Thu.Oct 03, 2024

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JOYA’s Innovative Platform Makes Skin Health an Employee Benefit, Raises Seed Round

American Entrepreneurship

JOYA’s preventive skin health approach seeks to address skin cancer, anti-aging, and more The founder of JOYA, the first employee skin health and wellness benefit platform, recognizes consumers are placing greater importance on their skin care. They prioritize anti-aging wellness and preventive care reflected in the growing skin health and wellness market estimated to be $30 billion. “Skin is our largest organ, playing a vital role in our health, mood, and confidence.

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Be approximately right rather than exactly wrong.

Berkonomics

John Tukey, coiner of the word ‘bit’ to describe a single switch of digital micro-data made this provocative statement. Tukey was a statistician; one you would expect to describe events in terms reeking with precision. Where’s the precision in that? Instead, Tukey of asking for precision as we’d expect, he implored us to think in terms of relevancy, cause and comparisons to known events.

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Correcting the record for Continue and PearAI

Y Combinator

YC is at our best when backing founders with an ethos of building for others, including strong open source developers like the founders of Continue and many others. Earlier this week, a startup in the current batch, PearAI, was criticized online for an inappropriate approach to open source, particularly in how it approached forking Continue. Out of instinct to defend YC companies, I supported PearAI without knowing all the facts.

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[VIDEO] Smart Leaders Hire Smarter People Than Themselves

Red Rocket

I was recently interviewed by ASBN , an online "television network" serving the small business community, about how smart leaders need to hire team members that are smarter than themselves. As you will learn, you never want to be the smartest person in the room. I thought this video turned out great, and I wanted to share it with all of you to make sure you helping to take your recruiting and management game to the next level.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Join us at Startup School Europe in London - November 23

Y Combinator

Applications for Startup School Europe are now open! Apply here. STARTUP SCHOOL Saturday, November 23, 2024 10am-4:00pm London, UK Startup School is Y Combinator’s free-to-attend, one-day conference for college students and recent grads, where you’ll hear stories and practical advice from founders and YC partners. For the first time in YC history, we’ll be hosting this event in London!

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[Klook In Hype] Klook Celebrates 10 Years Of Unforgettable Adventures With Its Biggest Travel Sale Of The Decade

OurCrowd

The post [Klook In Hype] Klook Celebrates 10 Years Of Unforgettable Adventures With Its Biggest Travel Sale Of The Decade appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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