Texas-Squared Startup Newsletter #259

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Austin’s Waterloo Sparkling Water sold to investment group — Link

- Austin American-Statesman’s Lori Hawkins

• Behind the deal: Waterloo Sparkling Water CEO engineers revenue surge, M&A deal during pandemic — Link
  - Austin Business Journal’s Paul Thompson
• CAVU Venture Partners Sells Stake In Waterloo Sparkling Water — Link
• Waterloo Sparkling Water Attracts New Control Investors To Accelerate Growth — Link

StartupGrind Austin welcomes Joah Spearman, Founder and CEO of Localeur

We’re pleased to welcome Austin entrepreneur and author, Joah Spearman, to Startup Grind Austin! All ticket sales will directly benefit two important local Austin groups, the AJC and ZACH Theater. Joah Spearman founded Localeur in 2013. Joah is one of the only Black founders in history to raise $5 million for a startup without institutional VC.

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• Austin Startup Week 2020 Call for Proposals — Link
• Austin Fast Start — AYC: Austin Young Chamber STEM Applications are Open — Link
• The (Lost) Art of the Introduction — Chris Palmisano & Marc Nathan — Link
• New Social App Lets Users ‘Vent’ Anonymously — Link
• Face Recognition and COVID-19 — Link
• The Future of Work at Capital Factory Post-COVID — Link
  - Austin Startups
• Fetch Lands $18 Million to Help Apartment Complexes Deal With Packages — Link
• 3-D Printed Home Builder ICON Lands $35 Million in Funding — Link
• SpyCloud Raises $30 Million for its Anti-Fraud Platform — Link
  - Silicon Hills News’ Laura Lorek
• Announcement of Tyler Moyer’s Joining ExtraHourz’s Executive Team — Link
• Kerry Rupp Tells Why True Wealth Ventures Focuses on Female Founders — Link
• Scott Henderson’s Journey of Discovery via Project Tumbleweed — Link
  - SXSW’s Hugh Forrest
• Austin cybersecurity startup SpyCloud raises $30M and plans new hires — Link
• Like spellcheck, but smarter: How LitLingo analyzes employee communications in real-time — Link
  - Austin Inno’s Brett Wistrom — Subscribe Here
• Tesla urged to use water-saving measures — Link
• Audit highlights inefficiencies at cultural centers — Link
• City opens grant program to assist creatives impacted by Covid-19 — Link
  - Austin Monitor
• Robert F. Smith reportedly under investigation for potential tax crimes — Link
• UT researchers estimate up to 183 students will arrive on campus with COVID-19 — Link
• Texas will start posting coronavirus case data from public schools, education commissioner says — Link
• Dreaming about becoming an Austinite? Here are 8 things you’ll love about the city — Link
• UT students, employees call for tuition cut, no in-person classes — Link
• In Texas, USPS woes and state deadlines could leave voters without enough time to return mail-in ballots — Link
• Round Rock “badass” MJ Hegar and three-term incumbent John Cornyn face each other — and the pandemic — in Senate race — Link
• SpaceX job ad reveals early stages of Texas space resort — Link
• Hotwire ranks Austin in top 10 for a ‘quickie’ getaway — Link
• Austin launches $17.75M rental assistance program for those impacted by COVID — Link
  - Austonia
• Cybertrucks on the Colorado — how Tesla’s Gigafactory can save Austin’s urban river — Link
  - Urbānitūs
• Austin startup dials up plans to reboot once-popular BlackBerry phone — Link
  - Culture Map Austin
• Less students Mooov-In to UT residence halls amid coronavirus pandemic — Link
• UT System board discusses repercussions of coronavirus on UT institutions, hears concerned UT-Austin students, faculty — Link
• State Cancer Research Grants Awarded to UT Austin - Link
• UT Austin Will Test More Than 5,000 a Week for COVID-19 - Link
• Give Texas School Leaders the Time, Flexibility to Reopen Safely - Link
• International Project to Delve Into the Mysteries of Brain Connections - Link
• A Texas-Sized Reading List 2020 - Link
  - University of Texas
• Clearview AI sued by ACLU for violating the rights of Illinois residents - Link
• Google pushes back against Australian Government regulations - Link
• Are Oculus users willing to sacrifice their privacy for the best VR headset? - Link
• Facebook Messenger is merging with Instagram chat - Link
• Adding Wish products to your inventory could keep your small shop open - Link
• Pay attention to the Midwest: Silicon Prairie could be better than Silicon Valley - Link
