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AI chip startup Sima.ai bags another $30M ahead of growth

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EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities. has created a software-centric, purpose-built … platform that exclusively targets this large market opportunity. After emerging from stealth in 2019, Sima.ai

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Democratizing Design

Andreessen Horowitz

4:03] Jambot demo [7:02] Human vs. AI creativity [13:37] Applying AI to design [14:31] Startups vs. incumbents Will AI replace designers? I have a demo and I can show off some stuff. Jambot demo Dylan: If you haven’t seen FigJam, this is our whiteboarding and brainstorming product. David: To start, fiery question.

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria

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The only worry is incumbents might want to eat into Duplo’s meal — but then again, the market is massive. That’s where Plumter sees an opportunity and is pitching to help African importers process payments to China/APAC within 48 hours. YC-backed Duplo raises $1.3M Remedial Health. Website: [link]. Founded in: 2021.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

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We’ll have the new Discovery Stage featuring in-depth demos and speaker Q&As, roundtables, networking, breakout sessions and more. Hear from its creator Anatoly Yakovenko about the opportunities and challenges ahead as Solana seeks to take web3 to mobile devices in a push for mass adoption. with Peter A.

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Your MVP is neither minimal, viable nor a product

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A lot of the “trying to fail” approaches involve looking at your business opportunities and contemplating where your business might fail in the future. Will an incumbent copy us and destroy us? If you have a number of incumbents in your space, do some research and see how they have reacted to other startups.

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B2FI: Demystifying Software Sales Into Financial Institutions

Andreessen Horowitz

At a16z, we have made it a top priority to connect with key decision makers at various financial services institutions; we do this through dinners with our portfolio company CEOs and executives, briefings with line-of-business owners, and demo days. This is when the buyers ask “does this product really work?”

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Five Flute’s $1.2M pre-seed deck

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Demo slide. ” — competition slide. I can imagine the exasperation I would feel if I had to put a slide like this into my pitch deck; but on the other hand, as a founder, it’s your job, in the pitch process, to drag your investors along for the ride and to help them understand the size of the opportunity at play.