Image by Steve Buissinne from PixabayEvery multi-billion-dollar business you have ever heard of was once just an idea.

As that idea grew into a startup, an entrepreneur began working toward the enormous profits many of us admire and aspire to today.

RELATED ARTICLE: DEVELOP YOUR BUSINESS WHILE YOU’RE IN COLLEGEIn this post, we take a look at some common startup blunders we can all learn from, so you can avoid making the mistakes others before you have made.

Fear will keep you circling around the same blunders over and over because you won’t want to try new things.

Finding the right people to work with you can lead your business to success. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575745209.6995203/Don’t-Do-This!-Ruinous-Startup-Blunders-–-Business-for-Beginners?ref=audio_experience

Motivo, an Atlanta, GA-based platform for therapist tele-supervision, raised $2.2m in seed funding.

The company intends to use the funds to grow the team, acquire contracts with mental health agencies and clinics, and sign channel partnerships with therapist associations and universities.

Similar to residency for a doctor, aspiring mental health professionals are required to complete approximately two years of face-to-face consultation with a licensed therapist following graduate school.

Historically, these hours had to be completed in person, however, with the rise of telehealth, many states now allow supervision hours to be collected through secure video conference.

After graduating from the 2018 Techstars Atlanta accelerator program, Motivo added Tim Howe, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy & Investments at Cox Enterprises to its board of directors. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575743409.377603/Motivo-Secures-$2.2M-in-Seed-Funding?ref=audio_experience

Thousands of these ventures have mushroomed around Tel Aviv and nearby cities, earning the area the moniker of Silicon Wadi (wadi means valley in Hebrew).

Soon, Silicon Wadi became the B2B tech support for Silicon Valley heavyweights such as Google and Facebook.Now, things are changing in the Wadi.

Most of all, it is India Inc’s growing interest in the Silicon Wadi that is causing this shift.

“Currently, we are working with 10 Indian companies in addition to Indian branches of American companies.

In just a few months, Agribator brought in six Israeli companies into India, says Rohtash Mal, chairman of EM3. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575741606.7361457/The-Wadi-connection:-Technology-startups-from-Israel’s-Silicon-Wadi-have-found-a-fertile-ground-in-India?ref=audio_experience

If you’re working on changing things up for your business in 2020, these tips from members of the online small business community may help.

Study the Success of Other EntrepreneursWe’re thrilled to share this recent interview with Small Business Trends founder Anita Campbell.

Check out Anita’s conversation with Forbes senior contributor Micah Solomon about how she launched Small Business Trends with a single blog post back in October 2003 — and how she’s developed her business over time.

If you start another business, you need to know the rules for making sure everything is covered under an LLC or your business structure of choice.

If you’d like to suggest your favorite small business content to be considered for an upcoming community roundup, please send your news tips to: [email protected]. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575739806.689051/10-Tips-for-Adjusting-to-Changes-in-the-Small-Business-Landscape?ref=audio_experience

Two start-ups from Galway and one from Dublin have been selected for funding in the latest round of an EU accelerator.

75 start-ups and SMEs from across the continent have been funded a total of more than €278m in the largest funding round so far under a pilot phase of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator.

NUI Galway spin-out Capri Medical will receive blended funding for a new project to treat patients with chronic post-operative pain.

On the other side of the country, Dublin-based Geowox received blended funding for a new residential property valuations platform.

Speaking with the Irish Times, the company said it secured €1.5m under this latest EIC round. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575738231.343261/Galway-start-ups-shine-as-EU-accelerator-grants-up-to-€2.5m-funding?ref=audio_experience

Recently, Inventus Capital India closed its third fund at Rs 369 crores with 75 percent of its LPs being domestic investors.

Led by Samir Kumar, Parag Dhol, and Rutvik Doshi, Inventus Capital Partners had raised two funds in 2008 and 2013.

For the third fund, the team raised it between the three of them and decided to tap into the domestic market.

But we’ve raised Rs 369 crores with 75 percent contribution from domestic investors.

Historically speaking, domestic LPs have not shown faith in the capital-guzzling startup space. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575736206.0579972/[WATCH]-Parag,-Samir,-and-Rutvik-of-Inventus-talk-about-oversubscription-of-India-fund-to-the-tune-of-Rs-369-Cr?ref=audio_experience

The vulnerability, which was present in Airtel’s mobile application, was first discovered by an independent security researcher Ehraz Ahmed.

In his case study on Airtel’s security flaw, Ahmed said that the flaw existed in one of their API.

With this security flaw, 325.5 million Airtel subscribers in India were put at risk of a data breach.

This is not the first time when Ahmed has discovered a security flaw in mobile apps.

Recently, the cybersecurity researcher took to YouTube to highlight the vulnerability in JustDial’s mobile application. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575734623.4569333/Airtel-Gets-Rid-Of-Bug-Granting-Hackers-Access-To-Users'-Personal-Data?ref=audio_experience

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had introduced a consultation paper on cloud services, which is now being opposed by several stakeholders.

USIBC said there’s more than sufficient regulation of cloud services in the industry and Indian cloud service providers (CSPs) should not be subject to new regulation.

IFF also said that the cloud service providers give information technology services that are supervised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and not by Trai.

Not Everyone Is UnhappyHowever, Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) backed “light touch regulation for cloud services and the implementation” through industry bodies.

It also added that there should not be any separate requirement of adherence to additional regulations for supply of services by the CSPs. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575732822.1832016/TRAI’s-Consultation-Paper-On-Cloud-Services-Regulations-Under-Scanner?ref=audio_experience

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy startups and venture capital news.

But because of a new trend we’re seeing in which U.S. venture capital funds strike deals overseas—more than ever.

I’m in Berlin this week to meet with Europe’s top VCs and some of the most promising founders in the region.

Join myself and Equity co-host Alex Wilhelm every Friday for a quick breakdown of the week’s biggest news in venture capital and startups.

On top of that, we shared thoughts on Figure’s latest funding, European venture capital activity and more. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575731021.195284/Startups-Weekly:-U.S.-VCs-eye-European-startups-–-TechCrunch?ref=audio_experience

American millennials are expected to be a driving force behind the housing market in 2020, but there's a problem: There aren't enough starter homes for all of them | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1575729109.5274887/These-10-'voice-first'-startups-are-building-apps-for-smart-speakers,-cars-and-watches-that-will-completely-change-how-we-use-computers?ref=audio_experience