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Nothing negative about Positive Food’s meal expansion plan after $7M investment

TechCrunch LA

Much of the demand, as of late, for freshly prepared foods is from consumers shifting to healthier lifestyles, which has even prompted grocery stores to provide more ready-to-eat meals to cater to consumers popping in quickly to pick up food. Amazon expands palm-scanning payment tech to 65 more Whole Foods locations.

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Food Rocket blasts off after securing funding, grocery delivery deal with Circle K parent

TechCrunch LA

Food Rocket uses AI-enabled technologies to manage warehouse stocks, forecast demand and optimize delivery time by predicting the closest store that offers the fastest delivery time and the lowest costs of putting together and delivering the order. locations. Revenue-wise, Food Rocket has steadily grown about 40% month over month.

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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

Few companies have to deal with the stressed of both crypto and public markets like Coinbase which laid off more than 1,100 people this week, but plenty of startups raised mega-rounds in 2021 to theoretically future-proof their companies. Since then, the firm, which claimed to have 1.7 the week in web3.

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5 Reasons To Enlist Outside Advisors For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In fact, the cost may be minimal, if you do your networking and build a relationship with an experienced business executive or two in your domain who are willing to share and give back for a nominal retainer, perhaps one percent of your new startup equity. Key board members multiply your networking efforts.

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Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.

TechCrunch LA

It’s a matter of survival thanks to the persistent lack of demand from consumers. . That experience, a more extravagant investment than Survios’ humble multi-bay storefront, was one of the first in the U.S. A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc.

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6 Ways Chutzpah And Confidence Can Make Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I’m convinced that most startup investors invest in the entrepreneur, as much as a solution or product. Innovate to meet future demands you foresee. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/06/2021. They readily admit to challenges, but display confidence to proceed.

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