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Why I Don’t Invest in AI and Blockchain Startups

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Pitch me a product that solves a problem, not a technology stack Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Sarah Says: Mapping Three Paths for Student Innovators

Venture Well

Welcome to Sarah Says, a new series by VentureWell Program Officer Sarah Wharmby. Sarah will address commonly asked questions raised in our E-Team workshops. Our. The post Sarah Says: Mapping Three Paths for Student Innovators appeared first on VentureWell.

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How to Turn Former Employees Into Advocates

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Roger Patterson , an EO Vancouver member who is the president of visual marketing platform Later and co-founder of accelerator Launch Academy. Roger recently shared his thoughts on how to un-polarize your workplace by creating middle ground and how to combat digital distractions. In this post, he explains why being on good terms with former employees is more important than ever.

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Bridge Loans

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

When fundraising gets tougher for startups, the existing investors (insiders) will often provide a bridge loan to the company to extend the runway for getting another round done. There is more of this sort of thing happening in today’s fundraising market and I thought I’d share some of the things I have learned about setting up bridge loans.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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The Angel Next Door - Christopher Mirabile talks SEC, Crypto and More! [Podcast]

The Seraf Compass

Seraf co-founder Christopher Mirabile recently spoke with his good friend Marcia Dawood on her podcast, The Angel Next Door. They talked about a wide variety of topics ranging from how he first got involved in angel investing, to some good exit stories, to his work on the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, to crowdfunding and regulation of the crypto market.

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The Trillion Dollar Empire that Started with a Coupon

Tomasz Tunguz

This is a paper bond from the US Treasury dated 1976. This piece of paper guarantees its holder $5000 on August 15, 1986. At the bottom, four coupons entitle the holder to $200 at the maturity date on the top right. The coupons represent the interest on the bond. Those four little coupons would lead to the creation of a $2 trillion bond behemoth. Prior to the early 70s, investors bought bonds & held them until maturity.

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Shopic lands $35M to bring its item-scanning ‘smart cart’ tech to more stores

TechCrunch

Stores face new challenges in a world forever changed by the pandemic. Amazon and other tech giants are encroaching on their business. But perhaps more urgently, supply chain snarls haven’t gone away, presenting retailers with a host of inventory issues. In a March Retail Insights survey , seven in 10 (71%) shoppers said they felt that out-of-stocks — i.e. times when items aren’t available — are worse now compared to the start of the pandemic.

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The First 5 Empowering Skills They Should Teach Every Founder and CEO

Entrepreneur's Handbook

I would print these skills on a poster and send them back to a younger me 10 years ago. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Seed Stage Founders Undervalue Angels With Marketing & Comms Expertise

Hunter Walk

Why Bringing These Two Skillsets Onto Your Cap Table Early Is Worth It. In 10 years of venture investing I don’t think I’ve ever participated in a seed round which had less demand than supply. From a macro sense, you can thank the bull run our industry was in for the last decade. And then specifically there’s surely some social proof dynamics as well — I’ve always believed that if Homebrew commits to your seed round the risk of not raising the amount you want basically goes to zero (equally so,

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

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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Do PE Acquisitions of Public Startups Imply We've Hit a Pricing Bottom?

Tomasz Tunguz

This year, private equity firms have acquired five public software companies, totalling $38b in value. Seven months into 2022, these figures exceed last year’s totals, something I wondered about last month. Since these transactions’ details are public, we can use them to infer how the private software market values companies. Company. Acquirer.

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What does the future look like for e-commerce aggregators?

TechCrunch

David Wright. Contributor. Share on Twitter. David Wright is the co-founder and CEO of Pattern , an e-commerce acceleration platform. The world of e-commerce isn’t slowing down, yet many e-commerce aggregators are already struggling. Decreased consumer confidence, inflated brand value and a freeze in investment capital are creating a perfect storm. Unless aggregators change how they operate, their future is bleak at best and nonexistent at worst.

