After earning early success in metros, MyGate, the Bengaluru-based community management and security app, is now expanding to Kolkata as well as Tier 2 cities in India.

MyGate is now looking to gain an edge over rivals such as JioGate and NoBroker’s NoBrokerHood in the increasingly crowded community management space.

With over 5K downloads, JioGate is currently seeing bad reviews on Play Store and will be looking to improve its products as MyGate expands.

While gated community security and management is MyGate’s core focus, that is not the case for Jio and NoBroker.

At the same time, Jio Fiber is expanding and JioGate is a part of the Jio Fiber offering to communities and campuses. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578709806.7183275/MyGate-Expands-To-Tier-2-As-JioGate,-NoBroker-Intensify-Competition?ref=audio_experience

An executor is going to be the person who carries out these wishes and makes sure they happen.

Know Your Assets.

Thus, before you start writing your will, it is important to list your assets and know what yours is and what is not.

Will and estate lawyers are going to know how to deal with these complexities to ensure your wishes are fulfilled correctly.

In addition, arranging a will with a lawyer can offer you peace of mind so you know everything is completed correctly. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578708007.7663968/10-Factors-To-Know-About-Before-Writing-A-Will---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

After finishing his MBA from Narsee Monjee, he went on to work with logistics giant DHL in an “unplanned stint”.

In the logistics industry, something as basic as generating a quotation usually takes between 48-72 hours, thanks to the to-and-fro communication between numerous stakeholders.

That led him to conceptualise Chennai-based Freightbro, a digital platform that helps freight forwarders source freight rates, reduce inefficiencies, and boost sales using data analytics.

What FreightBro doesThe logistics startup leverages technology to enable freight forwarders to make data-driven decisions, predict changes in the market, and provide better value to shippers.

“With digital platforms like ours, even small-sized freight forwarders can leverage technology to offer a holistic user experience,” he says. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578706207.7893524/[The-Turning-Point]-Why-these-ex-employees-of-DHL-and-Panalpina-decided-to-tap-technology-to-build-a-UX-engine?ref=audio_experience

We have seen a lot of activity from large global and domestic investors.”But what does 2020 look like for Matrix Moments?

Vikram, Avnish and Tarun, Managing Directors, Matrix India PartnersDefining the pace of investmentsAvnish Bajaj, Tarun Davda, and Vikram Vaidyanathan - the three managing directors of Matrix Partners, believe that 2019 was an aggressive year for Matrix.

As company creation is getting faster, it is up to us to actually keep pace with it, and the founders will keep discovering new markets.

The inherent error rateIn a five-year cycle, the number of large companies being set up is anywhere between 40 to 50, with an average of four to five per year.

Vikram adds, 2019 was probably the emergence of the Indian SME, which has started using WhatsApp for everything. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578704406.5800662/[Matrix-Moments]-Matrix-India-co-founders-on-what-2020-looks-like-for-the-VC-fund?ref=audio_experience

Eric Rea, CEO of Podium, will share how he grew the company he launched from his spare bedroom into one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the country.

I’m very excited to welcome the first guest of 2020, Bob Moore, co-founder and CEO at Crossbeam.

Bob Moore: That’s on the bumper sticker on my car so I don’t need to say it out loud.

Bob Moore: Yeah, I would definitely say in college, I studied engineering and Texas hold’em poker became really, really super popular.

Harry Stebbings: That’s an amazing thing to experience beyond, but tell me what do you believe now? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578702608.4367855/SaaStr-Podcasts-for-the-Week-with-Crossbeam-and-Podium-–-January-10,-2020?ref=audio_experience

0 Shares EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInThis afternoon, Crunchbase News obtained a letter from Zume CEO Alex Garden to his staff, explaining that Zume Pizza has effectively shuttered, as it doubles down on “compostable molded-fiber packaging.” The company said that only 53 percent of its workforce was laid off, as opposed to earlier reports of 80 percent.

Today our mission is the same, and requires the same bold thinking, but with increased focus.”Garden then mentioned that the 2020 strategic plan would “strongly support” Zume’s packaging business.

In June, Crunchbase News wrote a story about Zume’s acquisition of Camarillo-based Pivot Packaging.

In the story, Garden explained that Pivot provides a “flurry of tech” and machinery that helped Zume create its plastic-replacement boxes, and will help Zume cater to more markets.

Zume has also acquired Pivot’s 10-person staff, Garden told me back in June. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578700806.4661655/Memo-From-Zume-CEO-Says-No-More-Pizza,-Just-Packaging?ref=audio_experience

In this week’s roundup, one of the articles looks at the new W-4 Form, which has been redesigned to simplify tax withholding.

Beyond the new W-4 Form, this week the roundup looks at how to choose the right advertising and marketing channels.

As always, the weekly roundup is just a jumping-off point for more content on Small Business Trends.

2020 Form W-4 Changes.

Retail TrendsWhy Your Small Business Needs AmazonIn 2020, small business can no longer ignore Amazon as the 800-pound gorilla in the room that no one wants to talk about. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578699008.0891426/Top-News:-New-W-4-Form-Arrives,-Businesses-Examine-Marketing-Options?ref=audio_experience

0 Shares EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInHello and welcome back to Last Week In Venture, the weekly roundup of deals that may have flown under your radar.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon before the first commercially successful rolling luggage was invented.

Bag on Board (aka Bob.io), based in Madrid, picks up luggage, shuttles it to the airport, and checks it in.

Bob.io raised €3 million (about $3.33 million USD) in new funding this week.

Students pay $400 per course and, if they pass, are given fully transferable college credits from the University of Pittsburgh. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578697206.622616/Last-Week-In-Venture:-Luggage-Luggers,-Supportive-Sweepers,-And-$400-College-Credits?ref=audio_experience

— Women can get left behind or overlooked for their abilities to contribute to evolving technologies such as cloud computing.

The Women in Cloud Summit aims to change that.

Now in its second year, this year’s summit features speakers from cloud giants including Microsoft and Google, as well as entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

The summit takes place at the Microsoft Conference Center on Jan. 25.

The panel takes place Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at The Great Hall. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578695406.8142781/GeekWire-Calendar-Picks:-Women-in-Cloud-Summit;-tech’s-influence-on-democracy;-and-more?ref=audio_experience

A court in Shenzhen, China, has ruled that an article generated by artificial intelligence (AI) is protected by copyright, according to state news outlet China News Service, representing a notable milestone for AI’s credentials as a creative force.

While the defendant had already removed the article from its own website, it was still required to pay a fine of 1,500 yuan ($217).

Copyright Office will register an original work of authorship, provided that the work was created by a human being,” it said.

“The copyright law only protects ‘the fruits of intellectual labor’ that ‘are founded in the creative powers of the mind.

But at least one court now agrees that creative output with limited direct human input is protected by copyright law. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1578693606.222839/Chinese-court-rules-AI-written-article-is-protected-by-copyright?ref=audio_experience