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“I actually thought I’d stay at Flexport my entire career.” Ben Braverman’s Path Into, and Out of, His Dream Job and Then Founding Saga, a New Venture Firm

Hunter Walk

Or was there a different framework/circumstances which influenced how you made the decision? You can’t imagine a more interesting window into global politics than leading a global transportation business. HW: As Flexport grew and created a leadership team, how did you decide about promoting from within versus hiring from the outside?

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Why regulators love Nuro’s self-driving delivery vehicles

TechCrunch

Department of Transportation, The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) “[wondered] about the description of pedestrian ‘crumple zones,’ and whether this may impact the vehicle’s crash-worthiness in the event of a vehicle-to-vehicle crash. In a 2019 letter to the U.S. ”

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Aptiv’s latest investment shows that software-defined vehicles are here to stay

TechCrunch

Automakers keen to sell vehicles loaded with features and software services — in a bid to generate more revenue — have an information overload challenge. A wave of startups have cropped up over the past several years to manage these critical information flows. The crux is that they all must work in concert. .

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Circularity Tales: accelerating the transition in Rwanda

Impact Hub

This is being done through a series of events, workshops, and networking exchanges to bring together circular economy players and enthusiasts – and will keep happening beyond the framework of the program. For more information about Impact Hub Kigali’s Circularity Economy Acceleration Program, watch the video below!

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The Ezra Klein Show: VC Bill Gurley on Transforming Health Care

abovethecrowd.com

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. Additionally, all of us that have been consumers of the U.S. But, employers sure as hell do.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Find your valuation, international visas, hiring for growth

TechCrunch

However, by adopting a “jobs-to-be-done” framework, early-stage startups can define, categorize, capture and organize all their customers’ needs, writes Michael Popchuk, co-founder and CEO of Saldo Apps. ” To boost early-stage growth, adopt a jobs-to-be-done approach to marketing.

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SightCall raises $42M for its AR-based visual assistance platform

TechCrunch

The augmented reality experience overlays additional information, pointers and other tools over the video stream. Jobandtalent takes $120M from Softbank to enter the US market.