• Macy’s gets sued over illegal use of facial recognition in Illinois - Link
• Wish pushes inventory to small businesses – but is it helpful or hurtful? - Link
  - American Genius
• Icon Raises $35M to Fuel Construction of 3D-Printed Homes, Plans to Grow Team - Link
• 14 Austin SEO Agencies To Know - Link
• This Literary Startup Just Launched Celebrity Book Club Boxes for Adults - Link
• Intersectionality in the Workplace - Link
• HackOut, an LGBTQ+ Startup Hackathon, Goes Virtual and Adds Prize Money - Link
• SpyCloud Raises $30M, Plans to Grow Engineering Team - Link
• 15 Web Design Companies & Agencies In Austin To Know - Link
• Weekly Refresh: Tesla's ATX Hiring Begins, BAE Systems' Campus, and More - Link
• LitLingo Raises $2M to Stop Inappropriate Work Emails Before They're Sent - Link
  - BuiltinAustin
• Report: Vista Equity Partners CEO Robert Smith under federal investigation for potential tax crimes - Link
• Capital Gains: Alamo Drafthouse strikes back at Covid, Removery erases hate & DeJoria hooks up formerly homeless - Link
• How Michael Hsu sees coronavirus changing restaurant design - Link
• UT System leaders defend return to campus in Austin, elsewhere - Link
• Austin's Next Coast Ventures leads $10M round for Chicago's CoPilot - Link
• M&A wrap: Lifesize opens wallet again; Waterloo Sparkling Water bought out - Link
• Dosh steers its services to fintechs and neobanks; Venmo on board - Link
• Tesla executives already buying houses in Austin area as home sales spike, new listings return - Link
• Literati jumps into adult books with help of Steph Curry, Richard Branson - Link
• Icon raises $35M to fuel development of 3D home printer ready for mass market - Link
• Expansion on tap after apartment delivery startup Fetch snags $18M in fresh funding - Link
• Like spellcheck, but smarter: How LitLingo analyzes employee communications in real-time - Link
• Lab-grown Texas BBQ? Austin startup BioBQ is working on it - Link
• ABJ, Austin Inno merge - Link
• Pandemic forces Torchy's Tacos to alter growth plans - Link
• How one general contractor is innovating and adding value in a post-pandemic landscape - Link
• SpyCloud raises $30M to help protect employees working from home during pandemic - Link
• Who has excelled during these tough times? New program aims to show off bold leadership during pandemic - Link
• Big data meets dirty laundry: Laundris CEO explains how burgeoning startup disrupts stiff sector - Link
• TFF Pharmaceuticals could receive $210M for part in coronavirus treatment development - Link
• TikTok puts Austin hiring on hold after Trump executive order - Link
• In the money Aug. 17: 3 Austin companies report $6M in deals - Link
  - Austin Business Journal
• Texas A&M earmarks $60M for military tech complex - Link
• Austin jobless rate dips for 3rd month in a row, down to 6.7% - Link
• Austin’s Literati teams with NBA star, Nobel winner on book club platform - Link
• Bee Cave businesses innovate, shift business model amid coronavirus pandemic - Link
• Austin's Lifesize acquires firm that offers digital whiteboard tool - Link
• Austin construction tech firm Icon raises $35M to speed growth - Link
• Austin delivery startup Fetch lands $18M for growth - Link
• Austin’s Spycloud raises $30 million to grow team, products - Link
• Austin's HID Global acquires UK tech firm Access-IS - Link
• Tech company Abaco Systems to expand in Austin - Link
  - Austin American-Statesman

SAN ANTONIO

• In This Together San Antonio - Link
• UTSA Opens Science and Engineering Building, Advanced Maker Space - Link
  - San Antonio Startups' Iris Gonzalez
• San Antonio's EPIcenter Works With Startups To Propel Energy Innovation - Link
  - Texas Public Radio
• Michael Girdley’s Four for Friday Podcast - Link
• Taylor: Tesla, how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways - Link
  - San Antonio Express-News
• Masked up and Zoomed in: Sights and sounds of a virtual first week of school - Link
• From live performance to livestreaming, musicians and venues adjust to pandemic isolation - Link
  - San Antonio Report
• Viral Instagram Post Names the Alamo as the Worst Attraction in Texas - Link
• Aztlan Libre Press Hosting Virtual Launch of Newest Publication and Ten Year Anniversary on Sunday - Link
  - San Antonio Current
• H-E-B expands partnership to enhance customer experience - Link
• UT System leaders defend return to campus in Austin, elsewhere - Link
• San Antonio golf course featured in new golf video game - Link
