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Let’s Get Personal: Why AI Will Unlock a Massive Market for Online Consumer Services

Andreessen Horowitz

The internet opened up a major consumer market by providing services more cheaply, and to more people, online. Now, AI is kicking off a colossal wave of opportunities for startups by making it possible to build scalable online experiences that replicate the benefits of being in person. users, time spent). Higher prices.

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Wisetack closes on $45M to bring ‘buy now, pay later’ to in-person services

TechCrunch

Traditional buy now, pay later (BNPL) gives consumers the opportunity to pay in installments at the point of sale, either online or, increasingly, in person as well. Wisetack is a startup that brings buy now, pay later to in-person services. To Tzekin, the opportunity is huge.

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How Habitto managed to break into the Japanese Fintech scene in record time without knowing a word of Japanese

AsiaTechDaily

However, even in conservative markets, the changing global landscape can still give rise to new markets and opportunities. Two key changes led Habitto to discover new business opportunities The first change is the shift in the Japanese mindset, where “savings are a top priority.” The first step was to recruit the right talent.

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Small Business Check-In: Which Sectors Are Recovering Better and Why?

StartupNation

just two months later as businesses slashed headcount, reduced inventory and began reimagining nearly every in-person service through the lens of a remote delivery model. Crisis creates opportunity. The unemployment rate soared from 3.5% in February 2020 to 14.8% In total, nearly $800 billion in PPP money was provided to 8.5

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Greener wants to help consumers and businesses be more sustainable

TechCrunch

Greener’s app is free for consumers, while businesses fund the model at a low margin and can be rewarded with new customers and personalized services, he told TechCrunch. Greener suggests the opportunity is enormous as 300g of CO 2 is attached to every dollar spent, with $184 billion spent globally every day.

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Boulevard Named to GGV Capital’s 2023 SMBTech 50

American Entrepreneurship

are responsible for 44% of the country’s GDP, roughly half of its employment opportunities, and over $180 billion in annual technology spending. Founded in 2016, Boulevard has earned the trust of thousands of salons and spas across the nation by delivering the world-class technology and genuine, human, personable service they deserve.

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Continual raises $4M for its AI-powered data platform

TechCrunch

Zajonc’s last startup, Sense, was an early enterprise platform that was acquired by Cloudera in 2016, while his co-founder, Tyler Kohn, previously built RichRelevance, a personalization service that was acquired by Manthan System in 2019. ” With Continual, data teams can reuse their existing SQL and dbt skills.