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When Startups Fail, It’s Usually Because Founders Overlook These 3 Obvious Things

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Are you the type of entrepreneur who get distracted by minutia that doesn’t really matter? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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How To Leave Your Day Job – Side Hustle To Full Hustle

Smart Hustle Magazine

You’ve been doing double duty for a long while. Working your reliable day job has been paying the bills, and your evenings and weekends have been reserved for your true passion: running your own business. In some ways, you have been getting the best of both worlds: stability and security, coupled with some time to stretch your wings and star in your own show.

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Data.World raises $50M to help enterprises organize and track their data

TechCrunch

For all the talk about the criticality of data for businesses, enterprise data is commonly siloed, unreconciled and spread across disparate systems, making it challenging to use and analyze. According to a 2020 report from Seagate and IDC, enterprises collect only 56% of the data potentially available through their operations — 43% of which goes ultimately unleveraged.

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Empreendedorismo 5.0: supporting seniors entrepreneurship in Portugal

Impact Hub

When facing retirement, around 10% of people dream of starting their own business and 73% need to continue working for financial reasons in Portugal. No wonder there is a growing number of people considering a second career and looking to create start-ups. In view of this panoram – and inspired by the successful pilots of the programme in other European countries -, the Instituto Pedro Nunes launched in 2020 the Portuguese version of Empreendedorismo 5.0. .

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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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Newsletter: Alternative energy storage + Ukraine crisis and innovation

OurCrowd

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Connected Energy, renewable power storage with depleted car batteries Ukraine: Innovation for troubled times Lebara deal fast-tracks Rewire’s European growth Mermade: Cultured seafood without the steep price D-ID: Bringing the departed and the imagination to life Fresh Start FoodTech incubator appoints new CEO Future Family raises $25M Series B Darwin and Tevel launch autonomous fruit-harvesting system Perception Point acquires Hysolate to secure

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Thunkable raises $30M after its no-code mobile app development platform hits 3M users and 6M apps

TechCrunch

Mobile apps have become part of the bedrock of how the world at large gets things done and spends a lot of its leisure time, so it’s no surprise that the development of them has become increasingly democratized, too. Now, one of the startups that has created a platform to make it easier to build mobile apps is announcing some funding to continue its expansion after passing 3 million consumer and business users and more than 6 million apps developed on its platform.

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3 strategies to combat digital distractions

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Roger Patterson an EO Vancouver member, is the founder and CEO of visual marketing platform Later and co-founder of accelerator Launch Academy. Roger recently shared his thoughts on how to un-polarize your workplace by creating middle ground. In this post, he explains how he actively works against digital distraction with three smart strategies: Twice a day—three times if I’m lucky—I reach a blissful state of focus.

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OhYeah!’s Salcedo is Helping Sustainable and Ethical Brands to Align With the Right Influencers

Jason Malki

Daniel is an immigrant New Yorker who defines himself as a rare mix of a producer and a serial entrepreneur with a variety of experience and success within the startup scene, including music, tech and video content. In the last 10 years, Daniel has produced video content for 500 fortune companies, as well as platforms like HBO, Discovery and Netflix.

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A company came to me to help them raise $10 million. My commission was $300k, I said no?—?Here’s why

Entrepreneur's Handbook

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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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London-based Fidel API lands $65M in Series B funding, proving fintech infrastructure is hotter than ever

TechCrunch

Financial infrastructure startup Fidel API has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures. The London-based company provides identity, data and payments products that it says gives developers a way to capture consent permissions and “securely” connect payment cards to a service or application. . “With this infrastructure, developers are able to create highly contextualized and event-driven user experiences at the point of purchase,” it claims.

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Crypto staking startup RockX scores $6m in funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Crypto staking provider RockX announced that it has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round anchored by Amber Group, a global digital asset platform. The funding round, which raised RockX’s valuation to $30 million, was also participated by other prominent crypto industry leaders including Matrixport, Primitive Ventures, FBG Capital, Draper Dragon, IMO Ventures, Alpha CW an

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Paycom a constant innovator that empowers employees at client companies

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Paycom a constant innovator with technology that empowers employees. By Scott Meacham. Oklahoma’s Paycom Software has just been named to Fast Company’s 2022 World’s Most Innovative Companies list. Paycom is the only human resources and payroll technology company to make Fast Company’s prestigious global ranking. Additionally, Paycom achieved Fast Company’s Top 10 most innovative enterprise companies.

