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How to network like a ninja

Berkonomics

Outgoing, full of creative ideas, and certainly the best person to teach us how, here is Kim on networking… By Kim Shepherd . Networking with others you want to meet is second nature to some, but it fills others with dread. After all, networking is much more than cocktail parties and trading business cards.

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Autonomous driving startup Momenta raises another $500M

TechCrunch

Instead, it counts on gleaning data from a network of mass-produced vehicles powered by its solutions. In the case of the GM deal, Momenta’s solution, which uses a mix of consumer-grade millimeter-wave radars and high-definition cameras, will be used in GM’s vehicles sold in China rather than the United States.

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Plume raises $300M as it passes 1.2B devices in 35M homes using its smart Wi-Fi service

TechCrunch

Plume’s CEO and founder Fahri Diner said the startup will be using the money to continue building out its software platform, inking and servicing more deals with carriers and generally expanding its horizons. Now it has closed a huge funding round to ride the wave. In an OTT-style play, in the U.K.,

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Behind the scenes: The challenges of building an EdTech startup

Startup Grind

Challenges facing EdTech founders: Small Network: A small number of hugely successful EdTech startups (compared to other markets like FinTech, AdTech, etc) so a very small network to learn from and everyone is still exploring and finding his own way. I would definitely recommend UCL educate program for that side.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. Much of network television can cost $100,000 / minute to produce. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. But distribution is now unlimited.

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Kandji pulls in $100M Series C on $800M valuation, up 10x since last year

TechCrunch

Tiger Global led today’s investment with participation from Definition, Frontline Ventures and existing investors First Round Capital, Greycroft, Felicis Ventures, The Spruce House Partnership, B Capital Group, SVB Capital and Okta Ventures. It quickly followed with a $60 million Series B last April.

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This week in AI: Amazon ‘enhances’ reviews with AI while Snap’s goes rogue

TechCrunch

Sounds like a useful feature, no? OpenAI proposes new moderation technique: OpenAI claims that it’s developed a way to use GPT-4, its flagship generative AI model, for content moderation — lightening the burden on human teams. Perhaps for shoppers and sellers. But what about reviewers?

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