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Farmers are increasingly struggling to protect their crops from diseases and pests. An article published by Cornell: Alliance for Science states that up to 40 percent of crop loss is due to the threat of over 600 pathogens and pests.

We are pleased to welcome Keaton Nankivil as Senior Associate for Bascom Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group’s fund for Wisconsin alumni and friends.

The popularity of video games is at an all-time high, with nearly 2.5 billion people playing games worldwide and annual esports events attracting 456 million viewers. According to an article by TechJury, by 2025 the industry will have an estimated net worth of $256.97 billion.

This series curates great content that folks interested in entrepreneurism and venture capital should explore. Some are from my own must list; others have been suggested by our community.

Get to know Rob Adams, Managing Partner at Congress Avenue Ventures, Alumni Venture Group’s fund for UT Austin alumni and friends of the community.

Our “Seeding the Future” series explores trends, opportunities, and companies from the seed and pre-seed venture world. This is the investment focus of AVG’s newest Basecamp Fund.

It’s the 1960s. The space race is on. There’s a rotary phone in every household. The Beatles are at the top of the charts. Gilligan’s Island is the #1 show in America. Fernando J. Corbató just invented the password.

Our “Seeding the Future” series explores trends, opportunities, and companies from the seed and pre-seed venture world. This is the investment focus of AVG’s newest Basecamp Fund.

This series curates great content that folks interested in entrepreneurism and venture capital should explore. Some are from my own must list; others have been suggested by our community.

Quality of customer service is implicitly connected with motivation and engagement of a company’s frontline employees (employees who deal directly with customers). Many companies rely on low-paid customer service employees to be the faces of their brands. Given the rampant low morale of many of these employees, companies are at risk.