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A program so nice, these founders did YC twice

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Parker Conrad may be best known as the founder of both Zenefits and Rippling, but he is also arguably the best-known founder to have gone through Y Combinator’s accelerator program twice. Of course, he’s not the only one to go through the program twice; some founders have even gone through three times.

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The Impact of Gen AI on Enterprise SaaS Today

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w/ Sandhya Hegde | Unusual Ventures Hello hello, today we have Sandhya Hegde who is a General Partner at Unusual Ventures which focuses on early-stage companies. Sandhya’s specialism is early-stage SaaS. She was previously EVP at Amplitude and worked at Khosla Ventures and Sequoia Capital. We’re covering The Impact of Gen AI on Enterprise SaaS Today.

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Coinbase says not discontinuing services in India, but disables sign-ups

TechCrunch

Coinbase said Monday that it disabled new user sign-up on its exchange product in India in June of this year but remains committed to the country, where its operations have remained in limbo for over a year, issuing a rebuttal to media reports, including that in TechCrunch, that reported otherwise citing customer emails. The U.S.

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[Stellar Cyber in Business Wire] Stellar Cyber open XDR scores high in latest frost radar XDR report

OurCrowd

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR technology, has been included as one of ten Representative Vendors in the Gartner report, Market Guide for Extended Detection and Response. Read more here.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Perfios raises $229 million for its real-time credit underwriting solutions

TechCrunch

Perfios, an Indian fintech that provides real-time credit underwriting solutions to banks and non-banking financial institutions, has raised $229 million in a new funding round as it looks deepen its expansion in North America and Europe. The 15-year-old startup’s Series D funding was led by Indian private equity firm Kedaara Capital.

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Finding business opportunity in startup failure

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Welcome back to The Interchange, where we take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. if you want to receive The Interchange directly in your inbox every Sunday, head here to sign up! SimpleClosure While we would love for all startups to succeed, the reality is that the vast majority fail.

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Why VC Isn’t Right for Most Startups, The Place Where Taylor Swift, Gwar & Cypress Hill are Equals, and Parrothead Memories (RIP Jimmy)

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Some words and sounds that I’ve enjoyed recently. How Pop Stars Turned NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ Into Authenticity Theater [Adlan Jackson/New York Times] – As Stefon might say, music’s hottest club is called Tiny Desk. And it has everything. Gwar, Taylor Swift, Juvenile. NPR’s Tiny Desk has always been wonderful across its 15 years, but is having a specific post-pandemic resurgence driven by some amazingly eclectic performers and, in my opinVC ion, the glee of seeing lots of peop

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LexisNexis is embracing generative AI to ease legal writing and research

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Last June, just months after the release of ChatGPT from OpenAI, a couple of New York City lawyers infamously used the tool to write a very poor brief. The AI cited fake cases, leading to an uproar, an angry judge and two very embarrassed attorneys.

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[Hailo in BusinessWire] Hailo selected VeriSilicon’s ISP and video IP for its AI Vision processors empowering intelligent surveillance cameras

OurCrowd

The post [Hailo in BusinessWire] Hailo selected VeriSilicon’s ISP and video IP for its AI Vision processors empowering intelligent surveillance cameras appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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SoftBank bets on ex-Argo AI founders, Flexport’s founder cleans house and Cruise digs in

TechCrunch

Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. This week was packed with news, including in the world of startups — our favorite arena.

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iRobot launches a $1,399 premium Roomba combo vacuum/mop and dock

TechCrunch

Like many of us, iRobot has a long-standing love-hate relationship with the mop. The first Scooba system became widely available in 2010. Ultimately, however, mopping up and filling a tank with dirty water proved inefficient, and the line was eventually phased out.

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