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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. 4/ Global Trade Wars Are For Real.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Milis Bio

Austin Startup

Milis Bio CEO and Founder Mike Sheehan winning the 2018 Bank of Ireland/IGNITE Business of Year prize. But don’t lose sight of the fact that we’re already in the midst of a deadly global epidemic. At least 2.8 million people will die this year as a result of being overweight or obese.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Their Major Accomplishments in 2019

Hearpreneur

This focus has helped me recruit the best and the brightest in the field, build a world-class operation, and most of all, with all the knowledge in a specific vertical, help build a leading agency for food & beverage manufacturers that are looking to build a direct to consumer channel. Thanks to Mac Fadra, MAXiM Hair Restoration ! #12-

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12 Entrepreneurs Reveal What They Look Forward To in 2019

Hearpreneur

I am really looking forward to diversifying my marketing agency into new verticals. 9- Grow my business into a more global company. My goal for 2019 is to grow my business into a more global company ready to help others so we can introduce new publishing proposals that make people freer, happier and wiser. 6- Diversity.

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Entertainment as the new Oil

VC Cafe

Entertainment is more than newspapers, more than Hollywood, and more than the sum of specific verticals jousting for consumer eyeballs. A Nielsen survey from 2018 shows that U.S Startup landscapes, while not perfect, are useful as they provide a way for us to define a space/category and the players of that vertical.

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CEO Shaking Up the AI Industry With a Robotic Reading Companion for Kids

Hearpreneur

He has served as a teacher for the Stanford ME310 Global New Product Design Innovation Program and has also been recognized as one of the top 30 Designers Under 30 in 2015 by Forbes magazine. In segmented scenarios and vertical markets, Ling may have greater advantages than Baidu, Alibaba,and Tencent (BAT).

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Review: Transformify Recruitment CRM vs Naukri.com

Transformify

Transformify Recruitment CRM is a global solution. Our clients source candidates across all geographies and verticals. No secure payment functionality is offered at present ( 2018). It is possible to source and transfer candidates to any external applicant tracking system via a custom integration. Job Alerts.