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Okta Announces $500K Investment Award for SaaS Startup Competition

American Entrepreneurship

The inaugural competition will culminate with finalists doing a live pitch at its upcoming Conference. Identify and access management company Okta will award up to $500K as an investment to the winner of its inaugural SaaS startup competition. The company seeks the latest application innovations underway using identity, privacy, and security-enabled workflows.

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Ben Franklin’s 2024 Fall TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Transform Your Startup Vision with Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator! Calling all aspiring entrepreneurs! Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator is offering a 10-week business boot camp to help you turn your startup dreams into reality. During our intensive 10-week TechCelerator business boot camp, you’ll dive deep into the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, guided by experienced mentors and industry experts.

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The Tech Industry and VC Case for Kamala Harris for President

This is going to be BIG.

I’m writing to share why I think a Kamala Harris presidency would be far better for the long-term success of the American technology industry and the startup world than the alternative—but before I make this political omelet, I need to break a few eggshells. Marc Andreessen and his partner at A16Z, Ben Horowitz, recently went “all in” on their firm’s podcast to discuss their financial and political support for Donald Trump , which wasn’t all that surprising.

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How a Center of Excellence Can Help Your Company Master Generative AI’s Benefits

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Generative AI, when harnessed correctly, has the potential to revolutionize the way companies operate, innovate, and compete. But the question that arises is, how can entrepreneurial businesses effectively tap into AI’s potential ? The answer lies in setting up an AI (artificial intelligence) Center of Excellence inside your company that combines information technology with learning and development to serve the needs of business operations.

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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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NobleReach Foundation’s Inaugural Cohort of Scholars Announced

American Entrepreneurship

The program’s participants gain early exposure to federal agencies and industry partners working on top national technology challenges. The NobleReach® Foundation announced its inaugural initiative to bridge professionals in the tech and entrepreneurship fields with opportunities in government and industry. Nineteen early-career tech, science and entrepreneurship scholars were selected for a one to two-year experience within government and private sector organizations.

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GCUC Podcast Recap: Ernest Lee

GCUC

GCUC Podcast Recap: Ernest Lee In an industry where innovation and disruption are the norm, citizenM hotels has carved out a unique niche for itself. With its modern, design-led.

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YC Fall 2024 batch applications due by 8/27

Y Combinator

In response to overwhelming demand, we are running a YC batch this fall. Applications are now open. The Fall 2024 batch will begin in San Francisco on Sunday, 9/29, and Demo Day will be in early December. We are excited to work with founders who want to begin YC right away rather than wait for the W25 batch. In addition to YC’s standard deal investment of $500,000, YC companies have access to dedicated GPU clusters from Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure along with exclusive credit

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Risk, insanity, and the 50% startup rule!

Berkonomics

Fifty percent of all businesses formed will fail within the first two years. There are many variations of this number since there are a number of ways to measure failure. But the number is a startling reminder that creating a business is not easy, nor is it any assurance of success. How to define “success” for a startup? After speaking with many entrepreneurs over the years, each defines success in his or her unique way.

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Snowflake's 4 Areas of Investment in AI

Tomasz Tunguz

In a recent Office Hours, Baris Gultekin, Head of AI at Snowflake & a friend from Google, shared his insights into Snowflake’s approach to AI. It was a great conversation to understand how one of the leading data companies is pushing AI forward. The video for the session is here & the audio is here. There are four major pushes for Snowflake within AI.

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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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UnaBiz Secures $25 Million in Pre-Series C Funding to Expand IoT Solutions Globally

AsiaTechDaily

Singapore-based UnaBiz, a provider of customized IoT solutions, has successfully closed the first close of its $25 million pre-Series C funding round.

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Data-Driven Startup Acceleration at Scale: Gust and Peachscore Unite!

Gust

At Gust, we’re building for early stage startups, the people and organizations that support them, and the angels who fund them. We know it’s not the fastest way to build a business, but we believe it’s the best way to build an enduring company that has an outsized impact on the startup ecosystem. That's why we are happy to announce our partnership with Peachscore The post Data-Driven Startup Acceleration at Scale: Gust and Peachscore Unite!

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Celebrating the Remarkable Career and Retirement of Debbi Prosser

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

On June 21st, our Portfolio Manager for the Southern Alleghenies, Jose Otero, and our Vice President of Business Development, John Sider, attended the retirement celebration of Debbi Prosser, Director of Business Development for the Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission. Longstanding Service and Leadership Debbi joined SAP&DC in 1984 and, after working on numerous diverse projects, became the Director of Business Development, a position she held for 32 years.

