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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Last weekend I caught Mashable announcing that Ebook Sales Surpass Hardcover in the U.S. One of my earliest excursions into market research was working for a research firm doing a 1979 forecast on ATMs. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. Tim Berry , Founder, Palo Alto Software. Subscribe by email. June 19th, 2012.

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“AI Agents for Small Business: The Ultimate Guide to Automation and Growth”

American Entrepreneurship

AI agents are software programs designed to automate tasks, analyze data, and make intelligent decisions based on user input and pre-set parameters. This is useful in marketing, sales forecasting, and financial planning. Jasper AI AI-powered content generation for blogs, social media, and ads. What Are AI Agents?

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. how to evolve our management team.

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The best pipeline management software in 2025

The Zapier Blog

But if you want to know the best sales pipeline management tool, unfortunately, you should probably read the next several thousand words of in-depth software analysis. How we evaluate and test apps Our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software.

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Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment

TechCrunch

More recently, we have seen numerous new investment models and financing instruments, including shared earnings agreements and point-of-sale capital. Beyond B2B SaaS and impact investing, many other verticals are adopting the model as well, including e-commerce/D2C, consumer software, food and beverage, and more.

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What is AI automation? And how your business can use it

The Zapier Blog

Working at Zapier means I spend a lot of time thinking about how to make software do my job for me. It can scan your software, surface potential security risks, and even correct those vulnerabilities far faster and more accurately than a human could. Automation used to be the best way to do that. A dream come true.

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AI content platform Jasper raises $125M at a $1.7B valuation

TechCrunch

Jasper leverages AI to generate content for blog articles, social media posts, website copy and more. It’s an admittedly biased finding — Phrasee sells AI-powered copy generation software. ” Image Credits: Jasper.

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