Benefit of Early Pivots, Brand, Venture, Cryptocurrency | Validere, Talent.com, BoC - March 24, 2022

<p>It’s Thursday March 24, 2022, and today we’re talking about:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Seeing the problem, creating a solution, and dedicating: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/validere/">Validere</a> early pivot pays off with a new $43m USD raise</li> <li>The importance of branding: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-com/">Talent.com</a> rebrand leads to a $120m USD raise</li> <li>Massive markets have venture scale opportunities in “niches”: Two bootstrapped companies raise outside financing</li> <li>Developing impact of cryptocurrency: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/bank-of-canada/">Bank of Canada</a> working with MIT on Digital Currency research</li> <li>Growth on a larger scale: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/applyboard/">ApplyBoard</a> makes it first acquisition</li> </ul>