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Q4 2020 Portfolio Review

Version One Ventures

While 2020 brought unprecedented challenges, it’s also been a time of great innovation and perseverance. Kobalt raised a $1.25M seed to accelerate SMB security programs. Manny Medina of Outreach was named to Comparably’s Top 50 list for Best CEOs in 2020 as rated by employees. . Happy new year! Product news.

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The Future Of Retail And America In The Post-COVID World

YoungUpstarts

Walmart reported online grocery sales of over $900 million in March, an increase of 21% from February 2020 and an astounding 99% increase from March 2019. When we look ahead, it feels like the 4 th of July 2020 will bring “a rebirth of America” for consumers and brands, and planning for that event should begin soon.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Today if college students want to give back to their country they think of Teach for America , the Peace Corps , or Americorps or perhaps the US Digital Service or the GSA’s 18F.

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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their #1 Goal for 2020

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs to share their biggest goals and what they were looking forward to in 2020. #1- My goal for 2020 is to develop a strand of my online business that’s dedicated solely to environmentally friendly issues and travel. Three years and a few months in and here we are approaching 2020. 1- Delegate and expand.

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A Look at What’s Fueling Startup Investments in Colombia

ReadWriteStart

In 2018, venture capital investments in Latin America doubled for the second consecutive year, according to LAVCA’s Annual Review of Tech Investment in Latin America. Looking at the major markets in Latin America in 2018, most show increases in VC investment in keeping with the regional average. Truly innovative.

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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their #1 Goal for 2020

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs to share their biggest goals and what they were looking forward to in 2020. #1- My goal for 2020 is to develop a strand of my online business that’s dedicated solely to environmentally friendly issues and travel. Three years and a few months in and here we are approaching 2020. 1- Delegate and expand.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on Latin and Central America

ReadWriteStart

For this week's One Million by One Million roundtable, we turned the spotlight on Latin and Central America. Entrepreneurs from Latin and Central America were given first priority to pitch their businesses at today's roundtable co-hosted by Innova Tiquicia and Startup Weekend Costa Rica. We have done that in 1M/1M.