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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

TechCrunch LA

Keeping the focus squarely on tools for artists and designers the company talked up its tools like Zync Render, which Google acquired back in 2014 , and Anvato, a video streaming and monetization platform it acquired in 2016. in Los Angeles. “That worldwide reach is very important,” Grignon said.

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Selling Online In 2016 For The First Time – What Works When You Have A Blank Slate?

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It may seem hard to believe, but even in 2016, there remain a number of successful consumer brands that are not sold online. I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC.

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Taiwanese reassurances that water shortages won’t hit chipmaking show climate change’s direct threat to tech

TechCrunch LA

It is complexity theory made manifest and only serves to show that scalable, data-driven solutions rapidly deployed across large industrial markets are our only hope in correcting the course,” wrote Vaughn Blake, a partner at the energy-focused investment firm Blue Bear Capital. Intel alone used 9 billion gallons of water in 2015).

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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5

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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

TechCrunch LA

It’s also a massive market — and by Danna’s estimates, still with a lot of untapped business — with Boulevard quoting figures that forecast personal care and beauty sales passing $1.4 But for now, it’s a startup its investors believe is on solid footing in its home market. “As Focusing on the U.S.

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Bold Entrepreneurs Now Create New Market Categories

Startup Professionals Musings

Have you noticed that the really big startup wins in the last couple of decades have come from creating and dominating new market categories, more than just new solutions? Overtly design the ecosystem as well as product. Bold entrepreneurs put more effort into communicating the new market ecosystem value, and their natural product fit.

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Technology Trends of 2016

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Internet of things has been THE hot topic for the past couple of years and that trend continues into 2016 and beyond. Solving some of the problems that have been holding the IoT back from realizing its full potential are some of the most compelling technology trends to watch in 2016.