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Our portfolio company Esperanto Technologies, Inc was featured in EE Journal In his article, Jim Turley talks about Esperanto’s upcoming #AIchip and its scalability. #Almazzed #artificialintelligence https://www.eejournal.com//esperanto-ai-chip-exploits-tho/

This weeks' #AlmazChoice is a book "Secrets of Sand Hill Road: VENTURE CAPITAL AND HOW TO GET IT" by Scott Kupor What are venture capitalists saying about your #startup behind closed doors? And what can you do to influence that conversation? Whether you’re trying to get a new company off the ground or #scaleyourbusiness to the next level, you need to understand how VCs think. In Secrets of Sand Hill Road, Kupor explains exactly how VCs decide where and how much to invest,... and how entrepreneurs can get the best possible deal and make the most of their relationships with VCs. #bookrecommendations #venturecapital

January 2021 marks 10-Year Anniversary of our portfolio company Jelastic Multi-Cloud PaaS Congratulations to the team and its CEO and co-founder Ruslan Synytsky for reaching many important milestones! 100+ data centers 65+ service providers... 38 countries worldwide 24 multi-region providers #jelastic #anniversarycelebration #Almazzed https://jelastic.com/blog/10-year-anniversary/

This week's #AlmazChoice is a book Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson Founders turn to #venturecapitalists who provide the perfect form of financing to ventures. The authors suggest that they focus on investors and understand how they work in terms of decision-making process, capital sourcing, timing, industry focus and #negotiationstyle. The authors also look at term sheets and how to get the best deal in terms of #valuation, governance and board seat compositi...on. It's a must-read book for entrepreneurs and founders #bookrecommendations

Don't miss a big interview with Roman Stanek, the founder of our portfolio company GoodData Corporation He tells his #enterprenuerstory and shares his insights about the future of #dataanalytics: "Earlier in 2020, we announced a transformative partnership with Visa, equipping them with the technology to better control and understand their data. We believe that quality data analytics can change so much more than internal efficiencies and cross-functional collaboration. When you start to think about the macro impact as well as the micro, it’s game changing." #Almazzed #startupstory

This week's #AlmazChoice is a #podcast "Traction: How Startups Start" by early-stage VC Next View Ventures It is a show about all the creative, clever, unusual, and downright brilliant ways #entrepreneurs scrap their way to early results. These are stories you don't often hear despite being crucial to every startup. Founders, startup execs, media members, and investors are interviewed, with a unique spin and sound. https://nextviewventures.com/