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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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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

In a rapidly evolving business landscape, founder-market-geography fit serves as a multifaceted framework for assessing a startup’s potential. Interstate System : Atlanta is a nexus for major interstates like I-20, I-75, and I-85, allowing for efficient road transport. Louis is close to the end-users of agricultural technology.

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Norebase raises $1M to allow companies start, scale, and operate in any African country

TechCrunch

But in 2019, various policymakers across different parts of the continent signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement — a framework for Africa to be a single market for trade and services — to make intra-trade less painful (side note: the agreement is yet to make any significant impact.).

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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. (R2X In a 2019 letter to the U.S. ”

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Malaysia’s Mosti Prioritizes Tech Innovation and Startup Ecosystem in its Annual Budget

AsiaTechDaily

Register Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation ( Mosti ) plans to push emerging technology and promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education within the framework of Budget 2024. Minister Chang Lih Kang has outlined these focus areas in Mosti’s budgetary proposals.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

The Singularity Platform is essentially a combo of three tools that Koop built: Koop API, Portal By Koop, and Insurability Sufficiency Framework (ISF). . “Koop Technologies is an insurance platform for autonomous vehicles and robotics. ” Boston Materials (Billerica, MA, USA) — Presenter: Anvesh Gurijala, founder and CEO.

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Extra Crunch roundup: EU insurtech, 30 years of ‘Crossing the Chasm,’ embedded finance’s endgame

TechCrunch

Using data from a Battery Ventures report about “the intersection of software and financial services,” this post examines why these companies can be so hard to value and offers a framework for better understanding their business models and investor appeal. After 30 years, ‘Crossing the Chasm’ is due for a refresh.