Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Having recognized the growing need to bring innovation and design to the healthcare industry, Razdan is best known for working in partnership with leading hospitals, patients, and clinicians to create Care+Wear’s clothing and accessories. The son of a doctor, Razdan created Care+Wear to dedicate himself to improving people’s lives.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

He teamed up with Eddie Lim and Eoin Matthews to start Point in 2015 prior to joining a16z. Once all closing conditions are met, Point says it will fund the investment within four business days. One such startup, Palo Alto-based Point , announced today that it has raised $115 million in Series C funding after a year of rapid growth.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

We found one of those exemplary steps in southern Virginia where the Dan River Region Entrepreneur Ecosystem recognized the need for an ecosystem coordinator and rallied their stakeholders to hire the first entrepreneurial ecosystem builder for the region. How they envisioned the role and necessary skills of an ecosystem builder.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Orders can be placed via the company’s website — and soon a mobile app — with same-day delivery for New York City customers, or next-day delivery to ZIP codes in greater New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Even when she moved to the U.S. In the U.S.,

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OurCrowd

JUNE 16, 2022

Jerusalem, Tel Aviv among world’s best Ag/FoodTech hubs. Nas Daily icon and founder of Nas Academy Nuseir Yassin joined OurCrowd investors for an exclusive webinar where he mapped out the business plan and prospects for his new company, now funding on the platform. Startup of the Week: Mermade: Game-changing tech for lab-grown food.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Vannevar Labs comes out of stealth to bring best-in-class AI tech to national security agencies. The team has grown into a crew of 20 employees, and the firm last week brought on Scott Sanders to lead business development. Now it’s ready to reveal a bit more of what all that work has culminated in. Photo via Vannevar Labs.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We brought together some of the best AI founders and leaders—from those scaling the underlying foundation models to those building products that could transform entire industries—for a series of conversations on where we are, where we’re going, and the big open questions in the field. The microchip brought the marginal cost of compute to 0.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

For example, the idea that if you want to become fully fluent in a language, you have to start learning as a kid ( not true ). But to avoid laying off a portion of our Talent Acquisition team, Zapier was able to leverage their various skills and experiences to add value to other business-critical departments.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2012

I specifically called out some of the best people I had personally worked with. I specifically called out some of the best people I had personally worked with. Mike Lincoln (Washington DC / Virginia … Cooley). I wrote a blog post on how to work with lawyers at a startup nearly two-and-a-half years ago. Startup-focused.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 21, 2020

Ecosystem Builders need a sustainable business model. Goal 7 Sustainable Work: Develop professional recognition and resources for ecosystem builders. In a nutshell : Entrepreneurial ecosystem building requires perseverance. The work is arduous and often ambiguous, and it can take 20 years to see concrete results. Voices from the field.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MAY 3, 2016

OPower is an Arlington Virginia based company that employs approximately 600 people. Both of these businesses had been public for at least 12 months, so the valuations aren’t coming out of the blue. Below, the table shows a comparison of the key operating metrics of each business and the ultimate acquisition multiple.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Have you ever had a passion that gave you a business idea ? Most people go through life trying to figure out how to create a business from a passion. A lot goes into creating a successful business, and just because you love something doesn't mean it will make you money. A Business Built Out of Passion. entrepreneur.com.

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Revolution

JANUARY 10, 2019

Over the years, many of Revolution’s investments such as Zipcar, Sweetgreen, and Optoro have experienced explosive growth brought about by their ability to develop sustainable alternatives to problems consumers and businesses were facing in sectors like transportation, food, and e-commerce. that figure is probably worse for Styrofoam ®.

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A Smart Bear

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Marketing isn’t scheduling a launch and recruiting isn’t timing the start-dates of the next 50 hires in customer service and sales. Idealistic founders believe they will break the mold when they scale, and not turn into a “typical big company.” Why do they never succeed? Why is this impossible when you have 500 employees?

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

It bothers me, for example, when condo builders get tax incentives to build luxury condos in NYC when it’s pretty clear you can still make plenty of money without them—and it’s not like they would pick up and start building condos in West Virginia if they got better tax treatment. That doesn’t mean I don’t want them here.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

This approach ensured that CupsnChai appeared first when users searched for terms like ‘Best Chai Cafe in Canton, Michigan.’ How to Leverage SEO to Drive Traffic to Your Startup’s Website In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, leveraging SEO is crucial for driving traffic to a startup’s website.

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OurCrowd

JULY 19, 2021

Automotive telematics is a booming business, expected to grow more than 600% from $64B in 2019 to $416B by 2027, a CAGR of 26%. in revenue and $10M ARR projected for 2021, Sfara’s remarkable solution has been vetted by Daimler, Bosch, and the University of Virginia using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-certified labs and sleds.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

In this session from the American Dynamism Summit , Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) discuss why the United States must strengthen its technological advantage in areas like AI, develop next-generation manufacturing capabilities domestically, and rethink how Silicon Valley does business with China.

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