As a result, perhaps this year’s resolution should remain as simple as getting more things done.

They take one glance at the task list for the week.

The Getting Things Done MethodCheck out productivity consultant David Allen’s 2001 book, Getting Things Done.

Great GTD Tools to Use at WorkThe following three tools can help tremendously in applying the GTD method to your work life.

However, you need not worry about an ever-expanding task list. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574616607.6168923/Getting-Things-Done-Method:-The-Productivity-Hack-For-Entrepreneurs?ref=audio_experience

SBT: What exactly do you do as a chief digital evangelist for Salesforce?

Being Challenged by AbundanceSo that’s the origin… I’m not an analyst, but I play one on TV, you know.

But you talk about storytelling, that wasn’t something that you just learned once you came on board Salesforce.

But I do think the reason people follow me is I’m not trying to sell them anything.

I’m not sure I’m sharing anything insightful, but it’s the movement of insights. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574615980.1394217/A-Digital-Evangelist-is-about-Listening,-Learning,-Sharing-and-Storytelling?ref=audio_experience

Tweet BOULDER, CO, ColdQuanta announced it has closed $10M in additional seed round equity financing from Maverick Ventures and Global Frontier Investments.

To export ColdQuanta funding data to PDF and Excel, clickClick here for more funding data on ColdQuantaTo export ColdQuanta funding data to PDF and Excel, click here ColdQuanta, Inc., the quantum atomics company, today announced it has closed $10M in additional seed round equity financing from its current investors, Maverick Ventures and Global Frontier Investments.

This brings ColdQuanta's cumulative R&D funding from government contracts and grants to approximately $30M.

"We believe that quantum systems will transform both industries and people's lives in the future, and we see a major role for ColdQuanta in aiding this transformation."

ColdQuanta's global customers include major commercial and defense companies, all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense, national labs operated by the Department of Energy, NASA, and NIST, and major universities. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574614085.690413/ColdQuanta-Inks-Additional-$10M-in-Seed-Funding?ref=audio_experience

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From Amazon to GM, here are all the major tech and transportation companies who paid $0 in federal income taxes last year | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574609406.8876054/Here's-how-and-why-this-VC-is-finding-opportunities-in-startups-and-founders-Silicon-Valley-has-largely-ignored?ref=audio_experience

Let’s start with a glaze: This week, PayPal acquired Honey for $4 billion, its biggest acquisition to date and its second buy this year.

Learn about threat detection in cybersecurity through IntSight’s $30 million Series D raise, and how venture capitalists are willing to bet big on beverages through this startup that raised $25 million for hard kombucha.

Looking at fintech news, Redwood City, Calif.-based BlueVine raised $102.5 million to help bring financing options for small businesses.

Outside the United States, Nigerian payment and ride-hailing app OPay raised a $120 million in a Series B, and Brazillian digital bank Neon reportedly raised $94 million.

I’m off next week, so no newsletter, but check out my Twitter if you’re invested in the mac and cheese saga. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574607610.4620352/Hard-Kombucha,-Fintech-Around-The-World,-And-Hippos-Love-Honey?ref=audio_experience

There Just Might be a Business Book for ThatSince 2008, I’ve read and reviewed well over 300 business books.

Here are the top business books I find myself referencing over and over again whenever the conversation turns to any of these topics.

The best part is that these are examples from other small business owners, just like you — and not some big corporation.

Every small business owner I know struggles with charging enough for their products and services.

Can a List of Business Books Change Who You Are? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574605810.3578115/Read-These-Top-Business-Books-to-Run-Your-Business-Like-a-Boss?ref=audio_experience

For long, it has not only enabled robust economic growth but also acted as a guard against the vagaries of global economic trends and cycles of low or high public investment.

Moreover, according to a report by the World Economic Forum, consumer spending in the country is expected to quadruple by 2030 to become a $6 Tn opportunity.

Overall perception and future expectations regarding consumer spending are on a decline, and growth expectations in both FMCG and automobile sectors remain subdued.

During times of challenging economic environment, companies need to increase their marketing efforts to manage and exploit new market conditions.

Therefore, companies need to adopt technological solutions which can deliver customer insight, forensic marketing capability and precise execution, while enabling cost savings across the value chain. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574604032.2979443/Using-Technology-To-Save-Marketing-Spends-And-Improve-Bottom-Line?ref=audio_experience

Many young entrepreneurs dream of having a great career in Silicon Valley, but very few are able to realize it.

— these are six of the most important pieces of advice if you want to make it big in Silicon Valley.

Many young entrepreneurs dream of having a great career in Silicon Valley, but very few are able to realize it.

So while you might be a big-shot in your community, town, or city, the rules in Silicon Valley — a place notorious for being cut-throat — are very different.

So what separates the successes from the failures in Silicon Valley? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574602210.6677163/These-are-the-6-tips-for-starting-a-successful-company-in-Silicon-Valley-—-and-they're-surprisingly-basic?ref=audio_experience

The legal departments are now being revolutionised with legal tech and AI2008 was the monumental year that permanently changed the legal profession.

As an example, here in India there a number of startups that have flourished in the contract management space.

These systems are infused in the new contract management technologies that legal departments are snapping up.

Systems that combine AI with contract management technology, make it easier for today’s attorney NOT to have to delve into the minutiae of every contract.

Embrace AI, and the new wave of contract management technology. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1574600409.7044253/Embracing-AI-In-Contract-Management-Processes:-Where-The-Future-Lies?ref=audio_experience