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5 Promising Israeli Startups In 2020

YoungUpstarts

Drivenets is aiming high, with the strategic objective of creating infrastructure for managing a huge portion of global data in the coming decades. This company has received multiple awards, including Cyber Security Excellence Awards Winner for 2019, Cyber Defense Global Awards 2019 Winner, and SC 2019 Awards Finalist.

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5 Tips to Gain From People Who Don’t Think Like You

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience as a business advisor, that’s probably the biggest hurdle to success encountered by every new business owner. The reality is that the business world is becoming more a global space, so all of us have to learn to understand and capitalize on people of different generations, cultures, points of view, and priorities.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” BCG (June 2018): “Startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period: $730,000 compared with $662,000.”. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials: Afterword (by Bob Campbell)

Austin Startup

19, 2019: I first met Brett Hurt over 25 years ago. Brett started his career in technology development at a large global management and was a very strong performer. Its mission is to be the global place where those who analyzed and shared data collaborate. Back to Contents Written by Bob Campbell on Sept.

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Opportunity Hub Partners with Capital Factory To Bridge Opportunity Gap

Austin Startup

With a concentration on providing a more diverse workforce, Capital Factory and Opportunity Hub are partnering in 2019 to converge on the Austin tech scene this spring at SXSW. Hugh Forrest, the Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, says, “We are very excited that Opportunity Hub is returning to SXSW 2019.

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Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women & underrepresented founders?

David Teten

Kim Folsom, Co-Founder, reports that as of August 2019, Founders First’s portfolio was 80% women and 55% women of color; 70% people of color; 20% military veterans; and 71% located in low/moderate income areas. For example, more women report being asked during their presentations to establish that they understand basic technical knowledge.

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Support Your Fellow Entrepreneurs, Vote in SXSW 2020 Panel Pickers!

Austin Startup

SXSW 2019, “ GovCity Showcase ”. In this session, we will walk through the 2019 Landscape and our method of inclusion/classification. We will cover changes to this Landscape and present findings on which segments of EdTech are under the greatest pressure to change, and which are likely to have growth in 2019.