• Local cybersecurity company adding new division after C-suite promotions - Link
• New online home loan service launches in San Antonio - Link
• Council clears H-E-B-backed green energy program - Link
• Popular local candy company moves to new, bigger location (slideshow) - Link
• Shiner to release hard seltzer in time for Labor Day - Link
• USAA gives $30M to military families impacted by Covid-19 - Link
• Accenture Federal Services finalist for massive Air Force strategic contract - Link
• Aeronautics program for high school students continues, despite pandemic - Link
• Tech company CEO's death won’t disrupt his dream to innovate sports - Link
• Economic development group: Virus impacting velocity of deal-making - Link
• These SA institutions to get over $10M in cancer research funding - Link
• Renowned SA chef opening Botanical Garden restaurant - Link
• Exclusive: Instacart eliminates in-store shopping positions at H-E-B locations - Link
• Usio CEO: Future growth expected despite dip in second quarter revenue - Link
• Globalscape sees slight decrease in second qaurter revenue due to Covid-19 - Link
• More than 20 local companies make new Inc. 5000 list - Link
• SABJ presents the inaugural Resilience in Business Awards honorees - Link
• GUEST COLUMN: What you need to know about applying for PPP forgiveness - Link
• Local clinical research company warns of data breach - Link
• French company eyes $250M Texas wind farm project - Link
• Luby's board approves exec retention bonuses amid search for sale - Link
• Combined Arms, Texas A&M form Texas Veterans Network - Link
• TikTok puts Austin hiring on hold after Trump executive order - Link
• SBA outlines PPP appeals: A primer on navigating the process - Link
• A&M-San Antonio opening $30M building in time for fall semester - Link
• Media report: Amazon plans to invest in Rackspace - Link
  - San Antonio Business Journal
• Let's Grow North Texas Business - Link
• 3 favorite Texas companies ranked best by American consumers - Link
  - Culture Map Dallas
• Tele-pharmacy company CourMed delivers medical supplies and hope - Link
  - The Grio
• Dallas Cowboys' Jaylon Smith Invests in Local Minority Entrepreneurs - Link
  - Dallas Observer
• Global Entrepreneurship Week Fort Worth and Dallas Startup Week join for 2020 events - Link
• Commentary: Economic development sales tax has added 1.2 million Texas jobs - Link
• In Market: This Texas writer has a pandemic message for us all - Link
• Fortress Festival team lauching Fort Worth-based creative agency - Link
• What to Know: Could we go boldly where no man has gone before in Fort Worth? - Link
• Texas Conference for Women, Texas Restaurant Association announce $150,000 initiative to support women-owned restaurants - Link
• ‘BE 2.0’: Business writer Jim Collins updates his first book - Link
  - The Dallas Fort Worth Business Press
• Meet NTX Inno's 2020 Inno on Fire Blazer winners - Link
• Southlake biotech startup lands $10M for cancer research - Link
• Women-owned startup incubator set to launch in Denton - Link
• Dallas' Veteran Women's Enterprise Center sees pandemic expansion - Link
• Kandi America launches electric vehicle fleet from North Texas - Link
• Amazon plans to create 600 new tech jobs in Dallas - Link
• Dallas fashion brand PWR WMN empowers women through work wear - Link
  - North Texas Inno’s Kevin Cumming
• Expert: To Safely Get Back to the Office, Screen Employees at Home - Link
• NPCC Finalists: Innovative Collaboration of the Year - Link
• Retail Vacancies Are A Problem, But They Can Provide an Extraordinary Opportunity - Link
• Nextt Adds Protective Equipment to its Bedding Business - Link
• Dollar Stores Are a Sign of Urban Decay. It’s Time to Stop Their Spread. - Link
• Texas is Partnering With a Local Provider to Deploy Mobile COVID-19 Testing Units - Link
• Luxury Electric Vehicle Retailer Karma Adds DFW Location - Link
• McKesson Selected as Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Distributor - Link
  - D Magazine
• DI People: Texas Instruments, Comerica Bank, Omnitracs, Toyota, and Hunt Energy Make Executive Moves - Link
• Q+A: Balfour Beatty’s Eric Krueger on Maintaining Construction Projects Amidst a Pandemic - Link
• How is COVID Affecting Youth in Dallas? The City Needs Your Help to Answer - Link
• How Plano-Based CharaChorder Is Creating a ‘New Standard for the Digital Age’ By Rethinking the Keyboard - Link
