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A checklist for your funding announcement

Version One Ventures

If you’re somewhat familiar with the PR process, none of these tips will be new – but put together, we hope they serve as a handy checklist! . For example, one of our portfolio companies delayed their announcement due to the inauguration. Your investors are impactful and powerful PR allies. Founder’s announcement.

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What does it mean to be Latinx in Tech Today?

Austin Startup

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. I've never been around this many Latinx in tech. As we head to 2020, Latinx will be the MAJORITY in the US.

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Are You Putting Your Rock Star Customers To Work?

YoungUpstarts

SAS Canada “customer champions” helped the firm restore declining customer retention rates—which had fallen as low as the mid-80s percent — back to the firm’s traditional high retention rates of 97-98 percent. Some of the most creative technology coming out of Silicon Valley is designed to do exactly that.

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Twitter Link Roundup #77 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Joint PR/Ad study finds PR getting higher marks in social media compared to Advertising [link]. crowdSPRING designer interview – 12 Questions: Meet Edward Laurin (Canada) – [link]. Here’s a review of crowdSPRING (by @clickfire ) from the perspective of the client & creatives – [link].

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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their Business Goals for 2018

Hearpreneur

This means constantly looking for improvements to our automation technology, using that automation more, and diligently pursuing excellence for each client’s dream website. New technologies have arrived to make people attracted and much more dependant on them. Thanks to Shawn Moore, Solodev ! #2- 2- Two goals.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

We held a workshop of stakeholders and explored names inspired by a variety of approaches (provenance, roots of our technology, etc). Freeze drying is an incredible technology that leaves fruits nutritionally as intact as when they were ripe. We’re Everipe, a company that uses freeze dried fruits to make ready-to-blend smoothies.

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Cracking The Code: Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII.

Cracking the Code

Over the last century, Bessemer Venture Partners and its predecessor funds have invested in more than 100 companies that have gone public on exchanges in Canada, India, London, and the United States. In search of Europe's next tech stars. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. To learn more, visit [link].