Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

February 14 is National Donor Day in the United States, a day to celebrate and promote the life-giving practice of organ donation. With a thirst for learning and a drive to think big and be bold, EO members personify the transformative power of the entrepreneurial mindset. So it’s no surprise that Dave Galbenski , former EO Global Chair and 24-year member of EO Detroit, is leveraging his entrepreneurial vision, combined with the power of personal experience, to make life-saving changes to the wo

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Reflecting on a fall and winter well-spent on the road as we see glimmers (maybe, hopefully) of spring. From the Sunshine State to the Windy City, and college to coastal towns, we met up with some incredible founders, ecosystem builders, and co-investors last quarter, and experienced just about every season along the way. Check out our Q4 travels in photos and itineraries below.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The biotech industry is built on one of the cleanest go-to-market strategies in existence: if you make a safe drug that really works, patients are likely to receive it and payors are likely to pay for it. This simplicity is of course shrouded in the complexity of biology, and demands that biotech companies thoughtfully de-risk existential concerns throughout the drug development lifecycle.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Partnering organizations advance regional health innovation ecosystems To advance healthcare access, quality, and equity, the Ohio -headquartered managed care organization CareSource is partnering with Indiana -based Boomerang Ventures, an early-stage venture studio, specializing in connected health solutions. “Boomerang Ventures is thrilled to welcome CareSource as a strategic partner in our mission to transform health care through innovation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Entrepreneurs and business executives are culturally obsessed with maximizing business growth. And in the US, we’re arguably more focused on this than any other country. It is easy to get caught up in the mindset of business growth as a metric of success. As we say in America, “The sky’s the limit!” When I started to research this article, my working title was How to break geographic self-bottlenecking.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Navigating Tax Obligations for Startups: What You Need to Know Navigating the complex landscape of startup taxation can be daunting, but with insights from CEOs and financial experts, startups can stay compliant and even save on taxes. From optimizing employee benefits for tax advantages to setting aside funds for year-end tax liabilities, we’ve compiled the top thirteen strategies shared by seasoned professionals.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Preparatory steps are needed in order for a startup to be successful. Starting a business is very difficult. It requires a lot of planning and forethought before you leap. This Guide is for the aspiring business owner and entrepreneur for the purpose of spuring thinking and investigation that will lead to the creation of a business plan followed by the business launch.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Where do you find energy and inspiration to show up for work each day? For me, it’s my team and the culture we’ve created together. This is not by happenstance or luck. Setting in motion a perpetual cycle of positivity at work takes time, intention, commitment, collaboration and authenticity. You can’t architect it, force it or fake it. We often judge success by tangible things like last quarter’s sales numbers.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Simple Planet, a company specializing in the development of cell-cultured food ingredients, has announced that it recently secured approximately 8 billion won in investment from domestic venture capital firms. The investment is part of a pre-Series A funding round.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The serverless platform shift is unfolding at a rapid pace. By that, we mean services that scale to zero, are globally distributed, and scale up based on demand. Having spent the last few years studying this market, we observed two key drivers behind the adoption of this platform shift — one architectural, and the other organizational. First, application logic is becoming event-driven for new apps, necessitated by high volume and low-latency communication between third-party APIs and microservic

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Dramatic increase by some cybercriminal groups and new entrants driving rise in attacks Cyber security remains a top priority for government and businesses as shown in the NCC Group ’s Annual Threat Report which indicates global ransomware attack cases rose to 4,667 cases, an 84% increase from 2022. The dramatic rise was primarily driven by new players entering the ransomware threat landscape.

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OkDork

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Someone asked me what my biggest lesson was from writing Million Dollar Weekend. My answer? We all can do harder things than we realize. Writing a book is hard. Building a business is also hard. But they’re not impossible. There’s been so much I’ve learned from creating Million Dollar Weekend. Here are 5 reflections from the entire book process (and how you can apply them to your life).

