The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) implementation by the EU in 2018 was a watershed moment for both consumers and businesses alike. Given the increasing worldwide dependence on digital data capture, storage, and processing, the regulatory framework couldn’t have come at a better time. The GDPR is a stringent data privacy law that seeks to […]
Raising Capital as a First-Time Founder
Starting a new business is not easy. The process includes a whole lot of priorities and aspects that you need to focus on. A survey by the Kauffman Firm estimated that, on average, it takes at least a minimum of $80k to keep a startup running through its first year. Fundraising is a challenging task, […]
Data Security in Healthcare
In today’s digital world, it is imperative to protect enterprise data across different environments and follow privacy protocols. In every domain, including retail, healthcare, finance, and supply chain management, businesses are thriving because of the availability of data. Data is now central to all business strategies and forecasts. And because data is so important, it […]
How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated Blockchain?
In recent years, the one technology we have been hearing about repeatedly is Blockchain – which originated with the development of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. With the whole world seeking to find solutions to manage the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many business owners have found the use of Blockchain technology valuable across industries. A 2019 […]
How COVID-19 Impacted the Investment Theses of Family Offices
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the modern world into uncharted waters at an alarming speed, bringing the global economic activity to a near halt as the world tried desperate measures to bear the brunt of its onslaught. From startups to global conglomerates, everybody in the economic world was hit by the crisis. Family offices were no […]
Pitching to Investors: Best Practices During the COVID-19 Crisis
Certainly, it will not be an exaggeration to say that the year 2020 has been an unprecedented one for startup companies in the U.S. and globally. While venture funding across the globe fell around 6% in the first six months of 2019, the first half of 2020 witnessed a sharp fall of 17%. In the […]
Do Women Entrepreneurs Refrain From Asking for Help?
As we celebrate what seems to be a steady increase in female entrepreneurship in the United States especially over the past few decades, seeking and raising capital remains increasingly difficult for women entrepreneurs. Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association recently came out with their Q3 numbers, which suggest that while overall investment remains robust […]
Three Traits Family Offices Seek in Startup Founders
Only the fittest survive the fierce world of startups. One of the biggest factors that make startups go bust is the lack of capital. Successful capital raising determines what future holds for any startup. For any startup to successfully raise capital, it is important for it to be aware of the different kinds of investors […]