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How EO helped me realize my dream of launching a hospice

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed to EO by Chris Warburton of EO Detroit, who is the founder of both Balanced Home Care and his passion project, Lily Hospice. We’re all born, and we all die. We celebrate the day of our birth each year, even though we don’t remember our birth. However, death is something we all know will happen, and many people are alert and oriented right until the moment life ends.

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Impact Investor Profile Series: Peter Adams, Managing Director, Rockies Venture Fund

The Seraf Compass

This profile is the third in a series of interviews highlighting the work of interesting impact investors. Peter Adams is a Colorado-based author, investor, speaker, educator and community leader.

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Place, Policy, & Partnership Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

Last month, we gathered more than 150 investors across 42 states with more than $180 billion in assets under management to explore new frontiers in regional investment. Our inaugural Beyond Silicon Valley Summit was timely for several reasons. First, 2022 marked ten years of Rise of the Rest?—?a decade-long commitment to closing the funding gap between coastal tech hubs and rising cities, creating a more inclusive entrepreneurial future.

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African healthtech startups in the supply chain segment show rapid growth, spurring a $7M investment initiative

TechCrunch

While Africa’s health systems are still reeling from the effects of the COVID pandemic, the adoption of digital health services has been revved in some countries. Telemedicine, the standout offering, witnessed massive adoption during the pandemic, and in the last five years, no other service has been launched more by healthtech startups. However, a particular segment has achieved scale faster within the past year.

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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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The Web3 Marketing Stack: The Next Big Wave in Crypto

Tomasz Tunguz

For web3 startups to thrive, their marketing teams will need to spend marketing dollars to acquire users efficiently. Existing marketing technology won’t work for web3. Web2 marketing employs the cookie as the primary identifier of a person, not a wallet. There’s no bridge between web2 & web3 data, yet. The behavioral patterns in web3 differ driven by anonymity, communication patterns on discord and telegram, and the consequences of using tokens as user acquisition, as governance

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Joe Morrissey

Andreessen Horowitz

On behalf of a16z, I am thrilled to welcome Joe Morrissey as a General Partner to the a16z Growth team. Joe will focus on investing in enterprise companies—from the moment they’ve found product-market fit, all the way through to when … The post Joe Morrissey appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Thepeer, an API-based startup that connects African businesses, raises $2.1M, led by Raba Partnership

TechCrunch

Thepeer , an African tech infrastructure startup connecting businesses’ wallets, has raised a $2.1 million seed round led by the Raba Partnership. The news comes a year after the startup raised $220,000 in pre-seed from a handful of angel investors, including Paystack CTO Ezra Olubi and Edenlife CTO Prosper Otemuyiwa. Participating investors in Thepeer’s seed round include RaliCap, Timon Capital, BYLD Ventures, Musha Ventures, Sunu and Uncovered Fund.

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Bezos' Shareholder Letter in 2000

Tomasz Tunguz

OUCH. It’s been a brutal year for many in the capital markets and certainly for Amazon.com shareholders. As of this writing, our shares are down more than 80 percent from when I wrote you last year. Jeff Bezos wrote this to start his annual shareholder letter in the year 2000. But he might have written it today. Amazon stock reached an all time high of $5.33 before falling to $0.298.

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The “Garage Startup” Is Officially Dead

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Are you ready for what’s coming next? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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Too Much Inventory Can Harm Your Business – 10 Tips

Smart Hustle Magazine

Running a business successfully takes accurate planning and forecasting. It’s normal to have the number of clients you service fluctuate over time and for business to come in surges and spurts. Some industries are busier at specific times of the year and find recurring downtimes that fit predictable patterns. In others, however, what’s hot one moment, and not the next, can be difficult to foresee.

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India’s central bank cracks down on fintech startups

TechCrunch

For nearly all fintech startups, lending has long been the end game. A notice from India’s central bank this week has thrown a wrench into the ecosystem, scrutinizing just who all can lend. The Reserve Bank of India has informed dozens of fintech startups that it is barring the practice of loading non-bank prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) — prepaid cards, for instance — using credit lines, in a move that has prompted panic among — and existential threat to — many fintech startups and caused so

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How VCs Value Rainbow Foals in 2022

Tomasz Tunguz

When Aileen Lee published “Welcome to the Unicorn Club” - the article that coined the word unicorn for a $1b startup - the average public SaaS company commanded a market cap of $1.5b. I remember thinking a $1b M&A or IPO was so rare an investor might hope to achieve it once or twice in a career. Fewer than 15 SaaS companies traded on public exchanges then.

