Fri.Aug 11, 2023

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The civil rights movement comes to venture capital

TechCrunch

For the last year and a half, there is only one point I’ve sought to make with my venture coverage: that the industry is not separate from sociopolitical context. That the tech industry and its backers are not separate from the economic fabric of this nation and the mores of our society. This became evident when the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) announced last week that it was suing Fearless Fund.

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AHG Lab Secures $4M in Funding to Boost Philippine Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register AHG Lab , an independent venture builder based in the Philippines, has successfully raised $4 million in a pre-Series A funding round to expand its portfolio of ventures and programs. The funding round was invested by Seaborne Capital, Filipino family offices, Imagine If Partners and US family office– the Rufino Family and David Leechiu.

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How we scaled our App Store performance by approximately 200% in 1 year

TechCrunch

Olga Bakirova Contributor Olga Bakirova is an ASO/ASA Specialist at Keiki , an edtech startup that creates enjoyable developmental apps for kids to keep them interested in learning. App Store optimization (ASO) and Apple Search Ads (ASA) are potent tools for promoting apps that can significantly boost conversion rates. Every prospective user encounters an app’s page in the App Store, influencing their decision to download or purchase.

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The Race to Capture Value: Cloud Lessons for the AI Era

Andreessen Horowitz

When a platform shift reshapes the technology landscape, who wins? From mainframes to PCs, desktop to mobile, unnetworked to internet, and on-prem to cloud and SaaS, technical progress in software tends to follow Schumpeter’s creative destruction : new winners emerge … The post The Race to Capture Value: Cloud Lessons for the AI Era appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Pitch Deck Teardown: ANYbotics’ $50M Series B deck

TechCrunch

Earlier this year, Brian wrote about ANYbotics’ $50 million Series B fundraise , which made me realize it’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a robotics teardown. That changes today, since ANYbotics was kind enough to share its pitch deck so we could take a closer look at the highs and lows of four-legged ‘bots. Since the startup claims it has $150 million in preorders/reservations from gas, oil and chemical companies, and the fact that this is a growth round, I know this

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Fintech is a mess. Is BaaS the outlier?

TechCrunch

It’s been a roller-coaster ride for the banking-as-a-service sector over the last year, with a host of mergers and acquisitions and layoffs. On the other hand, large companies are eagerly adopting the concept to get competitive advantages and to drive value for customers. BaaS can refer to three different parts of the industry: One is the classic of offering bank-like services to other players in the industry, a second is providing the charter and bank services but not doing the underwriting, an

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Unlocking Success: Tactical Marketing Strategies for Coworking Space Owners

GCUC

Unlocking Success: Tactical Marketing Strategies for Coworking Space Owners As the coworking industry continues to evolve and become increasingly competitive, it is mission critical for operators to have effective marketing strategies in place.

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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail revoked ahead of October trial

TechCrunch

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, had his bail revoked ahead of his October trial, US District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan said on Friday. The decision came after allegations that Bankman-Fried leaked the diary of Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of FTX’s investment-arm Alameda Research, to the New York Times. Kaplan announced the decision in a federal court in Manhattan on Friday afternoon.

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How This Wife and Husband Team Turned Their Boating Hobby Into a Thriving Business

Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

Brynn and Antoine McLeod discuss the development, launch and growth of STREX Fasteners.

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Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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Startup founders should care more about Serve Robotics’ listing

TechCrunch

We love mergers and acquisitions here at TechCrunch. We even kind of like reverse mergers. But this latest development in the robotics industry sure has us excited! Delivery robots maker Serve Robotics is going public via a reverse merger with a blank-check company , and it raised $30 million just before the deal. That could be great for the company, but we’re more interested in the visibility this deal grants us into the economics of building, deploying and running a fleet of delivery rob

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Getting Real GROWTH In Your Business (w/ Brian Balfour of Reforge)

OkDork

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify In today’s episode, I talk to Brian Balfour of Reforge. Brian Balfour was the Head of Growth at HubSpot, started multiple VC-backed companies, and has grown brands to MILLIONS of daily active users. Today, he’s the founder of Reforge — a REALLY cool tool that gives you access to things like onboarding docs, presentation decks, brand positioning, org charts, roadmaps, etc. from top-performing business leaders like: Andrew Chen of Andreessen Horowitz Lauryn Isford

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Okay, fine, I want Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to fight

TechCrunch

Elon Musk has disappointed me many times. He bought my favorite social network and made it bad. He has mistreated workers across his companies, and he has permanently ruined the enduring comedy of 420 and 69 jokes. And today, he got my hopes up that he was actually going to cage fight Mark Zuckerberg. I know better than to take anything Elon says at face value.

