TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Discord’s doubling in corporate value comes as the persistent, inept, American response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to accelerate the adoption and growth of businesses creating virtual social networking opportunities. Those opportunities are apparent in Discord’s explosive growth.

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Gust

MARCH 9, 2014

Create meaningful content and engage others online (free downloads, white papers, webinars, regular blogging). Create referral marketing opportunities within your business community that maximize the potential for customer referrals. A blog is critical, and essentially free (your cost is creating content).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

They built a quick version of the app, put together a Discord community to spread the word and shared a few videos on TikTok and Instagram. In just a few weeks, Revyze managed to attract 35,000 downloads. Building the community behind the app. Videos are validated by us and by the community,” Perrot said. “We

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StartupNation

JANUARY 27, 2022

America truly is the land of opportunity, especially to people who grow up in third world countries and fight adversity every day while seeking to create a better life for themselves and their loved ones. Creating Popongo was one such opportunity, a chance to challenge myself as well as fill a need and connect people.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Flux says its technology is supported by “all modern browsers,” requiring no downloads. The Community Library, meanwhile, offers access to schematics, models and open source parts — a little bit GitHub, a little bit Makerbot Thingiverse. In addition to funding, the service is also using the opportunity to launch in beta.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. As an Asian-American woman and a venture investor myself, I know this to be true — that investing in startups owned by people of color is key to unlocking innovation, elevating underserved communities and fostering long-term economic success.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

The founders realized there was an opportunity to put their expertise to work to address the growing need to offer a free music resource for the creator space. Leveraging a freemium model, Uppbeat allows creators to sign up for an account that provides access to around 50% of the site’s catalog and provides 10 downloads per month.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

Last year, the co-founders realized there was a growing opportunity to address the creator space with a slightly different product. The paid plan offers full catalog access and no download limit. We think it’s a cool idea to share that within the YouTuber community, rather than [take] a big private investment,” he notes.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. More than ever before, startups and small businesses relied on the support of their communities to stay in business this year. Great opportunities often come out of difficult times. Establish strong partnerships. Retain a nimble mindset.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

As the child explores the FabuLingua world, more stories unlock, enabling more teaching opportunities. The company says it has more than 80,000 downloads, 15,000 registered users and over 1,000 families paying for the subscription. The service is available through a monthly subscription, and is available on Android and iOS devices.

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Forward Cities

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT. Communities around the country are increasingly recognizing the transformative economic and community-building power of Anchor Institutions (Anchors) — those sizable entities with physical, cultural and economic ties to a community such as universities, hospitals, local government, and large corporations.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

It has also built a community around users so they can learn from each other (something another Robinhood competitor Gatsby is also doing). Over 1 million users have downloaded the platform globally. We think this is a massive opportunity.”. Via social gamification, Invstr has set out to make the educational process fun.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Now, that will include menopause, as well — a life stage that will impact nearly half the world’s population at some point, but where opportunities there are few online communities where women can connect and learn. Others, meanwhile, were older and entering menopause, and were in search of community.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2021

And we won’t know the pandemic’s true impact on our psyches until the dust settles and we have an opportunity to reflect. It was a humbling year that, for much of the tech community, was mostly spent inside, away and alone. 2020 brought several million downloads to the podcast, and we’re super thankful to all of y’ all for tuning in.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Having owned and operated multiple businesses, I’ve developed a list of go-to questions that have helped me pursue worthwhile business opportunities while walking away from others. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off. What kind of impact will your business have on the community? .

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2020

Coronavirus provided a market opportunity. What’s more, over a third (37%) of entrepreneurs stated that the coronavirus outbreak created a market opportunity for them. Here’s the breakdown: 67% of entrepreneurs from the Azlo community pulled from personal savings or investments to self-fund. What COVID Entrepreneurs Look Like .

