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Make accessibility part of your startup’s products and culture from day one

TechCrunch

Moreover, the world’s population of those who are 60 and older is expected to reach 2 billion by 2050, up from 900 million in 2015. An injury or an illness can cause someone to use the internet differently on a temporary basis. The World Health Organization says people aged 60 and older outnumber children under 5.

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Go1 nabs $100M at a $2B+ valuation to upgrade its curated enterprise learning platform

TechCrunch

The company was part of a Y Combinator cohort in 2015.). And while most of its growth to date has been organic, it will be using some of the funding potentially to bring some inorganic growth into the mix. ” Another area where it would like to use investment is to bring more technological innovations into the Go1 platform.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

Can Bitcoin find its practical use case as a currency in Latin America? Stephen Harper, the country’s prime minister from 2006 to 2015, famously quipped that the region suffered from “ a culture of defeatism.” More posts by this contributor. In Latin America, the business of trolling threatens Twitter’s disruptive power.

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10 years, 10 moments with Gabriela Gandel

Impact Hub

Our movement stood for building a better world through the power of entrepreneurial solutions , supported by a powerful magic mix of inspiring spaces, vibrant communities and meaningful content. In the early years, there were only four people in the global team and most of us worked part-time. Impact Hub Global Gathering, Oaxaca 2013.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

However, while many startups exist in cities like Turin, Bologna, Naples and Rome, Milan is generally seen as a bigger ecosystem because of its mercantile culture and a significant share of VC funds. It has an estimated 67 VC funds, with 18 of them started since 2015. This can be professional, personal or a mix of the two.

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Quickly Unpacking Two Recent Acquisitions (of Cylance; of PlanGrid)

Haystack

Typically in M&A, all-cash offers are more common when the acquirer dwarfs the target in terms of market cap; otherwise, M&A usually involves stock in the mix, which leads us to believe Cylance wouldn’t have accepted anything but cash — which makes sense given the company was reportedly booking $130M/year with 3,500 customers.

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Arkive is building the world’s first decentralized museum

TechCrunch

What if museums were curated and funded by the internet, and allowed pieces to stay close to their cultural roots, displayed in a context that made sense? I challenged McLeod to explain why he couldn’t just go build himself a museum with a pretty website, rather than adding blockchain tech to the mix. ” Why crypto?

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