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Extra Crunch roundup: Antitrust jitters, SPAC odyssey, white-hot IPOs, more

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antitrust authorities want broad competition for consumers in household goods,” Danny concluded, and I suspect that applies to Plaid as well. billion purchase of API startup Plaid fell apart, Alex Wilhelm and Ron Miller interviewed several investors to get their reactions: Anshu Sharma, co-founder and CEO, SkyflowAPI.

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Extra Crunch roundup: ‘Nightmare’ security breach, Poshmark’s IPO, crypto boom, more

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In an interview with author and MIT professor Sinan Aral , Managing Editor Danny Crichton discussed some of the debates currently swirling around the desire in some quarters to regulate social media platforms. billion — would have only been good for fifth place on this year’s list,” notes enterprise reporter Ron Miller.

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EC roundup: BNPL startups, growth marketing tips, solid state battery market map, more

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With that ethos in mind, Lucas Matney interviewed Pilot CEO Waseem Daher to deconstruct the pitch deck that helped his company land a $60M Series C round. “As large organizations age, they often need to pivot to stay relevant, and I wanted to explore one of these transformational shifts ,” said enterprise reporter Ron Miller.

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