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What is AI automation? And how your business can use it

The Zapier Blog

Predict maintenance: For businesses with heavy machinery—think factories or transport companies—AI automation can predict when equipment needs maintenance before it breaks down. Prioritize automating the most time-consuming tasks at your organization before moving into the "it would be nice…" category.

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Bumo’s Innovative Child Care Platform Gains $10M in Seed Funding

American Entrepreneurship

Bumo aims to modernize the child care industry and position itself as the go-to platform for today’s parents—just as Airbnb redefined lodging and Uber reimagined transportation. This is a category-defining shift that changes everything for working families.”

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Why We’re Looking to Fund Stuff With More Meaning

Both Sides of the Table

There were many moments in each space when pioneers were funding startups and the press hadn’t written much about them and if you were a typical investor you were still funding the last trend while some VCs were trailblazing into new categories.

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You Need to Win the Battle for Share of Mind

Both Sides of the Table

Or the way Uber is shaking up the cozy, static world of taxi transportation. Sure, that’s a fine category. Or like a company I spoke to today, SportsForce , that is helping high-school athletes better prepare to get picked up by college sports teams. That’s a problem in need of a solution – I’m sure.

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Finding Founder-Market-Geography Fit

Revolution

One is “tentpole company,” or a category-defining startup that helps put their hometown on the map, both for investors and future generations of founders. Interstate System : Atlanta is a nexus for major interstates like I-20, I-75, and I-85, allowing for efficient road transport. That still continues to this day: 60% of U.S.

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Five Reasons Why We Need a More Progressive Economy for Growth

This is going to be BIG.

When businesses want to reach an online customer most effectively, they basically have Facebook and Google to choose from to spend money on, creating a scenario where these platform companies have all the data necessary to pick and choose category winners. Amazon can use purchase data to create new Whole Foods brands and Amazon labels.

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Why We’re Backing the Next Generation of OOH Advertising

Revolution

While nearly all categories of advertising have automated media buying, only 2 percent of OOH spend is currently programmatic. Place Exchange is reinventing the category with powerful, engaging consumer experiences. Despite the category overall taking a hit, Place Exchange saw its monthly revenue grow over 12X in 2020.