Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Machine learning models predict code, synthesize images, author blog posts reducing composition time by a factor of 2 or 3. Covid accelerated distributed work, which is now a norm. Startup company formation & funding thrives outside the Bay Area. Here are my predictions for 2023. 3 of 5 isn’t terrible.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

Hi all, it was a roller coaster of a week in the world of fintech as I published two separate articles on startup layoffs and a nine-figure funding round in the span of a few hours. Well, this past week, the company came out with an indirect response to the latter in the form of a blog post written by its CEO Maju Kuruvilla.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year, where I — as a committee of one judge, me — select one startup in the tech ecosystem that “broke out” and has the makings of an even larger outcome should things continue to go right. Revenue acceleration is, too. 5/ The Enduring Allure Of Platform Potential: Revenue is important.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Note : Last Thursday, Cigna acquired Brighter to accelerate the development of Cigna’s mobile and desktop platforms and create new end-to-end experiences that connect health consumers and providers with the guidance, support, and incentives they need to increase quality of care and maximize cost-savings. We are willing to bet on it.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 5, 2022

It processes hundreds of billions of dollars each year for “every size of business — from startups to Fortune 500s.” But it is illustrative of the measures that financial services companies — incumbents and fintechs alike — are taking to make their installment loans available to more consumers. Perhaps it dodged a bullet?

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