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Ready for a behind-the-scenes look into the tech world?😉 Join us in an episode of Mana Tech Talks with Digibee, a Brazilian-born game-changer in software integration. 🇧🇷🧑💻 Learn about the journey, challenges, and the story behind connecting businesses to the digital realm seamlessly that brought Digibee to where it is today, in this insightful talk with its co-founder and CEO, Rodrigo Bernardinelli.💡 Dive into the world of innovation with Mana Tech Talks. And stay tuned for more insights from the innovators shaping the tech scene!🚀🌐 #ManaTech #LatamStartups #SuccessStories #ManaTechCommunity #MiamiTech

Fundraising is one of the toughest challenges for founders—it can make or break your company. Add Web3 and AI into the mix, and you've got a lot of complexities to navigate. In our latest space with soonami.io GmbH, we’ll discuss these critical topics. Soonami is building a launchpad for startups at the intersection of Web3 and AI, offering key insights and fundraising practices to help their startups succeed in these frontier technologies. We'll be hearing from Diksha Dutta, a business journalist turned podcaster, marketer, and growth leader. Over the last few years, she has produced over 150 podcast episodes for Web3 projects. In 2019, she fell into the rabbit hole of decentralization to learn more about controlling her personal data. Currently, she leads Growth and Community at Soonami.io and hosts the Web3 Quest Podcast. Her work has been published in The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur.com, Thrive Global, and News Corp publications. Her first book, "Lean Mean and Profitable," was published by Bloomsbury last year. Tune in and gain insights on how you can approach fundraising post hackathon, and see what opportunities their upcoming venturethon offers for builders in Web3, AI & Gaming. 🔗: https://lu.ma/3bq1aamm #FundraisingSuccess #Web3Innovation #AIRevolution #TechStartups #StartupGrowth #Venturethon #TechInsights #BlockchainCommunity #EntrepreneurJourney

“Not having any money can be a feature, not a bug [for startups].” 🚀 Tight resources force us to be– ✅ Creative ✅ Efficient ✅ Focused on finding those hidden paths to success. 💪 Paul-Lukas Hoffschmidt, Founder and CEO of Alpha Sophia shared his thoughts on the beauty of limited resources in startups based on his 🙌 Multiple ongoing angel investments 🙌 Retail and consumer industries experience 🙌 Founding a SaaS data software platform structured and priced for medtech startups 🎯 “And those things then really differentiate you also at a later stage when you do have more budget because it trains you right from the beginning to creative and to be efficient and to really work on finding a message that fits.” 🤯 That’s the message.💥 Do you agree that constraints create opportunities? Let's discuss! 💬⤵️ ✂️ 38 seconds, Episode 21, Learn Surprising Ways to Use Data with @Paul-Lukas Hoffschmidt, Founder and CEO, @Alpha Sophia | Host, @Maureen Shaffer on Message Engineer Show. _________________ 💥 Have more questions about getting creative with small startup budgets? DM me! 🚀 Teach How to Create Money-Moving Messages, Fundraising Pitch to Commercial Launch 🎯 Speak Adoption Acceleration with Medtech and Healthtech 🎙️🎬 Host Message Engineer for the Medtech Startup Podcast Why? We are on a mission to move deep marketing–understanding the healthcare customer constellation, critical economic underpinnings, and seismic market shifts–to the front of product and service design. 🚀 #medicaldevice #marketing #budget #innovation #messageengineer

#TechnologyNews #TechmainNews The Buzzing World of Startups and Tech: Week’s Hottest News!

✨ New Podcast Season Alert! ✨ 🎙 🚀 Join us for an enriching discussion with startup veterans who reveal: - The art of choosing the right investors - Strategies to navigate the competitive tech landscape - Innovative uses of AI in today's market - Personal stories of startup successes and pivots Our guests – George, Adrian, and Tunya – provide a wealth of knowledge and experience that can guide you through your startup journey. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned pro, this episode has something for everyone. Check it out now! https://lnkd.in/d_PMCtc5 #StartupAdvice #Technology #Innovation #VentureCapital #EntrepreneurJourney

This week, our CEO Raj Verma welcomes Lonne Jaffe and Teddie Wardi as guests on Into the Singleverse 🙌 Lonne and Teddie are managing directors at Insight Partners, one of the most active global venture capital and private equity firms. Having come up through the tech world themselves as operators and founders, both provide unique perspectives on what investors look for in startup founders and leadership teams. 👥 Tune in to hear them discuss the top mistakes entrepreneurs make when pitching VCs, the difference between thinking like an operator versus an investor, and what single quality they look for above all else when evaluating a potential investment. The two also give their hot takes on the hype around generative AI and share insights into the future of the technology from an investor’s point of view. 👂 Listen here: https://bit.ly/3vIxvPP #VC #funding #tech #AI #podcast #SingleStore

