The Leap TA: Retail event looks to tackle this problem with a two-day event addressing retail talent acquisition.

The Leap TA: Retail format uses Discovery, Develop and Action sessions to help attendees learn across the retail industry talent acquisition process.

The two-day event is going to be held in Chicago on May 19-20, 2020.

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You can see a full list of events, contest and award listings or post your own events by visiting the Small Business Events Calendar. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582398011.5073085/Event-in-Chicago-Examines-How-to-Recruit-Great-Talent-for-Retail?ref=audio_experience

In Q3, European startups raised $1.6 billion through 95 deals, compared to $1.8 billion amassed by Asian startups across 157 deals.

In Q3, European startups raised $1.6 billion through 95 deals, compared to $1.8 billion amassed by Asian startups across 157 deals.

In India, for instance Open and NiYo are building neo-banks for small businesses and they both raised money last year.

In India, for instance Open and NiYo are building neo-banks for small businesses and they both raised money last year.

Financial startups in Southeast Asia (SEA) raised $993 million across 124 rounds in 2019 in what was their best year. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582396208.8630598/Fintech-startups-raised-$34B-in-2019-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

Humble beginnings and slim pickingsAfter a game of hot potato with the microphone to determine who would speak first, Adalberto Flores (Kueski) took the lead.

But not sufficiently for Unima to raise a second funding round with investors in Guadalajara, nor Mexico City.

Mexico City takes the lead as the “Silicon Valley of Mexico”?

Far too many things, markets, companies, talent, and VCs are concentrated in Mexico City, giving it the edge.

Mexico City may have won this round, and it’s unlikely that’ll be changing anytime soon. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582394408.3610196/Guadalajara,-the-Silicon-Valley-of-Mexico?-Kueski,-Unima,-and-Interlub-weigh-in?ref=audio_experience

An IoT centre of excellence will be set up at the Andhra University in VishakhapatnamIn a bid to promote innovations based on internet-on-things (IoT), the ministry of information and technology (MeitY) has partnered with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) to set up a centre of excellence (CoE) for IoT at the Andhra University in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

For this project, Nasscom and MeitY will provide a grant of INR 22.5 Cr and INR 9.5 Cr respectively.

The CoE will promote innovations in IoT by helping the startup community to build unique applications based on this technology.

Prior to this, STPI, in December 2019, had set up an IoT-based CoE — IoT OpenLab — at Bengaluru.

In addition to setting up CoEs, STPI is also going to launch a MeitY Startup Hub (MSH) in the country. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582392731.0441544/Nasscom,-MeitY-To-Set-Up-IoT-Innovations-Centre-In-Andhra-Pradesh?ref=audio_experience

Many AI companies (and investors) are betting that this relationship will extend beyond just technology – that AI businesses will resemble traditional software companies as well.

However, we have noticed in many cases that AI companies simply don’t have the same economic construction as software businesses.

So this post walks through some of the ways AI companies differ from traditional software companies and shares some advice on how to address those differences.

Most software companies pay big AWS or Azure bills every month – the more demanding the software, the higher the bill.

Like traditional software, the process is especially time-consuming with the earliest customer cohorts, but unlike traditional software, it doesn’t necessarily disappear over time. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582390805.3224208/Why-AI-companies-don’t-always-scale-like-traditional-software-startups?ref=audio_experience

Existing investors Matrix Partners and Kalaari Capital are also investing in Series C round againBengaluru-based two-wheeler rental platform Vogo is raising $19.1 Mn (INR 137 Cr) in its Series C funding round led by Financial Investments SPC.

Existing investors Matrix Partners and Kalaari Capital are also investing in Series C round again.

Last month, Vogo had received INR 14.36 Cr in Series C bridge funding from Kalaari Capital and Matrix Partners.

In November 2019, Vogo had also raised INR 21.2 Cr from Stellaris Venture Partners and Matrix Partners in the Series C round.

Prior to Series C round which seems to be never-ending for Vogo, the company had raised $120.6 Mn in funding from Stellaris Venture Partners, Kalaari Capital, Matrix Partners, Ola, and Pawan Munjal family. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582389010.5312288/Vogo-Is-Raising-$19.1-Mn-Series-C-Funding;-Expanding-Its-ESOPs-Pool?ref=audio_experience

In short, it may be time to look into payday loans in Singapore and beyond.

What Are Payday Loans?

Payday loans help in an emergency.

RELATED CONTENT: WHY PAYDAY LOANS CAN HELP IN AN EMERGENCYIn a perfect situation, the borrower repays the amount from their next paycheck, ergo “payday” loan.

Applying for a Payday LoanProcessing of a payday loan is different than that of traditional loans. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582387206.3081791/Payday-Loans-in-Singapore-and-Beyond-–-Capital-Sources?ref=audio_experience

Best-Kept Secrets of Fast WorkersThere are a multitude of factors that enable people to work quickly, but most factors are a product of conditioning, environments, and practice—all of which are entirely within your control.

They’re Engaged with their Work, which Boosts their MotivationThis may or may not be obvious, but fast workers tend to be more engaged and motivated than their slower counterparts.

You might think the best approach would be to copy one of these systems, but it isn’t—because every worker is different.

Whether they strive for it or do it naturally, fast workers tend to pay attention to these key areas.

That said, there are ways to keep all other variables related to your work equal and still improve your capacity for fast, productive work. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582385409.8268237/5-Best-Kept-Secrets-of-People-Who-Work-Faster-Than-You?ref=audio_experience

To set up a hitch-free affiliate marketing for your SaaS product, you need a robust SaaS affiliate marketing software that can take care of your marketing needs.

Relevant read:TapfiliateTapfiliateThe first SaaS affiliate marketing software on the list is Tapfiliate.

Tapfiliate SaaS affiliate marketing software offers three pricing plans – Essential – $69/month, Pro – $149/month and enterprise – custom price.

Tapfiliate planLeadDynoLeadDynoLeadDyno is the second SaaS affiliate marketing software on the list.

Which of the SaaS affiliate marketing software mentioned above is your favorite? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582383609.4230766/Top-SaaS-Affiliate-Marketing-Softwares?ref=audio_experience

M33 Growth, a Boston, MA-based venture and growth stage investment firm, closed its second fund, at $260m.

Limited partners in M33 Growth II include some of the nation’s top endowments, foundations and institutional investors, as well as founders and CEOs with whom the team has forged working relationships with over the past decade.

It follows the firm’s $180m debut fund that closed in late 2017.

Led by Gabe Ling, Brian Shortsleeve and Michael Anello, M33 Growth invests growth capital and applies its operational experience to optimize go-to-market teams and execute on strategic acquisitions.

Since the launch, M33 Growth has invested in six bootstrapped companies driving productivity and automation in a variety of B2B software and services applications. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1582381808.4618697/M33-Growth-Completes-$260M-Second-Fund?ref=audio_experience