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5 Lies Naysayers Told Me (And Some Still Do) About Being a Full-Time Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur's Handbook

And why I didn’t have to sacrifice my biggest priorities, even throughout my early startup failures and subsequent successes. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Philippine parenting e-commerce start-up edamama closes $20m Series A funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register edamama , the Philippines’ leading parenting-focused e-commerce platform , has secured a $20 million Series A funding round led by Alpha JWC Ventures – one of Southeast Asia’s most prominent venture capital firms. The oversubscribed fundraise is one of the Philippines ’ largest early-stage rounds, and includes significant participation by edamama’s existing investors, notable amo

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

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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GCUC Podcast: Jason Anderson, President of CoWorks

GCUC

After a big year of welcoming his second daughter into the world, acquiring Office Evolution, and Venture X, this veteran was just getting started. The post GCUC Podcast: Jason Anderson, President of CoWorks appeared first on GCUC Community.

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SaaS startup Stimulus closes oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round

TechCrunch

SaaS startup Stimulus announced today the closing of an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round led by Black Ops Ventures. Tiffanie Stanard launched the company in 2017 with a focus on the supply chain, creating a product that provided establishments with the tools and data to choose, compare and form relationships with product suppliers and vendors.

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How to Create a Udemy Course That Will Turn into Your Passive Income Machine

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Creating a course is easy, getting people to buy it isn’t. Here’s how to create a Udemy course people would buy. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Crypto.com acquires two startups in South Korea

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Crypto.com, the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, announced today it has secured Electronic Financial Transaction Act and Virtual Asset Service Provider registration by acquiring payment service provider PnLink Co. Ltd. and virtual asset service provider OK-BIT Co.

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

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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HIRE for talent. RENT for experience.

Berkonomics

Want the best way to create your core competency quickly and inexpensively? . Think like a startup, with little resources, a limited window of time, and few dollars to spend on expensive experts. Divide the hiring decision into two boxes. This insight comes from a fellow CEO who explains that he leverages his financial resources for growth by dividing his hiring decision into these two boxes.

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Expedock cinches Series A to grow its freight paperwork management platform

TechCrunch

Since the start of the pandemic, the global supply chain has undergone — and is undergoing — immense strain. As of late last month, there were more than 300 ships in China waiting to load up and head to the U.S., Cargomatic’s Weston LaBar told NPR’s Marketplace. Meanwhile, warehouse space remains at a premium. Experts expect that it’ll be years before the chaos subsides , unless something changes.

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My 3 Big Mistakes As a CEO and Co-Founder

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Thoughts and self-reflection about the closed company Hola! dating app My pitch to investors I want to tell you my story as a founder and CEO and share some examples of my f**k-ups. They all refer to the Hola! Dating app , which I co-founded and played the role of a ???. We started the project in Spring 2021. Four guys (two techs and two non-tech) decided to disrupt the dating app market.

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Trying To Reduce Churn Rate? Avoid These 3 Common Myths

Reforge

Table of Contents What is Churn & How Is Churn Rate Calculated? Churn Myth #1: All customer churn is bad & should be avoided Churn Myth #2: Improving churn rate requires resurrecting inactive customers Churn Myth #3: Churn means the end of a customer’s journey Want To Improve Churn? Focus On Retention Instead Let’s start with the obvious. You can’t have a successful product if too many customers churn.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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SEED YOUR BIG IDEA AND WATCH IT GROW – YOU COULD WIN UP TO $25,000!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

STATE COLLEGE, PA – Did you know Ben Franklin Technology Partners is an award-winning, tech-based economic development program? We’ve been investing in tech startups and small manufactures for nearly 40 years. And now, we’re looking for innovators with BIG IDEAS who are developing new products or processes in the agriculture (AG) and food/beverage industries.

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Miferia wants to expand its wholesale inventory marketplace across Latin America

TechCrunch

Miferia , a Mexico-based business-to-business wholesale marketplace, bagged $7 million in seed funding to continue developing its curated website connecting independent retailers in Mexico with domestic brands in categories like cosmetics, food and beverage and home décor. In 2021, nearly 300 million people were shopping online in Latin America; Mexico accounted for 27% of that e-commerce activity, according to Statista.

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This 7-Part Landing Page is Basically a (Legal) Money-Printing Machine

Entrepreneur's Handbook

And it’s surprisingly easy to build. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Why It’s Time to Adopt a Systems Approach to Company Culture

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The return to office is in full swing, and company culture is on every leader’s mind as they roll out new onsite amenities and wellness programs to get people excited about being back at the office. But the focus on great perks is just one example of a misguided yet common approach to culture. For years, many leaders have approached culture in a fragmented way, focusing on perks and nebulous values without integrating them into the organizational system.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

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.