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Let’s Get Personal: Why AI Will Unlock a Massive Market for Online Consumer Services

Andreessen Horowitz

The internet opened up a major consumer market by providing services more cheaply, and to more people, online. Now, AI is kicking off a colossal wave of opportunities for startups by making it possible to build scalable online experiences that replicate the benefits of being in person. users, time spent). Higher prices.

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Small Business Check-In: Which Sectors Are Recovering Better and Why?

StartupNation

just two months later as businesses slashed headcount, reduced inventory and began reimagining nearly every in-person service through the lens of a remote delivery model. Crisis creates opportunity. The unemployment rate soared from 3.5% in February 2020 to 14.8% In total, nearly $800 billion in PPP money was provided to 8.5

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How Habitto managed to break into the Japanese Fintech scene in record time without knowing a word of Japanese

AsiaTechDaily

However, even in conservative markets, the changing global landscape can still give rise to new markets and opportunities. Two key changes led Habitto to discover new business opportunities The first change is the shift in the Japanese mindset, where “savings are a top priority.” The first step was to recruit the right talent.

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Continual raises $4M for its AI-powered data platform

TechCrunch

Zajonc’s last startup, Sense, was an early enterprise platform that was acquired by Cloudera in 2016, while his co-founder, Tyler Kohn, previously built RichRelevance, a personalization service that was acquired by Manthan System in 2019. ” With Continual, data teams can reuse their existing SQL and dbt skills.

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Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage

TechCrunch

In April 2020 alone, there was a 200% uptick in new mobile banking registrations and total mobile banking traffic jumped 85%, according to Fidelity National Information Services (FIS). Data is the grand prize for Big Tech, not revenue from financial services. That’s what the future looks like if you’re a customer of the Bank of Google.

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10 Ways to Increase Customer Loyalty

Smart Hustle Magazine

Create a community where customers {and potential future customers that they invite} can share useful content and have the opportunity to communicate, discuss, and share opinions + feedback. . The Best Service for The Best Customers. This is also a natural and authentic way to get shares on social media. . Build a Community.

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Greener wants to help consumers and businesses be more sustainable

TechCrunch

Greener’s app is free for consumers, while businesses fund the model at a low margin and can be rewarded with new customers and personalized services, he told TechCrunch. Greener suggests the opportunity is enormous as 300g of CO 2 is attached to every dollar spent, with $184 billion spent globally every day.