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Fintech startups lead the layoff wave

TechCrunch

Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon.

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[Phantom Auto in Fort Worth Report] Why Fort Worth and North Texas is a hub for autonomous trucking

OurCrowd

In a shipping container yard at the Alliance Mobility Innovation Zone, a semi-truck moves around the yard. The steering wheel is turning. The wheels are moving. But there is no driver — at least not inside the truck. Read more here. The post [Phantom Auto in Fort Worth Report] Why Fort Worth and North Texas is a hub for autonomous trucking appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Deliberately Underselling as Sales Strategy

Tomasz Tunguz

Let me tell you a tale of two software sales processes. Take 1: An ambitious account executive engages a sales prospect and hustles to sell the customer a mega contract that consumes nearly the entirety of a budget. Big commission check, high fives, president’s club, feeling fine. Nine months into the contract, the customer realizes they have over-provisioned.

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The bull case for startups in the back half of 2022

TechCrunch

Are startups really in danger of suffering a protracted, painful slowdown ? With half the year now behind us, the gathering clouds for startups around the world don’t appear to have broken into storms, leaving us wondering if the market is really that bad today for venture fundraising, and therefore startup health. There are other positive factors to consider: Employment growth in the critical U.S. market remains strong , the value of software stocks may have bottomed out , many startups a

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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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business.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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[Flash Coffee in Inside Retail] Meet the Southeast Asian tech-enabled cafe chain out to conquer the world

OurCrowd

Launched at the time when Asia’s coffee industry was caught in the first Covid-19 wave, Southeast Asia’s Flash Coffee saw a gap at the affordable end of the cafe market for a tech-driven solution catering to busy coffee connoisseurs. Read more here. The post [Flash Coffee in Inside Retail] Meet the Southeast Asian tech-enabled cafe chain out to conquer the world appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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[OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] Israelis expect Saudi breakthrough as Biden visit rolls back Sand Curtain

OurCrowd

Read more here. The post [OurCrowd in The Times of Israel] Israelis expect Saudi breakthrough as Biden visit rolls back Sand Curtain appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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Despite layoffs, there’s still a talent crunch in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

Tech layoffs have hit almost every region in the world , and Southeast Asia is no exception , with companies like Sea , Crypto.com and JD.ID among those affected. In particular, fintech startups—BNPL, credit and lending, and inventory-holding businesses—are vulnerable, like i n other parts of the world. Glints , one of Southeast Asia’s largest jobs platforms with over 30,000 active job listings per month and 40,000 employers, recently issued a report that shows the situation may not be so dour (

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Some Thoughts On Twitter (continued)

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I wrote the post at the bottom and linked here when Elon Musk announced his intention to buy Twitter in late April. I am relieved that Musk has decided he does not want to own Twitter. I never thought he would be a good shepherd of the Twitter network and maybe now we have the opportunity to find a better ownership/governance model for it. I understand why the Twitter Board and management team feel they must force Musk to perform on the agreed-upon deal.

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Micromobility is fun, but perhaps that’s all it’ll ever be

TechCrunch

It is worth beginning with a note that I am terribly risk averse, and therefore … not a ton of fun. When Ford micromobility subsidiary Spin first launched a fleet of electric scooters in my hometown of Pittsburgh last summer, my immediate instinct was very old-man-yells-at-cloud. Youths took over the streets and sidewalks, racing around downtown and the North Shore on the orange scooters.

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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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Get ready to connect with speed networking at TC Sessions: Robotics

TechCrunch

In less than two weeks, on July 21 to be precise, the global robotics and AI community will converge online for TC Sessions: Robotics. Engage with the leading visionaries, scientists, founders, makers and investors. It’s a full day exploring the latest trends, challenges and successes in an industry that continues to profoundly change the way we live, work and play.