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Farmers Business Network raises $20 million to help farmers avoid spending on what they don’t need

The Farmers Business Network is a professional social network and data-sharing platform for agronomists. A startup called Farmers Business Network has raised $20 million in new venture funding to support the growth of its professional social network and data-sharing platform for agronomists. FBN co-founder and Vice President of Product Charles Baron said the company’s platform helps farmers do what they’ve always done offline at community meetings, old-fashioned barn raisings or in… Read More

Emotech takes $10M to build an AI-powered robot assistant

Emotech Olly - 02 UK robotics startup and TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 battlefield alum Emotech has closed more than $10 million in Series A funding to continue working on its prototype robot assistant. It’s building a personality adapting AI-powered robot called Olly. Read More

How to refine your idea to build an actual product you can sell

If you have a unique business idea but aren’t sure how to get started, you need to spend more time evaluating it, says Alexey Rechkunov Successful companies all start by building around a unique idea. That said, not everyone with a great idea should build a product. Not all ideas are feasible with current technology or market...

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Australia’s biggest startup hub is launching a China office: Q&A with CEO Murray Hurp

The nonprofit wants to bridge the knowledge gap between Australian startups and the Chinese market Australia is in the midst of a renewed innovation drive, with a handful of heavyweight startups beginning to crop up, but according to Murray Hurps, CEO of the country’s largest startup hub Fishburners, Australia’s startups still aren’t very good at talking about...

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How RiseWinter Tech plans to tackle global e-sports scene with big data

The Singapore-based big data startup for e-sports recently raised seed round funding from the likes of Ruru Pan, VP Game, and an Alibaba co-founder This August will be a very busy month for e-sports big data analysis platform RiseWinter Tech. Not only is the startup set to launch its web and mobile app, it will...

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If startup is a dish, the spicier the ingredients, the tastier it gets

Peer-pressure today is one of the top reasons for entrepreneurship – the worst reason one can have to take this tough road I graduated from Indian institute of technology (IIT) Delhi in 2002. Like a regular graduate (of that time) only thing critical in life then was getting a good job. Very myopic, very constrained...

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