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The business model of the future

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Companies that embrace this new model, called interaction field companies, generate, facilitate and benefit from interactions and data exchanges among multiple people and groups—from customers and stakeholders, but also from those you wouldn’t expect to be in the mix, like suppliers, software developers, regulators and even competitors. .

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Local Motors, the startup behind the Olli autonomous shuttle, has shut down

TechCrunch

.” Olli, the company’s shuttle, a cute rectangular pod with large windows and a rounded frame, was designed for campuses and low-speed environments, like hospitals, military bases and universities. The first generation of the shuttle debuted in 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland at a mixed-use development.

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Medical simulation platform FundamentalVR raises $20M to help surgeons learn through VR

TechCrunch

FundamentalVR , an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. and Sana Kliniken, a teaching hospital network in Germany.

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Check out these startups from Pear’s Demo Day (there’s usually a breakout or two in the bunch)

TechCrunch

As notably, despite introducing a far smaller number of teams to investors than Y Combinator and more renowned accelerator programs, there always seem to be at least one or two projects in Pear’s Demo Day mix that turn into actual, sustainable and, sometimes, sizable companies. ” Bonfire. ” GatherMade. ” Kale.

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FlixMobility raises $650M+ at a $3B valuation to double down on buses and other transport in the US

TechCrunch

FlixMobility , the parent company of the FlixBus coach network and the FlixTrain rail service, has closed more than $650 million in a Series G round of funding that values the Munich-based company at over $3 billion. Where top VCs are investing in travel, tourism and hospitality tech. market as well as across Europe. More to come.

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How the Gig Economy is Transforming Entrepreneurship

StartupNation

The common thread linking all three experiences is that, chances are, you used an app that relies on workers in the gig economy. The gig economy isn’t just limited to the service and hospitality industries, either. Think about the last time you trekked across town, ordered food or looked for a place to stay in a new city.

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Telemedico gets $6.6M to grow the reach of its digital health SaaS

TechCrunch

FCC enacts $200M telehealth initiative to ease COVID-19 burden on hospitals. The platform has been used by more than 900,000 patients to date, w hile more than 600 doctors currently provide remote consultations for Telemedico. free at the point of use for patients). It also offers consultations via a fee-for-service model.

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