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The gray revolution: Fundraising within the older adult space

TechCrunch

We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy brands, incumbent companies and “old” ways of thinking. One of the best strategies for tech companies that want to serve the older adult market is to focus your value proposition on empowering older adults. billion in 2050.

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FarmSense uses sensors and machine learning to bug-proof crops

TechCrunch

The sensor promises to provide real-time data, as well as management strategies to help farmers mitigate damage from harmful insects. He expressed optimism for technology as a way to control insect establishment, but ultimately thinks that the optimal strategy is to attack the problem even earlier. Image Credits: FarmSense.

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TrueCircle scoops $5.5M to use AI to drive recycling efficiency

TechCrunch

So the disruption potential — and revenue ‘opportunities’ — look huge. We have a chance here to disrupt a $20BN per year industry through a much more digitalized trading infrastructure.” Problems that scale all over the globe, too. “I think this is the thing that gets us all super excited. .

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Mistaking performance for competence

TechCrunch

Murielle Thinard McLane, Intuitive Ventures: Robotics capitalization strategies will shift. Many startups in the space relied on SVB’s unique venture debt offering and it leaves a gap in capitalization strategies. Rodney Brooks (Rethink Robotics) at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017. Fair enough. Do me proud.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Finishing is the ripest for disruption. According to UN forecasts, the number of people living in cities is expected to double by 2050, growing from 3.5 This is an indication that the industry is ready for disruption. Something in both the masonry and bricklayer arena as well as framing would be interesting.