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Innovation Through Crisis

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written by Ruchir Punjabi , the co-founder and chief digital officer of Distributed Energy , a company that matches investors with renewable energy projects across Africa, Middle East and India, and the founder of Langoor, which was sold to Havas Group in 2019. He is also a member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) UAE chapter. A version of the following article originally appeared on Entrepreneur Middle East.

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Creative ways to earn money in difficult times

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

By Elise Kemp. Life is unpredictable. Markets take a turn, opportunities disappear, and unforeseen circumstances prevent us from being able to follow through with business as usual. Adaptability is the key to survival in an ever-changing world. If external pressures force you to redirect your source of income, please remember this is not a failure. This is an opportunity to come out stronger and more resilient — and to get creative.

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Not All Gross Margin Is The Same

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I wrote a blog post in September of last year arguing that gross margins and operating margins really matter when valuing companies. I argued that “software companies with software margins” are better businesses than tech companies that are not really software companies but a tech-enabled version of some other business. But gross margins, in particular, can be tricky to compare.

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Why Investing in Female Founders Matters Now More Than Ever

500

Long before diversity and inclusion became buzzwords, we decided to make venture capital inclusive from day one at 500 Startups. They became our guiding principles, because we know that great talent exists in all forms, no matter your gender, race, nationality, age, or background. Since 2010, we have expressed our commitment to those values in multiple ways. 500 actively invested in founders who were diverse or were building for diverse customers; we shunned manels by making sure to feature fema

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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A Survival Kit for Entrepreneurs, From the Consumer-Facing Sector

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written by Abdul Wahab Al-Halabi, partner, Decker & Halabi , and member, Entrepreneurs’ Organization UAE. A version of the following article originally appeared on Entrepreneur Middle East. As an entrepreneur in the UAE, I have been in consumer-facing industries, such as leisure, food and beverage and fitness. As everyone knows, ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit us, most of these businesses have gone from making money to generating almost zero revenue, across the board, in a matt

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COVID-19 Funding Relief and Financial Tools for Small Businesses

Source Link

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit small Main Street businesses especially hard. Mindful that small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, numerous government agencies, philanthropies and private companies have set up relief funds to provide these small businesses with grants and low-interest loans.

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VIDEO: A Salute To Three Businesses Who Focus on Sustainable Development

Smart Hustle Magazine

On Ramon's recent Facebook Live with HelloAlice he saluted three business owners who are building businesses focused on sustainability. The three companies are Pathwater , Staci's Pita Chips , and Veggie Pod. What I learned about these companies, and others like them, is that entrepreneurs can make money, build profit and grow a thriving business and yet have it still focused on doing good for the environment and our bodies.

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Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup overcomes pandemic to conduct virtual competition, honor winners in online ceremony

Innovation 2 Enterprise

Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing. (405) 813-2403. sseagraves@i2E.org. May 1, 2020. OKLAHOMA CITY — Student entrepreneurs from college campuses across Oklahoma pitched winning business plans online to virtual panels of judges in the recent Love’s Entrepreneur’s Cup competition that awarded $158,000 in cash prizes and scholarships.

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eliminating harmful pesticides from farming: q&a with Adam Stager from E-Team, TRIC Robotics

Venture Well

Adam Stager of E-Team, TRIC Robotics, is working to eliminate pesticides from farming to protect workers and the environment. The post eliminating harmful pesticides from farming: q&a with Adam Stager from E-Team, TRIC Robotics appeared first on VentureWell.

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

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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Insights: COVID-19 Alert Level 3 FAQs

NZ Entrepreneur

New Zealand moved to COVID-19 Alert Level 3 at 11:59pm on Monday, 27 April. FAQs received from our members about operating businesses under Alert Level 3 below. Am I able to apply for the COVID-19 Leave Support scheme for my employees? As of 28 April, the COVID-19 Leave Support scheme covers all workers (outside of the state sector), not just those in essential services.

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Ben Franklin’s New ReStart Initiative Targets Counties in Central & Northern PA

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Ben Franklin Technology Partners/CNP is pleased to announce the ReStart initiative; a new program that will quickly begin investing $2 million in tech-startups and small manufacturers adversely affected by the COVID-19. By matching the generous support of $1 million in capital from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Ben Franklin has created a $2 million pool of capital designed to support and sustain existing portfolio companies while al

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Businesses adapt amid pandemic

Innovation 2 Enterprise

By Scott Meacham. “Necessity is the mother of invention.” This saying is commonly attributed to the Greek philosopher Plato. After multiple translations from ancient Greek over more than 2000 years, it is no surprise that scholars debate the exact wording that Plato used in The Republic, but regardless his observation is spot on: When the need to do something is strong enough, humans will find a way.

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[MigVax in The Jerusalem Post] MigVax: Israeli COVID-19 vaccine closer to trials

OurCrowd

We’re getting closer than ever to COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials, and it is all thanks to MigVax, which recently secured a $12 million investment from OurCrowd to accelerate the path to clinical trials and bring Israel’s human coronavirus vaccine to market. Read more here. The post [MigVax in The Jerusalem Post] MigVax: Israeli COVID-19 vaccine closer to trials appeared first on OurCrowd.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Broadband Adoption and Rural Wealth Creation

EntreWorks Consulting

An interesting new on-line data set from Go Daddy takes a look at internet use by rural residents and rural entrepreneurs. Researchers are digging into this data and producing some interesting early results. For example, the data suggest that places with more active adoption of internet and denser concentrations of businesses with an on-line presence outperform other rural regions on many important economic measures.

