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Has a startup finally found one of food science’s holy grails with its healthy sugar substitute?

TechCrunch

“Sugar is a massive consumer of water and in contrast, there’s big sustainability pitch for what we do. The World Health Organisation’s first global report on diabetes found that 422 million adults live with diabetes, mainly in developing countries. the raw materials are products of the current agricultural industry.”

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Q&A with Meg Salyer

Innovation 2 Enterprise

She is also principal of Broadway Realty, investing in, and repurposing, historic properties. Salyer served as a member of the Council Finance Committee, Council Economic Development Committee, and as chairman of the Council Social Services Committee. Meg retired from the Council April 8, 2019. How can a decade have flown by!

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From $800k to $274M in 4 Years - The Story of Ariba

Tomasz Tunguz

At the outset, Ariba sustained very high gross margins, in the low 80 percent range. At the time of its IPO, the company was only investing about 75% of its revenue and sales and marketing. In 2002, the company invested significantly in sales and marketing, but suffered a decline in revenue. The company spent $46.4M

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Benchmarking ServiceNow's S-1 - How 7 Key SaaS Metrics Stack Up

Tomasz Tunguz

ServiceNow’s software allows clients to develop custom applications for their own needs, often with the help of the company’s professional services team. The business was founded in 2004, but hit its stride 2009 and went public in 2012. ServiceNow has recorded a better than 1.0 at $93M in revenue.

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Grantee Perception Report: What We Heard and How We Plan to do Better

Surdna Foundation

This is our fourth such survey since 2004. We’re proud that grantees noted Surdna’s focus on social justice as a strength, describing the Foundation as clear and consistent about its “strategic investments in communities of color.”. Our commitment to racial and social justice is a strength. Source: Surdna Grantee Perception Report.

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The Characteristics of a Billion Dollar Consumer Hardware Startup

Tomasz Tunguz

Founded in 2004, GoPro is about 10 years old and during the past few years has witnessed spectacular growth. The chart above shows the four different expense categories GoPro reported in its S-1: Advertising, General and Administrative, Research and Development, and Sales and Marketing. two dollars of revenue per investment dollar.

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Why venture capitalists are investing in international startups

David Teten VC

Why are more US VCs investing in international startups? According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. This implies that the US is still the center of the VC industry, even while there is more opportunity for US VCs to invest abroad. .