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The Case for Optimism and Risk at Startups

Both Sides of the Table

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Working on it. And being ambitious.

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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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SUSTAINABILITY AND ETHICS IN FASHION TECHNOLOGY — SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

I am so excited and honored to announce I will be speaking on a panel at SXSW entitled Sustainability and Ethics in Fashion Technology alongside 3 other incredible women. Expert industry speakers will include Dr. Carmen Hijosa of Pinatex, Amanda Parkes of NYC Fashion Tech, and me, Melanie DiSalvo.

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Startup Opportunity – Worldwide Accelerator – Drive with Belron

The Startup Magazine

A global accelerator program is taking applications from any startup offering innovative solutions to multiple product and service challenges. Each team will receive: The chance to trial their product in a ready-made international market. The chance to secure follow-on funding of up to £100,000/$135,000 [ * ] per startup.

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Common B2B Challenges and How To Solve Them

ConversionXL

At the time we were planning a workshop for B2B tech startups from the IMEC accelerator (Ghent, Belgium) and had a chance to interview many of the companies that had signed up. Buyers became more critical due to a reduction in reosurces and as a result the entire process started to involve more people ultimately taking longer to close.

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[The Philippines] Harnessing Apps To Tackle Traffic

YoungUpstarts

In Manila, a study by the University of the Philippines National Center for Transportation Study (UP NCTS) last year placed the average annual losses incurred due to traffic congestion in Metro Manila at over P137 billion as of 2011. trillion since 2001 due to traffic – a massive loss in productivity.

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Is Remote Work the Future of Employment?

Transformify

Increasing productivity by removing unnecessary noise. Twenty-first-century technology allows teams to smoothly utilize video conferencing software, like Zoom, from all corners of the world. Remote Workers are More Productive. Keeping costs low. Allowing for a true work-life balance. Allowing for access to a global talent pool.

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