TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

SME-focused business travel booking platform TravelPerk has topped up the $160 million in equity and debt it raised last in a Series D last April with an additional $115 million — closing out the round at $275 million. It also plans to use the funding to double down on growth in its other large market: Europe.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2021

The company focuses on helping customers navigate a crisis and a big part of that is run books, which act as playbooks for handling various crisis situations as they arise. So they’re getting really creative in using them to onboard people into incidents and using them for better incident communication.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

First, it is snapping up Blinkist , a startup out of Berlin that had built a platform to discover and read abbreviated versions of longer non-fiction books — “Blinks” that typically take no more than 15 minutes to read or listen to. Blinkist’s last valuation was $160 million in 2018 , when it raised $18.8

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

On one visit to the city of La Esperanza, Rafael recalls stumbling upon a book of Lenca patterns. Detail of the handbag Rafael designed using Lenca patterns. “It Rafael and his sister, intrigued by what they’d found, selected a pattern and set of colors for a purse, all from the Lenca book.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Companies that embrace this new model, called interaction field companies, generate, facilitate and benefit from interactions and data exchanges among multiple people and groups—from customers and stakeholders, but also from those you wouldn’t expect to be in the mix, like suppliers, software developers, regulators and even competitors. .

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Revolution

JUNE 10, 2019

Consumers are forced to rely mostly on peer reviews and incur the additional friction of having to deal with the unit owner, who may double-book or rent out units illegally against city regulations, among a host of other issues, resulting in a largely unreliable user experience. The connective thread here is the use of technology.

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 29, 2023

Kandal will focus on unlocking greater synergies across Grab’s superapp ecosystem to create more value for our users and partners, and building a product mix that offers affordable services for those seeking value as well as highly differentiated premium offerings. He then became head of Geo in January 2022.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

Utilized lesser-used ports, other modes of shipment (air, rail), or a mix—to diversify the risk. We strategically put redundancy in the US in case of China lockdowns. “As Ocean containers that used to take six weeks are now taking three to four months or more.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Online marketing uses techniques for driving promotion and place. Simply write a great book?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The latter, funnily enough, got a bit of a mixed shout-out when we spoke to Darolfi last year. I sat at America’s Tires for three hours and thought, hey, we use robots to put tires on at the factory,” he told us. Today it announced that it has raised a $7.5 Image Credits: RoboTire. “I

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

Start by offering something of value for free to your potential audience in exchange for an email address, such as a discount coupon for your products, a free e-book, workbook, or even a free trial period for your service. Use this story, and the many others out there, to inspire you to build an engaged and active community of your own.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In a release announcing the deal , TripActions noted that the funding will be used for global expansion, building off of its expense management launch in Europe and new offices in Portugal, Germany, France and the UK. spend volume growth last quarter, and that gross bookings for business travel are up more than 5X year over year.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 9, 2024

In this conversation, a16z Growth general partner Sarah Wang speaks with Crossbeam CEO Bob Moore about his new book, Ecosystem-Led Growth: A Blueprint for Sales and Marketing Success Using the Power of Partnerships. I wanted to ask you, why did you decide to write the book? around the book. This is different, right?

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

It doesn't have to go by the book. So, let us browse through some healthy living strategy we all can afford. Start using sugar substitutes or minus it completely from your life. Mix Vegetables And Fruits. You can mix raw veggies into your fruits and have a salad every 4 hours. Thus, start making a plan.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

. “AI and machine learning have always been at the core of our product … [it helps users] book more efficiently in terms of cost and time,” Kukreja said. “Today, with most systems, companies have to choose between an easy-to-use system or the one with controls.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

I underline portions of books, but those clips just sit dormant on the device, completely unsharable. What I’d really like to do is share all my book quotes on Tumblr. ". On top of that, the atomic element of the reading experience isn't the book or the post--both of which match the atomic element of the web, the URL.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2023

This data can be used to improve future events and marketing efforts. Environmental benefits: Online events are more environmentally friendly than in-person events, as they do not require travel and often use fewer resources, leading to less waste. Then use the StreamYard Giveaway Tool to select audience participants to win.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Hurdles in the access control space spurred him to found SwiftConnect , a platform for handling space booking, visitors and meetings in physical offices. “SwiftConnect also tapped into the fact that administrators were also seeking to use physical space and real estate more efficiently.” Chip Kruger certainly believes so.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2021

A commission-based model is used and Odiggo charges the car suppliers 20% commission on every transaction. Over 50,000 car owners across three markets — Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — use Odiggo. Odiggo will use part of the funding to continue developing its tech and dashboard software, he said.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2021