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Impact Hub Honolulu Rebrands as They Depart From Global Impact Hub Network

Impact Hub

After 5 years, Impact Hub Honolulu has decided to depart from the global Impact Hub Network in an effort to localize their focus and best serve their local community. . “ Hawai’i is unique in so many ways, and we want to move purposefully and recognize that. […] We are putting our attention and resources into building an inclusive network better suited to local businesses, networks and individuals.

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Leading Culture During COVID-19

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Will Scott, CEO of Culture Czars and a founding member of EO Wisconsin. Entire offices, corporations and industries have made the unprecedented shift to a virtual existence in light of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping across the globe. Many wonder how this will impact the corporate culture they have worked so hard to establish. The truth is, the principles of maintaining culture don’t change because we are online but the emphasis does.

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Taller con Celina Portillo: Estrategias para enfrentar la crisis COVID-19 en la industria de alimentos

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Cuándo: martes 5 de mayo, 3:00 PM (hora de El Salvador). Tema: Estrategias para enfrentar la crisis COVID-19 en la industria de alimentos. Descripción: Celina Portillo CEO de Auténtico Bistro & Café y YLAI Fellow 2018 compartirá estrategias para enfrentar la crisis actual generada por los riesgos de salud asociados a la pandemia del COVID-19 y por la cuarentena que ha obligado a muchos a cerrar sus restaurantes.

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

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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Do People Care About Privacy?

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I got a lot of feedback on my post yesterday and a bunch of it was around the issue of privacy and whether we really care to keep our personal data private. I think we are increasingly aware of our data and the need to have more control over it and how it is used. When people ask me about this, I like to show them this chart : That is the daily search traffic on our portfolio company DuckDuckGo’s private search engine.

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GCUC Online 2020 Recap!

GCUC

Last week we took the GCUC conference experience online for the first time and what an amazing turnout! While we couldn’t connect in person. The post GCUC Online 2020 Recap! appeared first on GCUC Community.

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[OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved on SkyNews] Entrepreneurs are ‘focussed’ on securing a COVID-19 vaccine

OurCrowd

The ability “to make money and do good” is driving many entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to invest in projects designed to find a COVID-19 vaccine, according to OurCrowd CEO Jonathan Medved. Watch the interview here. The post [OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved on SkyNews] Entrepreneurs are ‘focussed’ on securing a COVID-19 vaccine appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Taller con Óscar Tadeo: Reinventando tu negocio de productos hechos a mano

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Cuándo: viernes 8 de mayo, 10:00 AM (hora de El Salvador). Tema: Reinventando tu negocio de productos hechos a mano. Descripción: Óscar Tadeo YLAI Fellow 2016 compartirá estrategias para enfrentar la crisis actual en la industria textil y de productos hechos a mano, exponiendo ideas de técnicas a utilizar; productos que se puedan crear; maneras de analizar el mercado actual y la demanda; formas de crear productos adaptados a la nueva realidad; análisis de los canales de venta se pueden utiliz

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Timing, Luck, and Surviving

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

This moment we have been living through over the last two months has put pressure on many companies to figure out how to keep the lights on and stay in business. It has also been a second wind for some companies that have been struggling to survive in difficult sectors like delivery, food, and e-commerce. At the intersection of those two things lies a truth that I have seen over the years.

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Advisory Checklist: Make Sure Your Companies Avoid These 25 Mistakes When Pitching to Investors

The Seraf Compass

If you have put time and effort into advising a company it breaks your heart to see them fail with investors. Some teams and ideas are just not fundable, and there is not much you can do there, but many fundable teams make absolutely silly mistakes when dealing with investors. Armed with this three section checklist, you can help them avoid these blunders.

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[Portfolio Companies in Tearsheet] Crisis Innovation: 6 big trends that financial services can take advantage of right now

OurCrowd

The COVID-19 outbreak has already changed the way much of the developed world lives and works (or doesn’t work). While many sectors, such as travel and healthcare, will be completely different in the post-COVID-19 world, there will most likely be no paradigm shift for financial services. Read more here. The post [Portfolio Companies in Tearsheet] Crisis Innovation: 6 big trends that financial services can take advantage of right now appeared first on OurCrowd.

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Alumni Corner con Daniela Zuluaga: Aspectos positivos de la COVID-19 en el medio ambiente

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Alumni Corner – YLAI Daniela Zuluaga. NUEVO PRODUCTO DIGITAL ¿Te perdiste de nuestra primera transmisión de #AlumniCorner ? Repasa aquí el lado amable de lo que está pasando tras la pandemia de la #COVID19. Daniela Zuluaga, co fundadora y CEO de Sentido Verde – Eco consultores nos comparte también sus tips para ser ambientalistas imperfectos.

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How to Avoid the Pain and Cost of PCI Compliance While Optimizing Payments

Speaker: P. Andrew Sjogren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Very Good Security, Matt Doka, Co-Founder and CTO of Fivestars, and Steve Andrews, President & CEO of the Western Bankers Association 

PCI compliance can feel challenging and sometimes the result feels like you are optimizing more for security and compliance than you are for business outcomes. The key is to take the right strategy to PCI compliance that gets you both. In this webinar, we have a great set of panelists who will take you through how Zero Data strategies can be used as part of a well-rounded compliance and security approach, and get you to market much sooner by also allowing for payment optimization.