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Healthtech startup Curefit has now added a new component to its bouquet of offerings with Care.fit telemedicine services Care.fit is essentially a state of the art clinic with diagnostic and pharmacy centre.

The product has been launched in Bengaluru for now, but the Curefit will take it to other cities soon.

Further, for the doctors, Carefit offers customized electronic medical records and records management.

Tapping the urgent need for improved healthcare data and quality access to doctors, telemedicine startups have sprouted in many cities in India.

Further, amid pandemic, the government recently issued a set of guidelines for telemedicine or remote delivery of medical services. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585954909.9157772/Curefit-Launches-Telemedicine-Services-Under-Care.fit-Vertical?ref=audio_experience

Sick of sharing those generic Zoom video call invites that all look the same?

Wish your Zoom link preview’s headline and image actually described your meeting?

Want to protect your Zoom calls from trolls by making attendees RSVP to get your link?

That’s unfortunately spawned new problems like “Zoombombing”, a term I coined two weeks ago to describe malicious actors tracking down public Zoom calls and bombarding them with abuse.

The idea for ZmURL stemmed from Danqin missing multiple Zoom events he’d wanted to attend. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585953008.3487926/ZmURL-customizes-Zoom-link-previews-with-images-&-event-sites-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

When you look at the most successful companies in the world, they are almost never just one simple service.

While every startup probably sees themselves as becoming a platform play eventually, the fact is it’s hard to build one.

“Because, like all companies, platforms must ultimately perform better than their competitors.

In other words, it’s not cheap or easy to build a successful platform, but the rewards are vast.

As Cusmano, Yoffe and Gawer point out their studies have found, “…Platform companies achieved their sales with half the number of employees [of successful non-platform companies]. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585951207.738404/Want-to-survive-the-downturn?-Better-build-a-platform-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

So without further ado, I’m thrilled to welcome back Anthony Kennada, back to the hot seat today.

Harry Stebbings: Anthony, I have to say it’s such a joy to have you back on the show.

Anthony Kennada: Yeah, well you know what’s interesting is that the companies do represent two completely different go to markets.

Anthony Kennada: It’s the only way to stay competitive in 2020, so Front is actually the second company now that I’ve brought to Phoenix, Arizona.

Anthony Kennada: Honestly, that companies would choose to invest in helping their employees find real meaning in their work. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585949407.8472183/SaaStr-Podcasts-for-the-Week-with-Front-and-ICONIQ-Capital-—-April-3,-2020?ref=audio_experience

Why ABS is Even More Critical During COVID-19If you’re in business-to-business (B2B) sales, odds are you’ve heard the term “account-based selling” more than once.

For companies able to stay afloat, COVID-19 has shifted priorities across the board and placed immense pressure on sales teams’ performance to keep the lights on.

Account-based selling is an approach to sales that prioritizes identifying high-value accounts and implementing a coordinated, cross-functional B2B sales approach to closing those accounts.

How do you coordinate a cross-functional account-based selling strategy?

Your account-based selling strategy should incorporate checkpoints and metrics to track success, just as you would any other sales tactic. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585947606.224559/Why-ABS-is-Even-More-Critical-During-COVID-19?ref=audio_experience

BigRentz Closes $15M Private Funding Back to HomeIRVINE, CA, BigRentz announced it closed $15 million in private funding.

According to RER, BigRentz announced it closed $15 million in private funding that will enable it to broaden its rental category expansion and maintain business continuity.

BigRentz is an online construction equipment rental marketplace.

Our 2,500+ rental partners and 8,500+ partner locations represent the largest equipment rental network in the nation.

We simplify the procurement and logistics challenges of renting construction equipment. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585945807.9262908/BigRentz-Closes-$15M-Private-Funding?ref=audio_experience

Concertio Collects $4.2M Seed Round Back to HomeNEW YORK, NY, Concertio announced the closing of its $4.2M Seed Round, led by Differential Ventures.

Concertio, the leading provider of AI-powered performance optimization software, today announced the closing of its $4.2M Seed Round, led by Differential Ventures.

"Our Optimizer products transform general-purpose systems into high-performant special-purpose systems, thereby boosting performance and slashing infrastructure costs."

Concertio Optimizer features dynamic, continuous and static modes of optimization to tackle any parameter and resource tuning challenge enterprises face today.

About ConcertioConcertio is the leading provider of AI-powered system performance optimization tools from the lab to deployment. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585944007.3616002/Concertio-Collects-$4.2M-Seed-Round?ref=audio_experience

With these users in mind, Argentine fintech Ualá announced last Wednesday (1) that it will postpone the due date for borrowers to pay.

Ualá, loans, and Covid-19“This measure conveys a large effort on our end,” said Pierpaolo Barbieri, Ualá’s Founder and CEO.

“But we know our users are also making a large effort to pull through these uncertain times.

That way, we’ll get through together.”Perhaps you’re wondering what the entrepreneur meant by “a large effort on our end.” I mean, what’s the big deal?

Moreover, many fintechs like Ualá tender to users that have a less extensive credit history (for which they’re ignored by banks), so there’s additional exposure there too. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585942206.8774116/Fintech-Ualá-announces-loan-deferral-due-to-coronavirus?ref=audio_experience

Due to the fact that dental offices have paused all non-essential services during COVID-19, Opencare’s core business has been affected.

Howieson said due to the fact that dental offices have paused all non-essential services during COVID-19, Opencare’s core business has been affected.

Howieson said Opencare is also using resources and contacts to try and help those laid off in securing new roles.

Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the federal government would be providing a 75 percent wage subsidy for qualifying small-and-medium-sized enterprises.

After the wage subsidy was first announced, Howieson told BetaKit he was awaiting the full details of the program before making any decisions. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585940406.2280574/Opencare-lays-off-one-quarter-of-staff-as-it-prepares-to-“weather-the-storm”-of-COVID-19?ref=audio_experience

Supply chain optimisation platform Locus on Friday said it has launched a 'Driver Seva Mobile App' to help drivers stranded during the lockdown on account of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The app has been supported by Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), an apex body of transporters that has been raising the issue of stranded drivers.

This app aims to help drivers in the current lockdown with information regarding food, water, and safe parking near their location, across the country, it said.

"Highway Delite has added more than 400 BPCL Pumps (140 BPCL Company owned pumps), six APML Hubs, and 30+ dhabas.

We immediately got into the act and reached out to Highway Delite to set this up. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1585938605.4909766/COVID-19:-Driver-Seva-Mobile-App-launched-to-help-stranded-drivers-on-account-of-lockdown?ref=audio_experience