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The future of milk is … milk?

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Milk is polarizing: To some, it’s a refreshing beverage that pairs well with cookies. For others, it’s a cursed liquid that causes tummy troubles. Even with the shelves of alt milks crowding grocery store coolers these days, the U.S. milk industry is a $15 billion category with 90% penetration, according to John Talbot, the CEO of the California Milk Advisory Board.

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8 Red Flags to Beware of Before You Start Your Business

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Reliance buys 23.3% stake in US-based AI firm Exyn

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Reliance has backed Philadelphia-based AI and robotics startup Exyn , the Indian conglomerate disclosed in a stock exchange filing on Thursday, making further inroads in startups globally. Reliance Strategic Business Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has acquired a 23.3% stake in Exyn for $25 million, the Indian firm said. The Indian firm’s investment is part of the lead investment in the Series B funding of the Philadelphia startup, which operates a robotic autonomy fo

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#60. Email is Oversaturated. Direct Mail Automation Is The Future w/ Dennis Kelly

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Learn from the Founder and CEO of Postalytics Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today we have Dennis Kelly, the founder, and CEO of Postalytics, a fast-growing software company that automates direct mail marketing, measures the results and connects it to CRM/Marketing Automation.

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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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Pitch Deck Teardown: Card Blanch’s $460K deck for its angel round

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We’ve seen attempts at gathering all cards (credit, debit, loyalty, etc.) in one before, but Card Blanch claims to have a fresh take on the concept and closed just shy of half a mil worth of angel investments with a very elegant deck. The company gets a few parts of the slide deck right that we rarely see done well, so that’s wonderfully refreshing.

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Amid renewed interest, startups are changing how bonds are traded

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Bonds are having a “meme moment” on Reddit, Bloomberg reported. A caveat first: The trend is not on par with WallStreetBets and its meme stock frenzy. The r/bonds subreddit forum only has some 8,000 members not 13 million. But the fact that laypeople are discussing bonds is still a noteworthy development for an asset class that never raised much enthusiasm from retail investors — or from anyone, to be honest.

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Digital marketing survival strategies for tough economic times

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As every business owner knows, certain things are outside of your control when it comes to the success of your company. The economy is one example. No matter how hard you work, you can’t control economic trends and market fluctuations, but you can tweak your strategies to accommodate difficult financial times and proactively prepare your business for your customers’ mindsets during these periods.

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3 Black investors talk about what they’re looking for in 2023

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Founders and investors alike are bracing for a tough 2023 as the economy shows few signs of improving. But there are a lot of questions up in the air: Will the truckload of dry powder VCs have make its way to the market? Are there going to be more layoffs if the pressure on valuations persists? What’s in store for AI? We can answer some questions, though: Some trends are bound to stay, like interest in artificial intelligence, and crypto will continue to be under scrutiny, even as the market loo

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Customer loyalty comes in four special forms.

Berkonomics

Repeat customers, raving fans, angry backlashers, commodity shoppers. Wow, what a range of loyalty these represent. And in your years, you may have experienced all of these. First, negative kinds of loyalty: Here’s another way to look at the ladder to an ideal customer loyalty relationship. But first, let’s examine the three kinds of loyalty you don’t want to engender….

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Avoid 3 common sales mistakes startups make during a downturn

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Anand Shah. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Anand Shah , CEO and co-founder of Databook , has more than 15 years of experience in helping Fortune 500 CXOs develop strategic relationships with prospects to drive top-line growth for the enterprise. More than 150,000 workers lost their jobs this year as layoffs swept across the tech landscape since June.

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Is Iman Gadzhi a scam? Here are alternative better courses on building a business with real entrepreneurs

Founder Bounty

Iman Gadhzi constantly tells the world just how many millions. But what has he really built? We try to investigate what made him wealthy and what lessons you can learn to use the same technicals about selling yourself, gaining interest and in the end selling the product your trying to sell which in this case was his course. Imans background is not someone who has, from what we can see created any serious business and so we feel its better to take advice from people that may have more experience

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Holiday shipping is easier this year, but the tech is still lagging

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Ryan Petersen. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Ryan Petersen is CEO of Flexport. More posts by this contributor. The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automate millions of jobs. How DHL Pioneered The Sharing Economy. Compared to last year’s holiday season, major maritime trade routes are operating relatively smoothly, while shipping rates are returning to Earth and ports are moving cargo at a steady clip.

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[MeMed in GlobeNewswire] Tulsa ER & Hospital adopts trailblazing MeMed BV® test

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HAIFA, Israel and TULSA, Oklahoma, December 22, 2022 – MeMed, a leader in the emerging field of advanced host-response technologies, and Tulsa ER & Hospital, a physician-managed facility with a mission to restore the provider and patient relationship through communication and individualized treatment plans, today announce that Tulsa ER & Hospital is adopting the trailblazing MeMed BV® test that distinguishes between a bacterial and viral infection in just 15 minutes from serum.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Daily Crunch: 2 former SBF associates plead guilty to fraud and are cooperating with US federal prosecutors

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To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Well, the weather outside is…entirely dependent on where you are, we suppose. For the purposes of this newsletter, let’s imagine sunshine, some pristine beaches, a lovely gentle cooling breeze, and some piña coladas, because if we’re going to make up some fictional weather, we may as well make it lovely, right?

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[Insightec in PR Newswire] Insightec announces positive coverage decision by anthem for MR-guided focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor

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HAIFA, Israel – MIAMI, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Insightec®, a global healthcare company dedicated to using acoustic energy to transform patient care, announced today that Anthem is the third national payor to cover MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for treating medication-refractory Essential Tremor. Read more here. The post [Insightec in PR Newswire] Insightec announces positive coverage decision by anthem for MR-guided focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor appeared first on

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Fatal police shooting of startup founder puts Austin’s diversity problem in the spotlight

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Rajan “Raj” Moonesinghe (right) and his brother Johann Moonesinghe (left) pictured with their cousin (center). Image Credits: Johann Moonesinghe. For years, Austin has made headlines as an evolving tech hub where startups, large companies and investors alike have flocked to set up a presence. But as 2022 closes, the Texas capital is in the news for a very different, tragic reason — being home to the sudden death of a startup founder at the hands of a police officer.

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[Clinch in PR Newswire] Clinch’s Flight Control awarded Digiday’s Best Marketing Automation Platform

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NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Clinch, the leader in dynamic ad serving and personalization and creator of Flight Control, the Omnichannel Campaign Activation Platform, has been awarded Digiday’s Best Marketing Automation Platform. The Digiday Technology Awards recognize the technology modernizing media and marketing, and this year, highlighted Clinch for their Flight Control platform.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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[Air EV in The Times of Israel] Israeli startup’s personal flying vehicle takes off for cruise flight test

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An Israeli startup that is developing an electric flying vehicle for consumers said a prototype aircraft successfully completed its first unmanned cruise flight, which the company says puts it on a path for the rollout of manned aircraft in the next two years. Read more here. The post [Air EV in The Times of Israel] Israeli startup’s personal flying vehicle takes off for cruise flight test appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.