The Truth Behind 8 Common Myths on Cofounder Conflict
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MARCH 1, 2023
Navigating business partner arguments is more difficult when teams can’t separate fact from fiction.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
MARCH 1, 2023
Navigating business partner arguments is more difficult when teams can’t separate fact from fiction.
Revolution
MARCH 1, 2023
By Revolution Ventures Managing Partner David Golden and VP Alex Shtarkman Given the tumultuous year in tech and overall market uncertainty, a hot topic among institutional investors right now is the magnitude of potential markdowns in the coming year or two. But what could that look like? To determine approximately how many U.S. VC dollars are at risk, we conducted a historical analysis of top quartile fund managers over the past quarter century (as far back as we could access reliable Cambridg
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This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
“Extend your runway.” That’s what every VC is telling their portfolio companies these days. The very important part they’re leaving out, however, is, “But keep growing at the same pace before the cuts.” In other words, they’re telling companies that, in order to get next round funding, they’re somehow supposed to stay the same fast growers they were before the tech downturn, but just do that longer and get to higher aggregate revenue and performance numbers.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
MARCH 1, 2023
Contributed to EO by Abeer Qumsieh, a seven-year EO Jordan member who is the founder of Better Business , the leading organization for management consulting and human capital development in Jordan, and Khibraty , an intelligent digital matchmaking marketplace for expertise seekers and providers. She is also a partner in MakanE , an e-commerce enabler in the Middle East.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
City Spotlight: Boston Register for the free event here! Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders 5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem The startup economy has grown and shifted since the turn of the century, and universities — stocked with a never-ending supply smart, ambitious young people — have increasingly taken part.
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Entrepreneur's Handbook
MARCH 3, 2023
Why we take that with a grain of salt at our consumer startup Photo credit: Derek Liston You hear it constantly in the startup community — “just ship it!” Really? That’s it? Just ship it? Am I being duped by Twitter-speak and startup mentor nonsense spouted by people with no skin in my game? It’s well intentioned on the part of the second or third time founder turned angel, VC, or accelerator mentor.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
MARCH 3, 2023
Marketing is complex in itself, but it comes with even more unique challenges when your agency focuses on crypto and NFTs. In the last few years, we’ve seen massive market changes that shocked the entire financial system, and as a result, our agency quickly learned how to adapt. Our goal is to help clients with everything from token launches and community building to social media management and PR communications.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. First off, hello to all the new Startups Weekly subscribers who joined us after last week’s newsletter. I’m glad we all still resonate with a comeback story. Second, here are some basics on what to expect.
Y Combinator
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
We’re excited to present the 2023 YC Top Companies! The startups are separated into 4 lists: YC’s top private , public , exited , and breakthrough companies. Private companies and exits are sorted by the company's valuation from their latest funding round, and all are valued at over $150M. Public companies are listed in alphabetical order.
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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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
The only thing that matters is getting to product-market fit Credits: Read on Since 2021, I have made it my goal to guide startups to a product market fit in a structured process. Experience with more than 12 startups is encouraging: the approach saves precious time, increases focus, and identifies problems with the market early. That does not always lead to success, but it helps founders to avoid investments of resources into unpromising markets and ideas.
AsiaTechDaily
MARCH 1, 2023
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Animoca Brands’ gaming subsidiary The Sandbox has announced its acquisition of Sviper GmbH, a German game development studio that is known for its creative excellence in working with major brand partners and its senior-level talent. Sviper’s acquisition is set to add development, engineering, and creative talent to The Sandbox’s global team.
TechCrunch
MARCH 1, 2023
Austin-based venture firm 8VC, led by controversial Palantir founder Joe Lonsdale, has raised $880 million in its fifth fund. In a blog post published today, Lonsdale — who serves as 8VC’s general partner — said that his firm’s mission is “to fix a broken world.” While he did not specify which industries the new fund would target or average check size, Lonsdale did reveal that 8VC now manages “over $6 billion in committed capital” and that it plans to invest “at every stage,” as well
Tomasz Tunguz
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
In August, I wrote about why Omni’s technology reinvents BI once more. The Omni founding team hails from Looker & Stitch. They’ve set out to solve the problems customers faced with the previous generation of BI. Today, I can show you what this means in practice because Omni is commercially available. Anyone who has managed a larger BI deployment has faced the challenge of managing hundreds, perhaps thousands of metrics.
