Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 28, 2021

Getting to your highest and best use can be a long and winding journey. Here’s how to streamline that path. Ari Santiago is an EO Connecticut member and CEO of IT Direct: A Compass MSP Company , a new company formed in 2021 after selling IT Direct, his original company founded in 2002. Ari became the CEO of the much larger combined business , roughly twice the size of his former organization.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

5 myths to avoid on the 1st leg of your entrepreneurship journey What you don’t have to eat to pursue your passion (Image from WikiMedia Commons) There is a path to entrepreneurship promoted in Hollywood and there is a path for the rest of us. The former celebrates risk, the latter avoids it. My story is about the safe path. I am the CEO of WhereTo , an enterprise travel platform used by some of the world’s largest companies.

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StartupNation

APRIL 26, 2021

Searching for a small business loan can feel a little bit like hitting the dating scene. You’re researching lenders wondering, “Will they like me? Or will they reject me?” Working at Nav, where we’ve played matchmaker between thousands of small business owners and lenders, I’ve observed several key steps small business owners and entrepreneurs can take to help make their business so irresistible to lenders that they can’t help but want to lend money.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 25, 2021

Rebecca Minkoff , fashion designer and entrepreneur, shared her story, tips for success and answered questions in the Likeable Business club , on Clubhouse. Hosted by Dave Kerpen and Randi Zuckerberg , Rebecca shared insights from her upcoming book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Here’s a quick summary of the discussion.

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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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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Challenger banks continue to make significant waves in the world of finance, with smaller outfits luring customers away from incumbents by providing an easier way for them to not only engage with basic banking services, but to tap into a wave of technology that brings more personalization and often better deals into the equation. In the latest development, Viva Wallet , a Greek startup building banking services aimed at small and medium merchants, has picked up financing of $80 million, money th

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Impact Hub

APRIL 26, 2021

Jordan, 23 April, 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its efforts to assist the social enterprise policy process in Jordan, led by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE), organised a workshop in collaboration with Impact Hub. To support employment generation among youth and marginalized communities, promote social cohesion as well as to support the Government of Jordan in developing a vibrant social entrepreneurship ecosystem, UNDP launched “Hear

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 24, 2021

Jill Soley, an executive at Issuu unpacks how we can get more startups to not fail. You’re an entrepreneur, with a great product. Maybe you’ve solved an important problem in the world. Or you’ve created a super-addictive app. But, for whatever reason, your creation isn’t flying off the shelves. You’re pretty sure it’s not a product problem. As you dig in, you eventually come to realize you don’t know the best way to take it to market.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2021

More M&A activity is underway in the red-hot field of cybersecurity. In the latest development, private equity giant Thoma Bravo is buying Proofpoint , the SaaS security vendor, for $12.3 billion in cash. Proofpoint is traded publicly on the Nasdaq exchange and as of its closing price on Friday, it had a market cap of $7.5 billion. This bid, which will see the company go private, is a big hike on its latest share price.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 30, 2021

Top investment opportunities. Startup of the Week: Materials Zone. Israel’s tech sector enters hypergrowth. Join us online for XTC regional finals. Medtronic taps Surgical Theater’s fighter-jet simulation for brain surgery. TheraRay takes anti-money laundering to the cloud. Bill Gross: Launchpad will ‘disrupt manufacturing forever’ Overtime Sports raises $80M from Bezos, Drake and A-listers.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 27, 2021

Jason Fried, CEO of Basecamp, posted a message to his team yesterday in which he outlined a bunch of changes they are making to the way they run the business. Some will be familiar as others have done similar things (no more politics on the company’s communication channels, no more committees, rethinking the review process). I think it is a good thing to revisit the ways a company does things and make changes when issues arise.

