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JANUARY 2, 2023

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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Continuations

JANUARY 2, 2023

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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JANUARY 2, 2023

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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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JANUARY 2, 2023

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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2023

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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2023

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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Terkel Small Business

JANUARY 2, 2023

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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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2023

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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OkDork

JANUARY 2, 2023

Creating New Year's goals is one of my FAVORITE things to do, because it sets my year up for success. After lots of trial and error, I’ve made a simple goal-setting system that works: #1: Pick a word. #2: Separate your goals into 5 categories. #3: Get an accountability buddy. This word I’m focusing on this year is GROUNDED. These are my goals…. Work.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 2, 2023

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