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

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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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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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8 Red Flags to Beware of Before You Start Your Business

Entrepreneur's Handbook

You won’t learn any of them in business school. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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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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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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7 Lessons From the 7th Year of Running a Book Summary Business

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#3: Sometimes, it’s better not to know Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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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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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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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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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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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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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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[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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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.

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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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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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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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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.