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Weekly #10: Vet your startup like a VC

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Welcome to another edition of our new newsletter! You’ll receive the best practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we discuss: Approaching the funding raising process from a VCs point of view The future of cryptocurrency in 2022 Is your side hustle profitable or a waste of time? Let’s get to it. A founder’s guide to startup due diligence What are your chances of actually getting funded by a top VC?

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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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Le Yen Thanh, CEO of Vietnam’s Phenikaa MaaS, named in 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Le Yen Thanh, the 28-year-old CEO of Vietnam’s smart mobility startup Phenikaa Maas , is among the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia honorees in the Industry, Manufacturing & Energy category. The said category honors individuals who are using technology to improve various industries, including the logistics and supply chain sector, which has been booming during the Covid-19 online-order

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VCs shouldn’t confuse risk management with not funding diverse founders

TechCrunch

The news that funding for Black founders is falling was no shock to the Black community, much of which was raised with the aphorism, “when white America catches a cold, Black America gets pneumonia.” U.S. startups received VC funding of around $75 billion in Q1 and about $50 billion so far in Q2, despite investors pulling back and valuations decreasing as the markets trend downward.

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Defending a Startups Greatest Asset through Recession & Recovery

Tomasz Tunguz

Yesterday, Office Hours welcomed Lee Kirkpatrick , former CFO at Twilio to share his experiences managing through three different recessions: the dotcom era, the Global Financial Crisis, and today. Lee headed finance for the company from $15m in ARR to more than $1b. In addition, Lee shared his view on usage-based pricing and defending a startup’s great asset, talent, from poaching during the next recovery.

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Should You Join a Startup Accelerator?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

There are hundreds of accelerators, but do they actually help? Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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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GCUC is back and headed to London

GCUC

ICYMI: GCUC NA took place in Seattle last month and brought together hundreds of owners, operators, vendors and workplace enthusiasts alike. It was an. The post GCUC is back and headed to London appeared first on GCUC Community.

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Wilco gamifies your path through your software engineering career

TechCrunch

Israeli startup Wilco describes itself as “an immersive upskilling platform for software developers,” and snuck out of stealth this week with its first public version, and a stash-box with $7 million worth of fresh seed funding. It’s just weird enough that it’s the kind of thing I completely love. The problem the company is trying to solve, is the bewildering array of options available to a freshly minted, wet behind the ears software developer.

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Vietnamese digital investment platform Finhay scores $25m funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Finhay , Vietnam’s premier digital investment platform , has secured $25 million in its Series B funding round co-led by Openspace Ventures and VIG. Insignia, TVS, Headline, TNBAura, and IVC also participated in the funding round, according to an announcement.

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Cryptocurrency Is in a Death Spiral. What the Hell Is Going On?

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Let me explain without all the jargon so you don’t get wrecked. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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.

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Staying Positive

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

The last six months have been a challenging time for tech and tech startups. Macro events have weighed on the sector, valuations have come crashing down, revenue growth has slowed (or stopped), and layoffs are happening across the sector. Many of the folks I work with are frustrated. The things that were working in their business stopped working and they can’t get it moving again.

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The next wave of supply-chain innovation will be driven by startups that help incumbents win

TechCrunch

Steve Sloane. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Steve Sloane is a partner at Menlo Ventures where he invests in inflection-stage companies. More posts by this contributor. Software’s meteoric rise: Have VCs gone too far? The shift to collaborative robots means the rise of robotics as a service. Derek Xiao. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Derek Xiao is an investor at Menlo Ventures focused on soon-to-be breakout companies at the inflection stage.

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Korean startup CONTEC’s ground stations behind the successful launch of KARI’s KSLV-II

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register The Korean launch vehicle Nuri (KSLV-II) was successfully launched from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea at 16:00 pm on 21 st June 2022. Private space companies participated in this test launch along with Korea Aerospace Research Institute(KARI), contributing to the achievement of the first Korean launch vehicle developed solely from domestic technology.

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5 Unconventional Marketing Strategies That Get My Business 5+ Figures of Passive Monthly Income

Entrepreneur's Handbook

And why my competitors’ marketing looks completely different. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

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.