Weekly digest - chapter 7

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Building a diversified startup portfolio is a direct and emotional form of investing?that sharpens the understanding of technological advances. You, our community of investors, have probably learned more about advances in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and the various applications of drones from interacting with startups than from some of the published trend reports.

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Predicting?growth with Sergiu Negut

In a sea of investment opportunities, how do you filter out those that have a high-growth profile?

In this masterclass, we tackle the indicators that show investors which companies are likely to outperform and scale super fast,?led by Sergiu Negut. Last chance to?join us tomorrow.?

Portfolio New

• easySales integrates Decathlon?into its eCommerce platform and opens access to 12 European markets for its customers.?Read more.
• Sergiu Biri? resigns as CEO of Eventmix. Lauren?iu Pop has taken over the management of the company.

Investors resources pick

Zoom in: post-investment monitoring process

Startup investments differ from others, looking more like a long process rather than a shortcut. How about the process you are going through and what you should expect? We take a look at some important aspects you should be aware of, as well as some essential terms you should know.?Dive in!

Learning from giants

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme. This is not the first time that a big technology company has tried to create a new category and failed miserably.?The author of this article studied several technology innovation failures, spanning the past three decades. Take a closer look at?six case studies?of the “next big thing” that never was.?

Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2022

Each year, StartupBlink with an array of global partners such as Crunchbase, SEMrush, Statista, provides a strong sample of the stakeholders in each startup ecosystem. Interactive ranking tables with all ecosystems, including the 1000 top-ranked cities worldwide, are available.?Download?the?insightful global mapping.?

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