Mon.Jan 13, 2025

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VCs Don't Owe You a Response or a Follow Up

This is going to be BIG.

Recently, Lightspeeds Mercedes Bent offered founders some reasons why a VC might ghost a founder. It was a perfectly reasonable explanation that basically boiled down to VCs are busy and theres no upside to hurting your feelings or getting into a debate. The post was met with a bunch of founders responses, mostly from men, that equated a lack of response with disrespect.

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CSIT Awards over $2.7M to Support Clean Energy Startups with Demonstration Projects

American Entrepreneurship

TRENTON, N.J. (January 3, 2025) The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) awarded over $2.7 million in grant funding to 11 New Jersey startups under Round Two of the Pilot Clean Tech Demonstration Grant Program. The funding will support pilot demonstration projects from startup companies creating technologies that mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

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Cornerstone Robotics Secures $70 Million to Accelerate Global Expansion of Surgical Robotics

AsiaTechDaily

Cornerstone Robotics, a global startup in surgical robotics, has successfully secured over $70 million in Series C funding.

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CSIT Awards Grant Funding to Seven Innovative Startups Aiming to Strengthen NJ’s Food Security Efforts

American Entrepreneurship

TRENTON, N.J. (January 3, 2025) The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) awarded over $500,000 in funding to seven New Jersey startups under the Food and Agriculture Research & Development Pilot Seed Grant Program. The funding will support startup companies in the development of commercially viable technologies that combat food insecurity, helping to increase access to nutritious foods and alleviate food deserts.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Building GTM for AI : Office Hours with Maggie Hott

Tomasz Tunguz

On Thursday January 30th :at 5:30 Pacific time, Office Hours will host Maggie Hott , GTM Leader at OpenAI. This Office Hours session will be held in person at SHACK15 in San Francisco & is for early-stage founders. Maggie will dive into mistakes founders make building GTM for AI companies ranging from hiring practices to pipeline building & pricing strategiesand provide actionable insights on how to avoid them.

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Gusto CEO Josh Reeves on Values-Driven Leadership and Revolutionizing SMB Payroll

Mark MacLeod

Gusto, a leading payroll software company for SMBs, stands out not just for its technology but also for its values-driven approach. In this episode of the Startup CEO Show, host Mark MacLeod sits down with Gusto’s co-founder and CEO, Josh […] The post Gusto CEO Josh Reeves on Values-Driven Leadership and Revolutionizing SMB Payroll appeared first on Mark MacLeod.

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What it takes to be a great entrepreneur. Donald trumps guide to being the best.

Founder Bounty

Donald Trump, now the president of the United states, who started his career in real estate has a clear playbook on what it takes to win in business. These points noted below are some of the key things to follow in order to become successful in any business whether you starting out as a founder or in your career. Never give up Be confident Focus on a sector that you like as you will do better rather then focus on one that pays more Dont do it for the money.