conversation, Ben and Marc delve into actions that existing institutions can take to improve their current and future situations.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Let’s talk about the reality of taking money from professional investors. It is not the first time we’ve covered this general subject nor the last. But this time, we concentrate upon governance changes. After friends and family… Once a company founder has tapped the funds available from his or her resources and from friends and family, if the company needs more cash for growth, the most obvious next step is to look for money from angel investors and venture capitalists, typically in the $300,00

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Microsoft has collaborated with Indian generative AI startup Sarvam AI, aiming to integrate its Indic voice large language model (LLM) into Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. During CEO Satya Nadella’s recent visit to India, Microsoft announced its support for Sarvam AI.

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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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GCUC

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

How to Grow Your Coworking Space through Member Acquisition This is a guest blog from our partners at Optix. Learn more about Optix coworking software. Adam Hyman is the Founder of KoWorks, an.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

NJ Entrepreneur Support Program provides guarantees to support investments into Garden State companies TRENTON, N.J. (February 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) continues to accept applications for the New Jersey Entrepreneur Support Program , which was launched in 2020 to help Garden State entrepreneurs navigate COVID-19 related cashflow constraints, then relaunched in March of 2023 in light of challenges in the economy and venture banking system.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As angels, we see opportunities in many different industry verticals. We ask ourselves why some verticals produce better returns than others? This article looks at the experience that TCA Venture Group (formerly Tech Coast Angels) has had on all their 247 outcomes from 1997 – 2022 for insights. First of all – an important caveat. While 247 seems like a statistically significant number, when that is sliced into 15 industry verticals it becomes less statistically significant in each vertical – par

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Oobit, a Singapore-based mobile payment app focused on cryptocurrency, has completed its Series A funding round, securing $25 million in investment. The funding round was led by the investment arm of Tether, a cryptocurrency software company, along with contributions from CMCC Global’s Titan Fund, 468 Capital, and Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I read a lot of stuff and here’s a few worth passing along to you! China’s Age of Malaise [Evan Osnos/New Yorker] – A loooong read but essential stuff if you are interested in China from an sort of view (cultural, economic, geopolitical, startup). When I return to China these days, the feeling of ineluctable ascent has waned. The streets of Beijing still show progress; armadas of electric cars glide by like props in a sci-fi film, and the smoke that used to impose a perpetual t

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel, January 30, 2024 – Hailo, the pioneering chipmaker of edge artificial intelligence (AI) processors, today announced that leading autonomous driving solutions provider iMotion has selected the groundbreaking Hailo-8 AI accelerator and the Renesas R-Car V4H SoC (System-on-Chip) to power iMotion iDC High domain controller for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving […]

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As we’ve been researching the AI landscape & how to build applications, a few design patterns are emerging for AI products. These design patterns are simple mental models. They help us understand how builders are engineering AI applications today & which components may be important in the future. The first design pattern is the AI query router.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AsiaTechDaily conducted its inaugural subscriber-exclusive online event, Innovation Exchange Program, on February 5. The event set the stage for insightful discussions and transformative ideas. With an exclusive audience comprising subscribers from across the globe, the event unfolded insightful conversations with the guest of honor, Pocket Sun. At the heart of the event was the esteemed […] The post AsiaTechDaily’s Innovation Exchange Program: Unveiling Insights with Pocket Sun first appeared

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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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