In reality, the modern stock market is now a lot more relaxing, inclusive and easy to wrap your head around.

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Free stocks.

As the online world of websites and domains is now moving more and more to the world of mobile phone apps, so too has the stock market.

There are a number of apps that offer free stocks upon sign up, and all of them have different rewards. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583875806.4954665/The-Startup-Magazine-THE-LOW-RISK-STOCK-MARKET-FOR-BEGINNERS?ref=audio_experience

Seattle-area companies grabbed 13 spots on a list from Forbes on Tuesday that calls out “America’s Best Startup Employers.”The inaugural ranking from the magazine, in partnership with market research company Statista, identifies companies that are liked best by employees.

31 on the Forbes list.

The company, which aims to help make salespeople more efficient, equips users with technology to improve how they have conversations with prospective buyers.

Here are the rest of the Seattle-area startups and where they fell on the Forbes list:Environmentally friendly footwear company Allbirds topped all startups at No.

Read more about the Forbes methodology here. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583874006.9868996/Forbes-ranking-of-‘America’s-Best-Startup-Employers’-includes-13-Seattle-area-companies?ref=audio_experience

Dell spent $67B buying EMC — more than 3 years later, was it worth the debt?

Dell would eventually take on close to $50 billion in debt.

Years later, where are they in terms of paying that back, and has the deal paid for itself?

When EMC put itself up for sale, it was under pressure from activist investors Elliott Management to break up the company.

Dell eventually took itself public again in late 2018, probably to help raise some of the money it needed to pay off its debts. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583872206.6251147/Dell-spent-$67B-buying-EMC-—-more-than-3-years-later,-was-it-worth-the-debt?-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Augmented reality technology did not, it turns out, light the touch paper on a booming new industry.

The company claims its HoloSite headset is the “world’s first engineering-grade Augmented Reality device,” that allows construction workers to view Building Information Models on-site to a five-millimeter accuracy.

In today’s construction industry, buildings are designed in 3D and then converted into 2D drawings.

Founder, CEO and builder David Mitchell, who has spent his career in the construction industry, says: “Works are currently validated after the fact through laser scanning.

Meta, an AR headset startup that raised $73 million from VCs, including Tencent, also sold its assets earlier this year after the company ran out of cash. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583870513.113403/XYZ-Reality-secures-£5M-to-bring-a-hologram-headset-to-the-construction-industry-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

So alongside artists like Piso 21 and Sebastián Yatra, the government of Bogotá is summoning 10 well-known digital entrepreneurs as brand ambassadors.

Meaning, they have the government’s good blessings to talk about initiatives used to boost the country’s economy and reshape the tech industry.

They’ll also be responsible for helping other entrepreneurs consolidate their business ideas and guide them along the path to funding.

Entrepreneurs from Rappi, Platzi, Frubana, World Tech Makers, Socialatom Group, Mi Águila, Truora, Stereotheque, Torre, and Shoot My Travel.

Related articles: Tech and startups from Colombia! | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583868608.0275323/10-entrepreneurs-now-Colombia's-tech-and-innovation-ambassadors?ref=audio_experience

The Wall Street Journal broke the news yesterday that interactive video company Eko is accusing Quibi of infringing on its patented technology.

Then, after Katzenberg and Quibi CEO Meg Whitman showed off Turnstyle at CES this year, Eko sent a letter to Quibi claiming that the feature infringed on its intellectual property.

(According to the Journal’s story, Eko’s lawyers have sent a letter to Quibi but have not filed a lawsuit.)

“Our Turnstyle technology was developed internally at Quibi by our talented engineers and we have, in fact, received a patent for it,” Quibi said in a statement.

Quibi complaint by TechCrunch on Scribd | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583866807.5927389/Quibi-and-Eko-are-in-a-legal-battle-over-video-tech-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Have you ever heard the term “virtual employee” and wondered what exactly it means?

Basically, a virtual employee is just like a regular employee who works for your business.

It’s not just about what you pay directly to employees, though virtual employee salaries are often fairly reasonable.

Are you thinking about hiring virtual employees or learning more about what they could provide for your business?

Pros of Using ThemHiring virtual employees can often be an easy and cost effective way to grow a small business team. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583865007.3058732/What-is-a-Virtual-Employee?-The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Hiring-Them?ref=audio_experience

RubiconMD Scores $18M Back to HomeNEW YORK, NY, RubiconMD, the leading eConsult platform providing access to specialist expertise, today announced it raised $18 million in Series C funding.

As part of the financing round, RubiconMD is adding Julian Harris, M.D., Partner at Deerfield, to the Company's Board of Directors.

"By enabling primary care clinicians to practice at the top of their license, RubiconMD serves as a vital partner for the country's most innovative primary care groups, helping them to improve outcomes for patients and to reduce costs for our system."

RubiconMD also plans to leverage its data to deliver new product offerings to better serve primary care clinicians.

About RubiconMDLaunched in 2013, RubiconMD advances its mission to democratize medical expertise by connecting primary care clinicians to top specialists. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583863207.3083184/RubiconMD-Scores-$18M?ref=audio_experience

DeepCrawl Grabs $19M Series B Back to HomeNEW YORK, NY, DeepCrawl today announced it has raised $19M in a Series B funding.

DeepCrawl, the world's leading cloud-based technical SEO platform, today announced it has raised $19M in a Series B funding round with Five Elms Capital and Beringea1.

To date, DeepCrawl has raised $25.8M through angel investments from Beaumont Capital and Series A funding led by Beringea.

This funding round will help us to continue expanding our solutions by focusing on integrating key SEO stakeholders: marketing and engineering teams."

About Five Elms CapitalFive Elms Capital is a leading growth equity firm that invests in fast-growing B2B software businesses that users love. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583861406.86397/DeepCrawl-Grabs-$19M-Series-B?ref=audio_experience

But I suspect in SaaS, it will be like ’08-’09 downturn — just faster.

At least right now, ’08-’09 was much more brutal.

None of our big customers went under, but tons of our smallest ones did.

None of our big customers went under, but tons of our smallest ones did.

It’s not clear when things will end, and how tough things will be for SaaS. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1583859615.8758175/What-Things-in-SaaS-Were-Like-in-’08-’09.-And-What-They-Probably-Will-Be-Like-in-’20.?ref=audio_experience