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A program so nice, these founders did YC twice

TechCrunch

Parker Conrad may be best known as the founder of both Zenefits and Rippling, but he is also arguably the best-known founder to have gone through Y Combinator’s accelerator program twice. Of course, he’s not the only one to go through the program twice; some founders have even gone through three times.

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The Impact of Gen AI on Enterprise SaaS Today

Entrepreneur's Handbook

w/ Sandhya Hegde | Unusual Ventures Hello hello, today we have Sandhya Hegde who is a General Partner at Unusual Ventures which focuses on early-stage companies. Sandhya’s specialism is early-stage SaaS. She was previously EVP at Amplitude and worked at Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital. We’re covering The Impact of Gen AI on Enterprise SaaS Today.

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Coinbase says not discontinuing services in India, but disables sign-ups

TechCrunch

Coinbase said Monday that it disabled new user sign-up on its exchange product in India in June of this year but remains committed to the country, where its operations have remained in limbo for over a year, issuing a rebuttal to media reports, including that in TechCrunch, that reported otherwise citing customer emails. The U.S.

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[Stellar Cyber in Business Wire] Stellar Cyber open XDR scores high in latest frost radar XDR report

OurCrowd

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR technology, has been included as one of ten Representative Vendors in the Gartner report, Market Guide for Extended Detection and Response. Read more here.

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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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Stop saying "fail"

A Smart Bear: Longform

Language shapes our perception of setbacks. Use words other than "failure" to describe situations and to suggest the next step.

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Why VC Isn’t Right for Most Startups, The Place Where Taylor Swift, Gwar & Cypress Hill are Equals, and Parrothead Memories (RIP Jimmy)

Hunter Walk

Some words and sounds that I’ve enjoyed recently. How Pop Stars Turned NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ Into Authenticity Theater [Adlan Jackson/New York Times] – As Stefon might say, music’s hottest club is called Tiny Desk. And it has everything. Gwar, Taylor Swift, Juvenile. NPR’s Tiny Desk has always been wonderful across its 15 years, but is having a specific post-pandemic resurgence driven by some amazingly eclectic performers and, in my opinVC ion, the glee of seeing lots of peop

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Finding business opportunity in startup failure

TechCrunch

Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. if you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! SimpleClosure While we would love for all startups to succeed, the reality is that the vast majority fail.

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[Hailo in BusinessWire] Hailo selected VeriSilicon’s ISP and video IP for its AI Vision processors empowering intelligent surveillance cameras

OurCrowd

The post [Hailo in BusinessWire] Hailo selected VeriSilicon’s ISP and video IP for its AI Vision processors empowering intelligent surveillance cameras appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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LexisNexis is embracing generative AI to ease legal writing and research

TechCrunch

Last June, just months after the release of ChatGPT from OpenAI, a couple of New York City lawyers infamously used the tool to write a very poor brief. The AI cited fake cases, leading to an uproar, an angry judge and two very embarrassed attorneys.

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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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SoftBank bets on ex-Argo AI founders, Flexport’s founder cleans house and Cruise digs in

TechCrunch

Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. This week was packed with news, including in the world of startups — our favorite arena.

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iRobot launches a $1,399 premium Roomba combo vacuum/mop and dock

TechCrunch

Like many of us, iRobot has a long-standing love-hate relationship with the mop. The first Scooba system became widely available in 2010. Ultimately, however, mopping up and filling a tank with dirty water proved inefficient, and the line was eventually phased out.

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