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The product-led growth behind edtech’s most downloaded app

TechCrunch

From that frenetic creativity came the company’s distinctive mascot: a childish and rebellious evergreen-colored owl named Duo. Duolingo, for example, has taken this model and found ways to embed engagement hooks, pockets of joy and addictive education features within its core app. Duo, Duolingo’s mascot, flying around.

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In the Vault: Turning Developers Into Clients With Marco Argenti From Goldman Sachs

Andreessen Horowitz

In this conversation, a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marco Argenti, the chief information officer at Goldman Sachs, about bringing fintech processes into financial services, turning developers into clients, and how AI is a major inflection point in the history of technology. And then I started selling.

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Workforce Development Can Strengthen Cybersecurity

StartupNation

This article guides you through the necessary steps to enhance security via workforce development. Workforce development: what you need to know. For this reason, you must develop your workforce when it comes to cybersecurity. Develop alternative management strategies. Educate your workforce.

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Finalists Announced in 2024 PA Wilds $50,000 BIG IDEA Contest!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Their high-light projector stimulates cognitive responses, increasing engagement and retention, thus offering a valuable resource for parents and educators alike. Otzzy, founded by Tim Emerick (Renovo, PA): This family-run business has developed an interactive tap-to-play interface app, revolutionizing personalized keepsake gifts.

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Kdan Mobile gets $16M Series B for its cloud-based content and productivity tools

TechCrunch

Launched in 2009, Kdan Mobile has focused on developing content creation and productivity software for mobile devices from the start, founder and chief executive officer Kenny Su told TechCrunch. It also passed 200 million downloads and now has more than 100 million members on its platform.

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives a Mission to Connect People With Popongo

StartupNation

So, I traveled to West Yorkshire, England, to acquire an education then went back to Jamaica to start my professional career. Fulfilling a need – creativity spurs inspiration. I decided to challenge my creativity and figure out a new game that would appeal to the masses. The development of Popongo and a celebration of culture.

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Appetiser’s co-founders discuss building client relationships and getting to MVP

TechCrunch

And while the Australian agency was recommended to TechCrunch via our our survey to identify software development partners for startups , it could just have well have come through our survey to recommend growth marketers, which you can answer here. MacRae: The vision for Appetiser was never to be an app development company.

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