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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

Welcome back to Human Capital, where we explore some of the latest news in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. Human Capital will soon be available as a weekly newsletter. When racism is built into the technical framework of a company, it perpetuates a false idea that white people are superior to Black people. .

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8 Tips For Getting Your Startup Right The First Time

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

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Startup Boards

Both Sides of the Table

This is often true when the action of the board could dramatically affect shareholders such as raising new capital, acquiring new businesses (that drain existing cash or dilute shareholders), selling the company or raising a lot of debt.

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

TechCrunch LA

Two tips turned into stories this week: Ford expanding its autonomous vehicle program to Austin and GM Cruise ramping up its hiring machine with plans to hire at least 1,000 more engineers by the end of the year. Got a tip or overheard something in the world of transportation? What else are we hearing? We’ll share more soon.

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Timing and why we’re all VCs

TechCrunch LA

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Between TechCrunch today and my former roles in venture capital, I’ve had the opportunity to practice timing a lot. It’s the only way forward in capitalism, and it’s worth every investment you can make.

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How Startups Can Figure Out Sales: Amos Schwartzfarb, TechStars

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We caught up with Amos to learn about his new book, and to gain some tips for startup entrepreneurs on how to figure out when you're actually ready to scale your sales team. Thanks for the time today, to start off, tell us a little bit about what you do? That was four years ago. What's the new book about?

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