Alexander
@Alexander
399 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Devin
@Devin -
over 2 years ago
Fika Ventures nearly triples its assets under management: “It’s definitely a crazy time”
Fika Ventures is a five-year-old, LA-based seed-stage fund that has been funding mostly business-to-business startups, as well as fintech companies and a sprinkling of healthcare IT startups — as long as they don’t involve hardware or FDA approval.The firm’s investors app...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Pablo
@Pablo -
over 2 years ago
ForgeRock files for IPO as identity and access management business grows
ForgeRock filed its form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this morning as the identity management provider takes the next step toward its IPO.The company did not provide initial pricing for its shares, which will trade on the New York Stock Exchange u...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Jany
@Jany -
over 2 years ago
Why OnlyFans Creators Will Not Be Deterred
It is hard to overstate the degree to which OnlyFans reversed the general downward trajectory of being an adult entertainment performer.Before the subscription service arrived in 2016, so-called tube sites — video platforms that aggregated stolen pornographic content, dis...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
over 2 years ago
Belichick: Cam out means opportunity for Jones
10:56 AM ETFOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Cam Newton's absence from the New England Patriots facility due to a COVID-19 protocol "misunderstanding" has created a big opportunity for first-round pick Mac Jones, coach Bill Belichick acknowledged.Speaking Tuesday morning prior to the ...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Hank
@Hank -
over 2 years ago
India’s Zetwerk valued at $1.33 billion in new funding
India’s Zetwerk valued at $1.33 billion in new Indian startup that operates a business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items is the latest to attain the coveted unicorn status in the South Asian market.Bangalore-based Zetwerk said on Monday it has raised $150 m...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Monserrat
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over 2 years ago
Chinese insurance stocks tumble as Beijing targets the industry with tougher regulations
China Banking Regulatory Commission in Beijing.Thomson ReutersChinese insurance stocks fell on Thursday after Beijing moved to rein in the industry.Insurers were instructed to curb unethical marketing and pricing practices, and protect user privacy.Failure to comply would...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Nestor
@Nestor -
over 2 years ago
A 5-Step Business Approach to Dating
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.In business, we typically create an ideal client avatar as part of our company’s marketing strategy. The avatar helps everyone in the company know the types of people ideally suited to the company’s products or...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Angus
@Angus -
over 2 years ago
Givz raises $3M in seed funding to make donations a marketing tool for businesses
Givz, which has developed an API-powered platform that gives brands a way to convert discounts into donations, has raised $3 million in seed funding.Eniac and Accomplice co-led the financing for the New York-based startup. Additional investors include Supernode Ventures, ...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Jarod
@Jarod -
over 2 years ago
Alerzo raises $10.5M Series A to bring Nigeria’s informal retail sector online
The process of digitizing the operations of mom and pop stores in Nigeria is serious business right now. In fact, it might be the second-best thing after fintech at the moment.Today’s news is from Alerzo, a little-known B2B e-commerce retail startup based in Ibadan, Niger...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
over 2 years ago
Venus Williams receives wild card to play in U.S. Open - Reuters
Venus Williams was awarded a wild card Wednesday to compete in her 23rd U.S. Open, the United States Tennis Association announced./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/UDVYZ7YMTZPW3JEYZGRHQHUNIQ.jpg)
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Alexander
@Alexander -
over 2 years ago
Monarchy reshaped as Malaysia's king looks to end political turmoil - Reuters
Malaysian king Al-Sultan Abdullah's efforts to end the country's long-running political instability could transform the traditionally ceremonial monarchy revered for being above politics in the Southeast Asian nation, say analysts./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/W6LSCRYQCBIMJCFEG3AI6JXLJQ.jpg)
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Bart
@Bart -
over 2 years ago
Enable bags $45M for B2B rebate management platform
Enable, a startup developing a cloud-based software tool for business-to-business rebate management, announced Wednesday a $45 million Series B funding round.The round is led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Menlo Ventures and Sierra ...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Webster
@Webster -
over 2 years ago
Aurora Propulsion Technologies will be sending up space junk removal tech on Rocket Lab’s Electro...
