The Seraf Compass
JANUARY 10, 2024
Entrepreneurs will face a huge number of decisions as they move from concept to commercialization. One of the first major decisions is what type of legal entity to form in order to move their great ideas forward. Why does it matter?
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JANUARY 10, 2024
Do You Even Know Your Own Brand? Can you clearly describe what your brand is and, equally important, what it isn’t? Can your newest hire articulate it, and do they understand how their day-to-day actions reinforce it? Could your latest customer describe it? When you make strategic decisions, is it easy to determine what is on-brand — and what is off-brand?
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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JANUARY 9, 2024
Last summer I sat down with Tom Secunda, who co-founded Bloomberg LP with Mike Bloomberg, to talk about areas of shared philanthropic interest. Tom told me that academic institutions do not have access to the kind of AI/ML infrastructure that the top tech companies have and he wanted to fix that. His idea was a consortium of Universities in New York State, the New York State Government, and philanthropic donors.
Andreessen Horowitz
JANUARY 8, 2024
We live in amazing times—novel therapeutics are increasingly available for once-untreatable conditions. In some cases, new therapeutic modalities like cell and gene therapies represent potential cures for otherwise lifelong or fatal diseases. Cell therapies work by transferring engineered cells into a patient to prevent or treat a disease, while gene therapies, including genome editing technologies, alter a person’s genes to do the same.
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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?
TechCrunch
JANUARY 6, 2024
VinFast, Vietnam’s electric vehicle manufacturer, plans to initially invest $500 million to set up an integrated facility in India and break into the world’s third-largest automobile market. The memorandum of understanding with the state government of Tamil Nadu, unveiled on Saturday, earmarks an investment of up to $2 billion, the company said without giving a […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JANUARY 10, 2024
The Partnership for NYC, alongside its partners at the MTA, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, and NYC Department of Transportation, launched a call for applications for the 6th annual Transit Tech Lab this week. To kick off this year’s program, the Transit Tech Lab is seeking early and growth-stage tech companies with compelling solutions to one of three local transit system challenges: Customer Experience Challenge : How can we improve customer experience by better comm
Andreessen Horowitz
JANUARY 10, 2024
Intro We have long believed that AI will fundamentally reshape biotech and healthcare, positioning us at the brink of an AI-driven Industrial Revolution. But when will we see this payoff? Put more boldly, when will the majority of new drugs be designed with AI? The first wave of therapeutic candidates designed and optimized by AI/ML tools are making their way through clinical trials now, and new NDA/BLA applications referencing AI are accelerating rapidly.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 8, 2024
In late December, The New York Times sued OpenAI and its close collaborator and investor, Microsoft, for allegedly violating copyright law by training generative AI models on Times’ content. Today, OpenAI gave a public response, claiming — unsurprisingly — that The Times’ lawsuit is meritless. In a letter published this afternoon on OpenAI’s official blog, […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 12, 2024
Is it the American Dream? Or is there something else at play?
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Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JANUARY 8, 2024
Chris Dixon, who leads the A16Z crypto fund , and has been an entrepreneur, VC, and friend of mine for over twenty years, has written a book called Read Write Own that is available for pre-order now and will start shipping at the end of the month. Chris gave me a copy right before the holidays and I read it over the last week. I asked Chris why he wrote the book and he had two answers, one personal and one practical.
AsiaTechDaily
JANUARY 10, 2024
The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) in Thailand is spearheading an initiative to boost the global expansion of Thai digital startups. With the announcement, the government aims to provide financial backing for emerging startups, facilitating their international growth and fostering innovation in key sectors. On Saturday, government spokesman Chai Wacharonke revealed that the DEPA Digital […] The post Thai Government Unveils DEPA Digital Startup Fund to Propel Global Expansion first appea
TechCrunch
JANUARY 7, 2024
Harnessing AI to drive innovation and deliver enhanced customer value will be critical to staying competitive in the AI-driven marketplace. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Andreessen Horowitz
JANUARY 9, 2024
Bio Eats World is now Raising Health! Vijay Pande, founding partner of Bio + Health, is joined by Daphne Koller, Andrew Ng, Aviv Regev, and Jakob Uszkoreit. Vijay leads us on a reflective journey through the monumental achievements in AI from the 1980s to today, with a focus on the progress in healthcare and life sciences. This episode is drawn from the episodes we recorded in 2023 with Daphne Koller, Andrew Ng, Aviv Regev, and Jakob Uszkoreit, which are linked below.