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This unprecedented growth provides a wealth of new opportunity for the investment community. With their unique model, studios create the opportunity to achieve high ownership at a low cost ( see Exhibit A in the white paper ), thus mitigating the risk for loss and creating a great opportunity for gains.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The past 18 months drew more users to the AllTrails mobie app, which now has over 40 million downloads and 30 million registered users across 190 countries. The funds will be used for product development, to build out the AllTrails team, and expand its community internationally.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

And, the app was recently ranked in the top 10 of all apps downloaded in Mexico via Google Play, surpassing Spotify and Facebook app downloads, according to Amozurrutia. He also believes Flink’s story and the larger opportunity of what’s happening in Mexico “is one centered around accessibility and hope.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The AMSA report noted there is a cultural mental health stigma within the Latino community and little knowledge of what it means to access mental health services. Users who download the app before October 31 will have access to a one-month free trial. Additionally, Latinos in the U.S. every month to access OYE and its resources.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

At the time, the massively popular left-pad package had raked in more than 15 million downloads , and even today the library continues to be downloaded millions of times weekly. It puts extra scrutiny on any, and all, versions of the sabotaged project and it can hurt the community’s trust in the developer.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

To explore that career transition, I figured I should try to get a couple of volunteer opportunities to see if I actually liked providing emotional support to other people. I fell in love with support lines, and really thought that support lines are a radically underappreciated, but foundational part of a community mental health ecosystem.

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2022

The funding comes just a few months after Bucketplace acquired Singapore-based online furniture platform HipVan , and Lee said that the company will continue to seek acquisition opportunities and strategic partnerships both in Korea and overseas markets. Image Credits: OHouse app. billion ( 2 trillion KRW).

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Growing up, she attended a small Catholic school that provided her with an intimate, close-knit community. A self-described “lifelong learner,” Ambrose has made it her mission from those earliest days to turn her passion into a career educating young members of her community. My job is an extension of me. We’re all lifelong learners.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2020

This is where there’s really an opportunity to help them.” ” Cox sees his new company as solving a problem that specifically impacts low-income, low-density communities. “ Each driver receives a link to download an app. If you look at transit they are very good at working with high-capacity routes and demand.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2020

However, what those promising to change the world from their Silicon Valley office often forget is that so many of the big tech giants began by addressing a small but present pain point within a specific community. Your Guide to the Season’s Hottest Gifts from Dell: Download Now and Save up to 39% Off.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. Growing communities : Substack opens up a $2 million community fundraising round , Aisha reports.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

billion downloads last year, while leading meditation app Calm alone pulled in $118.2 In the game, players are encouraged to perform simple acts of kindness — like practicing daily gratitude, for example — in order to improve their own well-being and that of the game’s wider community. Mobile well-being apps topped 1.2

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The holiday, which falls on the Saturday between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, celebrates shopping locally at small businesses throughout neighborhoods and communities. How long have you been part of the community? Most entrepreneurs are familiar with Small Business Saturday. Support for small businesses matters now more than ever.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

And we’ve seen this time and time again in other industries when standards emerge, they become accelerators, enabling more efficient things to happen to make the community as a whole better by building these common building blocks. 9 investors discuss hurdles, opportunities and the impact of cloud vendors in enterprise data lakes.

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2022

The platform’s software (which can be downloadable as an app on any smartphone or automatically installed on Qwili’s phones) turns these smartphones into point-of-sale devices permitting merchants to sell value-added services such as data and pay-TV subscriptions, groceries and clothing to their customers.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

” An existing iteration on the podcast theme — a entrepreneur training course that it has developed in connection with its Masters of Scale podcast, has been downloaded 10,000 times in its first 8 weeks on the market. And Meditative Story, which focuses on mindfulness, is being downloaded 750,000 times each month.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

s SB Opportunity Fund. Joining TTV in doubling down on their investment in the company were Owl Ventures, SoftBank’s Opportunity Fund, Mubadala Capital and Next Play Capital. We blew through about 1 million app downloads of our digital wallet a few weeks ago,” Hemmat told TechCrunch. the company says. the company says.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JULY 10, 2020

We know firsthand the struggle and frustration of explaining the importance and impact of working to support and grow entrepreneurship in a community. The Right to Start campaign launched recently with a mission to build the American economy by putting starters first—by changing minds, policies, and communities. Change communities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

But it’s now set to ramp up it B2C business, seizing the opportunity to build at home fitness business as the coronavirus pandemic continues to make life challenging for traditional gyms. “On the B2B side (Momentum), we have over 25,000 users and, over the last year, we passed 100,000 downloads. . out of 5. .

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In this post, we will walk through what drove Monzo’s early success, how it has come to dominate the UK market, and the company’s opportunity to change the landscape of global financial services with its beloved brand. Early success: Foundations built on product and community. An early example was its approach to technical hiccups.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 16, 2023

This expansion into the global market is a significant move for WeBudding, which already boasts over 400,000 content downloads and a community of over 2,000 global creators selling more than 15,000 products on its platform with over 10,000 digital stationery products sold monthly.

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