As a startup, raising capital and pitching your investors can become your sole focus as it’s the most important part of getting your company off the ground. But now that your fundraising is complete and you’ve begun hiring kick-ass people to join your team, it’s time to think about the culture you’d like to instil […]
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Serial investor Jing Sun is interested in creating a new way of charitable giving. Even though the industry has already changed a lot by way of websites that connect you with charitable causes and even social media campaigns that easily allow you to donate money, Sun wants to take it a step further by way of the
The artificial intelligence community received a major boost recently with SenseTime’s history-making funding round. The Chinese startup recently announced that it has raised $600 million in funding, a feat that has made SenseTime the most valuable AI startup in the world. A Bloomberg report also pegged the company to have a $4.5 billion valuation, easily
Starting a business is the beginning, the real challenge is getting customers – generating sales. Your startup could have one of the best products in the market and you could have a few thousand followers on Twitter or Facebook, but if you aren’t getting new customers, you’ll find yourself nowhere. Instead of growing your startup
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About half of all companies in the United States fail in their first five years of operation. For startups, around 80% survive the first 12 months. With the odds stacked against you from the start, how is anyone expected to create and build their tech company from the ground up and keep it running for
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It’s an exciting time to be part of a startup. It seems like every time you turn your head, new, lean companies with big dreams are sprouting up between the cracks of traditional business. And even though the startup boom may be coming to a close, there are still innumerable old business models that stand
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Salesforce has added another tool to their CRM applications with its upcoming acquisition of CloudCraze, a Chicago-based eCommerce platform. The news was announced on Monday by CloudCraze. While the terms of the deal with Salesforce was not disclosed, it was revealed that the two companies had already signed an agreement. We’re excited to announce that
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Matthew Lally and Jonahan Foltz know a little something about how hard it can be to acquire funding for a startup . Lally, an immigrant from the UK, founded a mobile marketing company that struggled for funding and was shortly after acquired for eight figures. Foltz, a nomadic serial entrepreneur” who’s sat at the helm
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rawpixel / Pixabay As a founder, you’re going to face many challenges as you grow your startup. One of the most common challenges is finding proper financing to get things started. Whether you’re expanding your team or developing new products, things can get expensive quickly. In fact, they are usually much more expensive than you
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As a startup owner, you’re probably bothered. Firstly, it’s a challenge to get the funds to make your idea become a reality. Secondly, after getting the funds to get started it’s difficult to assemble the right team with your lean budget. Finally, becoming known and remaining in business for long despite the stiff competition is
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