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Stock Market Drops. Then It Rallies. What Happens Next for Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. I have always believed that TV was ripe for disruption. August 2011. US TV advertising is $60 billion in its own right. We did not. Fundings boomed. Summary version?

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Penpot inks $8M as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe’s $20B acquisition move

TechCrunch

Today, it’s announcing some funding to capitalize on that, a reminder of how disruption is always around the corner. with participation also from Athos and, significantly, several individuals notable for their roles in creative and developer ecosystems. Athos is a repeat backer: It also invested in an earlier $2.6

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Announcing the judges for the TC Sessions: Robotics Pitch-Off

TechCrunch

The winning team will receive a coveted spot in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200, free exhibition space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 and the chance to win $100,000 in equity-free prize money. Bummed you missed your chance to apply for the pitch-off? TechCrunch has your back — you have until the end of day today to apply — here.

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The SaaS Company that Grew from 0 to 4M Subscribers in 2.5 Years

Tomasz Tunguz

Above, the line chart shows the astounding growth in the number of Adobe Creative Suite subscribers from the launch of CreativeSuite 6 in mid-2012 through March 2014 growing at 31% per quarter to 3.97M in their last quarter. And in 2012, the company decided to disrupt its own businesses. in revenue in 2011 at 97% gross margin.

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Birdzeye’s Norlock is Helping Minority Owned Businesses Gain Equal Access to North American Retail…

Jason Malki

Birdzeye’s Norlock is Helping Minority Owned Businesses Gain Equal Access to North American Retail & eCommerce I had the pleasure of interviewing Trevor Norlock, a Global Consumer Revenue Executive who is passionate about developing new business for creative and dynamic start-up companies. global revenue.

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Don't blame the game, blame the playas

This is going to be BIG.

Not only that, but there's a "Series A Crunch" that we've been talking about since October of 2011 where good companies can't seem to get to their next round of funding. Creativity, knowhow, and insight, however, feel like they're on life support these days--and that's the fault of the people we work with, not of the investment instrament.