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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.
StartupNation
MARCH 3, 2023
ChatGPT burst onto the scene late last year, creating a massive new wave of interest and investment into… The post ChatGPT & 5 Other AI Tools to Help Your Small Business appeared first on StartupNation.
AsiaTechDaily
MARCH 2, 2023
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Multi-channel e-commerce aggregator Una Brands targets to further develop its platform after raising $30 million in its pre-Series C funding round. The fundraiser, which was a mix of equity and debt, will provide Una Brands with sufficient funding for its operations and acquisition plans in the next two years.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
In 2013, Irma Olguin Jr. — a third-generation Mexican American and the first in her family to go to college — was working on making coding instruction available to disadvantaged members of her community. During her work, she met Jake Soberal, an intellectual property lawyer, who shared Olguin’s desire to leverage the tech industry to effect change at the local level.
Founder Bounty
MARCH 2, 2023
We can some industries that are expected to grow in the near future and may offer potential opportunities for entrepreneurs. Times are changing the war in Ukraine and covid have both brought opportunities in various sectors. We have tried to put together a few marcos sector which you guys could focus on including the creator economy. Sustainability and Clean Energy - As more people become environmentally conscious, there is a growing demand for sustainable products and services.
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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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Fundraising isn’t as important to building startups as most founders think Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook »
AsiaTechDaily
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register FreshToHome ‘s mission to make 100% preservative and antibiotic-residue free fish, seafood, and meat affordable and accessible to millions of meat lovers received a boost from the outcome of its recently concluded Series D. The funding round closed with $104M in fresh investments for the world’s largest and fully integrated online consumer brand for preservative and antibio
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
City Spotlight: Boston Register for the free event here! 5 investors discuss Boston’s resilient tech ecosystem Boston’s university-to-startup pipeline defies downturn to grow and diversify In order to build a startup culture, a city or region needs some key elements in place – like an innovation engine to drive startup ideas. It needs a couple of successful exits, which in turn drives angel investing as entrepreneurs growing increasingly wealthy look to help new founders building companies reach
Y Combinator
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
We're excited to host an in-person tech hiring event on Wednesday, March 8th at 5:30 PM at Y Combinator's San Francisco office. This will be the first in-person hiring event we're hosting at YC in over two years, and we have 9 YC-backed startups who are looking to hire engineers and technical talent. The event will feature brief founder & company overviews, time to network, and light food and drinks provided by YC.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
Tomasz Tunguz
MARCH 1, 2023
Over the past week, I put ChatGPT to the test, enlisting it as copy-editor for a forthcoming blog post. Here was my process: I dictated a blog post outline into a Google document I prompted ChatGPT to revise the post for clarity & pasted the text I copied ChatGPT’s response, edited it some more & consulted ChatGPT for three rounds just like John McPhee So, does a robot copy-editor work in practice?
AsiaTechDaily
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Blockchain Founders Fund , an early stage Web3 Venture capital fund based in Singapore , has announced the final close of its Fund II at $75 million. Fund II, which aims to support high growth potential pre-Seed and Seed stage Web3 and blockchain startups, received backing from key investors, including Polygon, Ripple, Octava, NEO Global Capital (NGC), Appworks, Sebastien Borget COO of
TechCrunch
MARCH 2, 2023
VCs see a rich opportunity in tools to manage the contract lifecycle. Two years ago, startups developing software that helps draft, manage and review contracts raised over $70 million in venture equity. While a relatively small space compared to, say, the market for customer relationship management ( $44.9 billion in 2023), contract lifecycle management, or CLM, is growing at a rapid clip.
Startup Blogpost
MARCH 3, 2023
From understanding that the journey is not linear to the importance of social proof, here are 13 answers to the question, “What is one thing every startup needs to know about the customer buying journey?” Understand That The Buying Journey is Not Linear The First Buyer’s Journey Map You Create Won’t be Perfect Customers Have Unpredictable Circumstances Technology Affects Customer Buying Journey You Have to Earn Customer Trust During the Consideration Stage Understand the Post-purchas
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
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