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Image credits: Robert Daley/Getty ImagesWelcome to Startups Weekly — a weekly roundup of must-sees from the world of startups.sign up here Delivered to your inbox every Friday. In the corporate tug-of-war over remote work, CEOs like Andy Jassy and Elon Musk are old-school gym teachers insisting that everyone return to the field, even though the bleachers are perfectly fine. They claim remote work is akin to slacking off, but research and employee sentiment suggest otherwise, and flexibility may be the secret sauce to productivity and satisfaction. It is emphasized that there is. Meanwhile, the rest of us are watching this…
PEMBROKE — Joe Hayes enjoys giving back to young people in his hometown of Peanut City, Virginia. For the past two years, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke senior has hosted the Hayes Stacking Days Youth Football Camp, bringing together college athletes and coaches to help local players hone their skills on the field. But Hayes has big dreams for his camp to go beyond football and impact the next generation, and at UNCP’s first BraveHawk Entrepreneur Challenge held on April 3, Hayes announced that he would be joining the expansion program, Stacking Dayz. I proposed an idea for…
Joe Hayes (right) won the BraveHawk Entrepreneur Challenge at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Mr. Hayes is shown with a photo provided by his UNCP Secretary Diane Prusink. UNCP PEMBROKE — Joe Hayes enjoys giving back to young people in his hometown of Peanut City, Virginia. For the past two years, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke senior has hosted the Hayes Stacking Days Youth Football Camp, bringing together college athletes and coaches to help local players hone their skills on the field. But Hayes has big dreams for his camp to go beyond football and impact…
The world of venture capital in 2024 is being studied in contrast. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence (AI) startups are being flooded with funding because of their potential to change everything from the way we work to the way we live. Meanwhile, many tech startups hit a wall when trying to move from initial funding to more significant Series A rounds. To get a clearer picture of what’s going on, let’s take a closer look at these trends, backed by the latest statistics and numbers.AI funding waveAI is all the rage, and for good reason. It’s not just a cool new gadget.…
Telehealth trends focus on state legal and regulatory developments impacting health care providers, telemedicine and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that provide and facilitate virtual care. Trends over the past week: interstate highway compact Professional standards and supervisory requirements Redemption requirements Learn more Enactment of final laws and regulations arizona Enacted SB 1173, establishing the Counseling Agreement. mississippi We enacted SB 2157 (mentioned in last week’s post), which adopted the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact. kentucky We passed both bills that I mentioned in last week’s blog post. SB 255 establishes requirements and standards for the provision of social work…
On a typical Thursday, Katie Alanis Barnhill goes to the Mission Community Market on 22nd Street to pick up a week’s worth of produce. These days she fills her basket with vegetables, mushrooms and plums, but soon her weekly market budget may be cut. Alanis Barnhill, like 500,000 other Californians, uses Market Match. The program allows shoppers enrolled in CalFresh benefits, the state’s food assistance program for low-income people, to double the portion of their spending money they can spend on produce at farmers markets. For the $15 she paid through CalFresh, Alanis Barnhill received $30 worth of food. But…
There’s certainly something odd about Donald Trump and his supporters constantly asking Americans if things were better four years ago. Four years ago, in April, few Americans were better off than he is now. Much of the country was still in the midst of restrictions put in place early in the coronavirus pandemic, leaving those who weren’t at risk of infection. catch the virus.Instead, what President Trump can say is what most presidential challengers can’t: “Was it better when I was president?” Of course, this is the subtext of the “four years ago” question. But in this case, the former…
Five Houston startups are off to a strong start to the new year, securing more than $320 million in venture funding. Most of that is due to his one huge deal with a geothermal company.According to InnovationMap’s report, VC activity in Houston in the first quarter of 2024 spanned industries and stages, from pre-seed to Series E. That’s a lot of money raised in Houston in one quarter, but not in terms of closed deals, at least. Compared to the previous quarter, startups raised more than $170 million in nine deals.From a national perspective, it’s not that big of a…
Telehealth trends focus on state legal and regulatory developments impacting health care providers, telemedicine and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that provide and facilitate virtual care. Trends over the past week: behavioral health license compact Telemedicine practice requirements Learn more Final legislation and rulemaking: florida Enacted SB 7016 to, among other things, bring Florida into the Interstate Medical Licensing Compact, Physical Therapy Compact, and Auditory Speech-Language Pathology Compact. in Utah, HB 365 was enacted. The law allows doctors, nurses, and physician assistants to conduct initial consultations for certain cosmetic procedures, including cryolipolysis, via telemedicine.In other words removal of…
Telehealth trends focus on state legal and regulatory developments impacting health care providers, telemedicine and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that provide and facilitate virtual care. Trends over the past week: interstate highway compact Expansion of telemedicine Learn more Final legislation and rulemaking: In South Carolina, the governor signed H 4159, the South Carolina Telemedicine and Telehealth Modernization Act. This law establishes uniform baseline standards for all professionals licensed by state licensing boards who provide services via telehealth. The bill also amends medical practice law provisions related to telemedicine to address ongoing telemedicine treatment provided by an out-of-state…