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When to walk away from a VC who wants to invest in your startup

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For example, one of my business’ backers has a deep tech “pod” that generates events and content we are always welcomed to be a part of. Another one of our investors gives us full commercial support through its network of mentors that are there to support the business, not the VC. That is where they add value.

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Opendoor alums raise $7.75M for Kindred, a home-swapping network it says makes travel ‘dramatically more affordable’

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Palefsky started at the real estate tech company in 2015 when it had just 30 employees. Or you could run your home like a hotel and put it on Airbnb to finance your travel. Kindred’s members-only model works by creating a network for exchanging homes. Kindred’s members-only model works by creating a network for exchanging homes.

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Backed by Accel, Minoan Experience is creating a new category of e-commerce called ‘native retail’

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One of Minoan’s largest markets, the Hamptons, actually had a very busy season, with most of its short-term rental partners near 100% occupancy and charging higher rates due to demand. Then Minoan’s tech gives them an easy way to buy those products and also collect reviews. Minoan has offices in Hyderbad and Delhi there.

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Austin emerges as a city of unicorns and tech giants

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As Austin’s skyline expands, the city continues to solidify its standing as a tech hub. It’s a city of unicorns and tech giants. Austin is also home to secondary offices of many of the largest tech companies in the world, including Google, Apple, Oracle, Amazon, Facebook and SpaceX. And the numbers are there to back it up.

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Metasearch in Hospitality: an Overview of Hotel Search Engines

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In April 2020, the hotel occupancy in the US dropped to its lowest level ever — the bewildering 24.5 The annual average was roughly 44 percent, which means that more than half of hotel rooms were empty during the whole year. The hospitality industry was among those that suffered the most because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

TechCrunch

’s Tech Nation found in 2018 that about 26% of Belfast’s workforce was employed in tech, and it is among cities in the country with the highest growth potential for 2021. With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem.

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For those who want to turn travel into dollars, Fora can help start your next career

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I was in Costa Rica and talking about opportunities for women sitting on sidelines due to the pandemic and looking for interesting work. Content creators are circulating around the travel world, and we saw a big opportunity for technology to modernize the industry.”. Travel agencies are a $100 billion market in the U.S. ,

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