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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

In data analysis you want to look for “primary&# research, which means the person who initially gathered the data. But all of the data projections were so different so I decided to call some of the research companies and ask how they derived their data. And then I triangulate. Statistics aren’t evil.

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Optimize for authentic relationships, not bluster

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Hilary has had both a major impact on my personally--by helping to push the envelope on the kind of data analysis work we were doing at Path 101. When we hired her, we leveled up in terms of our technology and Big Data chops. Venture capital isn't a game or club any more than any other industry is.

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Alumni Ventures launches Women’s Fund 1

American Entrepreneurship

Data about Funding Women Founders While data analysis shows that female startup founders are very strong candidates for funding, biases in venture capital remain. The Fund will join a growing list of top women-led and women-focused venture capital firms. Pitchbook reports that in 2022 U.S.-based

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Fuel Me Raises $18 Million Series A Round

HPA

HPA is excited to announce our investment in Fuel Me ’s $18M Series A Round , which was co-led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Tribeca Venture Partners and includes co-investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Interplay Venture Capital, and FJ Labs.

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BankTech Ventures’ Fintech Investing focuses on Community Banks

American Entrepreneurship

When Bank Tech tapped Carey Ransom as its first Managing Director, the firm valued his extensive 25-year career in software and venture capital. The post BankTech Ventures’ Fintech Investing focuses on Community Banks appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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Hear the right way to acquire customers with Cube and Mayfield on TechCrunch Live

TechCrunch

Christina Ross co-founded the company in 2018 in a bid to provide a solution to CFOs who rely on spreadsheets but could benefit from modern data analysis, reporting, and collaboration. Now, some five years later, Cube is finding success and has raised over $45 million from venture capital. PST/2:30 p.m.

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Singapore’s KNN3 wants to enable social discovery for decentralized apps

TechCrunch

There’s no shortage of startups trying to make sense of the explosive growth of data generated from blockchain applications. Nansen has the support from a16z to provide on-chain data analysis for crypto investors. The Graph offers an API for developers to query blockchain data. KNN3 said it has raised $2.4