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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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<== Our conclusion was that this isn’t a temporary blip that will swiftly trend-back up in a V-shaped recovery of valuations but rather represented a new normal on how the market will price these companies somewhat permanently. When you look at how much median valuations were driven up in the past 5 years alone it’s bananas.

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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

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RunwayML Runway is an applied AI tool artists can use to create AI-generated media, like video, audio and text. Source: gumroad.com Gumroad really started to take off in 2023, smashing revenue records for three months straight, a feat that was attributed to a price hike it carried out at the start of the year. Gumroad homepage.

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5 Current Technologies Still Have Room For Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

There are already a variety of cloud computing solutions available for common business usage, including the following: Software as a Service (SaaS). Social Media. Every entrepreneur needs to leverage social media for better marketing, requirements, and customer service.

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Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop - Initial Business Models Can Be Enticing But Limiting In The Long Run

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However, in the long run, entrepreneurs always benefit from delivering Maximum Utility for a fair price. Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. WebEx’s predatory pricing made it vulnerable to a new entrant. Arbitrage Is Fleeting.

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Why Most of Your Assumptions About Phone Calls are Wrong

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If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. Social media users are over 60% more likely to check email at least four times a day than those who don’t use social media. Home alarms. Real Estate.

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What Mattered in 2012: Howard Marks, StartEngine

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I think we're going to see a real shakeup in how people view social media. Definitely Software as a Service (SAAS). We are going to see a real explosion in companies offering software for a subscription price. SAAS is here to stay. I also think that it spells out big consequences for the games industry. Finally, Google.

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GotCast Launches Private Label Offering

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Los Angeles-based GotCast , the online talent casting site, said Thursday that it has launched its private label, social media contest product. Pricing on the new product was not announced. The firm said the new MediaBlastr platform has powered digital campaigns from such brands as Sony Playstation, Mercedes-Benz, Dove, NBC, E!