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Labor marketplace ShiftMed secures $200M to solve nursing shortage

TechCrunch

For hospitals and other healthcare organizations, it provides access to additional local staff, increases retention and creates part-time work opportunities. In addition, it had hired over 10,000 nurses and its app was downloaded by over 100,000 users. healthcare staffing market in 2021 and was projected to more than double to $21.6

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Founders Fund backs Vest, a startup out to give Latin Americans a bridge to investing in the US stock market

TechCrunch

Vest’s platform is live and its app is available for download on iOS and Android in all of Latin America except for Panama, and in the U.S. New investors don’t just need a transactional medium, but a framework for making wise investing decisions.”. Financial services for investing and cash management in the U.S.

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

Andreessen Horowitz

So, we were doing something like 70 million downloads a day or something like that. ” I jumped to the opportunity. So, if you get a bunch of engineers in a room for example, if they need to do a web project, you can count the seconds before the discussion on frameworks come up. So, it was actually quite a big thing.

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At Last – An Asset Class Achieving High Ownership at Low Cost

Angel Capital Association

Studios do this by using repeatable frameworks (imagine a factory) to test these ideas and back them with funding and resources in order to launch and grow powerful, scalable startups. This unprecedented growth provides a wealth of new opportunity for the investment community. Or, reach directly out to the GSSN Team at hello@gssn.co

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Zilliz, the startup behind the Milvus open source vector database for AI apps, raises $60M, relocates to SF

TechCrunch

The company said that downloads have now passed the 1 million mark, compared to 300,000 a year ago, with production users growing by 300% in the same period — however, it didn’t disclose its active user numbers. All of that points to a market opportunity that Zilliz is focused to tackle.

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10 Ways to Boost Your Startup’s Customer Acquisition

StartupNation

It provides the framework to grow your business by helping you to gain new customers while you retain the ones you have. First, it provides potential customers the opportunity to try your product or see what it’s like to work with you, at no cost to them. Building a customer acquisition strategy. Give away free products or services.

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The Benefits of Starting a Business During a Recession

StartupNation

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. When sales were being generated, I paid far more attention to missed opportunities than victories. We have, for example, developed customer satisfaction frameworks where all signs of dissatisfaction are treated as complaints. Client first.

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