Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Entrepreneurs and business owners have never faced a crisis like the 2020 pandemic. All of your marketing strategies like email marketing, social media, conversion rates of a website, and display ads require analysis at appropriate intervals of time. About the Author.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. When they graduate, the Stanford students on these teams have the pick of jobs in startups, companies and consulting firms. Our goal was to teach both theory and practice.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2020

by Rohan Thambrahalli , the Founder and President at UpstartWorks. Following 2020’s shift to remote work, virtually every business adapted in ways they’d never previously thought possible. The days when entire startups ran on GSuite don’t seem that far behind us. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained. De-Emphasize The Tools.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 14, 2020

Capital Factory’s Saturday Startup Spotlight series features intimate chats with some of the latest founders taking hold of the startup ecosystem today. 2020 is about growth: increasing brand awareness, reservation count, and Tesla partners. Do you have a sustainable idea that you’d like to explore in the startup scene?

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

2020 was a good year for Zoom. Now synonymous with video-conferencing, the company-name-turned-verb stock peaked in October 2020, a market interpretation of how the Zoom Boom has defined the daily lives of many millions throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. –JJ Oslund, The Startup.

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Perhaps it’s boredom, or Zoom fatigue, but there’s something quite appealing these days about having social conversations without turning on a camera. Clubhouse was the trailblazer, but it sparked a huge interest in the category from established social networks, new startups and even the open source community.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 12, 2019

This past month, SXSW called on the community to enter proposals for conference sessions at all SXSW 2020 events— and so the buzz begins. We’re proud to share that our members, startups, entrepreneurs and Innovation Council partners submitted a total of 17 proposals to the SXSW PanelPicker this year! Deadline to vote is August 23.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 31, 2021

When friends ask me to reflect on the impact of 2020–21 on startups one of the observations I shared is how dramatically the urgency increased around conversations that were more about culture, behavior and values than just strategy, financing and product. Thankfully I knew there were better options in development.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 16, 2021

“It has been awe-inspiring to see so many people take the leap towards business ownership as a means to change their lives and follow their dreams, especially in the face of such adverse conditions,” said ZenBusiness CEO and co-founder Ross Buhrdorf.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Sapient’s Sam Parks and Martin Koch have developed a smart outlet system for commercial deployment The Forrest Four-Cast: January 28, 2020 If Sam Parks , CEO and co-founder of Sapient Industries , weren’t working for his startup, he’d be working as a scientist, using his background in nanotechnology as an applied physicist.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

by Hema Crockett and Jamie Jacobs, co-founders of Gig Talent . While the unknown continues affecting businesses and people in different ways, there have been many conversations around keeping this remote work environment a more permanent (or optional for some) change. Cost Savings.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The Pandemic Is A Startup Accelerant New integrated communications agency S?d d launches with “Next Startup Wave” study and intends to help startups, born from the pandemic, achieve hypergrowth, fast. d , and her plan to focus on generating hypergrowth for startups in the wellness, cannabis, and technology sectors.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Passbase Co-Founders: Felix Gerlach , Mathias Klenk and Dave McGibbon The Forrest Four-Cast: February 26, 2020 Passbase is tackling a huge and essential challenge: how to build a secure, private, and convenient digital world. What is your top goal for Passbase for 2020? What is the most overhyped tech trend of 2020?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 13, 2020

Q1 2020 marks Reset ’s two year anniversary, from when we had our first conversation about how we could help distributed teams find affordable space to meet and work. Your partner matters To all those solo-founders out there?—?kudos kudos to ya’ll.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Pete Martin , founder of CEO of Votem , and classic rock drummer The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Paging Iowa elections officials! One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Votem is a revolutionary election management company that aims to give democracy back to the people. What is your top goal for Votem for 2020?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos.

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VC Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

According to Forbes magazine, the real estate industry, for example, is using VR to save the housing market from the looming crisis: “Chinese startup Beike ( Ke.com ) has developed VR to let potential buyers and renters take virtual 3D tours of homes and apartments on the market. Indeed, some AR/VR startup founders are especially optimistic.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2020

Milis Bio CEO and Founder Mike Sheehan winning the 2018 Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Business of Year prize. The Forrest Four-Cast: March 1, 2020 People are rightfully concerned about the threat of coronavirus, which has so far killed about 2,800 people worldwide. Mike Sheehan , CEO and Founder at Milis Bio, earned a B.S.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 4, 2020

“I predict investors will lend more of their attention to startups launching here.” The Forrest Files: October 1, 2020 Dr. Oksana Malysheva is an Austin-based investor, entrepreneur and business executive. She is the Managing Partner and CEO of Sputnik ATX , an accelerator that funds and mentors early-stage startup companies.

