Sat.Nov 28, 2020

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What to make of Stripe’s possible $100B valuation

TechCrunch

This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for the email here. Welcome to a special Thanksgiving edition of The Exchange. Today we will be brief. But not silent, as there is much to talk about. Up top, The Exchange noodled on the Slack-Salesforce deal here , so please catch up if you missed that while eating pie for breakfast yesterday.

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Monopoly: Definition, Types, Characteristics, & Examples

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Economies around the world witness a combination of different market structures. While there’s a lot of competition in most industries, some industries witness just one seller. There exists no competition in such industries as there are virtually no other players. Such market structures are termed as monopolies. But what exactly is a monopoly and how does it work?

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How Ryan Reynolds and Mint Mobile worked without becoming the joke

TechCrunch

In the past decade, celebrity interest and investment in tech companies has significantly increased. But not all celebrity investments are created equally. Some investors, like Ashton Kutcher , have prioritized the VC pursuits. Some have invested casually without getting overly involved. Others have used their considerable platforms to market their portfolio to varying degrees of success.

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Women in Business: StartupNation Radio feat. Jennifer Kluge and Jana Brownell

StartupNation

On today’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff is joined by co-host Norm Pappas, president and CEO of Pappas Financial. Together, they interview two accomplished entrepreneurs: Jennifer Kluge and Jana Brownell. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here. First up is Jennifer Kluge, president and CEO of the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) and president and CEO of MichBusiness, a community for Michigan business owner

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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Brick And Mortar: Definition, Examples, & Challenges

Feedough

Traditionally, when the world wasn’t civilised, businessmen used to scout for customers themselves. Later, when towns and cities developed, these businessmen started doing businesses in physical shops. Customers who desired the offering used to visit such shops to conduct trade face-to-face. This business model exists even today and constitutes a majority of offline businesses.

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