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Fintech predictions and opportunities for 2023

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Victoria Treyger. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Victoria Treyger is a managing director at Felicis Ventures. It’s been quite an eventful year. Fintech has fallen a long way from the highs of 2021, and while 2022 was largely about the reset of the funding environment, 2023 is going to be a year of recalibration for fintech companies. The great news is that large enterprise and midmarket companies care more than ever about bottom-line impact.

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I Was Forced to Admit the Unglamorous Truth About Entrepreneurship

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How to make the most of your startup’s big fundraising moment

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Scott Brown. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Prior to becoming CMO at Hum Capital, Scott Brown led marketing for Sapphire Ventures, a $6 billion VC firm based in the U.S. and Europe. He has had a 20+-year career in enterprise technology, holding senior marketing roles at Facebook, Google, Cisco and several startups. Late-stage startups are facing major fundraising headwinds, but early-stage investing is still a bright spot for startups until they hit Series B rounds.

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A Philosophical Start to 2023

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We are once again at a transition moment in history. Where our journey goes from here could be exceptionally good or absurdly bad. This mirrors past moments, such as the transition into the Agrarian Age, which gave us early high cultures but also various dark ages. Or more recently the transition into the Industrial Age, with democracies flourishing, but also fascism and communism killing tens of millions.

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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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Product-led growth and profitability: What’s going on?

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Among public tech companies, “product-led growth (PLG) companies — those who educate and convert buyers with product rather than sales and marketing (SLG) — operate at about 5% to 10% less profitability than sales-led motions,” venture capitalist Tomasz Tunguz highlighted in a blog post. This data point may be specific to the moment we are in: First, because public tech companies overall are less profitable than a mere year ago.

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We need to destigmatize down rounds in 2023

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Holden Spaht. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Holden Spaht is a managing partner at private equity firm Thoma Bravo. A new year is upon us, and with it comes uncertain, and uncomfortable, market conditions. Accompanying those conditions are equally uncomfortable decisions. For startup founders, determining which path is right for their business may require fundamentally rethinking the way they measure success.

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Newsletter: Drug-free migraine relief + Better dental implants

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Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Magdent, empowering successful dental implants Wanted: More investment in breakthrough climate tech Grab a December Discount for Summit until Jan. 5 Air EV completes successful test voyage Theranica: Drug-free migraine relief Insightec receives FDA approval, patients enrolled for Mayo Clinic trial Dubai’s NOW Money taps ThetaRay for financial crime prevention Japan’s largest cargo carrier joins Freightos platform Cybersixgill: Cost of cyberattack

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Meta acquires Dutch startup Luxexcel as it doubles its metaverse dream in 2023

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark. Username or Email Address. Password. Remember Me. No account yet? Register Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced its acquisition of 3D smart glass maker Luxexcel as it doubles down on its metaverse dream in 2023. The Dutch startup specializing in smart eyewear can integrate the elements needed to create an augmented reality (AR) experience within a prescription lens, such as holographic film and projectors, The Verge reported.

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Yet another Zomato co-founder leaves the firm

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Zomato said on Monday its co-founder and chief technology officer Gunjan Patidar has left the firm, the latest in a series of departures at the Indian food delivery firm whose shares have lost over 57% of its value in the past year. Patidar is the fourth co-founder to leave the firm. His departure also follows exits by Mohit Gupta, another co-founder, and two other senior executives last month.

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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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What’s the best eCommerce platform for SEO?

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What’s The Best eCommerce Platform for SEO? From WooCommerce to Adobe Commerce, here are the 9 answers to the question, “What’s the best eCommerce platform for SEO?” WooCommerce BigCommerce Magento Shopify Squarespace Wix eCommerce Bright Edge Prestashop Adobe Commerce WooCommerce WooCommerce is an eCommerce platform making its mark in the online shopping industry, and for […].

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