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#23. How To Build The Perfect Early Team For Your Startup w/ Sandhya Hegde

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Learn from the Unusual Ventures General Partner leading enterprise SaaS [link] Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today’s guest is Sandhya Hegde, a General Partner at Unusual Ventures who leads investment in enterprise SaaS companies. She’s built deep expertise in this area through working for multiple venture capital firms (including Khosla Ventures and Sequoia) as well as founding her own companies and being an early hire at other startups.

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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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LinkSquares benefits from the legal tech boom with a fresh $100M

TechCrunch

Demonstrating that there’s a robust market for contract management solutions, LinkSquares , a company developing intelligent software that helps brands maintain and ink new contracts, today announced that it raised $100 million in Series C financing led by G Squared. The tranche, which had participation from new investor G2 Venture Partners as well as existing backers, brings the startup’s total funding to $161.4 million at an $800 million valuation. “With this new investment,

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PDAX introduces new prime service for crypto investors in the Philippines

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register PDAX , one of the Philippines’ leading regulated and licensed digital asset exchanges , has launched PAX Prime, a new exclusive service dedicated to sophisticated Filipino crypto investors and their growing needs in the dawn of digital assets.

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[Cybersixgill in The Jerusalem Post] Cybersixgill partners with Snowflake to combat cyberwarfare

OurCrowd

Threat intelligence provider Cybersixgill announced on Wednesday a partnership with data cloud company Snowflake. The collaboration, which is set to add comprehensive cyber threat intelligence to the Snowflake Data Marketplace, is being announced a month after Cybersixgill’s completion of a $35 million Series B funding round, bringing the company’s total investment to $56 million.

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5 ways to start greening your business

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

5 ways to start greening your business. By Shannon Courtney. The climate crisis is increasingly more urgent and requires a whole-of-society approach to create a clean-energy economy that benefits all. This means all companies, including young businesses and businesses run by young leaders, must also do their part to decrease their environmental impact and maximize their operations in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner.

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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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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

TechCrunch

Austin made headlines in 2021 for being “the place” for startup founders and venture capitalists alike to set up shop. That’s why TechCrunch has chosen to shine a spotlight on the city with a special episode of TechCrunch Live centered on the growing startup scene in Austin, Texas. As Austin’s skyline expands, the city continues to solidify its standing as a tech hub.

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Four Fundamental Innovations of Web3 that Will Upend Web2 Incumbents

Tomasz Tunguz

As I’ve explored web3 I’ve been forming a mental model of the major innovations powering this enormous wave of innovation. At the moment, I see four clusters: A permanent ownership record that exists beyond and outside a company. The photos I take, the movies I buy, the music I rent, the emails I write and receive, the messages I send - all of these are captive.

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[VIDEO] How to Grow Using a Roll-up Strategy

Red Rocket

I was recently interviewed by Chelsea Wood , a Managing Director at Acquisition Lab , an M&A advisory service for early-stage entrepreneurs that prefer to grow through mergers and acquisitions, instead of building a startup from scratch. This video presents strategies for how to think about planning and executing a roll-up, rolling many businesses up into one company to achieve better economies of scale (which we better detailed back in Lesson #258 ).

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Addressing hunger in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras?

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Addressing hunger in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Community members farm in the Western Highlands of Guatemala. (USAID). U.S.-funded programs in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras help farmers expand and diversify their operations, enabling them to provide for their families and feed more people in their home countries. Up to 4 million people need food assistance across those three countries, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.

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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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Coro secures $60M at ~$500M valuation for an all-in, SaaS-based cyber protection platform aimed at SMBs

TechCrunch

Enterprises typically dedicate significant money and talent towards protecting themselves from security breaches. That leaves a wide opportunity for cybersecurity specialists to build tools aimed at smaller organizations that still face the same security issues — and as some have argued , perhaps even more — as their larger counterparts but don’t have the same resources to fight them.

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3 Lessons From My Meanest Customer Ever?—?Customers Aren’t Always Right

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Her aggressive approach to business proves why the rat race mentality injects unnecessary poison into the startup ecosystem. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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A Good Investor Can Help You Close Candidates. A Great Investor Will Sometimes Tell You Who Not To Hire.

Hunter Walk

For Early Stage Startups, You Need Employees To Choose The Company. Not The Other Way Around. I love helping startups hire, especially early on. Look, companies don’t exist without founders — often when we write our initial investment checks there aren’t any employees — but nothing amazing happens without a team. I’d go even further and suggest that if I could access just a single predictive signal after we’ve made an investment of whether the company has a chance to be successful it would be so

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Investing in Season Health

Andreessen Horowitz

‘Let thy food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.’ – Hippocrates. In a world where medication non-adherence is one of the biggest contributors to poor health outcomes , we’ve talked and written about how “food is medicine that … The post Investing in Season Health appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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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!