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[Oshi in Vegconomist] Oshi Expands US Presence with Neat Partnership and California Production

OurCrowd

Oshi has announced a partnership with Neat, a vegan burger chain supported by celebrities Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio. The collaboration will bring Oshi’s salmon to Neat’s recently reformulated New York City menu, where it will be featured in vegan fish tacos, rice bowls, and Caesar salads with avocado.

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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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Growsari Secures US$5M Investment to Empower 1.3M Sari-Sari Stores Across the Philippines

AsiaTechDaily

Growsari, a B2B e-commerce platform catering to sari-sari stores across the Philippines, has secured a US$5 million investment from Oppenheimer Generations Asia (OGA). The goal is to empower over 1.

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Double your productivity without more work or stress

A Smart Bear: Longform

People love to say that getting "1% better per day" makes you 37x better after a year, but this obviously makes no sense. But 2x better is possible.

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Lesson #362: Firing Long-Term Employees is Hard, But May Be Necessary

Red Rocket

I consulted a client that had to do something they had never done before—they had to cut a long-term employee that had been with the company for over 5 years. Once an employee has been with a company for that length of time, they have basically become “family”, so that is the equivalent of cutting your “brother or sister.” And, most employees that get to 5 years of service, must have been doing something right during their employment, otherwise they wouldn’t have lasted that long.

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[BlueGreen Water Technologies in Newswire] Beware the Bloom! Watch Out for Dog-Killing Blue-Green Algae

OurCrowd

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, August 8, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — As pet owners head to area lakes to cool off this August, water scientists are sounding the alarm about outbreaks of toxic blue-green algae and their risks to pets. BlueGreen Water Technologies (BlueGreen) is using its Beware the Bloom!

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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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Japanese Medtech Giant Terumo Establishes $75M Venture Capital Fund

AsiaTechDaily

Terumo Corporation, a Japanese medical equipment manufacturer, has launched a new corporate venture capital (CVC) fund under the name “Terumo Ventures.

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The Ghost in the Machine : Invisible Ads in Generative Search

Tomasz Tunguz

What does advertising look like in the world of AI? In a future where generative AI dominates search, the ten blue links & five sponsored ads disappear. What if they were invisible ads? When a user executes a search query within a generative AI search engine, the query, for example, “best carbonated beverage for health-conscious individuals,” is combined with relevant documents typically web pages.

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How To Track the Customer Journey (And Use What You Learn!)

The Groove Blog

“Now more than ever we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world.” When he said that, Martin Scorsese was talking about the power of cinema as a cultural medium. But the truth behind his words applies just as well to customer support. Let’s say […] The post How To Track the Customer Journey (And Use What You Learn!

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[Groq in PR Newswire] Global Alternative Investment Management LLC Announces Successful Close of Venture Capital Fund Targeting Strategic Investment in Groq

OurCrowd

The post [Groq in PR Newswire] Global Alternative Investment Management LLC Announces Successful Close of Venture Capital Fund Targeting Strategic Investment in Groq appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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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HAII Secures Second Place in Prestigious KHIDI-Roche Diagnostics Day ‘New Impact Project,’ Eyes Global Expansion

AsiaTechDaily

In a remarkable achievement, HAII, a Seoul-based digital health innovator, secured second place at the KHIDI-Roche Diagnostics ‘New Impact Project.

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The 3 Attributes of an Attractive Market for AI

Tomasz Tunguz

Call it Service-as-a-Software. Call it AI agents or agentic systems. There’s a brewing idea that AI will complete human labor especially in white-collar work. What attributes of a market make it attractive to pursue? Those with three attributes : Toil, labor market shortages, and margin pressure. Toil is repetitive work : reviewing alerts, triaging leads, data entry.

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How To Respond To Positive Customer Reviews: 8 Tips for Small Businesses

The Groove Blog

Have you ever received a glowing review from a happy customer and wondered: “Now what?” It’s more straightforward (if tricky) to handle negative feedback. Many small business owners are unsure how to respond to positive customer reviews effectively – or whether they even should. Simply collecting reviews isn’t enough. The real magic happens when you […] The post How To Respond To Positive Customer Reviews: 8 Tips for Small Businesses appeared first on Groove Blog.

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[Stoke Space in SpaceWatch Africa] ispace-U.S. Accelerates its Mission 3 Utilizing Agile Development with Fusion by Stoke Space

OurCrowd

The post [Stoke Space in SpaceWatch Africa] ispace-U.S. Accelerates its Mission 3 Utilizing Agile Development with Fusion by Stoke Space appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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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!