A VC in Vacationland

Supply Chain Innovators: Drivewyze-Improving Truck Driver Productivity

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Transportation technology company Drivewyze has secured $7.5 million in Series A financing led by Emergence Capital Partners and iNovia Capital. The company delivers time-saving and cost-effective driving solutions to commercial vehicle operators in the trucking industry. The funding will be used for sales and marketing expansion, as well as new product development.

Supply Chain Innovators: Good Eggs-farm-to-fridge delivery platform

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According to Venture Beat, San Francisco-based local food technology startup Good Eggs has raised $8.5 million in series A funding led by Sequoia with participation from Collaborative Fund, Harrison Metal, Max Ventilla, and others. Good Eggs will use the capital to expand its farm-to-fridge delivery platform. Founded in 2011 by Rob Spiro and Alon Salant, Good Eggs' mission is to grow and sustain local food systems worldwide.

Managing Start-Ups: Reid Hoffman's Series B Financing Pitch for LinkedIn

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Some excellent advice here from Reid Hoffman for entrepreneurs going after VC money...

http://reidhoffman.org/linkedin-pitch-to-greylock/

Supply Chain Innovators: Shyp--making shipping suck less?

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According to Venture Beat, Shyp has raised $1 million of a $2.1  million round to make shipping easier. You take a photo of whatever it is you want to “Shyp Hero” will come pick up your unpackaged items; package it off-site; and mail it for you. You only pay the cost of shipping plus a pickup fee. The company is still in beta. Homebrew and Sherpa Ventures contributed to this round with participation from Tim Ferriss and angel investors.

Now you never have to leave your home for any reason...seriously, FedEx, USPS and UPS will pick it it for free if you can find a box and a pen. They will even bring you a box, if asked...and probably even write the address on the box...