• Southlake BioTech Startup Gets $10M Grant from CPRIT for Technology That ‘Lights Up’ Cancer - Link
• Dallas Baptist University Digitizes With New Real-Time Data Integration Software Platform - Link
• Managing Madness with a Mentor: Meet Jessica Vittorio, Managing Partner at The Law Offices of Jessica Vittorio - Link
• More than 15,000 Boss Women Attend Black Girl Magic Digital Summit - Link
• ‘It Takes a Proverbial Village’: Dallas Startup Week and Global Entrepreneurship Week Fort Worth Partner on This Year’s Flagship Events - Link
• Fort Worth Serial Entrepreneur to Launch ‘Shark Tank’-Style Reality Show, Expand Hyena’s Comedy Club - Link
• North Texas Leaders Highlight Higher Education’s Key Role in State’s Economic Recovery - Link
• Women Who STEAM Awards Luncheon to Honor Eight Diverse Local Female STEAM Leaders - Link
• Mohr Partners Calls Its New Global HQ Lease a ‘Contrarian Workplace Strategy’ - Link
• Dallas Invents: 144 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 4 - Link
• Opendoor Survey Reveals What Home Buyers Want Now in DFW and the U.S. - Link
• Amazon is Expanding its Dallas Tech Hub by Hiring 600 and Adding 100K SF of Space - Link
• Toyota Motor North America Makes Four Executive Moves on its Automotive Operations Team - Link
• DDI Foundation’s $300K Donation Set for West End Square Water Feature That Changes With the Weather - Link
• Denton is Getting a New Startup Incubator Exclusively for Female Entrepreneurs - Link
• Robinhood Closes $200M Series G to Improve Core Product and Customer Experience - Link
• Q+A: Dr. Joe May Discusses Dallas College’s Impact on Dallas County and How It Hopes to Help Rebuild the Local Economy - Link
• CodeLaunch Announces Finalists for its 8th Annual Seed Accelerator Competition - Link
• Work Shield’s CEO on Why ‘Workplace Culture is a Microcosm of What is Going On in Society at Large’ - Link
• Department of Defense Awards UNT Researchers $1M Grant for Metallic Alloy Bonding - Link
  - Dallas Innovates
• From housing to education, here are the economic issues impacting Texas women (Infographic) - Link
• Preparing for a Bear Attack - Link
• Form-D Friday: TPG raises $1.1B in fund titled "TPG Strategic Capital Fund" - Link
• Women in Business honorees discuss challenges of past six months at virtual event - Link
• The Michaels Companies Inc. taps new CFO - Link
• High-profile investor that made a big bet on Grapevine-based GameStop is pulling back - Link
• Public company Freshpet sets date to break ground on 600K-SF plant in Ennis - Link
• Travel software firm Sabre is looking for more money as pandemic hampers flights - Link
• Andres Ruzo of DFW-based Link America eyes shift from physical to digital, and higher margins - Link
• Dallas’ ‘Roadmap’ creates framework for more holistic economic development strategy - Link
• Hotel, other renovations at Cityplace Tower on track for 2022 delivery - Link
• Local leaders weigh in on growth of environmental, social and governance investing - Link
• Startup moves from New York to DFW as it helps parents with child care beyond work hours - Link
• How this CEO of an organ donation facility safely navigated the pandemic - Link
• Strategy, consulting lead for Accenture: ‘Innovation can happen anywhere’ - Link
• This ‘reluctant’ CEO balances speed and convenience for her egg roll company - Link
• The waste-recycling industry is constantly evolving; so is her business - Link
• Developer helps build confidence by using data to equal the pay gap for women in tech - Link
• She thinks data-driven insights are keys to connecting with customers - Link
• Frito-Lay CMO committed to building humble brands with a big purpose - Link
• How she helped her financial firm pivot quickly to work from home - Link
• Inside the North Texas Food Bank’s pivot: 'We had to be innovative' - Link
• As COO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, Aida Somun is at the forefront of containing COVID-19 in Dallas - Link
• DFW sees decline in office leasing for technology – but San Francisco fares worse - Link
• Texas Instruments names new COO as key leader elevated at chip firm - Link
• Dallas’ Match Group criticizes Apple, joins ‘Epic’ battle in Silicon Valley - Link
• Q&A: Smoothie King CEO discusses growth, adapting to shifting customer needs - Link
• Amazon Tech Hub in Dallas adding more than 600 workers, over 100,000 square feet - Link
• Crux Capital’s managing partner on how investing in companies is “like a marriage" - Link
