December, 2023

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More than 40 investors share their top predictions for 2024

TechCrunch

From when the exit market reopens to what happens with AI investing, more than 40 VCs share their predictions and expectations for 2024. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Big Ideas in Tech for 2024

Andreessen Horowitz

Smart energy grids. Voice-first companion apps. Programmable medicines. AI tools for kids.
We asked over 40 partners across a16z to preview one big idea they believe will drive innovation in the coming year.

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OpenAI's Napster/Google Moment

Jason Calacanis

Made this images using OpenAI’s Dall-E, which is ironic. Today, the New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for stealing millions of pages of their content to power the most promising technology platform since the iPhone: ChatGPT. The charges aren't debatable and will be quickly proven if this landmark case ever makes it to trial -- and I think this one will.

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Today’s Tech Hubs: Labor and Housing Dynamics in the Post-Pandemic Era

Revolution

For years, tech companies, talent, and venture capital were concentrated on the coasts — a precedent the pandemic tipped, if not flipped. While VC dollars still overwhelmingly funnel into places like Silicon Valley, Brookings research shows tech jobs are finally spreading out — movement spurred by the availability of hybrid and remote work, private investment, and federal initiatives.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The “secret” side door into any investor

Paul G. Silva

When a startup founder is trying to raise money, they know they should use referrals to get introduced to investors. But those referrals are hard to get! Usually entrepreneurs try cold-calling investors or asking investors they know to make referrals. Investors ignore cold-calls. It is 100% a waste of an entrepreneur’s time to cold-call investors.

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5 EO Australia Women Share How To Make Entrepreneurship More Inclusive

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Over the past three years, there has been a marked increase in the number of women pursuing entrepreneurship, with an estimated 40 percent of new businesses in the United States started by women. In Australia, we’ve seen similar growth, with the number of businesses owned by women increasing to over 35 percent in 2022. There are many reasons that we are seeing more women show interest in owning their own business.

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How to Think of R&D Spend

Andreessen Horowitz

Capital allocation is a core part of any CEO’s job, and it’s particularly critical for growth-stage CEOs. After all, once your company goes public, you’ll be expected to justify every dollar you spend. Most growth-stage CEOs I work with know how to tell if they’re efficiently allocating capital in every part of their budget with one glaring exception: research and development (R&D).

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Techstars Launches Accelerator Program in Japan with Mitsui Fudosan and JETRO

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Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Techstars , the world’s largest pre-seed investor, has teamed up with Mitsui Fudosan, a prominent global real estate developer based in Tokyo, and the Japan External Trade Organization ( JETRO ). The trio will introduce a new accelerator program in Japan.

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Startup Vital Signs: The Case for Prioritizing Founder Wellness

Revolution

In the process of finding, funding, and supporting startups that will transform their markets, investors can get caught up in KPIs, ROI, and other three-letter success indicators. Make no mistake, metrics matter, but so does the well-being of the human at the center of it all. Founders are not machines. Sure, they might wear countless hats and execute in a way that makes it seem like they have more hours in the day, but behind that drive lies an individual with vulnerabilities, families, emotion

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Instead of Dungeons & Dragons, how about Forging the Future?

Paul G. Silva

Dungeons & Dragons, the most famous “tabletop role-playing game” in the world, does an incredible job of letting a group of friends co-author vibrant stories of heroic daring. Other games let you and your friends tell different kinds of stories, from cheery cartoon character shenanigans, to cyberpunk hackers fighting The Machine, to queer teenage superheros coming of age, and zillions of others!

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The greatest moment to start a company? Right Now!

Jason Calacanis

“If only I had started a company during the desktop PC revolution in the 80s and 90s!” “If only I had started a company at the start of the internet!” “If only I had started an app or cloud company during the ZIRP run up from 2009 to 2021!” “If only I had started a company during web 2.0 in 2005!” I lived through all four of those tech supercycles.

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Act for Impact: A Lookback at EO Unlimited Barcelona 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

EO Europe’s 2023 regional event, EO Unlimited Barcelona, from 18-20 October, attracted more than 180 members from 46 countries to hear 14 speakers and make countless impactful connections. The event featured dramatic social venues, from casual hangouts to black-tie gala dinners to beachside bashes. EO members from 42 chapters brought their high-energy brand of curiosity, open-minded enthusiasm, and thirst for learning to help make the event a huge success.

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The Inventor Series Sponsored By Qualcomm: Featuring CurveAssure

Venture Well

Evan Haas and Antony Fuleihan, CEO and CFO of CurveAssure, describe how Qualcomm’s Innovator Stipend Program helped in allowing them to file their first provisional patent. The post The Inventor Series Sponsored By Qualcomm: Featuring CurveAssure appeared first on VentureWell.

