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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

It become such a quick part of popular culture that Jim Carrey rode a Bird in an opening segment of the Jimmy Kimmel show (hilarious if you haven’t seen it). You can’t simply drop a bunch of electric scooters in a market and hope to compete with the data and software advantages of the incumbents.

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Meet Super.mx, the Mexico City-based insurtech that raised $7.2M from VCs and unicorn CEOs

TechCrunch

Some have blamed the lack of insurance coverage on the country’s culture but Super.mx It’s not a cultural problem,” Villarreal said. We knew the team to unlock the market potential would need to be highly competent and highly disruptive.”. “People in Latin America buy a lot less insurance than they do in the U.S.,

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Extra Crunch roundup: Edtech VC survey, 5 founder mistakes, fintech liquidity, more

TechCrunch

In my experience, many founders have a hard time delegating, which can quickly create cultural and operational problems. Since the pandemic disrupted the social rhythms of work and school, many of us have compensated by changing our relationship to digital media. Image Credits: Aleksandar Nakic (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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Psychedelics startups are on a long journey to consumer markets, but these 5 VCs are taking the ride

TechCrunch

Previously relegated to underground communities and rave culture, drugs like ketamine, MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy) and psilocybin are now being studied to develop therapies to treat everything from PTSD to cluster headaches. “Today, there are 400+ ketamine clinics in the U.S.,

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Monzo Makes Money Work For Everyone

Y Combinator

Monzo’s culture of customer obsession allowed it to use the crisis to thoughtfully build a beloved consumer and SMB product that has changed personal finance in the UK. 2 Incumbent banks miss the mark in two crucial areas: The banking experience has not evolved to match modern consumer. This did not happen by magic. expectations.

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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines

Andreessen Horowitz

The emergence of generative AI, cloud computing, and new spatial platforms is poised to disrupt 3D creation end-to-end. From the age-old realms created in myths to the digital domains we traverse today in video games, the fidelity of these worlds has never been more immersive nor culturally impactful.

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A Collection of Uncommon Points of View on Startups

Tomasz Tunguz

I was given a copy at TechCrunch Disrupt. Idea 2: Disruption is the wrong mind-set. Today’s mantra of disrupting industries focuses startups on existing competitive markets. Most disruptive companies are better, faster, and cheaper versions of incumbents’ products.