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Getting Real GROWTH In Your Business (w/ Brian Balfour of Reforge)

OkDork

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify In today’s episode, I talk to Brian Balfour of Reforge. Brian Balfour was the Head of Growth at HubSpot, started multiple VC-backed companies, and has grown brands to MILLIONS of daily active users. Today, he’s the founder of Reforge — a REALLY cool tool that gives you access to things like onboarding docs, presentation decks, brand positioning, org charts, roadmaps, etc. from top-performing business leaders like: Andrew Chen of Andreessen Horowitz Lauryn Isford

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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ByteDance again looks to TikTok to promote its other social app, Lemon8

TechCrunch

TikTok appears to be working on an integration with Lemon8 , another social app owned by TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, according to new findings from product intelligence firm Watchful.ai. The apparent new partnership sees TikTok developing a feature that would allow users to sync their Lemon8 posts to TikTok, then add sounds and music to the posts using TikTok’s editor.

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[yulife in Jewish News] Entrepreneurial rabbi is behind one of the UK’s most successful start-ups

OurCrowd

Being a rabbi and an entrepreneur are more similar than you might think. Sam Fromson can explain. The part-time community rabbi at Golders Green Synagogue, Fromson is also the co-founder and COO of YuLife, the revolutionary insurtech company (where insurance meets technology). Read more here.

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The MOVEit mass hacks hold a valuable lesson for the software industry

TechCrunch

The MOVEit mass hacks will likely go down in history as one of the largest and most successful cyberattacks of all time. By exploiting a vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit managed file transfer service, used by thousands of organizations to securely transfer large amounts of often-sensitive files, hackers were able to inject SQL commands and access customers’ sensitive data.

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[One AI in Forbes] With generative AI, businesses should listen more and generate less

OurCrowd

With the rise of advanced language generation models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and Inflection’s Pi, we are witnessing a new era in language AI. Read more here.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

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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Ladies and gentlemen: The dregs of the SPAC boom

TechCrunch

 Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news, and have a little fun. This week Mary Ann and Alex recorded as a duo. That meant a mix of growth stories, and some less-than-winsome on the startups that are not having the best 2023: How Lula went frugal and set itself

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[Perception Point in Dark Reading] As phishing gets even sneakier, browser security needs to step up

OurCrowd

BLACK HAT USA – Las Vegas – Friday, Aug. 11 – Phishing attacks are moving beyond conventional efforts and require more sophisticated detection capabilities.

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Google pushes Match for more money in antitrust battle, court filing states

TechCrunch

Google has filed a new motion to the court in its antitrust battle with Epic Games and Match Group, where it claims that the dating app maker owes additional fees beyond the $40 million that had been previously set aside in escrow. Those funds are Google’s cut of Match’s in-app payments on Google Play that Match argues are “illegal under federal and state law” — something the court case will decide.

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[NT-Tao in AGBI] Israeli startup hopes to take nuclear fusion mainstream

OurCrowd

This week US scientists announced they had achieved net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the second time since December.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Gary Marcus will discuss AI regulation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

TechCrunch

The unchecked rise of AI has captured headlines, causing extreme enthusiasm for its promise and considerable concern over its potential dangers. The mood swings between hype and fearmongering call for a rational voice of reason. Enter Gary Marcus. We’re thrilled that Marcus — author, founder and neuroscientist — will join us for a session called “Between Hype and a Hard Place: Gary Marcus on AI’s Next Steps,” September 20 on the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.

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8 Effective Strategies for Managing Cash Flow in Early-Stage Startups

Startup Blogpost

8 Effective Strategies for Managing Cash Flow in Early-Stage Startups To help startups navigate the tricky waters of cash flow management, we’ve gathered eight insightful strategies from CEOs, Founders, and other business leaders. From considering prepaid annual contracts to diversifying revenue and fast-tracking payments, these tips offer a comprehensive guide to ensuring your business has enough cash on hand to operate smoothly.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter ( now X ), where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO first announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech. “This is just my strong, intuitive sense that having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization,” Musk said at a TED conference on the day he made his offer.

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[ReWalk in GlobeNewsWire] ReWalk Robotics announces closing of acquisition of AlterG

OurCrowd

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and BERLIN and YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel, Aug. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (Nasdaq: RWLK) (“ReWalk” or “the Company”), a leading provider of innovative technologies that enable mobility and wellness in rehabilitation and daily life for individuals with neurological conditions, today announced closing of the previously announced acquisition of AlterG, Inc.

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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.