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Your Fractional Finance and Accounting Team

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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The New York Times wants OpenAI and Microsoft to pay for training data

TechCrunch

The New York Times is suing OpenAI and its close collaborator (and investor), Microsoft, for allegedly violating copyright law by training generative AI models on Times’ content. In the lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court in Manhattan, The Times contends that millions of its articles were used to train AI models, including those underpinning […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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The State of Proptech Exits

Revolution

Unpacking Proptech: A data-driven series on advancing built world innovation In Part 1 and Part 2 , I reviewed proptech financing trends, sources of capital and investor types, scaling and fundraising lessons from the past five years, and potential conflicts of interest. That brings us to one of the most exciting topics — exits. Diving into the Data According to Pitchbook, there have been 390 exits in proptech between 2018 and 2022.

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From Plan to Benevolent World Domination with the KISS Canvas

Paul G. Silva

[This is part of a series on the KISS Canvas ] For over twenty years I’ve had the pleasure of co-founding a handful of ventures and mentoring hundreds of startup and intrepreneurial teams. Over the past six years, and with great help, I’ve developed the Keep It Super Simple (KISS) Canvas to help innovators find and mitigate some of their biggest risks, from ideation to scaling.

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From Bacteria to Bedside: The Arrival of CRISPR Medicine

Andreessen Horowitz

Originally discovered in bacteria, CRISPR quickly became the workhorse gene-editing system underlying the next generation of programmable medicines. Today’s landmark approval by the US Food and Drug Administration of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ and CRISPR Therapeutics’ Casgevy, the world’s first CRISPR-based treatment, marks a groundbreaking shift in how we tackle intractable diseases.

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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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Raising Funds? Avoid These 7 Costly Investor Relations Mistakes

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Raising funding is no easy feat, especially for first-time founders. You need a solid business plan, traction to demonstrate market fit, and the skills to pitch effectively. Yet founders often trip up when it comes to investor relations — the ongoing communication and relationship building after that first check clears. “We’ve seen companies make mistakes managing investors that have cost them dearly down the line,” said Michael Mohammadi , CEO and co-founder of StormX , an inv

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New year, new company - 10 additional spots in W24 for late applicants

Y Combinator

The end of the year is a time of reflection and when many founders decide it's time to make a change and get serious about their startup. Even though the official YC W24 application deadline was in October, we know there are founders that haven't already applied but are interested in being a part of the batch. These founders have decided now is the time to get serious about their startup.

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CES 2024: What we’re expecting

TechCrunch

More than anything, CES is a chance to plant a flag. Consumer electronics’ massive trade show is strategically positioned within the first week of the year. All the holiday tech has been purchased, opened and used or returned. It’s all a distant memory for tech companies looking to assert themselves as leading innovators for the […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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SourceLink Affiliate Quarterly Conversation – December 2023

Source Link

It’s a wrap, 2023! 2023 proved to be a productive year with an impressive list of accomplishments.

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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.

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How Attractive is Risk Today?

Revolution

To fill a pail with rocks of different sizes, it’s better to put big rocks in first, and then finish with small rocks. Investing is similar. If you get the big questions right, you can get other stuff wrong and do well. The biggest question: “How much risk should I take right now?” For individuals, that could mean allocations between stocks and bonds; for institutions, it could mean allocations across various risk buckets.

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Marketplaces in the Age of AI

Andreessen Horowitz

While the marketplace business model is evergreen, every new platform changes how and where transactions happen. The Internet took us from classifieds and poster boards to sites like Amazon, eBay, and Craigslist, while mobile enabled apps like DoorDash, Uber, and Instacart. Now, we believe generative AI promises to revolutionize marketplaces again. It will not only transform how products and services are sold — but also how they are made.

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3 Surefire Ways to Surprise and Delight Your Customers

Entrepreneurs' Organization

An ocean of prospective customers awaits. It’s also full of competitors. How is your company faring in these waters? Some businesses drop anchor with the right “bait” needed to fill a widened net with conversions. But what happens when other competitors offer something similar? What you’re selling might not stand out anymore or, worse, could become the least attractive option.

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3 Stakeholders Critical to Success

Paul G. Silva

User Payer Channel There are 3 stakeholders critical to a product’s success: User: the primary end-user of the product. Payer: pay for the product. Channel: responsible for getting Users to adopt the product. You must solve each stakeholder’s distinct pains or else your product will fail. Fail to solve the Channel’s problems and no one will hear about your product.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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