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Catching Up On Readings: IPO Rush
This feature from Crunchbase looks at the tech startups Unity, Asana, Snowflake, Sumo Logic, and JFrog that filed an S-1 registration document with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last Monday. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>Catching Up On Readings: Robotics Revolution
This feature from National Geographic looks at the developments in the robotics field and what to expect in the future as the pandemic has spurred interest in the field. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>Catching Up On Readings: Black Hat 2020
This podcast from TechTarget covers the highlights from Black Hat USA 2020, which was held as a fully virtual conference due to the pandemic. One of the major issues discussed was election security. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>Catching Up On Readings: Women in LatAm FinTech Revolution
This feature from CrunchBase News by Elizabeth Acuña Rivera and Greg Mitchell looks at how women are leading the FinTech revolution in Latin America. Over 35% of Latin American FinTech startups have female founders. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>Catching Up On Readings: Post Covid AI
This feature from TechCrunch looks at how AI is coping with the changes in life post the COVID pandemic. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>Rendezvous Online Recording: July 28, 2020
Sharing insights and answering questions from entrepreneurs on building successful startups. Some audience questions answered by Sramana:
– What are some new startup ideas?
– Looks like a lot of opportunities are in the field of Mobile Apps, online education, retail services. Does one need to be a developer to start up in the above areas? If a non-developer has a vision, how can he engage the right partner to develop a mobile/online ecosystem without losing the IP?
– What is the strategic way to hire after Covid 19?
– How do you recruit the right candidate for the CEO position?
– Your startup idea suggestions are excellent but they require cultural changes. They require changes in the thought process. Such changes unfortunately take enormously long time. How can one resolve this?
– How can I get feedback from you on my venture?
Catching Up On Readings: Post Covid Cyber Security
This feature from TechCrunch by NirZuk looks at the cyber security challenges posed by the shift to cloud following the COVID-19 pandemic. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.
>>>Rendezvous Online Recording: July 21, 2020
Some audience questions answered by Sramana:
– Do you have a K12 – education startup idea for the post Covid world?
– Do you have a healthcare startup idea for the post Covid world?
– Do you know of any great examples of highly profitable social enterprises?
– Why do the founders of a startup usually get replaced? What should the founders learn in order to stay the CEO?
– How can I get feedback on my startup venture?
