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The latecomer advantage in startups

TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. Sometimes, due to the nature of the startup game, we over index on “the new.” Companies want to build for the pain point you never dreamed to disrupt; VCs want to invest in an emerging trend before it becomes a household name; and those breaking into tech are told to lean into their earnestness, because you never k

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Conversations with Tyler Cowen

Derek Sivers

Tyler Cowen is my favorite interviewer of all-time. His interviewing style has spoiled me for all others. He creates a tasting feast for the mind. First he finds brilliant accomplished people that he wants to learn from — people that are not too famous so they are not too polished in their answers. Then he does a ton of research in advance of each interview, reading all of their books and all of their previous interviews, searching for interesting topics that haven’t been explored enough.

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Newsletter: Freightos lists on Nasdaq + Lior Raz of ‘Fauda’ joins OurCrowd Summit

OurCrowd

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: Lano, run payroll anywhere Freightos shares start trading on NASDAQ OurCrowd Summit: SpaceIL, Mobileye, Fauda and more Pigmentum raises $6M for milk proteins from lettuce NTT picks C2A Security for first Auto Security Center project AWS: CropX platform helps reduce climate impact DailyPay secures $260M in funding BetterSeeds edits protein-rich cowpea gene Sanofi extends drug discovery deal with CytoReason More than 3,900 high-tech jobs Startup of