Aurora Propulsion Technologies will be sending up space junk removal tech on Rocket Lab’s Electron later this Propulsion Technologies, a Finnish company that develops thrusters and de-orbiting modules for small satellites, will be sending its technology to space for the ...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Torey
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over 2 years ago
A leaked bill for Nigerian startups reveals a theme of licenses, fees, fines, and sentences
For a while, there have been talks about revamping the outdated 2007 Act of Nigeria’s information and technology body, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).The bill which established NITDA as the agency to oversee Nigeria’s technological transfor...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
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Garnet
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over 2 years ago
New EU marketing rules — implications for fund managers - Reuters
File photo: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2021. REUTERS/Yves HermanAugust 11, 2021 - On 2 August 2021, the EU's cross-border distribution of funds rules (Directive (EU) 2019/1160) amending the EU's Alternat...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Meggie
@Meggie -
over 2 years ago
Silicon Valley should fight its stigma against military work
Dr. Phil Wagner is the founder and CEO of Sparta Science. After receiving his medical degree from USC, he was frustrated by the lack of evidence-based approaches to performance and injury prevention within sports, the military and occupational health, inspiring him to cre...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Alexzander
@Alexzander -
over 2 years ago
Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round
The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram or Twitter. Linktree leads the space, securing a recent $45 million Series B raise to build out e-commerce features, but Beac...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Giovanni
@Giovanni -
over 2 years ago
Growth roundup: Storytelling for startups, early-stage influencers, retail media spend
“I like to think of successful brand-building as creating a company that customers would be upset to separate from their identity,” growth marketing expert Julian Shapiro told us earlier this week. “For example, they’d cease to be the man with Slack stickers all over his ...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Marie
@Marie -
over 2 years ago
Building a growth community in India with Ayush Srivastava of Growth Folks
Indian startups of all sizes are raising record amounts of investment funding this year and getting public exits, as we’ve been covering in recent months. To hear more about the growth behind the numbers we caught up with Ayush Srivastava, a co-founder of growth marketing...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Oren
@Oren -
almost 3 years ago
There could be more to the Salesforce+ video streaming service than meets the eye
There could be more to the Salesforce+ video streaming service than meets the Salesforce announced its new business video streaming service called Salesforce+ this week, everyone had a reaction. While not all of it was positive, some company watchers also wondered if the...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post over 2 years ago:
Delia
@Delia -
almost 3 years ago
Lee Jae-yong: Samsung heir released from prison on parole
He was accused of paying 43bn won ($37.7m; £26.7m) to two non-profit foundations operated by Choi Soon-sil, a friend of Park's, in exchange for political support - alleged to include backing for a controversial Samsung merger which paved the way for Lee to become eventual...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
almost 3 years ago
10 Things in Politics: Biden team's wealth raises ethical concerns
And the number of white people in the US fell for the first time in history.
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Alexander upvoted the following post almost 3 years ago:
Webster
@Webster -
almost 3 years ago
Sources: Seahawks cut Smith for off-field issue
Aug 11, 2021Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE -- Aldon Smith's hopes of continuing his NFL comeback with the Seattle Seahawks are over.The team waived the veteran defensive end, it announced, with sources telling ESPN the move was because of an off-the-field matter. The decisio...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post almost 3 years ago:
Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
almost 3 years ago
Upscribe, raising $4M, wants to drive subscription-first DTC brand growth
Upscribe founder and CEO Dileepan Siva watched the retail industry make a massive shift to subscription e-commerce for physical products over the past decade, and decided to get in it himself in 2019.The Los Angeles-based company, developing subscription software for dire...continued
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Alexander upvoted the following post almost 3 years ago:
Hicham Abou Eddahab
@HERMES -
almost 3 years ago
Secrets behind your act of buying perishable products
Cognitive biases refer to the notion of deviation of the judgment from reality, they are generally not conscious and sometimes constitute the weaknesses of expertise or logic.Among these cognitive biases that are particularly manipulative for those who know how to use the...continued
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