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StartupNation

APRIL 26, 2021

On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff and Paul W. Smith discuss the 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase , a partnership between the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) and InvestMidwest , which will showcase 57 companies actively seeking funding to an audience of top-tier investors, entrepreneurs, researchers and business executives. The virtual event runs April 27 to 28, 2021.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

U.S.-based challenger bank Current , which has now grown to nearly 3 million users, announced this morning it has raised a $220 million round of Series D funding, led by new investor Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The funding swiftly follows Current’s $131 million Series C at the end of last year, at which point the company had doubled its user base over just six months to more than 2 million users.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 30, 2021

Top investment opportunities. Startup of the Week: Materials Zone. Israel’s tech sector enters hypergrowth. Join us online for XTC regional finals. Medtronic taps Surgical Theater’s fighter-jet simulation for brain surgery. TheraRay takes anti-money laundering to the cloud. Bill Gross: Launchpad will ‘disrupt manufacturing forever’ Overtime Sports raises $80M from Bezos, Drake and A-listers.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 25, 2021

Diana Lee is the CEO and co-founder of Constellation Agency, an amazing digital platform that helps dealers who sell cars…sell them better. She’s going to share her story of growth and how she scaled growing her business in a tough, competitive market. . When Constellation Agency first started it was a digital media agency that was designed to serve dealerships.

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StartupNation

APRIL 26, 2021

So, you want to start your own business — in which you are your own boss and you’re in control of your professional destiny. You’re mentally ready to become an entrepreneur, but the question is: Are you financially ready? Making the leap from side hustler to full-time entrepreneur is a big move. Yes, you gain freedom and more control over your projects and schedule.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Step , the digital banking service aimed at teens and endorsed by TikTok star Charli D’Amelio, announced this morning the close of a $100 million round of Series C funding after growing to more than 1.5 million users just six months after launch. The new round, led by General Catalyst, comes shortly after Step’s $50 million Series B, announced at the end of last year after the startup hit half a million users in only two months post-launch.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 25, 2021

CytoReason: Helping Pfizer develop new drugs. OurCrowd, Israel’s most active venture investor. Will manufacturing eat the world? Memic raises $96M for robot-assisted surgery. Bizzabo’s rollercoaster pivot to success. DouxMatok rolls out low-sugar spreads in US. SaNOtize seeks partner to help India against Covid-19. BioCatch adds to protection for financial transaction.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 25, 2021

Diana Lee is the CEO and co-founder of Constellation Agency, an amazing digital platform that helps dealers who sell cars…sell them better. She’s going to share her story of growth and how she scaled growing her business in a tough, competitive market. . When Constellation Agency first started it was a digital media agency that was designed to serve dealerships.

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Angel Capital Association

APRIL 28, 2021

By: Sarah Dickey, ACA Membership Director 10. It fits into your life, nicely. The event features interactive sessions , over three days with plenty of down-time – a chance to learn and grow that’s remarkably easy on the schedule. 9. Location, Location, Location. Relax in your own home while you soak up the latest insights about the dynamic, changing landscape for angels around the globe. 8.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Merama, a five-month old e-commerce startup focused on Latin America, announced today that it has raised $60 million in seed and Series A funding and $100 million in debt. The money was raised “at well over a $200 million valuation,” according to co-founder and CEO Sujay Tyle. . “We are receiving significant inbound for a Series B already,” he said.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 27, 2021

By OURCROWD. The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to expand its definition of an “ accredited investor ” paves the way for thousands more aspiring venture capitalists and angel investors to benefit from investing in the private markets. The new rules, which took effect Dec. 8, 2020, will further democratize the ability to invest in startups before they go public, allowing more investors to enjoy the often outsize pre- IPO returns accessible until now only to institutio

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Feedough

APRIL 24, 2021

If you have zero financial setbacks, unlimited resources, and bottomless funds that will finance your business’ operations through failures ( In 2019, the failure rate of startups was around 90% ), then stop right now and go back to whatever chore you were doing. But if you belong to the majority – are constrained by real-life limitations (both financial and non-financial), and need a set of guidelines to start a business while still being employed, this article is for you.

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INBIA

APRIL 29, 2021

The post InBIA Releases Playbook to Improve Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Centers appeared first on InBIA.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Institutions need to keep their crypto assets somewhere. And they aren’t going to keep it on some random, or consumer-grade crypto operation. This requires more sophisticated technology. Furthermore, being in the EU is going to be a key barrier to entry for many US or Asia-based operations. Thus it is that Berlin-based digital asset custody and financial services platform.

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OurCrowd

APRIL 29, 2021

The rise of Israeli unicorns, an aggressive coronavirus vaccination campaign, normalization with more Arab countries, and a diversified tech sector are behind the record-breaking level of venture capital investments in Israel during the first quarter of the year. And those factors will continue to drive growth in the sector, said Jon Medved, founder and CEO of Jerusalem-based OurCrowd, an equity investment platform ranked by Pitchbook as Israel’s most active venture investor, with more than 250

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