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Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments
David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund 12 ‘flexible VCs’ who operate where equity meets revenue share Katherine Boe Heuck Contributor What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Well, we learn…
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Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage
Richard Steggall Contributor Australia native Richard Steggall is the CEO of Urban FT, a New York-based fintech company. He has more than two decades of experience in fintech, capital growth, mergers & acquisitions and strategic IPO advisory. Financial institutions are falling behind the tech curve in delivering on the convenience…
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Use today’s tech solutions to meet the climate crisis and do it profitably
Bertrand Piccard Contributor Bertrand Piccard initiated the Solar Impulse Foundation after his history-making flight around the world in a solar-powered plane. Fueled only by the rays of the sun, his flight proved that existing methods and technologies can provide clean energy and solutions that protect the environment in a profitable…
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Internet of Cars: A driver-side primer on IoT implementation
Mathew Yarger Contributor Mathew is Head of Mobility and Automotive at the IOTA Foundation, where he develops strategy and solutions around the use of data with distributed ledger technology-based innovations. These solutions focus on enabling flexible and privacy-centric data and value transfer within the public sector for use in smart…
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VC investment in proptech can yield profits and change lives
D. Hara Perkins Contributor D. Hara Perkins is a partner at Goulston & Storrs, PC in New York City, where she focuses her practice on affordable housing and economic development. Alexander Shermansong Contributor In 2020, nearly $24 billion in venture capital poured into companies creating new technology products or innovative…
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An argument against cloud-based applications
Michael Huth Contributor Professor Michael Huth (Ph.D.) is co-founder and CTO of Xayn and teaches at Imperial College London. His research focuses on cybersecurity, cryptography and mathematical modeling, as well as security and privacy in machine learning. In the last decade we’ve seen massive changes in how we consume and…
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