"Companies need to provide thought leadership and resources to existing customers mirroring how they would engage new prospects. Customer Service Managers (CSMs) need to be more proactive than ever before with recommendations and value-added suggestions aimed at boosting customer ROI."

— Cassie Young on considerations for SaaS leaders in the era of COVID-19

 
Founder: Jennifer Burns

Organization: Wedzee

Thoughts: Starting a successful business is equally, if not more, about your ambition, drive, and determination than it is your ability to fill a void in your market.

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Synapse Libate & Learn Ep. 6: Advice for Venture-Backed Founders
Virtual Panel Discussion with Investors
Presented by Synapse
Tuesday, April 28 at 4:30PM ET


SoGal Fireside Chat
Online Fireside Chat with Leslie Blodgett, CEO & Founder of bareMinerals
Presented by SoGal
Tuesday, May 5 at 5PM ET


The Future of Content Strategy: How Your Startup Can Win at SEO
Deep-Dive Webinar on SEO Strategies to Outrank Competitors
Presented by HubSpot for Startups
On Demand

Travel and Hospitality Startups Go Back to Basics During Coronavirus
Tampa Bay Inno • As hospitality and travel industries experience negative effects from COVID-19, local startups in these industries are pivoting their models. Tampa Bay Inno writer Lauren Coffey interviews FabStayz, WanderSeat and other local startups to figure out how they are pushing their businesses forward at this time.


Adapting to the New Restaurant 'Norm'
QSR Magazine • Hannibal Baldwin is CEO of SiteZeus, a user-driven location intelligence platform that leverages AI & machine learning to solve market optimization. In this piece, he shares his insights on what's next for the restaurant industry, and highlights opportunities for survival in the short-term and a competitive edge in the long-term.


Startup Genome: Capital Shrinks, Employees Let Go During COVID-19 Pandemic
St. Pete Catalyst • On Tuesday, Startup Genome released a new report identifying the impact of COVID-19 on startups. The report focuses on five areas including talent, capital, operations and management, market and policy. The report surveyed 1,070 respondents across 50 countries.

Company: eNotaryLog

Elevator Pitch: An online notarization company that allows you to sign and notarize your documents online, anytime, anywhere.

Position: Mid-Level Software Developer

Position Highlights: eNotaryLog is looking for a Mid-Level Software Developer to join its growing team. This person will be responsible for the end-to-end planning, building, and deploying of its software systems. The ideal candidate will have a broad technical background, a solid understanding of applicable analytics, and a natural curiosity for producing effective solutions. This person is patient, has excellent time-management skills, and practices an effective communication style.

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Sales Play Development with Chad Nuss of InsideOut
Early startup sales teams have to be lean and cohesive to close deals effectively. It's important that everyone on your team speaks the same language and follows a tight strategy. We invited Chad Nuss, Founder and CRO of InsideOut, to speak with companies supported by Embarc Collective on how to create effective sales plays. InsideOut, based in St. Petersburg, has helped hundreds of leading brands like Google, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft optimize their sales cycles through innovative techniques, playbooks and technologies.


4 Marketing Campaigns to Revisit to Achieve Demand Goals
A strong sales cycle includes generating demand. Cleaning up old marketing campaigns can present new opportunities to increase demand generation. In this resource, Meghan Flannery of Drift shares 4 marketing campaigns you can revisit to tap into a pool of potential customers you may already have access to. She outlines how to execute each of these four campaigns with links to resources, guides and tips to help you succeed.


Enterprise Sales Guide: COVID-19 Edition
Right now, most enterprise startups are trying to answer this question: how do we think about enterprise sales during this time? To help founders tackle this question, the team at the venture fund Work-Bench developed an enterprise sales guide that includes content, frameworks and ways to think about enterprise sales in a downturn.

Bold Strategies That Propelled Hims & Hers Into Unicorn Status
In a recent episode on the Exit Strategy, hosted by Moiz Ali of Native, Founder of Hims & Hers Andrew Dudum shares how they made $1M in their first week, achieved their signature brand aesthetic and managed attribution from advertising to beat out competitors.

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2020 Startup of the Year Application
The global competition will take place online with spring/summer virtual pitches. Startups that have a working beta product or service and have raised less than $5M in funding are encouraged to apply. Past prizes for winners have included up to $100K in investments, virtual mentor sessions, access to accelerators and more.
Deadline: April 30
Apply Here


COVID-19 Support from Hello Alice
Hello Alice, with the support of Verizon, Silicon Valley Bank, eBay, and others, is offering $10,000 emergency grants to be distributed immediately to small business owners impacted by this pandemic. If your business has been severely impacted by COVID-19, you are encouraged to apply. Additionally, Hello Alice has set up the COVID-19 Business Resource Center to help you source additional financial support, find resources and programs specific to where you live, learn how to pivot your small business and more.
Deadline: Not Specified
Apply Here


GuideWell COVID-19 Health Innovation Collaborative Applications
GuideWell is launching the COVID-19 Health Innovation Collaborative to identify and support solutions that can immediately increase the scope and scale of resources aimed at reducing the complex stress factors COVID-19 is bringing to bear on the U.S. health system. Participating companies will receive non-dilutive award funding to validate your solution’s impact and the opportunity to partner with GuideWell and other healthcare partners.
Deadline: May 8
Apply Here