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Malaysia’s pension fund, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP), has unveiled its initial investments under the Dana Perintis strategy, with $21 million. The investments include two direct investments in local startups and commitments to two venture capital funds.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Please note that a version of the conversation was originally ran on the HR Heretics podcast. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Key takeaways Write a MOC. A MOC document can help you prioritize what jobs you need an executive to do so you can hire against those needs. Leading by influence, not directive. Build trust with founders and then offer your own data-backed take on why a founder’s decision might not be the best decision they could make.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Optimism for high growth in the second half of 2024 The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) just issued its latest report, North America Robot Orders, revealing a 30% drop in robot sales in 2023 that followed the robust performances of 2021 and 2022. The decline was attributed to a slower economy, higher interest rates, and previous overstocking caused by supply chain uncertainty.

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We’re planning to do a special one-off round of early interviews for the next YC batch. If you want to do the next batch of YC, you should consider applying now by Feb 21 so you can get a faster decision (and earlier funding). The reason we’re doing these is that earlier this week, we published a brand new list of Requests for Startups to share ideas that we’d be excited to fund.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Malaysian startup Qarbotech has secured $700,000 in seed funding to boost production of their photosynthesis enhancer, aiming for a 50x increase. This solution accelerates plant growth and reduces crop cycles, addressing global food security concerns.

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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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OkDork

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify Jacqueline Samira is the Founder and CEO of Howdy.com, the $100 million-valued company shaking up the recruitment space. She shares her remarkable journey. She discusses the challenges and boundaries faced by women entering the business world and emphasizes the power of a solution mindset developed through struggles.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Grant program in partnership with NBA has helped thousands of small business owners of which 92% identify as people of color and 60% identify as female-owned LegalZoom.com’s annual Fast Break for Small Business grant program in partnership with the NBA, WNBA, and NBA G-League is now accepting applications for the last round of its grant cohort that will give away $3 million in grants and services to small business owners and emerging entrepreneurs.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Managing Vendor Relationships: 10 Tips for Negotiating and Payment In the fast-paced world of startups, savvy negotiation and payment management with vendors can be a game-changer. We’ve gathered insights from presidents and CEOs, distilling their experiences into ten key strategies for securing the best deals and fostering successful vendor relationships.

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AsiaTechDaily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Chowis Company, a developer of skin, hair and scalp analysis solutions in South Korea, is introducing personalized hair diagnosis and management services in India through a new collaboration with L’Oréal Professionnel Paris.

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Jason Malki

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Unveiling the Vision: Founder Martins Zemitis on Revolutionizing the Wooden Bicycle Industry with Materia Bikes I had the pleasure of interviewing Martins Zemitis, the founder of Materia Bikes , a Latvian-based startup that is revolutionizing the wooden bicycle industry with its state-of-the-art craftsmanship and commitment to sustainability. What motivated you to launch the Materia Bikes project?

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On February 23rd at 10am Pacific time, Office Hours will host Steven Goldfeder. Steven founded Offchain Labs, the company behind Arbitrum, a web3 project worth $21b as of this writing. Arbitrum is a L2, a layer 2, that sits atop Ethereum, improving its performance & cost to write transactions. Steven authored many of the seminal papers behind modern blockchains.

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Y Combinator

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Founders by definition have no limit to their job responsibilities, so they often get pulled in a millions directions at once. Meanwhile they’ve heard stories of founder heroes that did everything from scratch — building the entire tech stack, picking paint colors and designing every inch and angle of the office, walking on water — and believe that to be successful they must get this granular about every aspect of their startup.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Historic 1890s Farmhouse Gets a Full Makeover and Wins Coveted Title WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (February 2024) – A charming 1890s farmhouse in Williamsburg, Va. has won the title of The Ugliest House Of The Year® for 2023 from HomeVestors of America, Inc., the We Buy Ugly Houses® people. Highlighting the most dramatic “befores” and “afters” from the houses purchased and then renovated by the company’s independently owned and operated franchises in 2023, Virginia franchisee Daniel Nice was selected as th

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