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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. That can only come through education, training and investment in regions of the country that are not IT centers.

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How to Raise First Dollars in a Difficult Market: The Venture Perspective

TechCrunch

It’s a vital question, and it’s why we’ve invited three investors — who we think know their stuff — to share their insight and advice on the TechCrunch+ stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco. As a consultant at Bain and Company, Case worked with clients in technology, private equity and education.

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Year in review: Best of 2012

Tomasz Tunguz

About three years ago, I started journaling my startup education by blogging. It’s all thanks to you, bold entrepreneurs and intrepid founders who continue to chase big ideas, tackle challenging problems, dare to dream of disruption and innovation - and provide an unending supply of inspiration. Top 10 Blog Posts of 2012.

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The product-led growth behind edtech’s most downloaded app

TechCrunch

Duolingo, for example, has taken this model and found ways to embed engagement hooks, pockets of joy and addictive education features within its core app. Now, we’ll analyze how Duolingo used product-led growth as a lever to expand its consumer base, and how a company built on gamification tries to balance its whimsy with education outcomes.

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20 Women Entrepreneurs Changing Their Industries (and the World)

Entrepreneurs' Organization

In 2012, Girls Who Code launched, teaching girls computer programming. Peeler isn’t just changing the world of student aid, she’s also redefining the role of women entrepreneurs in finance and education. Boys outnumbered girls by a wide margin. Katrina Lake / Stitch Fix. Payal Kadakia / Classpass.

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Alphabet’s Intrinsic acquires DARPA-backed firm behind open source robotics software

TechCrunch

In a blog post announcing the acquisition, Gerkey assures that there won’t be any disruption in day-to-day activities with respect to OSRF’s oversight of the ROS robotics middleware, the Gazebo 3D robotics simulator and Open-RMF.

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Ribbit Capital leads $26.7M round for Brazilian fintech Cora

TechCrunch

In particular, Cora wants to go even deeper in certain segments such as B2B professional services such as law and accounting firms; real estate brokerage and education. The combination of these factors makes Brazil an especially attractive market for Cora to launch in and disrupt,” Kostov told TechCrunch.

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