This post is also available in: Español (Spanish)Contxto – Not every startup can boast receiving US$5.5 million in a pre-seed investment within six months of its founding.

As of this week, the Colombian proptech Habi now has bragging rights.

Perhaps the answer lies in Habi’s combination of real estate insight and tech to simplify the process of buying and selling a home in Latin America.

Habi at a glanceReal estate savvy Brynne McNulty Rojas and tech pro Noguera founded Habi in June of this year.

From there, the platform calculates its worth based on similar properties, surroundings, among other factors. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573936207.5794837/Colombian-proptech-Habi-snags-US$5.5-million-in-pre-seed-round?ref=audio_experience

In addition, with ContractZen, users can easily create new virtual data rooms for all sorts of audit situations with only a few clicks.

Easily Integrate an E-Signature Service into the ContractZen PlatformWith ContractZen, you can also connect your e-signature service to your contract management hub.

Virtual Data RoomsVirtual data rooms are secure online spaces for storing and exchanging information.

In addition, documents circulated through virtual data rooms have complete audit logs and reports.

ConclusionContractZen includes features like metadata-driven contract management, virtual data rooms, and meeting management capabilities, all rolled into one powerful corporate governance tool. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573929005.708751/ContractZen:-The-Complete-Corporate-Governance-Hub-–-Business?ref=audio_experience

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has added entrepreneur and venture capitalist James (Jim) J. Goetz to its board of directors.

He is the sixth new independent director added to Intel’s board since the beginning of 2016.

Goetz, 54, has served as a partner of Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm, since June 2004, and has been ranked on the Forbes Midas list of top 100 venture capitalists.

Prior to joining Sequoia, Goetz co-founded end-user performance management company VitalSigns Software.

Goetz currently serves on the boards of several privately held companies, and, since April 2005, on the board of Palo Alto Networks Inc., a network security solution company. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573927210.4989734/Jim-Goetz-Joins-Intel’s-Board-of-Directors?ref=audio_experience

Fortunately, there are doable ways to effectively manage cash flow and at the same time, increase profitability.

Understand that profit does not equate to cash flowMany business owners believe that cash flow and profit are the same.

For effective cash flow management, you’ll need to individually dissect each of these factors, along with your profits and losses.

Be strategic about vendor paymentsVendor payments also play a huge role in business cash flow.

Have a cash reserveHaving a cash reserve can help your business survive the gaps in cash flow. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573925406.8878672/Manage-Cash-Flow-and-Increase-Profitability-in-8-Easy-Steps?ref=audio_experience

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son reportedly told WeWork's cofounder and former boss Adam Neumann that he reminded him of Alibaba's founder, the driving force behind Son's most successful investment ever.

"The last person I felt this with was Jack Ma," Neumann recalled Son saying to him before WeWork's IPO collapsed, Neumann was pushed out, and SoftBank bailed out his startup, according to Fast Company.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son reportedly told WeWork's cofounder and former boss Adam Neumann that he reminded him of Alibaba's founder, the driving force behind Son's most successful investment ever.

Neumann told Fast Company in January of this year.

SoftBank "over-evaluated Adam," Son told analysts this month, after the WeWork fiasco sparked his company's first quarterly loss in 14 years. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573923606.8383036/'The-last-person-I-felt-this-with-was-Jack-Ma'---SoftBank's-Masayoshi-Son-reportedly-compared-WeWork's-Adam-Neumann-to-Alibaba's-founder?ref=audio_experience

GettySoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son reportedly told WeWork's cofounder and former boss Adam Neumann that he reminded him of Alibaba's founder, the driving force behind Son's most successful investment ever.

"The last person I felt this with was Jack Ma," Neumann recalled Son saying to him before WeWork's IPO collapsed, Neumann was pushed out, and SoftBank bailed out his startup, according to Fast Company.

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son reportedly told WeWork's cofounder and former boss Adam Neumann that he reminded him of Alibaba's founder, the driving force behind Son's most successful investment ever.

Neumann told Fast Company in January of this year.

SoftBank "over-evaluated Adam," Son told analysts this month, after the WeWork fiasco sparked his company's first quarterly loss in 14 years. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573921805.545267/'The-last-person-I-felt-this-with-was-Jack-Ma'-—-SoftBank's-Masayoshi-Son-reportedly-compared-WeWork's-Adam-Neumann-to-Alibaba's-founder?ref=audio_experience

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As a new publicly traded company, HyreCar has been able to attract skilled employees as they continue to grow.

“Michael has a tremendous reputation in the technology and developer world,” Furnari says.

We really leverage their expertise in attracting, sourcing, and ultimately bringing new tech talent in-house.”Michael Root’s pitch? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573920004.9395359/Joe-Furnari’s,-HyreCar-CEO:-Best-hiring-practices-for-fast-growing-startups-(VB-Live)?ref=audio_experience

Now, the project director of operations of KSUM, Tom Thomas, wants Kerala to be the augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) gateway of India.

However, the CEO believes that things could change with the partnership of KSUM’s Future Technologies Lab with Unity Technologies.

KSUM along with the gaming development platform, Unity, has set up a Centre of Excellence in extended reality (XR) in Kerala.

The institute offers a six-month-long XR accelerator programme to support enterprise development in AR, VR, mixed reality and gaming.

These startups have reportedly also received funding grants from the Kerala government. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573918206.0735512/Why-Kerala-Might-Become-India’s-Hub-For-AR?ref=audio_experience

Bezos was second on the list after topping it in 2018 with a net worth of $160 Bn.

Ambani’s net worth was $56.7 Bn in the latest list, with the net worth rising by $12.4 Bn in the year to date.

Since the last counting, Ambani’s net worth rose by $547 Mn.

The Louis Vuitton owner had the highest jump in terms of net worth with a leap of $34.1 Bn in the year.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is updated on a daily basis, though the ranking of the world’s richest people does not fluctuate too much. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573916406.1108887/Bill-Gates-Is-World’s-Richest-Man-Again;-Where-Is-India’s-Mukesh-Ambani-On-The-List??ref=audio_experience

According to reports, an employee of the chicken franchise was allegedly caught selling the sandwiches as a side hustle.

The question is, how does Popeyes feel about its employees selling what has become the most popular chicken sandwich in the country on the side?

pic.twitter.com/JDxyCIv0zz — Popeyes Chicken (@PopeyesChicken) October 28, 2019The Marketing of the Popeyes Chicken SandwichFood franchises are notorious for going after each other with the smallest of details.

Coincidentally, it made November 3 the launch day, which was also National Sandwich Day (Everyone and everything has a day these days).

“The key was the Popeyes spicy chicken sandwiches that I ate this week… that helped the eye.” @melissastark asked @deshaunwatson how his injured eye was feeling ?? | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1573914608.162922/Employee-Busted-Running-a-Popeyes-Spicy-Chicken-Side-Hustle?ref=audio_experience