“[This] not only minimises human error but also allows the company to craft the entire guest experience, from booking to check-out, at scale,” says the company. We will also have massive news soon about how we’re taking sustainability to the next level, as all of us need to do more to combat the climate crisis”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2023

Sounds like a useful feature, no? Often, they’re found in the review sections for books and movies, where, in my anecdotal experience, Amazon reviewers tend to be more… verbose. Perhaps for shoppers and sellers. But what about reviewers? I’m not going to make the case that Amazon reviews are a form of high art.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 7, 2022

Add to that knowing that there are three distinct buying seasons each year, and that this site was offering to mix and match sizes to fit, leaving orphan matching skirts and pants – and you can see why my concern. Perhaps the greatest of these is use of the “what if” or “why” question streams. What if…” we had seen this coming?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

If you've been wanting to learn a new skill or even strengthen existing ones, here are the seven tried-and-trued strategies I used to boost my expertise—and how you can, too. Now that we're on the same page, let's dive into the seven strategies you can use to learn a new skill or enhance the ones you already have.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That deal immediately proved to be a success, which then propelled Agarwal to explore broadening his offering — now using technology — to focus on what were the neglected segments of the market. Its aggressive expansion bet has had a mixed success rate. Oyo’s offerings. to name a few markets.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

You're company might be trying to get to $500,000 or $3 million in sales, the principles Ryan uses can still work. In hindsight, a perfect mix of focus and a strong partnership. Marc Benioff uses this method with Salesforce. (If Marcus Sheridan 's book, They Ask, You Answer , is all about this. Business plan.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

GetYourGuide , the Berlin startup that curates, organizes and lets travelers and others book tours and other experiences, has secured a revolving credit facility of €80 million ($97 million at current rates). The financing is being led by UniCredit, with CitiGroup, Silicon Valley Bank, Deutsche Bank and KfW also participating.

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Continuations

APRIL 18, 2021

Having enjoyed Michael Pollan’s “How to Change Your Mind” on psychedelics (in particular psilocybin), I was intrigued by a book that goes much broader on drug use: Dr. Carl Hart ’s “ Drug Use for Grown Ups.” There are many more throughout the book. All in all I recommend reading “Drug Use for Grownups.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 10, 2021

He started by expanding the company’s online greeting card business, which until that point had been a small part of the revenue mix. Qeepsake is an app that prompts parents with a text to collect different memories of their children’s lives and then print them in a keep-sake book.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2022

Use chronological scenario planning to help your startup get through a potential recession. Use chronological scenario planning to help your startup get through a potential recession. Carly writes that cybercrime operation RansomHouse (why do these sound like book publishers?) chipmaker AMD.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. Too much of today’s economic growth comes from unsustainable models using limited resources.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

CEO and cofounder, talks to a16z’s Sarah Wang about the dawn of universally accessible intelligence, the compute it will take to power it, and his pursuit of AGI’s first use case: AI friends. [00:39] There are a few options, coding looks super useful, but just also dialogue—it’s the world’s number one pastime.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

How to use Google Bard The first thing you'll notice when using Google Bard is that it's just…nice to use. It would be impossible for me to list all of Bard's use cases here, and what you'll use it for will almost certainly depend on your role. It's intuitive, with no room for confusion.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

She even wrote a book on breakfast. OffLimits uses whole ingredients, and its flavors are organic, vegan, gluten-free and lightly-sweetened with organic cane sugar. Miller heard from customers that they like mixing cereal flavors, so the pack will encourage personalization. Miller launched OffLimits in 2020 out of Science Inc.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 3, 2021

The team is developing a strategically engineered nutrition program that uses behavior modification techniques to encourage healthy lifestyle choices. Program Director, Bob Dornich, commented, “This cohort represented an exciting mix of emerging products and services.

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Continuations

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Since then the AI safety debate has become more heated with a fair bit of low-rung tribalism thrown into the mix. To get a glimpse of this one merely needs to look at the wide range of reactions to the White House Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Q: What are the tools you’re using for your front office: sourcing , LP relations, investing analysis, etc.? Calendly speeds up scheduling for pitch call Q: What are the tools you’re using for your middle office: tracking, risk management, etc.? We also have a fractional CFO that keeps our books and acts as a fund administrator.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 17, 2021

Now, three alums that worked with data in the world of Big Tech have founded a startup that aims to build a “metrics store” so that the rest of the enterprise world — much of which lacks the resources to build tools like this from scratch — can easily use metrics to figure things out like this, too.

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