• Plano's Alkami has raised more than $50M – again - Link
• Richardson’s RealPage names interim CFO amid growth, leadership changes - Link
• Marcus Cooksey's Duke.AI gains traction with truckers looking for digital tools to streamline paperwork - Link
• NETSTREIT CEO discusses IPO, investing in "e-commerce resistant" assets - Link
• TatumTek to build large plant in North Texas, employing 300 - Link
• Pepsico's general counsel Leanne Oliver is in trenches and scoring big - Link
• College Football Playoff COO shares her boldest career decision - Link
• CARES Act: How to prepare if your business is subjected to a federal compliance audit - Link
  - Dallas Business Journal
• Houston Is Using The Pandemic As An Opportunity To Build A Resilient Smart City - Link
  - Forbes
• ROI BizTalk - Episode 1 'Cash is King' - Jonathan Lack & Wogbe Ofori - Link
• New coworking location to open in Katy in 2021 - Link
  - Community Impact Newspaper
• The Cannon's Founder on Houston Startup Media & Mistakes Made - LinkedIn - Link
• Connectus Global closes venture funding round from Texas based CSL Ventures - Link
• Despite hospital delays and fear of COVID-19, patients express gratitude to doctors and staff - Link
  - Texas Medical Center News
• Houston Angel Network sees membership growth amid pandemic - Link
• New startup accelerator emerges in Houston to promote collaboration between Black and Hispanic communities - Link
• Texas A&M University approves $60.3M for military innovation project - Link
• Houston booms with new apartment construction in 2020, report says - Link
• 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week - Link
• Houston SaaS company launches to enhance analytics for amateur sports video footage - Link
• 3 steps Houston entrepreneurs need to take to find opportunity during a crisis - Link
• Rising innovation hub announces Chevron as first tenant and program partner - Link
• Report: Houston homeownership rate reaches 15-year high - Link
• Houston robotics company founder plans to take his startup global - Link
• New leadership assessment platform developed in Houston helps nurture top talent - Link
• Local investor shares how Houston SaaS companies can stay afloat amid the pandemic - Link
• Houston startup — buoyed by Halliburton — plans to scale - Link
• Harris County connects students in need to free high-speed internet and devices - Link
• 3 Houston innovators to know this week - Link
  - InnovationMap's Natalie Harms / Culture Map Houston
• OpenStax Institutional Partner Network grows to reach diverse student populations - Link
• Oden named Biomedical Engineering Society fellow - Link
• No limit yet for carbon nanotube fibers - Link
• Unprecedented move-in process puts Rice to the test - Link
  - Rice University
• ‘Sally the Salad Robot’ brings additional contactless food options to campus - Link
  - University of Houston
• Women Investing in VC in Houston aims to grow network of female venture capital decision-makers - Link
• Meet 5 of HBJ's 2020 Most Admired CEOs: Ric Campo, Sterling L. Carter, Pamela O’Rourke, Amy Chronis, Johanna Chryssikos - Link
• Meet HBJ’s 2020 Most Admired CEOs Lifetime Achievement Award recipient PKF CEO Kenneth Guidry - Link
• Meet 5 of HBJ's 2020 Most Admired CEOs: Farida Abjani, John Berger, Eric Bing, Edwin Bosso, Jared Boudreaux - Link
• Possible Missions CEO Paula Mendoza named HBJ's 2020 Most Admired CEOs Executive of the Year Award winner - Link
• Houston metro region loses jobs in July after gains in May, June - Link
• Memorial Hermann Health System names new hospital CEOs - Link
• Working from home, disaster relief funds and more. How Covid-19 changes hurricane prep - Link
• Here's how your business can prevent data loss during hurricane season - Link
• How to update your business preparedness plan before a compound disaster - Link
• FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Texas hiring hundreds, ramping up capacity for Operation Warp Speed - Link
• The Big Shift: Here’s how two historic events will forever alter the way Houston leaders manage their workforces - Link
• Country Fresh Products curtailing operations, affecting over 300 Rex Staffing workers - Link
• Cubicles to Cocktails founder connects young minority women with mentors - Link
• Houston First targets virtual events with new studio in George R. Brown Convention Center - Link
• Chevron signs on as first tenant in The Ion innovation hub - Link
