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Podcast
Episode 15
Cleaning up a Healthcare Mess
Orderly Health's co-founder and CEO Kevin Krauth joins us on this episode of Rise of the Next to talk about the scourge of out of date doctor directories.
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Emerging Sectors
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Podcast
Episode 13
How Growth Stage Software Companies Can Set the Right Price
Accrue Founder Ammanuel Selameab shares interesting insights on pricing products and services in this episode of Rise of the Next.
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Podcast
Episode 12
Neon Founder Megha Agarwal On Simplifying Buy Now Pay Later
In this episode of Rise of the Next, she explains her approach to scoring customers looking for ease of pay and interest-free loans.
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demo day
7 min read
Stonks Spices Up Digital Demo Day
The company wants to create FOMO around startup investing.
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Promising Regions
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Podcast
Episode 14
How StoreHub is Helping Small Retailers in Southeast Asia Digitize their Operations
Founder Wai Hong Fong estimates 20 million small shops and restaurants in the region lack easy access to point of sale technology.
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money circle
6 min read
Egypt’s MoneyFellows Uses An Old School Lending Tool to Drive Fintech Innovation
Founder Ahmed Wadi saw promise in digitizing money circles by circumventing some obstacles.
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Somos Lucha
5 min read
500 LatAm Welcomes Batch 15 Startups to its Somos Lucha Program
We selected 10 companies out of 1,040. They hail from Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, and for the first time, Costa Rica.
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Building A Better World
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responsible technology
9 min read
Digital Ethics For Startups: Paula Goldman From Salesforce Breaks Down The Ethical Implications You Need To Know
Ethical tech isn’t just a concern for Silicon Valley giants, early stage companies should be focused on it too.
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8 min read
How to B Corp for Startups
Investing Strategies
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LGBTQ+
6 min read
Democratizing Entrepreneurial Potential
Economic equity lifts all boats, but in today's macroeconomic environment the goal of equal access to resources for the LGBTQ+ entrepreneurial community is harder than ever to achieve--and that’s bad news for everyone.
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venture studios
22 min read
The Secrets to Venture Studio Model Success
In this study, we look into some of the most commonly held beliefs for why venture studios thrive, and compare them with our internal data and the performance of a select group of noteworthy venture studios.
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sleeper hits
9 min read
Blockbusters vs. Sleeper Hits: What Movies Can Teach Us About Startup Investing
Just like sleeper hit movies, there are unicorns that grow under the radar and get virtually no buzz for years, but deliver high valuations and even better multiples for investors.
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Founder Tips
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Podcast
Episode 11
Tips for Founders on Scaling Globally
Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage of 10X Innovation Lab join us on our podcast Rise of the Next to discuss the importance of building a company with a global mindset from the start.
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Venture Education Resources
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Corporate
18 min read
Africa: 500’s Next Ecosystem Hub
With a portfolio of 74 African startups, 500 Global has been and expects to continue to be actively investing on the continent.
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Corporate Innovation
9 min read
5 Steps for CEOs to Innovate Like a VC
How future-focused are today’s business leaders? The cliche is that many are managing for the next quarter. Many sp...
proof of concepts
4 min read
Startup-Corporate Experiments: Finding Success with Proof-of-Concepts
Over the past decade, corporations have made large strides in pushing innovation efforts to protect against disruption and...