What's going on in #deeptech today? Check out the latest episode of Nothing Ventured where Aarish talks to Francesco Perticarari, General Partner at Silicon Roundabout Ventures a specialist fund investing in engineer-led, deep tech entrepreneurs. The fund grew out of Silicon Roundabout, the largest tech meetup community in Europe, which Francesco co-founded and, in 2017, made it focus on deeptech and helping entrepreneurs develop their business from pre-seed to Series A. Apart from having been a serial techie himself as developer, tech lead and CTO, Francesco has also mentored startups for the European Global Navigation Systems Agency (European Space Agency). In this episode, they talk about: ➡️ Unicorns are dead titans are here to stay. ➡️ Deeptech is anything where technology is an integral part of the risk and reward of the business. ➡️ Defence and strategic supply chain repatriation are driving the growth of Deeptech building and investing. ➡️ The European ecosystem needing to be more joined up, not less. ➡️ Deal by deal is too slow in Deeptech hence the birth of Silicon Roundabout Ventures. 🍕 And as a bonus, listen to the quick fire to hear Francesco's thoughts on deep pan pizza! Subscribe and rate wherever you get your podcasts. 📹 YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gBXytESG 🎧 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gmVA7D-n 🍎 Apple: https://lnkd.in/gvvWW-r2 #Startups #CFOInsights #VentureCapital #NothingVenturedPodcast #founder #business #finance

I found 3 interesting reads/watch/podcasts last week "🚀 Mastering the Startup Pitch 🎙️: Bill Reichert, serial entrepreneur and VC investor, underscores the crucial difference between a pitch and a presentation. In startup pitches, active engagement is key—audiences should be asking questions and sparking a conversation. Check out the insights on concise delivery and quick thinking in the article. 🌐 🎙️ Predictions for 2024 💡: Harvard Professors Mihir Desai and Felix Oberholzer-Gee dive into the future, foreseeing shifts in OPEC's influence, AI transforming human connections, challenges in achieving 2% inflation, gaming and entertainment convergence, content distribution trends, environmental concerns about plastic, and the decline in search engine quality due to AI-generated content. 🤖🌍 🔍 Tackling Fake News 📰: MIT Professor Sinan Aral sheds light on the challenges posed by AI-generated content, emphasizing the urgency to combat the spread of misinformation. The TED talk, echoing predictions made 4 years ago, reveals the pressing reality of false news outpacing the truth on social media. 🛡️🤖 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gAmuVnDw #StartupPitch #FuturePredictions  #AIChallenges #FakeNewsFight

Coming soon is an episode with Moaz ゼ Hamid we discuss the following: Moaz Hamid's Career Journey: Exploring his experiences and key milestones from his time at leading tech companies like Microsoft Google and Samsung. Corporate Culture and Influences: Insights into the work environment at top tech companies, and the influential individuals Moaz met during his tenure. Advisory Role in AI and Robotics: Delving into his time as an advisor at SoftBank, focusing on AI and robotics, and discussing the state of these technologies in government and education sectors. AI's Impact and Future Prospects: Moaz's perspective on the current state of AI, its impact, and potential future developments. Navigating the AI Wave: Strategies for investing in or building startups within the AI space. Tech Industry Trends: Predictions for the next 5-10 years in the tech industry based on Moaz’s extensive experience. Challenges in Creative Entrepreneurship: Common obstacles faced by entrepreneurs in creative content and storytelling, drawn from Moaz's mentoring experiences at Snap Inc.'s Yellow Accelerator. Advisory Roles in Startups: Moaz’s involvement as an advisor in startups like Simplifyer and Enlitent, and his reasons for choosing these roles. Venture Capital Insights: The current state of venture capital, with a focus on Moaz's venture studio, MVMT. Focus on Assistive Technology: Moaz's insights into assistive technology for people with disabilities, including trends, investment challenges, and criteria for startup evaluation. Investment Strategies: Discussion on whether investors should be active or cautious in the current market scenario. Personal Mission and Startup Vision: Moaz shares his life mission and the kind of startup he would envision building.

Series 5/20: Neurobranding For Startups ■ Elements of Shape and Symbolism Shapes in logos evoke emotions and associations. For instance, circles suggest unity, squares stability. Leverage this in neurobranding by choosing shapes that align with your startup's identity, creating an instant connection with your audience. 🔵🔺 #LogoShapes #NeuroSymbolism #Neurobranding