• Andros exec: New $250M fund brings flexible capital to cash-strapped market - Link
• Applications open for Houston's Small Business Economic Relief Program - Link
• Covid-19 restaurant changes 'a long time coming,' Method Architecture partner says - Link
• ConnectGen considers $341M solar project - Link
• Houston Business Journal names 2020 Women Who Mean Business honorees - Link
• Andros Capital Partners closes inaugural $250M fund for energy investments - Link
• Lone Star College receives $6.5M in federal grants - Link
• Engie eyes $250M Texas wind farm project - Link
• Activist investor Elliott Management urges strategic review of Crown Castle's business - Link
• Exclusive: Big Four accounting firm KPMG names new Houston office leader - Link
• Combined Arms, Texas A&M form Texas Veterans Network - Link
  - Houston Business Journal
• The Ion innovation hub signs its first tenant - Link
• Report: Amazon looks to acquire stake in San Antonio’s Rackspace - Link
• Activist investor renews attack on Houston-based Crown Castle - Link
• Blue Origin-led lunar lander arrives in Houston - Link
• New Pentagon task force to investigate UFOs - Link
  - The Houston Chronicle's Andrea Lienfelder / Techburger Blog's Dwight Silverman
• Bundled v. Unbundled Startup Capital - Silicon Hills Lawyer’s José Ancer - Link
• Why Angel Investors are so Sought After - SEO’Brien’s Paul O’Brien - Link
• COVID-19 and Disruptions in the Energy Sector | Preparing for the New Normal - Kirk Coburn - Link
• Silicon Valley startups tap a new talent pool - pandemic-weary college students - The Business Times - Link
• Propeller Industries Receives Equity Investment From Newlight Partners - Business Wire - Link
• The Definitive Guide On How To Ask For Referrals - Link
• 2020 Best of the Midwest: Startup Cities Rankings - by Victor Gutwein - Aug, 2020 - Midwest Startups - Link
• Billionaire Robert Smith Fighting U.S. Criminal Tax Inquiry - Bloomberg - Link
• Pitch deck helped ad platform GSTV beat the pandemic - Business Insider - Link
• Remote Demo Day Hosted by Jason Calacanis - Link
• Tips for Entrepreneurs No VC Will Tell You: Stop Nodding, You’re Killing Your Company. - by Joey Kim - Medium - Link
• Cap Table 101. If an idea was good enough, and team… - by Kevin Lu - Riding The Ouroboros - Medium - Link
• How Innovation Leaders Care And Feed ‘Skunks’ - Link
• Lessons Learned: It's time for lean philanthropy: a case study - Link
• Can You Be Too Well Connected?. A quantitative analysis of the benefits… - by Culturati Team - Culturati: Magazine - Aug, 2020 - Medium - Link
• Life and Death in a Pandemic. How do we make space and support team… - by Culturati Team - Culturati: Magazine - Aug, 2020 - Medium - Link
• Here's How Your Business Can Crush Holiday 2020 Sales — Blended Sense - Link
• WS668: Enabling Syndicators to Raise 6 Figures in 6 Minutes with Dan Kryzanowski - Link
• How Can Startups Help Solve the Manufacturing Industry’s Greatest Needs - Crowdcast - Link
• I made Silicon Valley publish its diversity data (which sucked, obviously), got micro-famous for it, then got so much online harassment that I started a whole company to try to fix it. I'm Tracy Chou, founder and CEO of Block Party. AMA : IAmA - Link
• TLV>>UAE - Yoni Frenkel - Link
• Apps Serve Professionals Distanced Networking With Novel Twists - WSJ - Link
• Coronavirus school: The future of education is here—and it's not on Zoom - Fortune - Link
• 5 Key Strategies To Build Fundraising Momentum With VCs - by Nathan Beckord - Startup Grind - Aug, 2020 - Medium - Link
• El-Erian: Coronavirus small business devastation threatens capitalism - Link
• How to Pitch an Idea, According to an Oscar-Winning Actor - Inc.com - Link
• Medium – Get smarter about what matters to you. - Link
• Build Your Perfect Retirement Portfolio - Rocket Dollar - Link
• What Happens If Uber and Lyft Flee California? Look at Austin - WIRED - Link
• Uber Enters Home Prescription Delivery Business With NimbleRx - Link
• 4 of the Most Uncomfortable Questions from an Investor You Need to be Prepared For - by Elizabeth van Rooyen - Startup Grind - Jul, 2020 - Medium - Link
• The Rules for Having Lunch Over Zoom - by AJ Jacobs - Forge - Link
• The Most Important Networking Skill [VIDEO] - Inc.com - Link
• Why It's Hard to Escape Amazon's Long Reach - WIRED - Link
• Entrepreneurs need to spend more time studying failure - Business Insider - Link

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