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Venture investors and startup execs say they don’t need Elizabeth Warren to defend them from big tech

TechCrunch LA

Warren also wanted regulation in place that would block companies making over $25 billion that operate as social media or search platforms or marketplaces from owning companies that also sell services on those marketplaces. Srinivasan (@balajis) March 8, 2019. Srinivasan (@balajis) March 8, 2019. — Balaji S.

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

TechCrunch LA

Then fans would be tasked with writing their own stories, submitting them to the Realms of Ruin universe by minting them as NFTs on the Solana blockchain. If the authors are inviting fans to write fan fiction about a universe they created, who owns the derivative works? Another unabashed proponent of fan fiction is N.K.

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A Deep Dive into What Has Really Changed in Venture Capital

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These have the benefit to VCs of not cross-collateralizing returns and to LPs of being able to know the underlying asset before they write the check. So here’s a reminder of why 2019 is 10000x better than 20 years ago. “We But there are clear pro’s and con’s. There are significantly more Internet users and we’re no longer newbies b.

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7 Strategies For Brand Leadership Through Influencers

Startup Professionals Musings

Now customers judge you by your visibility to them at public forums, your writing, videos, and what other public figures say. Mark Zuckerberg became a major influencer of social networking by first allowing only students from Harvard on his platform, and highlighting the uniqueness of Facebook.

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Best Alternatives to the Amazon Affiliate Program

Tech.Co

Jeff Bezos didn't get to be the world's richest man by writing a lot of checks, and one recent way to keep Amazon's profits healthy has been to cut its affiliate commissions scheme. They’re a huge commerce platform, too, working with 60,000 publishers around the globe. Top merchants include Adobe, Vimeo, and Nike, among many more.

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5 Unique Elements Make A Winning Selling Proposition

Startup Professionals Musings

Investor and customer attention spans are short, and both will write you off quickly. Witness the difficulty even today to find success with alternative transportation platforms, including Segway, electric bicycles, automobiles that fly, and even electric cars. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01-22-2019.

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How I Gamified My Own Brain to Lose Weight & Improve Fitness

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Peloton lifted my mental spirits in 2019/2020 through what were two emotionally draining years in the world (fires, protests, politics, he who shall not be named, etc). With no platform to really help me with “food coaching” I had to be this coach for myself. Ally Love and riding became my happy place. It was inspiring.

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