Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2023

Well, the numbers don’t lie, even if there are several sources of these statistics. Starting a company is HARD – in so many ways. And risky too. Let’s start with a restaurant -not our thing. But… I read several years ago that the average startup restaurant lasts only about a year. Ouch! Here I am a professional investor in early-stage companies, and I attempt to find those with the greatest chance of success and growth in value over time.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 17, 2023

Some entrepreneurial truths aren’t great for a startup’s optics, hence why we founders keep some secrets buried deep.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 17, 2023

USV’s current thesis is: Enabling trusted brands that broaden access to knowledge, capital, and well-being by leveraging networks, platforms, and protocols. [link] That last word is powerful but unfortunately less understood than the other words in that sentence. Protocols have been around forever and are well-understood codes of conduct between people.

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Impact Hub

APRIL 20, 2023

According to a recent McKinsey report , reaching net zero by 2050 could require a 60% increase in capital spending on physical assets compared to current levels. The total investment needed amounts to $9.2 trillion per year until 2050, with $6.5 trillion annually allocated to low-emissions assets and enabling infrastructure. There is a growing demand for zero-carbon technologies that can facilitate global decarbonisation at scale.

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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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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 16, 2023

In The Figures that Will Move the Venture Capital Market in the Next 3-5 Years , I wrote about the correlation between interest rates & venture capital investing. In the past two years, the correlation has grown stronger from -0.46 correlation to -0.51. The correlation is strong enough to build a simple prediction of early stage venture capital activity in 2023.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

As a writer, I depend on my editors to give me feedback, help me grow as a writer, and ultimately craft first drafts into decent, publishable content. But even just pumping out that first draft takes a whole lot of time, research, and the occasional headache. Join Zapier Early Access Be the first to try out new Zapier products. Learn more Fortunately, folks at Zapier are pretty crafty.

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Revolution

APRIL 20, 2023

Revolution Growth Invests in Carbon Robotics, the Leader in AI-Powered Robotics for Specialty Crop Growers The $35M Series C will be used to expand sales in North America, optimize and scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware, and enter international markets Meet Carbon Robotics  — the Seattle-based startup pioneering the next revolution in agriculture by solving one of farming’s biggest obstacles.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Monday Crunch! Haje is wrapping up this newsletter before heading to TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 in Boston on April 20. It’s not too late to get your ticket! Meanwhile, on the Equity podcast today, the pod crew wonders, What’s an Angry Bird worth?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 19, 2023

Are you an entrepreneur or CEO who has a goal of helping your company reflect the sustainability you want to see for the environment? A fundamental way to do this is to lead your company to qualify for climate-neutral certification. Becoming a climate neutral company requires a shift in thinking from leadership to employees. Not sure what it means to be climate neutral, let alone what climate-neutral certification is?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Bored with ChatGPT? Of course you aren't. It's helping millions of people write content, solve coding problems, and create games, among other ridiculous and impressive things. But it's perfectly valid to take a break to see what other AI chatbots are available. Because ChatGPT isn't the only hat in the ring. Build your own AI chatbot with no-code Here's how Allow me to save you a dozen Google searches (or ChatGPT prompts).

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Jason Malki

APRIL 17, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Elisa Phillips, an experienced business leader in digital media, advertising, and emerging technology platforms. She spent much of her career at Google in the US and Europe, and built businesses with early-stage products and ad platforms including Search, Video, App Ads using new Machine Learning technologies, and Immersive Ad experiences, to name a few.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2023

The growing compute power necessary to train sophisticated AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT might eventually run up against a wall with mainstream chip technologies. In a 2019 analysis, OpenAI found that from 1959 to 2012, the amount of power used to train AI models doubled every two years, and that the power usage began rising seven times faster after 2012.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 19, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Seven innovative companies have been selected for Cohort IV of ScaleUp Malaysia’s accelerator program, with upfront investments provided for the first time. The selection process was highly competitive, with over 200 applications received from countries across the region and beyond.

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Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

While email services haven't changed a lot over the past two decades, email apps keep getting better. Once niche (and expensive) features, like scheduling an email to send later or having a message reappear in your inbox in a few days, are now almost standard. It's great for users, and it gives me hope that email might one day not be awful.

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Morrow

APRIL 21, 2023

CONNECTS to replace GAN Insight The post Sunsetting GAN Insight appeared first on Morrow.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

HUSSLUP , currently an invite-only beta, is a job search and networking app for creative professionals in the media and entertainment industry to connect with studios and production companies looking to hire talent. Today, the company announced a web version of its mobile app. It will roll out widely next week. Much like LinkedIn, HUSSLUP allows users to write posts, network with others and search for gigs.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 21, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Bisonai, a Singapore-based company specializing in Web3 infrastructure, has joined forces with Polygon Supernet, a blockchain developer that provides a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, to revolutionize enterprise blockchain solutions, offering scalable and customizable Web3 infrastructure to businesses worldwide.

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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Campaign Monitor

APRIL 19, 2023

Consumers’ use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technology is a novel trend that seems to be scaling upward lately — such a trend, what some may view as a fleeting fad, may be the next big, innovative opportunity for marketers across the globe to engage customers, both new and current. In the last few years, AR and VR technologies have been continually, and at an increasingly rapid pace, transforming the way consumers choose to spend their hard-earned dollars.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 19, 2023

Barings’ $13.1+ billion* U.S. real estate equity platform expands with focus on Life Sciences and STEM workforces The ongoing growth of life science and STEM-based industries is presenting opportunities for real estate investment, according to Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers. Their strategy to invest in life science and STEM office space, home to highly educated and innovative workforces, gained the backing of public and corporate pension plans,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2023

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior reporter Natasha Mascarenhas. After a Tahoe-based tech conference, Sheel Mohnot, the fintech investor behind Better Tomorrow Ventures, is beatboxing in his head — all day, every day. And while it may feel like an uncommon takeaway from an event featuring the who’s who in tech that was precisely the point.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 20, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Accredify , a leading provider of verifiable technology solutions in the APAC region, announced today that it has raised $7 million in its Series A funding round. The funding was co-led by iGlobe Partners and SIG Venture Capital, with participation from Pavilion Capital and Qualgro.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

If you're a designer, you probably spend most of your time in tools like Figma or Canva designing things from scratch based on briefs. Do more with OpenAI Discover more ways to add AI to your workflows. Explore now And you might use a tool like Airtable to gather those briefs, especially when kicking off big projects (think designing new logos).

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 15, 2023

Exhibitors to display the top innovations in additive manufacturing solutions at the largest AM event in North America Non-profit Association SME is hosting its RAPID + TCT 2023 Event in Chicago on May 2-4, bringing together almost 400 additive manufacturing (AM) companies and thousands of industry experts. Those exhibiting range from high growth startups to global OEMs who are presenting the latest innovations in additive manufacturing.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

CoreWeave , an NYC-based startup that began as an Ethereum mining venture, has secured a large tranche of funding as it continues to transition to a general-purpose cloud computing platform. CoreWeave today announced that it raised $221 million in a Series B funding round led by Magnetar Capital with participation from Nvidia, former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and ex-Apple exec Daniel Gross.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 16, 2023

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Mun Hon Ng , managing director of Malaysian private equity (PE) firm Novum Equity Partners , emphasises the importance of domain expert founders, value propositions, and scalability in determining the right startups to invest in Novum typically invests up to $5 million and checks for top-line growth and investment spend from previous funding or revenue.

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