StartupNation

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The pandemic has made life difficult in innumerable ways, but it has also presented business opportunities to savvy entrepreneurs. Company closures left spaces for startups to fill, and the unprecedented environment prompted the creation and development of specific markets. For example, IBM’s U.S. Retail Index estimates that the coronavirus and resulting social distancing measures have accelerated the transition from in-person retail to e-commerce by about five years.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Is now the right time? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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The Seraf Compass

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The first time I served as a deal lead was unintentional. I happened upon a team I really liked, going after a market I thought was really attractive, with a solution I thought was really smart. So I started telling other investors about it. Many perked up and took an interest, but nothing was really happening because there was no bandwagon to jump onto. .

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Many/most of you know that a lot of my philanthropic time and energy is dedicated to making sure that all K12 students, but particularly young women and students of color, have access to a high quality computer science education. When I started this work a decade or more ago, I would regularly run into well-meaning people in the education system who would say something like “oh, that’s not for my students” and it would p**s me off and I would try to explain that anyone can lear

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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

By Bryce Kelly. 2017 YLAI Fellow Victor Rujano Bautista is the co-founder of Culturas Indígenas y Medio Ambiente Sustentable (CIMAS), an organization committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous peoples and the protection of the environment in the Venezuelan state of Zulia. Victor grew up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Maracaibo, dedicating himself to schoolwork in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a lawyer.

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Source Link

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Innovation is never born in a silo, and solutions are always meant to be shared. That’s precisely the philosophy behind the City Innovation Ecosystems program from the National League of Cities. At SourceLink, we are proud to continue to support the NLC's NIE program and have gained commitments from three new cities to become actively engaged in the program to right resource inequality and drive innovation across the country.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Getaway CEO Jon Staff said that while the startup’s offerings weren’t designed with a pandemic in mind, they turned out to be well-suited for a time when people were eager to find safe ways to get off Zoom and out of their homes. Founded in 2015, Getaway builds “Outposts” — collections of tiny cabins in rustic locations within a two-hour drive of major cities like Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles and New York.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

This long, detailed, and excellent article is chock full of valuable advice on pricing. One part that particularly stood out for sharing are the four questions to ask a potential customer to help you determine where to price your product. At what point is this way too expensive that you would never consider purchasing it? At what point is this starting to get expensive, but you’d still consider purchasing it?

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Feedough

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Every company has a C-suite leading it. This C-suite or chief-suite constitutes the senior-most executives responsible for the core strategic direction of the organisation. One of the members of this C-suite is the chief technology officer (CTO) who handles all the technical priorities of the company. He is responsible for the technology infrastructure of the organisation and makes sure to fulfil the short term and long term technology needs of the organisation.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Small businesses are vital to our global economy, yet they are disproportionately vulnerable to the economic fallout from COVID-19. In fact, more than 70 percent of small business leaders felt a moderate-to-large negative effect from the pandemic, according to an October 2020 U.S. Census Bureau Small Business Pulse Survey. While 4.9 million PPP loans were issued this summer to provide relief for small businesses, it is uncertain how many businesses will benefit from this next wave of governme

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Demetrius Curry has spent the last couple years chasing a dream. His startup, College Cash , allows brands to petition users to create photo and video marketing content highlighting their product or service, with the wrinkle being that content creators are paid by the brands in the form of credits that go directly toward paying down their student loan debt.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

At Redpoint, we believe 2020 is the decade of data. We’ve partnered in the leaders of the next generation of data from the earliest stages; companies like Snowflake, Looker, and Dremio. Leaders rely more on data every day to inform our decisions, to power our products, and to communicate. In short, the data pipelines that move data from one place to another have become the nervous system of the modern organization.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Join StartupNation, Dell Technologies and Microsoft for a free LIVE webinar and Q&A on modern workplace solutions and collaboration technologies on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. ET! Register for the free webinar here! Leveraging technology to ensure business agility is important in any environment, but in today’s world of COVID-19 where it’s your main or only way to collaborate with employees and customers, it’s truly imperative.

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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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

When it comes to fundraising, there are some things outside of your control. Source: DocSend At DocSend, we studied the fundraising process of 175 startups at the seed stage in 2019 and analyzed data to understand which seed startups were successful in fundraising and why. Through comparing data from our first seed report in 2015, our analysis shows how the seed round has evolved since then and how the process and expectations have become more intensified today.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Vin Lingathoti. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Vin Lingathoti is a partner at Cambridge Innovation Capital , where he focuses on technology investments. A software engineer by background, Vin has spent more than a decade in Silicon Valley working with tech companies. Before joining CIC, he led venture investments and acquisitions for Cisco Systems in London and San Jose.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

For the past ten weeks, six entrepreneurial teams have been participating via Zoom in an intensive Business Startup Boot Camp, The Tech Celerator @NWPA. In partnership with Gannon University’s Small Business Development Center and Erie Technology Incubator, the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority, and Knowledge Park at Penn State Erie, this program targeted emerging tech entrepreneurs from northwest Pennsylvania, and the applicants represented an exciting mix of target markets, products, and s

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Why were there only two Midwest startups on LinkedIn’s list of the top 50 startups on the rise? Cameo, based in Chicago (as well as remotely ), and Seamless.AI, based in Columbus , are really awesome startups, and we were so happy to see them on the list. We just think LinkedIn missed a couple more major Midwest players. There’s this myth that only the top startups come out of Silicon Valley or New York City.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

From selling erectile dysfunction supplements to becoming the 6th richest man in the world Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Discovery and research of new molecular compounds is an expensive business, with development costs exceeding $10 billion per substance in some cases. Part of that comes from the need to closely examine every relevant molecule, studying its chemical composition and interactions as well as its physical structure at the atomic level. Despite advances in software to help model these compounds and molecules, there are still challenges in fully understanding their shapes through a two-dimensional comp

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Feedough

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

What if there were an Airbnb for coworking and co-living spaces? An online platform where you can book an office, coworking, or co-living space for a day, a month, or more; for yourself, your team, or your company. Well, there is one now, at least in India. Cofynd has managed to capitalise on the increasing demand for coworking and co-living spaces by developing an online discovery platform.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Startup entrepreneurs are not always the best negotiators. They step into the shoes of a business owner for the first time and find (to their surprise) that nearly everything involves negotiation of some kind, and they may not always have those negotiation techniques down. Starting a business requires, quite literally, hundreds of negotiations. Some are small, like securing the best price on printing your letterhead and business cards.

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Even with all the strategies and technology — sometimes it's the internal qualities that make the biggest impact Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Notion, the online workspace startup that was last year valued at over $2 billion , is currently offline after a DNS outage knocked the site off the internet. The collaborative online office and document service was not loading as of around 9am ET on Friday, preventing anyone who relies on the service from accessing their cloud-stored data. In a since-deleted tweet, Notion asked if “any users have a contact at Name.com,” the web host that Notion relies on for its domain name.

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

YC was created to support founders during their startup journey. Now more than ever we support founders throughout the life of their company. Today, we are celebrating some of the people who make our batch program , our Series A Program , Work at a Startup , and YC Continuity successful — and we’re recognizing their contributions through the following promotions.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

On today’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff is joined by leading business coach and co-host, Jon Dwoskin. Together, they interview three entrepreneurs who have pitched their businesses on “Shark Tank.”. Today’s featured guests are Renaldo Webb, founder of Pet Plate; Tate Stock, founder of Chirp; and Meredith Jurica, CEO of Makeup Junkie bags. Together, they share their “Shark Tank” experiences and offer up tips to aspiring entrepreneurs for perfecting your pitch in order to secure a deal.

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