A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
This post was co-written by Katie Haun and Fred Wilson. The events surrounding FTX have shaken the confidence of many. How did one of the largest crypto exchanges collapse so quickly? Why do meltdowns like this seem to keep happening? At times like this, it helps to have a long-term view of web3 as a sector, not just a forward-looking long-term view, but also some perspective on where we have come from.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Descript , the audio and video editing platform founded in 2017 by former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, has raised $50 million in a Series C round led by the OpenAI Startup Fund, a tranche through which OpenAI and its partners, including Microsoft, are investing in early-stage companies. Descript is the second startup to receive a cash infusion from the fund after AI note-taking app Mem , and Mason says it reflects OpenAI’s belief in the future of Descript’s AI-powered features. “I
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Morrow
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Algorithmiq , a Helsinki-based quantum computing startup, has pulled in a deal with IBM to super-charge its exploration of quantum algorithms applied to the life sciences. The collaboration will attempt to dramatically cut the time and cost of drug discovery and development. The widely accepted maxim is that it takes around a decade and $1 billion for a new drug to get to market.
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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
Morrow
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
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Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Big data’s roots are in the hyperscalers. As a result, most tooling we use for analytics today has been built around a scale-out approach where performance is sacrificed for the ability to handle enormous amounts of data. So although as … The post Investing in MotherDuck appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The market for enterprise content management systems (CMS) is steeply growing as the need to organize and manage documents, images and other forms of digital content increases. According to Allied Market Research, the entire CMS sector combined could be worth $53.2 billion by 2030, up from $21.5 billion in 2020. While the concept of CMS has been around for decades, a relatively new innovation — so-called headless CMS — is beginning to attract both market share and the interest of in
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Welcome to another edition of our newsletter! You’ll receive practical startup advice straight to your inbox every week. In this week’s edition, we discuss Doing the opposite of everything you’ve learned in entrepreneurship Hard lessons learned from entrepreneurial failure Let’s do this. Do the opposite of everything you’ve learned in entrepreneurship Al Anany has spent 10 years consulting.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Payload , which develops a headless open-source content management system (CMS), today announced that it has raised a $4.7 million seed round led by Google’s AI-focused Gradient Ventures. Other investors include MongoDB Ventures, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Grand Ventures and Exceptional Capital, in addition to a number of angel investors. Unlike most CMS tools, Michigan-based Payload puts its emphasis on developers.
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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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
A lot of startups are hurting right now; you can determine whether you flatline, nosedive, or recover with a bang Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
After a particularly slow summer, the mood in venture capital seemed to change with the season come Labor Day. By the end of September, it felt that maybe the worst had already come in terms of this year’s falling venture funding numbers. Investment volume had stopped declining and was starting to make up ground. Investors said that anecdotally it felt like the market was really starting to gain momentum again — especially at the early stages.
Forward Cities
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Congratulations to the November E3 Durham Entrepreneurs of the Month! Vince and Sheba Brown started APlus Test Prep in 2011, and as both teachers at heart and parents of teenagers, enjoy working with high school students to help them see the value of education and high test scores. Read more about APlus Test Prep below!
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
An A.I.-powered online fashion marketplace, Shoptrue, is launching its website into beta today with plans for a public release early next year. The site blends artificial intelligence and personalized recommendations with taste-driven shopping, the company says, which helps give users a source for style inspiration as well as the ability to create and share outfit ideas with others.
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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.
OurCrowd
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
AEYE Health and UMass Medical School, in collaboration with UMass Memorial Health Care, are developing a system which enables family doctors to screen patients for various retinal conditions and enable timely referrals to specialists. Read more here. The post [AEYE Health in PR Newswire] AEYE Health receives FDA clearance for AI-based autonomous screening for referable diabetic retinopathy appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Back in 2015, Google launched an open-source port of its internal automation tool for building and testing code. Dubbed Bazel (because the internal tool was called Blaze), the service uses a Python dialect to help developers write their rules and macros. Today, the tooling is used by companies ranging from Adobe to Databricks, Dropbox, LinkedIn and Redfin, so when the lead developer of Bazel at Google, Ulf Adams , and the lead of enterprise customer onboarding for Bazel at Google and co-creator
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
No-code removes hindrance from historically underrepresented groups and allows them to make technical decisions Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Maven , a women’s health clinic and benefits platform, has had no shortage of macroeconomic plot twists: From investors questioning its market size to the still on-going pandemic to, most recently, the startling overturn of Roe v. Wade. But CEO and founder Kate Ryder stays optimistic. “This is a massive industry that’s full of entrenched interests and misaligned incentives and then there’s the government and the regulators.
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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.
HPA
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Finding tech talent to fuel the growth that investors expect right now is a challenge. With distributed workforces, the Great Resignation, and layoffs in certain industries, the employee market continues to adapt. The Discovery Partners Institute is working to provide a solution. With a vision to be a magnet for the most ambitious talent Illinois has to offer , DPI works to develop promising and diverse tech talent through its programming.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Yahaha , a Helsinki- and Shanghai-based immersive, user-generated, low-code gaming platform founded by a group of Chinese gaming vets, made a splash in January when it announced a cumulative $50 million in funding ahead of its alpha launch in April. Now, with 100,000 creators and hundreds of thousands of players, it’s raised a further $40 million to continue building out its product — specifically to bring in monetization features and more social hooks — as well as to hire more
Andreessen Horowitz
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
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TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
All electric, everywhere, all of the time; that’s one of the many climate mantras. Induction stovetops take a lot of power, however — they can pull 40 amps at 240 volts. That’s the same as an at-home Level 2 EV charger. Needless to say, a lot of older houses aren’t wired to plug in a Tesla in your kitchen, which means it could get expensive to upgrade to an induction range.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Feedough
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
When it comes to popular media like television, radio, or. Read more. The post What Is Media Buying? – Objectives, & Process appeared first on Feedough.
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Atmos , a startup which has built an online marketplace that teams up homebuyers with builders and land developers to design and build custom homes, has emerged from stealth today with $12.5 million raised in Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based Atmos touts that with its tech, homebuyers are able to select land, design a home within their budget and approve the design using 3D tech.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The current generation of platforms is on life support Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
The social commerce market is already worth more than $13 billion in Southeast Asia, but the checkout process is filled with friction. Many sellers don’t have online storefronts and instead use social media and messaging apps, which means payment is made by switching to banking apps or wallets. This means low conversion rates, say the founders of Beam.
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Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.
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