Influencer Marketing is on the rise over the last few years and it is rising at quite a speed.

The Influencer Market is having a lot of scope in 2020.

It is expected that the influencer market size will double by the end of 2020 and will be worth more than 2 billion dollars.

The future of the Influencer Market is bright, and you can look for the following as the main trends.

There are many opportunities for Influencer Marketing in upcoming years. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592066762.6700723/How-Influencer-Marketing-Can-Determine-Your-Social-Media-Strategy-In-2020?ref=audio_experience

So you want to talk about race in tech?

So the tech industry was very present in the book even when I wasn’t talking about tech.

Oluo: It’s interesting [that you talk about] looking at [tech] like a religion.

A lot of people think everyone joins tech because they love tech, and that’s going to be the thing that gets them all together, right?

The way in which tech is utilized in Nigeria is completely different than the way it’s utilized here. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592065870.8141885/So-you-want-to-talk-about-race-in-tech-with-Ijeoma-Oluo-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

No matter your budget, you can find software that will work wonders for your sales team.

These services can be helpful for any type of sales team you might have.

Have a Culture of CoachingIt is very important for you to ensure your sales team is constantly learning.

Your administrative staff, your tech team, your advertising/marketing staff, and any business development personnel need to be abreast of best practices for your sales team, too.

Sales team stock photo by Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592065179.1115093/Boosting-Sales:-5-Key-Ways-to-Improve-Your-Team?ref=audio_experience

Veteran tech execs are heading up a stealthy new startup formed inside the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) in Seattle.

The company is led by CEO Aaron Goldfeder, who previously co-founded EnergySavvy, an enterprise analytics company acquired by Uplight in 2019.

Ning also previously founded Seattle-based natural language processing startup Civet AI.

Here’s how Goldfeder described Panda in an email to GeekWire:PANDA is a stealth mode B2B startup enabled by very recent breakthroughs in AI.

For now, Panda has two employees but Goldfeder expects the team to grow soon given interest in its early access program. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592064292.2044966/Tech-vets-lead-Panda-AI,-a-secretive-new-spinout-from-the-Allen-Institute-for-Artificial-Intelligence?ref=audio_experience

Trade Hounds, a Boston, MA-based professional community built exclusively for the construction industry, closed a $3.2m seed funding round.

The round was led by seed-stage venture capital firms Corigin Ventures and Brick and Mortar Ventures, with participation from Suffolk Construction, and CCS Construction Staffing.

The company plans to use the funds from to continue to expand the user base, roll out the Jobs platform and expand the team.

Led by David Broomhead, CEO, and Peter Maglathlin, CFO, Trade Hounds Trade Hounds provides a professional app for the construction industry.

In conjunction with the funding, The platform now has more than 150,000 registered users. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592063309.4929624/Trade-Hounds-Raises-$3.2M-in-Funding?ref=audio_experience

This is especially true if you’ve been at your company for an extended period and your interviewing skills are rusty.

If you are facing having to reinterview for your position or interviewing for a new one, how can you stand out in a crowded job market?

An interview is similar to any other conversation with a decision maker, and candidates are simply selling themselves.

You should also do research on your decision maker (interviewer) and gather information to help you connect with them.

You’ll want to be on screen connecting with the decision maker, but some visual aids may be appropriate, and more importantly, impactful. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592062459.5387228/How-To-Make-Yourself-Stand-Out-When-Interviewing-For-A-Job---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

A number of things need to be considered before plunging into a start-up business in India.

Let us see the complete story on the topic- Things You Need to Know Before Starting a Business.

So, in this post we've mentioned few points that need to be taken into perspective before a start-up business can be established.

Here are the things you need to know before starting a business.

Things You Need To Know Before Starting a Business1. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592061355.786356/Things-You-Need-to-Know-Before-Starting-a-Business?ref=audio_experience

VIRI, a new contact tracing network driven by privacy and anonymity, announces today that it has successfully moved from proof of concept and is now available as a global cross-entity solution.

Using VIRI, entities across multiple domains can plug into a single worldwide contact tracing network while letting them adhere to various healthcare-data regulations.

VIRI aims to bridge that gap by providing the same platform on a global scale, creating a cross-entity functionality to effectively track the spread of the virus in different countries and oversee possible hotspots.

Contact tracing is an indispensable tool to combat infection hotspots worldwide, but often poses privacy concerns among the public.

“For Contact Tracing to work across organizations there needs to be a singular network that easily allows organizations and existing contact tracing apps to seamlessly onboard on to a globally scalable platform such as Viri”, said Sumit Ahuja, CEO of VIRI. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592060683.2082517/Viri-Creates-Global-Anonymous-Contact-Tracing-Platform-To-Stop-Spread-of-COVID-19?ref=audio_experience

The government believes that the integration of the system would help make Mumbai more resilient towards flooding by providing early warning, especially during high rainfall events and cyclones.

The ministry highlighted that the system will be useful for people living in low-lying areas who need to be evacuated during such situations.

This highly advanced flood warning system will help Mumbaikars in a big way.

It will address the flood inundation due to rainfall, river bank breach, storm surge, obstruction of flow due to roads, buildings, rail lines, high tides and sea-level rise.

The Data Assimilation Module will gather a variety of dynamic data across Mumbai city, the Inundation Module will use this data to forecast flood inundation 3 days in advance. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592059535.5317066/With-Monsoon-Round-The-Corner,-Mumbai-Gets-Flood-Warning-System?ref=audio_experience

They include H2 Health Hub (health tech) and STHLM Music City (for music creators and music tech startups; member company of the incubator Amplify).

Openlab is supported by the City of Stockholm, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm County Administrative Board, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, Södertörn University, and the Karolinska Institute.

Expert insightsOne section of the book provides tips from experts representing large firms, banks, and startup support initiatives in the city.

These include formal and informal events such as Expats Club, Grow International, Stockholm Entrepreneurs, Startup Grind, Stockholm Tech Meetup, and Silicon Vikings.

Other useful events are Femtech, Sting Day, Stockholm Tech Fest, Sweden Foodtech, Symposium, Startup Gala, and Venture Cup. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1592058667.0163343/Startup-Guide-Stockholm:-how-this-Nordic-hub-excels-in-music-tech,-mobile,-and-more?ref=audio_experience