Catching Up On Readings: Easing of Crowdfunding Regulations for Startups

This feature from TechCrunch covers the highlights of the recent temporary, conditional relief for smaller companies and startups affected by COVID-19 to pursue crowdfunding offerings. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

484th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast With Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, University of Michigan

How Long Do Entrepreneurs Need to Plan For? Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, Professor of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Michigan, discusses the timeline of the pandemic to help our entrepreneurs understand how to plan ahead.

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Catching Up On Readings: FinTech Startups

This feature from Crunchbase News looks at the positive impact of Covid-19 on FinTech startups. Companies in the financial services space are not only continuing to hire, but are fundraising and being acquired. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Catching Up On Readings: Startup Layoffs

This report from Crunchbase examines the layoffs at startups since the outbreak of Covid-19 began. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Rendezvous Online Recording: March 17, 2020

Some audience questions answered by Sramana:
• How do you keep your business moving in the age of Corona virus?
• If you’re a bootstrapping startup, how do you handle heavily funded competitors?
• When should you quit when bootstrapping with a paycheck?
• Are there any indicators of the growing importance of PaaS?
• How can I get feedback from you on my venture?

Catching Up On Readings: Covid-19 Vaccine Development Landscape

This report from the Nature Journal presents the landscape of Covid-19 vaccine development including the current stage of development of various projects, profiles of vaccine developers, and leading tech platforms. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Catching Up On Readings: Pandemic Accelerates Automation

This feature from The New York Times looks at how the pandemic has accelerated automation and the use of robots in several industries. For this week’s posts, click on the paragraph links.

Roundtable Recap: April 9 – Business as Usual

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Ritesh Agarwal, Co-founder and Managing Director CerraCap Ventures, a deep tech focused early stage firm.

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As for entrepreneur pitches, we had Abhyuday Das and Krishna Yogi from Bangalore, India, pitching Ecoin, a
cryptocurrency venture.

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Next, Zoe Frantzeskakis from East Lansing, Michigan, pitched DepartDiscount, an app to help short-term rental hosts differentiate.

You can listen to the recording of this roundtable here:

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