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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros. As a starting point you have to realize that investment firms (which a VC is) have management needs.

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Neko, Daniel Ek’s next play, is another spin on preventative healthcare

TechCrunch

He has also put some money where his mouth is — investing in Swedish telehealth platform, Kry , for example. But dabbling as an investor evidently has not stopped him from wanting to get hands-on too — as one of two co-founders for Neko Health (the other being Hjalmar Nilsonne, whose prior startup focused on energy data analysis).

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Companies betting on data must value people as much as AI

TechCrunch

The real question to ask here is whether re-formatting the data for customer #1527 is really the best way to use the time of a well-paid expert. The average data scientist is paid between $95,000 and $120,000 per year, according to various estimates. The truth is, we are still early when it comes to data transformation.

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Meme Mapping: Learn to Run Better Creative Tests by Reverse-Engineering Hollywood

Reforge

Then dive into how Hollywood uses memes to help people find the right movie to watch, to introduce you to the concept of memetics. Finally we’ll run through a step-by-step example of how to use Meme Mapping to get a more consistent return on investment from experimentation.

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IdeaPAD case study: How do you define and build value for an existing product?

Paul G. Silva

The team knew that they had a wealth of data that helped them make deals for their clients, and they sold this data to companies in their space. It was clear that there was more opportunity for their research and data products, but they wanted to invest their resources in promising ideas for their target market.

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“We are going to create the best environment for startups in Europe”

TechCrunch

Polo: We consider that the draft for the startup ecosystem law that was approved on December 10 actually represents a revolution — for the attraction of investment and the attraction of talent. And for us, for the high commissioner, this is a confirmation that Spain is becoming one of the best countries in Europe for startups.