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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. In fact, ecommerce website builders and platforms have become seriously big business over the last few years. It's been a big week for Jeff Bezos.

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TikTok Hopes Startups Can Breathe Life Into Its Shopping Struggles

Tech.Co

Live Shopping is an integral part of the “social commerce” phenomenon – a general term for ecommerce experiences within which customers don’t even have to leave social media platforms to buy items – but other tech companies like Meta, as well as TikTok, have struggled with it in the US and Europe so far. Please fill in your name.

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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?

TechCrunch LA

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter. ” my colleague Aisha notes.

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Six Tech Startups to Look Out For in 2023

Tech.Co

From state-of-the-art clean energy solutions to breakthrough podcasting platforms, here are six tech startups you should be keeping an eye on in 2023, and beyond. Looking for regular tech news straight to your inbox? Also founded in 2021, Wander is a short-term rental startup that works in a similar way to apps like Airbnb and Vrbo.

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Shopify Reveals Generous New Scheme for App Developers

Tech.Co

Shopify has announced a new scheme for all of its App Store developers. This scheme starts on August 1st of 2021. Harley Finkelstein (@harleyf) June 29, 2021. Richard Blair (@RichardLBlair) June 29, 2021. Non-App Store Shopify vendors (those on the ecommerce platform) pay around 2.4%-2.9% I literally cried.

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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

socalTECH

What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? The massive geographic footprint of the region has always been a limiting factor in our work as a Super Connector, but we soon realized that virtual platforms actually allow us to more effectively bring people together than solely relying on live in-person convenings.

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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kauffman Foundation , the numbers are here to show it. The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Fundraising through online platforms and crowdfunding.