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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

and by substantial amounts of invested capital in formal amenities required by incumbent brands that are frequently cost centers rather than profit centers (lobby restaurant, room service, etc.). The connective thread here is the use of technology. The real estate trends have also shifted in parallel to accommodate these preferences.

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Meet Crowd.dev, an open source user-led growth platform for fostering developer communities

TechCrunch

Now, another new company has entered the community-led growth fray with a slightly different approach to the existing players, one focused on developer communities and with open source at its core. “I have tried [existing] tools at previous jobs and was never satisfied as they didn’t match my use case. . Eagle Eye app.

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Tile secures $40 million to take on Apple AirTag with new products

TechCrunch

The company has been a longtime leader in the lost item finder space, offering consumers small devices they can attach to items — like handbags, luggage, bikes, wallets, keys, and more — which can then be tracked using the Tile smartphone app for iOS or Android. “We felt this was the right mix of capital choice for us.”

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How to Think of R&D Spend

Andreessen Horowitz

Most growth-stage CEOs I work with know how to tell if they’re efficiently allocating capital in every part of their budget with one glaring exception: research and development (R&D). Offensive bets typically deliver paybacks as business growth, product features, and developments that unlock new markets or consumer spend.

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Z?m wins $150M from San Francisco schools to modernize and electrify student transport

TechCrunch

The startup’s fleet of 206 buses, vans and cars is distributed based on specific use cases, placing students who live on busier routes on school buses and sending out cars and vans for others to increase efficiency. The buses previously used were old and owned by the incumbent and have been moved out of the city.

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Daily.dev is like Reddit meets Stack Overflow

TechCrunch

Founded out of Tel Aviv, Daily.dev wants to help like-minded software developers connect, share knowledge and discuss all that’s happening across their ecosystems. There’s no escaping the fact that there are plenty of developer-focused communities out their on the web, from Discord and Hacker News, to GitHub and Stack Overflow.

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The Four Factors to Consider When Developing Your Startup's Pricing Strategy

Tomasz Tunguz

Also called the marketing mix , these four variables need to be aligned when determining pricing for your startup. Apple serves as a great example of a company whose marketing mix is aligned and consistent. A bottoms up company like Expensify requires a different marketing mix than a premium software company like Workday.