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MARCH 6, 2021

Muhummad Mahdi (left) and Arifin Hasan (right), Founders of Nitex In 2012, Bangladeshi computer science student Muhammad Mahdi received a call from an old high school friend, Arifin Hasan. As conversation began, they, like many college students, began fantasizing about building their dream companies. Hasan wanted to meet up again.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 1, 2023

I started making predictions for the decade ahead in 2020 , then made 2021 predictions , then 2022 predictions. This is a fun quote to start things off with because I began this journey with my 2020 predictions. I still want this to happen, but as I love to tell founders Hope isn’t a strategy. Bill Gates. 1: Failed it.

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

I started making predictions for the decade ahead in 2020 , then made 2021 predictions , then 2022 predictions. This is a fun quote to start things off with because I began this journey with my 2020 predictions. I still want this to happen, but as I love to tell founders Hope isn’t a strategy. Bill Gates. 1: Failed it.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 25, 2019

Central Texas startups should enter the Austin A-List Competition before the April 8 deadline The Forrest Four-Cast: March 25, 2019 50 of the world’s top startups came to Austin for SXSW 2019. Click here to enter your startup for this competition. There is no entry fee to be part of the 2019 Austin A-List Awards.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 13, 2020 Imagine VR/AR/MR systems that truly understand how users think and feel. One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Looxid Labs is working on that, serving VR companies in gaming, healthcare, commerce, and education. What’s your top goal for Looxid Labs in 2020?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Lofty AI team includes (from left to right) Jerry Chu , Alysia Silberg , Mark Keane , and Max Ball The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 Lofty AI serves both full-time and part-time real estate investors by helping them make more data-driven decisions yielding higher returns. What is your top goal for Lofty AI for 2020?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2020 One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , DrumG is a global technology firm that builds and operates financial market applications and networks. Nadareski talked about the goals for DrumG, what they’re excited about in 2020, and what blockchain and DLT can achieve for our global economy.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Benjamin Nadareski of DrumG , which solves data ownership and a broken valuations industry The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2020 One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , DrumG is a global technology firm that builds and operates financial market applications and networks. What is your top goal for DrumG for 2020?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

The housing demand has far outpaced the supply in 2020 and this will continue into 2021. 4-Rise of individuals deciding to launch startups. The trend I see in our industry is a continued rise of individuals deciding to launch startups and embrace entrepreneurship. 18- Conversational marketing. 3- Two trends.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 23, 2020 Seattle-based Syndio has a bold ambition: to eradicate unlawful pay disparities in the workplace. This SaaS company, one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , enables global organizations to analyze and resolve pay gaps due to gender or race and stay in compliance over time.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Austin Startup Week , spanning from September 22–26, flourished with learning opportunities and thought-provoking discussions that left us wanting more. From tips on international expansion strategies to using XR as a musical instrument, these sessions at Capital Factory showcased some amazing innovation in Austin’s startup community.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

On October 15, Capital Factory hosted the Latinx in Tech Summit, where over 100 founders, investors, executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the city gathered together for an inspiring and insightful afternoon. As we head to 2020, Latinx will be the MAJORITY in the US. I've never been around this many Latinx in tech.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

If you are seriously looking to start the next billion-dollar startup, you need to get beyond the realm of enhancing a current solution. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/19/2020. Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund. Take a deeper dive into your idea before you declare. Try that mindset next time!

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2021

One of the highest we saw in 2020 was Ke.com , a Chinese platform for buying and selling properties. However, for a first-time founder, the prospect of building a fully-functioning marketplace can feel quite daunting?—?you’re My big tip here for any new marketplace founder is to go niche. They raised a whopping $2.4

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

by Joseph Heller, CEO & Founder of The/Studio Technologies. Since I had that conversation, their stock value has depreciated by 99%. In 2020, we’ve already seen the destruction of retailers such as Pier 1 Imports, Papyrus, True Religion, just to name a few with much more to come. We are more focused on design.”.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

2020: “Hold my beer.” One of my founders texted me, “What are you telling people to do about the Coronavirus?” Turns out 2020 was a new year and a new budget—and that budget had been severely cut back on venture because of the pandemic. It’s not the telling my story or that of the founders I’ve backed.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Israeli startups successes are well known in the B2B space (cybersecurity, enterprise tech, devops…), B2C startups are unsung heroes… The landscape of B2C tech in Israel is blossoming, despite several challenges. Meanwhile in the US, B2C startups raised $100 billion in 2022, 40% of the total funding.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

However, sound investors would do well to remember that although their prevalence has certainly made these industries a popular topic of conversation, they are by no means the only viable option for significant returns. Private equity investments offer access to growth in more scaled businesses. Photo by Tiger Lily from Pexels.

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