In construction, project delays mean only two things: more interest payments and irate customers.

To facilitate project managers and contractors to take to technology and data science to manage projects, startup Tracecost was founded in 2019.

It aims to ensure much faster delivery of projects compared to the current average schedules in the construction industry.

The founders believe that their solution will prove to be indispensable for the construction industry.

A certified banker, her current passion is to build a seamless link between artificial intelligence and human resources in the construction industry. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577755812.9447086/How-this-Delhi-based-startup-makes-construction-projects-easier-to-deliver?ref=audio_experience

While competition got fierce in the smartphone sector with foldable phones launched by Samsung and Huawei, the startup ecosystem too got competitive.

India is now the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world, after the US and China.

According to YourStory’s nine-month funding report, homegrown Indian startups raised $7.67 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, down by about four percent from the comparable period in 2018.

As far as the number of deals goes, startup funding deals were just three deals short of the total 606 deals seen in the comparable period last year.

Startup Bharat is a series of stories celebrating the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Tier II and III India. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577754007.0658188/Looking-back-at-the-Indian-startup-ecosystem-in-2019?ref=audio_experience

He has helped PayU’s business grow by 5x and believes that growing for scale means getting one’s bearings and markers right.

At that time, PayU was comparatively new and had only one B2B product, PayU Biz.

Prashanth says he had to focus on the tech team and tech architecture aspects of both platforms, which had individual strengths and respective sets of customers.

While the product had been developed, Unilodgers lacked in-house technology and Prashanth was tasked with building the tech pillar.

Since then, he has managed to build his own tech team and is now focused on scaling it. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577752210.2785833/[Techie-Tuesday]-How-Prashanth-Susarla-helped-PayU-grow-5x-after-almost-flunking-out-of-IIT-Kanpur?ref=audio_experience

ImagineBC runs a private Ethereum blockchain network within Microsoft’s Azure cloud that helps individuals store and control their personal data like name, email, and mobile number using private keys.

In fact, this private network also allows users to monetise intellectual property, and creative property.

ImagineBC's ecosystem is divided into two integrated services that sit on the top of a private blockchain Ethereum network, running inside the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Revenue modelImagineBC’s blockchain network stores all the creative property uploaded by its members, to ensure the originality of the property.

At present, the team now has more than 35 content providers lined up to create channels within the ecosystem, who will further invite their followers to join. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577750407.626148/How-this-Blockchain-startup-helps-individuals-control-and-monetise-their-personal-data,-intellectual-property?ref=audio_experience

This post is also available in: Español (Spanish)Contxto – Mexican digital solutions developer Softtek made an end of the year acquisition.

Carlos Delgado, CEO of Vector ITC, will continue on at the head of the company.

With the addition of 3,000 of Vector ITC’s staff, Softtek reports a total number of 15,000 employees throughout the world.

Adding IT services to its vast portfolioSofttek had previously worked with Vector ITC in a formal partnership launched in April of 2019.

Moreover, Vector ITC was experiencing significant growth in Europe and Latin America throughout 2019. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577748612.0629787/Mexican-Softtek-buys-Spanish-IT-services-company,-Vector-ITC?ref=audio_experience

As such, it would be best if you can outsource the services to a company or firm that will do the job well.

These are the outsourcing tips to help you as you start your collaboration.

You’re partnering with a third-party outsourcing firm.

Despite that, you can still make outsourcing work.

You understand the reason for doing the event, and you need to do what it takes to make it successful. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577746810.1573/The-Startup-Magazine-Tips-When-Working-with-an-Outsourcing-Firm-for-Help?ref=audio_experience

Venture capital investment exploded across a number of geographies in 2019 despite the constant threat of an economic downturn.

Seattle startups raised a total of $3.5 billion in VC funding across roughly 375 deals this year, according to data collected by PitchBook.

Fortunately for Seattle venture capitalists, new efforts have been made to entice corporate workers to the startup universe.

Years-old institutional funds like Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group have done their part to bolster the Seattle startup community too.

Now we wait to see how the Seattle startup community leverages this growth period and what startups emerge on top. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577745008.2001455/In-the-shadow-of-Amazon-and-Microsoft,-Seattle-startups-are-having-a-moment-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

But Peruvian Solvi doesn’t want students to loathe these fields of learning.

Therefore, it developed an educational platform to help students find answers and make science and math more accessible for all.

So, for example, if a student is struggling with a math problem, they can sign up for Solvi via Google or Facebook.

The student can use tokens to upload the math problem onto the educational platform.

Besides helping students and making science and math more accessible for all, Solvi is catering to another need. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577743229.3484209/Peruvian-Solvi’s-educational-platform-helps-students-via-co-learning?ref=audio_experience

In “Age and High-Growth Entrepreneurship,” a 2018 working paper led by Pierre Azoulay from MIT, the authors note that several factors contribute to a middle-aged entrepreneur’s success.

Over the last decade, I have helped entrepreneurs of all ages incorporate their businesses—including a rising uptick of middle-aged entrepreneurs.

Through my experience in working alongside middle-aged entrepreneurs, I have found the following three entities provide the best return on investment:1.

Manager-managed LLC—Your LLC formation has its own board of managers under a manager-managed LLC.

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Check out our 2020 small business resolutions to start (and stay) strong in the new year. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1577739611.4119556/SmallBizDaily.com-2020-New-Year’s-Resolutions?ref=audio_experience