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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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 8, 2024
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AsiaTechDaily
JANUARY 8, 2024
Indonesian agritech startup Semaai has successfully secured $4.7 million in a pre-Series A funding round, combining equity and debt financing. Tokyo-based venture capital firm CyberAgent Capital led the round. For Semaai, it brings its total funding to $7.6 million. New investors joining this funding round include Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia, Ruvento, MyAsiaVC, and Heracles Ventures. […] The post Indonesia’s Semaai Boosts Agri-Innovation with $4.7M Pre-Series A Funding Led by CyberAgent Cap
TechCrunch
JANUARY 9, 2024
Serenity, the result of a fruitful partnership with Alarm.com, is an innovative fall-detection system that does away with traditional wearables. It is showing off its product for the first time at CES in Las Vegas. “You just plug it in, and it blends into your life. There’s no need for apps or complicated configurations,” explains […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 8, 2024
CoreWeave’s Cloud will handle every message sent on the social AI platform Those in the know say we are just at the beginning of the AI revolution—and that it is hard to predict what innovations will emerge. But the race is on, and the social AI platform Chai feels they are right in the mix to succeed. Chai is one of the first large-scale AI language model compet itions —meaning that it allows competitors to submit language models and compete for user engagement on Chai’s enter
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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.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 11, 2024
If this topic fills you with dread, your tracking infrastructure is likely broken somewhere I would argue that 99% of companies that are good at developing tech products do these three things: They have clearly defined metrics that they are trying to move They review those metrics regularly They try to determine the link between the work that they release and how those metrics move.
AsiaTechDaily
JANUARY 12, 2024
South Korea’s SK Networks Co. has made a strategic investment of 250 billion won ($19.02 million) in Upstage, a domestic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions startup specializing in private small-scale large language models (ssLLMs). Upstage’s AI technology stands out in the ssLLM market by emphasizing information security and domain-specific expertise, unlike traditional large language models.
TechCrunch
JANUARY 8, 2024
Pitch, the company behind a collaborative presentation software for businesses, is scaling back and bootstrapping, with CEO and co-founder Christian Reber stepping down and two-thirds of its employees losing their jobs. This translates roughly to 80 personnel, based on the 120 headcount figure Pitch has published on its about page. Reber made the announcement in […] © 2023 TechCrunch.
American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 8, 2024
Series A will focus on further development of the CRISPR Analytics Platform and commercial expansion. Biotechnology start-up CRISPR QC now has the necessary financial backing to stay in stride with the revolutionary technology impacting genetic engineering and molecular biology—known as CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats).
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The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.
Entrepreneur's Handbook
JANUARY 12, 2024
After launching nearly 300 creative campaigns, here’s why this is true.
Angel Capital Association
JANUARY 11, 2024
In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical shifts, and economic fluctuations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape experienced a significant dip. Moving into 2024, the M&A scene, while still somewhat uncertain, shows the potential for a dynamic shift, reflective of the evolving global economic trends. In this article, we’ll review the key M&A activity trends from 2023 and examine the economic factors , geopolitical influences, and industry developments that could shape
TechCrunch
JANUARY 8, 2024
All automakers, including Tesla, are at a crossroads. How should they invest their money? © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
JANUARY 10, 2024
Calling All Visionaries in Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, and Tioga Counties, PA! Let the BIG IDEA Contest turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality. Are you a trailblazing entrepreneur with a game-changing idea in the maker economy, outdoors and recreation, forest products, manufacturing, or technology? Your innovation could be the spark that transforms industries and landscapes.
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CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.
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