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Ford’s 2020 Escape plug-in hybrid takes aim at Toyota RAV4 Prime

TechCrunch LA

The 2020 Ford Escape plug-in hybrid — a first for the SUV — comes with an EPA-estimated 37 miles of all-electric driving range and 100 miles per gallon equivalent, stats that will put the redesigned model into competition with the new Toyota RAV4 Prime. The Escape beats the Toyota RAV4 Prime on price. this summer.

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Energica CEO plots her Italian EV company’s reboot from lockdown

TechCrunch LA

Before the health crisis shutdown most of Italy, Energica had already seen larger demand for its high-performance e-motos, with a price range of $17,000 to $23,000. general manager ( Stefano Benatti ) — filled more orders in the first two months of 2020 than all its sales for 2019, according to Cevolini. In the U.S.,

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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

<== 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. We’ll just wait until companies that last raised in 2019 or 2020 come to market.”

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Fintech giant Klarna raises $639M at a $45.6B valuation amid ‘massive momentum’ in the US

TechCrunch LA

In all of 2020, it processed $53 billion in volume. Meanwhile, in 2020, Klara hit over a billion in revenue. in markets such as New York and Los Angeles. They can also do things like initiate refunds, track deliveries and get price-drop notifications. True competition is coming to this space, this decade,” he said.

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10 Marketing Strategies To Drive Exponential Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential growth strategy, to put them in the category of the next Amazon or Google. Sponsor some friendly competitive events with prizes.

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Startups have about $1 trillion worth of reasons to love the Biden infrastructure plan

TechCrunch LA

The sweeping infrastructure package put forward today by President Joe Biden comes with a price tag of roughly $2 trillion (and hefty tax hikes) but gives startups and the broader tech industry about $1 trillion worth of reasons to support it. Wander is one-such service providing high speed wireless internet in Los Angeles.

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5 Startup Challenges That Derail Many Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The solution here is to never stop the fundraising cycle, moving quickly from friends and family, to angels, to venture capitalists. Your customers and competition make unexpected moves. Don’t wait for that worst case scenario where the customers aren’t buying, and hope to fix it by cutting prices.

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