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Highnote launches a collaboration platform for musicians and podcasters offering voice notes, polls and more

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Might come as a surprise, but the audio world, in large part, uses general-purpose tools to discuss and iterate their files, which is extremely inefficient,” Bradley said. Highnote is free to use, and no download is required. There’s also the option to create polls to prompt the listener with questions at a specific time.

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Epic Games acquires Sketchfab, a 3D-model sharing platform

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Sketchfab has been building a platform to upload, download, view, share, sell and buy 3D assets. More recently, Unreal Engine has been used for different use cases beyond video games, such as special effects, 3D explorations of virtual worlds, mixed reality projects and more.

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WaitWhat raises $12M to double down on what comes after podcasts

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” An existing iteration on the podcast theme — a entrepreneur training course that it has developed in connection with its Masters of Scale podcast, has been downloaded 10,000 times in its first 8 weeks on the market. And Meditative Story, which focuses on mindfulness, is being downloaded 750,000 times each month.

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The Duolingo EC-1

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From humble origins a decade ago as a translation platform for news agencies, it’s now used by 500 million people across the world to learn Spanish, English, French and more, all while generating bookings of $190 million in 2020. One of the companies that has led the charge in transforming those perceptions is Pittsburgh-based Duolingo.

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How to Make $100,000 from an Online Event

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This data can be used to improve future events and marketing efforts. Environmental benefits: Online events are more environmentally friendly than in-person events, as they do not require travel and often use fewer resources, leading to less waste. Free download: How to Deliver 6-Figure Value to Virtual Event Sponsors ‍ 3.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

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You can watch him on YouTube , download in iTunes (for gym or commute) 3/31/11 edition. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program? Mix it up with different agencies, people run out or creativity/contacts. That was a quick meeting!!

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Penpot inks $8M as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe’s $20B acquisition move

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On a community level, however, designers and others were upset: They had adopted Figma precisely because it was not Adobe. Launched a year ago, the startup has seen tens of thousands of downloads and 15,000 “stars” on GitHub. ” Penpot’s choice of using open source-based technology to tackle this was intentional.