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All the Ways We Were Wrong About Mystery (and the One Key Thing We Got Right)

Founders Coop

To celebrate Mystery’s blockbuster Series A fundraise led by Greylock Partners we decided to review and reflect on the April 2019 investment memo that we wrote in support of our first $500k investment into the company. Most folks will call what Mystery pulled off a pivot, but we call it a focus. Onward Mystery!

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Former Salesforce exec Bret Taylor is teaming up with Google AR/VR vet Clay Bavor on mystery startup

TechCrunch

He wanted to go build again — and today he and long time Google engineering veteran Clay Bavor announced they were teaming up on a new mystery project. Former Salesforce exec Bret Taylor is teaming up with Google AR/VR vet Clay Bavor on mystery startup by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch Well, guess what?

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Marketing, Messaging, and Mystery: A Can’t Miss Conversation with the CEO of Hunt A Killer

Smart Hustle Magazine

As the audience, we get to spin our wheels and chat amongst friends & families to try and solve the mystery unfolding in front of us. Participants would work in teams to solve a weekend-long murder mystery. It’s entertaining and bit a scary, really the perfect mix of things to get wrapped up in.

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The Station: Rounding up the Tesla Cyber Roundup, a Waymo change up and the mysterious disappearance of Bolt Mobility

TechCrunch

One story that deserves your attention is the mystery around Bolt Mobility. It’s all very mysterious. This week it’s a dual-hosted event with transportation editor Kirsten Korosec and transportation reporter Rebecca Bellan steering the ship, er, car. markets. . Even Bolt’s customer service line doesn’t appear to be staffed. .

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Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art

Gust

For no good reason, this process seems shrouded in mystery, when in fact it is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. It’s nice to have a little mystery in your marriage, but you better understand each other on the fundamentals.

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Booming edtech M&A activity brings consolidation to a fragmented sector

TechCrunch

Finally, K-12 curriculum company Discovery Education bought K-5 science and stem curriculum upstart Mystery Science. The Course Hero and Mystery Science deals show us that edtech businesses are hungry for personalized, targeted content. It’s a lot of news in a short period of time. Edtech exits show a need for better plumbing.

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Want anonymity? Make a persona not a mystery.

Derek Sivers

If they don’t say, it creates a mystery. Mysteries are intriguing. So for real anonymity, don’t create a mystery. It’s human nature to want to know who’s speaking. Films do that to deliberately engage curiosity. A voiceover on a black screen says, “It took me a long time to get here.” You immediately wonder, “Who is ‘me’?

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