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Revyze is building the TikTok of educational videos

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They built a quick version of the app, put together a Discord community to spread the word and shared a few videos on TikTok and Instagram. In just a few weeks, Revyze managed to attract 35,000 downloads. Building the community behind the app. Videos are validated by us and by the community,” Perrot said. “We

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Fireside Project manifests a $200K fund to improve access to careers in psychedelic health

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Given the legal status of these substances, people are hesitant to call 911 if they are experiencing a crisis, many don’t have access to peer groups that can offer support and there’s not a lot of other support available either. In the process of launching the hotline, Fireside is placing itself in a really interesting position.

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Matter raises $7 million Series A to build a better reading app

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The app enters a space where technologies for saving articles to read later, like Instapaper and Pocket, have lagged behind how people are now consuming online reading — through newsletters, personalized recommendations in other apps or through suggestions from peers on social platforms, for example. This is what Matter is aiming to do.

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Expectful’s new chief executive experienced the trauma she just raised millions to solve

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The stress of her pregnancy led Walton to download Expectful, a meditation and sleep app for new mothers. Even though she was mid-maternity leave from her managerial role at Airbnb, she jumped at the opportunity. “I But, she says, it was an opportunity to be entrepreneurial in a sector she cared about.

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Chief community officer is the new CMO

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Community isn’t a single Slack group or event or newsletter. Despite this nebulous, disconnected reality, companies are paying more attention to various channels as remote work and digital communication powers our days. who is building the best community in edtech right now? — natasha (@nmasc_) February 16, 2021.

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Pear hosted its invite-only demo day online this year; here’s what you might have missed

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The pitch: Video has emerged as one of the prominent ways for enterprises to communicate internally and externally with their customers and partners. What it does: Unlock financial opportunities for farmers to create sustainable farms and improve their livelihoods. What it does: Video conferencing platform for enterprise workflows.

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

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In this post, we will walk through what drove Monzo’s early success, how it has come to dominate the UK market, and the company’s opportunity to change the landscape of global financial services with its beloved brand. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%. This did not happen by magic. expectations.