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Reflections on 2020: Nick Hedges, MomentFeed

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It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? ,p> MomentFeed also became a great way for multi-location brands to keep a pulse on customer sentiment, with visibility into online reviews. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021?

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6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/20/2021. The real challenge is to win massive consumer preference repeatedly.

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Customer Trust Is An Opportunity With A Huge Payback

Startup Professionals Musings

With the ITRC 2021 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 68 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Internet users need to start watching out for themselves, like looking both ways before you cross the street.

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

TechCrunch LA

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review ! Last week, we talked about about the “de-stonkifying” of the market. This week, we’re looking at a wounded Facebook/Meta that finds itself backed into a corner. I talked to a handful of stakeholders in the space who see a bright and broad future for the collectives.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

There were startups and a software industry but barely. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). And the valuation party lasted until November 9th, 2021. There was no money train.

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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

TechCrunch LA

Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. to develop some sweet inventory-planning software. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

With my software background at IBM, I’m well aware that technical early adopters value more and more features, and are able to deal with complexity. Growing too fast kills many new ventures, due to staffing costs, inventory, and funding delays. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/15/2021.