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These Y Combinator-backed startups are trying to build ‘ChatGPT for X’

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Image Credits: Lasso The Lasso platform can be used, for instance, to scrape an email for a sales prospect, look through a prospecting tool and save the summarized results to a document. But Ochoa argues that Lasso solves many of the setup problems associated with incumbent RPA solutions while remaining license-free.

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A court decision in favor of startup UpCodes may help shape open access to the law

TechCrunch

And in all those cases, big old incumbents like ICC will try to find ways to slow down their new competitors.” The brothers wanted to create a more efficient way to reference building codes, which are so complex that many architecture and building firms hire code consultants to help them navigate regulations.

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Wingspan raises $14M for its all-in-one payroll platform for contractors

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Mironov came from the finance world, having spent several years as a private equity analyst, associate and consultant. And of course incumbent payroll providers like Square offer their own solutions. Contractors can add a bank account, W-9 and any necessary e-signed documents themselves. So what does Wingspan bring to the table?

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The Importance of Due Diligence when Investing in Startups

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Due diligence on a startup can be divided into the following two components: Industry due diligence , which refers to the big picture and involves understanding the industry, who are the incumbent players in the market, who are the competitors, what competitive advantage the startup has, what their chances of success might be, and similar research.

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Save $450,000, and Win Your Next Pitch

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Consultant: You are one of many and until you get to the final round, your primary job is to survive and advance through each round. Two factors often come down to how Q&A will be shared and/or if we are the incumbent. When it’s a consultant pitch, think through how you can win through RFI?—?RFP?—?Chemistry?—?Finals.

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Starling Bank founder Anne Boden says new book ‘isn’t a memoir’

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There is also the £1 million in debt that Boden racked up employing management consultant firms to help her with the bank license application process. But it was [also] quite unusual for a startup to have so much documentation, to have so much that had been thought through. This is not my memoir, right. I’m at the beginning.

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HubSpot CEO and Cofounder Brian Halligan with Wufoo Cofounder Kevin Hale

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14:20 – At what point did they shift entirely away from consulting? What we didn’t want to fall into was the trap of building something that was a consulting company. Craig Cannon [14:42] – At what point did it feel like you really shifted to a startup from a consulting company? 16:00 – SEO is underrated.