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Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities???with $15 million to?

Both Sides of the Table

Community-building is advice I give to nearly every startup team with whom I work. Competitors can leapfrog you on features or outspend you on customer acquisitions but communities are very hard to disrupt. Peloton has recently done a big push to get users to add hashtags that they create?—?this this is classic community management.

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Supporter Profile: Magnify Consulting

NZ Entrepreneur

TAKE THE BEST FROM LAST YEAR AND […] Advice Magnify Consulting Sales and Marketing Supporter Content How to ask for the sale March 29, 2021 #nzentrepreneur If 2020 showed us anything about the sales profession, its that some of us have become de-skilled in “the Ask” You know… asking for the sale.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

As a result of the efforts of Sam, Rahul, Ted, Nicolas, Chang and the entire MakeSpace team our revenue grew 150% between the months of January and October of 2017, having served more than 20,000 customers and stored more than a million individual items for our customers. If I could close with some advice for startups and boards ….

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How Duolingo became fluent in monetization

TechCrunch

By 2017, Duolingo would boast having 200 million users, which was double von Ahn’s goal when he first launched to the public on the TechCrunch Disrupt stage. She invested because of Duolingo’s growth and engagement numbers, but confronted von Ahn with some direct advice.

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VC Corner: Marlon Nichols, Cross Culture VC

Startup Grind

We held a few closes prior to the final closed in February of 2017. Healthcare in this country has been broken for a long time and is in desperate need of disruption. What is one piece of advice you’d give every founder? When did you start your current fund? What is one thing you are excited about right now? BUILD and EXECUTE!

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India’s insurance platform Turtlemint raises $30 million

TechCrunch

Insurance products had reached less than 3% of the population as of 2017, according to rating agency ICRA. ICRA estimated that of those Indians who had purchased an insurance product, they were spending less than $50 on it in 2017. A range of startups in India are trying to disrupt this market.

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Extra Crunch’s top 10 stories of 2020

TechCrunch

” Speaking as someone who’s been on both sides of this equation, I most appreciated her advice about focusing on “simplicity and staying consistent” when it comes to messaging. on Sunday, Dec. Image Credits: Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group. “Actually, nobody does.” “Actually, nobody does.”