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Clubhouse put a big bullseye on social audio

VC Cafe

Spotify a cquired LA-based live audio app Locker Room and is reportedly on a hiring spree to launch their own social audio experience. Stereo , launched in 2020 and is based in LA. 31 employees according to Linkedin, but seems to be bootstrapped. Capuccino – an audio social network launched in July 2020 by French founders.

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It’s Time To Ship

Eric Friedman

Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash In 2020, Marc Andreessen published a profound essay in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that became a rallying cry for startups called; It’s Time To Build. A lot has changed since the middle of 2020, but much has remained the same. I wanted to take things a step further.

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Crisis versus Opportunity: 6 Ways to Bootstrap a Startup in a Post-COVID-19 World While Navigating the New Normal

ReadWriteStart

Current worldwide statistics as of 10 May 2020, (from gisanddata.maps) show that there are over 10 million people infected with this virus and just over 503, 500 deaths. Governor Cuomo, governor of New York State, USA, highlighted the quintessential issue with the coronavirus pandemic in his conversation with Howard Stern on 13 April 2020.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

I can’t wait to see what 2020 brings! What makes me really proud though is we’ve been 100% bootstrapped for our 3.5 years of existence, and with the launch of a series A investment in 2020 I can only imagine how far we’ll go. 2020 is shaping up to be amazing as well! Lancaster ! #2- 3- Publishing a book.

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Strategy Roundtable: Try To Get At Least $2M Pre-Money In Seed Round Valuation

ReadWriteStart

Sub-$2 million pre-money, it is better to bootstrap. Rajan Chandi then discussed HirePlug.com , a Facebook application to help large employers manage referral hiring. As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. Igor did not have an answer.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Not Coming To The Rescue Of Victory

ReadWriteStart

Since hiring relationships between branded employers and branded universities already exist, I believe the best opportunities are for Yogesh to connect brand name employers with unbranded institutes, and unbranded employers with branded and unbranded institutes. I cautioned Yogesh from believing that he has to raise money. Photo by tatlin.

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The Rise Of The Virtual Assistant

YoungUpstarts

Not only does the outsourcing business model improve performance and reduce a company’s overall costs – a significant appeal to bootstrapped startups – but it also gives you access to a worldwide talent pool that would otherwise be beyond your range. is the single biggest outsourcing country globally. Virtual Assistants: What’s All the Fuss?