StartupNation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The following is adapted from “Mr. Monkey and Me: A Real Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs” by Mike Smerklo. Copyright 2020 Lioncrest Publishing. In addition to getting the help you need and gaining perspective from your peers, there’s an added, less obvious benefit to asking for help. Odd as it may sound, asking someone for help endears you to the person you ask, because it builds the helper’s self-esteem and makes them feel useful.

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Venture Well

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Identifying the U.S. patent gap can help dismantle barriers to invention faced by underrepresented groups and expand the country’s pool of innovators. The post what the patent gap tells us about diversity in innovation appeared first on VentureWell. Inclusive entrepreneurship intellectual property

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Contributed by Sam Hill, head of people and culture at BizSpace. . With British employees back to working from home during the second lockdown in 2020, businesses once again face the challenge of employees being split across locations.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Scott Kirsner. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader , a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. Startups need to live in the future. They create roadmaps, build products and continually upgrade them with an eye on next year — or even a few years out.

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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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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Pursuing a second career after leaving the military can be challenging, which is why a growing number of veterans choose to become entrepreneurs. A 2018 study by the the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy reported that there were over 379,000 veteran-owned employer businesses in the U.S. , and overall, 6.8 percent of all employer businesses were majority owned by one or more veterans.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

. The week’s top investment deals from OurCrowd. Fresh fruit picked from the tree by Israeli robots. Startups tackling Covid and urgent health challenges. BioCatch: Fingering fraudsters, saving millions. Insightec: Can ultrasound help treat brain tumors? YuLife enhances group risk coverage for UKs medical insurers. QuantLR among Top 5 picks for Israel Aerospace Industries program.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Andy Areitio. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Andy Areitio is a partner at the early-stage fund TheVentureCity , a new venture and acceleration model that helps diverse founders achieve global impact. When you’re running your own venture — especially if it’s your first — it’s unlikely you will find the time to deep dive into how venture capital firms work.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

The small business’ answer to Black Friday, Small Business Saturday , is a nationwide event that highlights all of the awesome things that small businesses, small business owners and entrepreneurs offer consumers. Small business owners help neighbors support neighbors, but they also offer an alternative to the big box stores, which can’t always provide the same level of care and support that an entrepreneur can.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A number of members of Congress sent a letter to the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Tuesday. I have embedded it below but readers via email may need to click here to read it. Letter to the OCC on Fintec… by CoinDesk. These elected officials are correct that way too many people in the US are unbanked or underbanked. They are also correct that community banks and minority owned banks are closing at a rapid rate, which is contributing to these alarming unbanked and underbanked

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Dream It

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

A new survey finds that health system leaders are actively seeking new commercial relationships with startups regardless of when “normal” returns but startup success hinges on not only addressing solutions that are on health systems' shortlist but also data supporting a clear ROI. Dreamit Ventures and MedCityNews teamed up to get a pulse on the current appetite for innovation at large health systems across the United States.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

NextView Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital fund, has raised an $89.6 million fund, according to SEC filings. The firm’s fourth fund, its largest to date, is oversubscribed, with early documents indicating a $70 million goal. The NextView Ventures team did not immediately respond to request for comment. NextView Ventures was launched in 2010 by Rob Go , a former partner at Spark Capital; Dave Beisel , who clocked time at Venrock and Masthead Venture Partners; and Lee Hower, a former invest

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Six-time unicorn angel investor, Jason Calacanis, talks about how he chooses his bets Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Fewer than 50 percent of businesses make it to their fifth year. That means that half of all companies have a short lifespan, despite their efforts to build something successful long-term. The interior design space is particularly competitive: predictions state that by 2026, the market will be worth $270,410 million , and in turn, a whole host of new ventures are battling for consumers’ attention and business.

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OurCrowd

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Nexa3D, the maker of ultrafast polymer production 3D printers, announced today the expansion of its EMEA operations with the immediate opening of a customer success center in Germany, powered by Disc Direct. To accelerate its EMEA expansion, Nexa3D inked a collaboration agreement to host Disc Direct’s customer success center in Karlsbad, Germany, located near Frankfurt Airport.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A lot of the focus in online education — and, let’s face it, education overall — has been about professional development for knowledge workers, education for K-12 and how best to deliver cost-effective, engaging higher learning to those in college and beyond. But in what might be a sign of the times, today a startup that’s focused on e-learning and the subsequent job market for a completely different end of the spectrum — home services — is announcing some fun

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Yes… someone had to invent tagging! Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

President Biden and Vice President Harris will be sworn in on January 20th, it appears. How will a Biden administration impact small business? We've compiled policy promises made by the Biden-Harris campaign. Similarly, the former vice president has a three-and-a-half-decade history as a legislator. These promises and his history should provide insight into what small businesses should expect from a Biden administration.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

There’s a lot of excitement going on this weekend—and while many of my readers are undoubtedly excited about a new President, and our first female Vice-President, undoubtedly even more people are just breathing a sigh of relief. No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, you had to be routing for a peaceful end to the election season—or even just an end.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

mmhmm , the presentation software developed by Evernote founder Phil Libin, is today coming out of beta. The mmhmm app is now officially available for Mac. The software allows folks to spice up their video calls with the ability to add different backgrounds, play videos, add images, and use filters, among other cool effects. The app has been invite only since its inception, but today it becomes available to all.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Going back to mid-2018, I have detailed notes of all my major decisions. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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The Seraf Compass

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

We have written quite a bit about the importance of a thorough, professional due diligence process. These best practices apply equally to both traditional early stage investing and impact-oriented investment opportunities. However, impact investing brings additional considerations to the diligence process. . To assist impact investors in building a comprehensive due diligence process, we have developed a model impact due diligence checklist.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

I was looking at the numbers on an early-stage VC fund that the Gotham Gal and I are invested in. I am not very familiar with the portfolio but this fund was formed in 2012. There are 24 names (investments) in the portfolio and 3 of them have produced 92% of the value in the fund. This is more or less the pattern of every early-stage venture capital fund I have helped to manage and every early-stage venture capital fund I have invested in over the last thirty years.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Darshan Somashekar. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Darshan Somashekar co-founded drop.io (acquired by Facebook), Imagine Easy Solutions (acquired by Chegg) and is currently co-founder of gaming platform Solitaired and a venture partner at TMV. Now that COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital education tools, edtech has become one of the hottest areas of investment.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As an entrepreneur, I am frequently confronted by people who see success in different ways. But, true success and happiness comes from within. Understanding what you want out of life and what makes you happy is key in this process. You cannot attain success if you have not first defined it for yourself. When I look back at my journey as an entrepreneur, the hardest part for me was dialing in on what I wanted and what would make me happy.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Success always leaves clues Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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