Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Be careful about investor rights This important variation on money talks is an important consideration for entrepreneurs when seeking an investment from professionals such as VCs. Something like a marriage (and often lasting just as long statistically), your investment partner can be a great cheerleader, coach and resource. But the moment things turn sour, including missed plans, some investors on company boards go into a predictable mode of dictating terms for emergency loans or additional inve

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Time and time again i hear about founders that have bigger egos then anything else rejecting offers from top tier VC's (like YC ) and eventually leading thier companies to fail. If you do get and offer from top US VC's take them, dont be greedy and stay humble. These VC's will not only help you but will accel your business. Any other accelerator is not the same There is simply nothing else that compares to the quality of these VC's for PRE SEED investment.

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Short Version I recently listened to a fascinating episode of Beyond the Prompt featuring David Boyle, a veteran with 20+ years of experience in audience intelligence. David shared practical ways organizations can leverage AI for better decision-making and productivity. In this post, I’ll break down his key insights and combine them with my own experiences implementing AI in daily work.

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Venture Well

DECEMBER 20, 2024

With support from VentureWell, the RADx ITAP healthcare innovation and commercialization program has produced a faster and more convenient mpox test. The post Accelerating Access to Mpox Diagnostic Tests: The Impact of RADx ITAP appeared first on VentureWell.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Strategic partnership with hospitality leader Accor brings astronaut training and luxury hospitality together for its global customers. Space training and explorer operations company Orbite will be bringing the excitement and adventure of space travel to a global customer base. It recently announced the closing of a $4 million Series A funding round to expand its efforts across several areas.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Every investor or lender wants regular information from companies taking their money. And most of us are frustrated by the lack of regular communication – unless the company needs more money. On the other side, entrepreneurs and CEOs usually have a natural fear of giving too much information to investors and bankers after the initial amounts have been received.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Navanc, Indias first AI-driven property scoring and stacking system for secured lending and insurance, has successfully secured $1 million in seed funding.

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Jason Malki

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Ensuring End-to-End Data Protection with Fully Homomorphic Encryption Featuring Ravi Srivatsav, Co-founder andCEO I had the pleasure of interviewing Ravi Srivatsav, Co-founder and CEO of DataKrypto. Ravi is a serial entrepreneur with extensive experience in the tech industry. Most recently, he was a partner at Bain & Company, advising Fortune 500 companies.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 13, 2024

$58.2M in funding and carbon removal deals support pilot underway in Brazil Some of the biggest names in climate, technology, and investing are behind a bold plan to scale CO2 removal using an innovative technology called Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW). Terradot, a climate tech startup founded at Stanford, announced its launch with $58.2 million in funding and carbon removal deals. “ERW has the potential to remove billions of tons of CO this decade.

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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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Source Link

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The post Trailblazing Together: The Future of Entrepreneurship-Led Economic Development appeared first on SourceLink.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Central, PA December 6, 2024 Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) proudly concluded its Fall 2024 TechCelerator Bootcamp by providing up to $10,000 in prize awards to promising entrepreneurs from the region. After an intensive weekly program, eight innovative start-ups pitched their business models to a panel of judges, with three outstanding participants receiving top honors. 1st Place ($7,000): Laura Weyrich, founder of Microversal , for pioneering Oral Micro

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Starting a business can feel intimidating, but the good news is that you don’t need an MBA or years of experience. This guide from JumpStarter is for New Zealanders eager to embark on their entrepreneurial journey. From validating your idea to navigating legal requirements, here’s a breakdown of essential steps to turning dreams into actions: Assessing your business idea First, ensure your business idea has merit.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Cakes mission is for businesses of any size to readily deploy the latest technologies without requiring an army of engineers. With the rollout of AI impacting one business sector after another, one wonders what areas or companies will be left behind. Recently funded Cake addresses that concern with the launch of its open-source AI infrastructure platform enabling all businesses to deploy the latest technologies cost-effectively.

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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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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Fuel Ventures, a UK-based venture capital firm, has secured 20 million in funding from prominent Chinese investors, including Shijingshan Industrial Fund and Zhongguancun Development Group.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Who: Tomorrow What: Branding and Website Services NZ HQ: Auckland Who do you work with and what key challenges do you help them solve? Tomorrow is a full service creative agency that specialises in helping businesses launch, scale or reposition through their brand and digital experiences. We work with the founders of startups to create a distinct and ownable brand that makes an immediate impression with their customers on launch.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Remember the first time you touched a computer screen instead of typing commands? We’ve lived through distinct epochs of human-computer interaction: the cryptic beauty of command lines, the intuitive dance of graphical interfaces, & the ubiquity of browser-based computing in the SaaS era. It’s different now. When I manage spreadsheets, I don’t want to manipulate formulas anymore.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Companies such as John Deere, GE Appliances use Slipbots to load and unload any truck in minutes, greatly improving supply chain operations efficiency. Loading and unloading truck trailers are major logistical challenges for loading dock operations across industries. Slip Robotics addresses these supply chain inefficiencies with its next-generation automated truck-loading robots-as-a-service solution.

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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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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital lead Series D to accelerate high volume manufacturing of Ayar Labs in-package optical interconnects. Read more here. The post [Ayar Labs in Business Wire] Ayar Labs, with Investments from AMD, Intel Capital, and NVIDIA, Secures $155 Million to Address Urgent Need for Scalable, Cost-Effective AI Infrastructure appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 18, 2024

SanchiConnect, a network dedicated to advancing DeepTech, has joined forces with YourNest Venture Capital to allocate INR 48 crore (around $6 million) to support eight startups through its Velocity Accelerator []

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 19, 2024

We investors see this all the time. An entrepreneur pitches using a deck with no slide for competition. When asked (as we always do), the response is This is new. We have no competition. Niet! No! Unh unh. Professional investors laugh when they hear an entrepreneur come out with that one. That statement has killed more investment deals than almost any other.

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GCUC

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Ending the Year Strong: Supporting Your Team to Prevent Burnout As the year winds down, its natural to focus on wrapping up goals, finalizing numbers, and setting plans for the year ahead. But as.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Companies such as John Deere, and GE Appliances use Slipbots to load and unload any truck in minutes. Loading and unloading truck trailers are major logistical challenges for loading dock operations across industries. Slip Robotics next-generation automated truck-loading robots-as-a-service offers innovative solutions to address these supply chain inefficiencies.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Hailowill showcase its AI processing capabilities at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, featuring innovative product demonstrations. The company has recently closed its largestseries C funding round, expanding its customer and developer network. Read morehere.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Swipey, a Malaysian fintech startup focused on providing financial management solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has secured an investment from 1337 Ventures.

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Founder Bounty

DECEMBER 9, 2024

There are numerous reasons why you should be doing content marketing in 2025. Its essential for any business. Whether you are a startup or a large corporation, everyone from hedge fund managers like Cathy Wood to small startups are doing content in order to get their businesses heard. Which types of content works? There are 2 types of content. Content in order to maximise the views or content to be more informational.

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The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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