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With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion

TechCrunch LA

In all, the new $500 million round likely sets the stage for a public offering later this year or before the end of 2022 if market conditions hold. Indeed these trends were already apparent in the statistic that home improvement spending was up 3 percent in 2020 even though the broader economy shrank by 3.5

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Why Massive Cryptocurrency Selloffs Highlight a Tech Industry Downturn

Tech.Co

In this case, it's a memo from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics saying that consumer prices in April were higher than expected. But, signs indicate, the tech industry and the rest of us will feel it as well before 2022 is out. If Bitcoin continues losing value, the country may go into default on its debt obligations.

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After Successful Pilot, Apprenti Expands Tech Training Program

Xconomy

Bureau of Labor Statistics , more than 1.3 million new computer programming and computer support specialist jobs will be created across the country by 2022, and as businesses across all sectors become more tech-enabled and tech-dependent, that dearth of talent will only get worse. According to a forecast by the U.S.

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Micromobility in limbo: Takeaways from Paris and LA

TechCrunch LA

But looking at the scattered statistics of how scooters are used in Paris, it’s possible that scooters aren’t providing the value that cities need – namely, limiting car usage. kilometers in July 2022 and 2.53 A shared scooter parked on a sidewalk in Koreatown, a neighborhood in central Los Angeles, on December 29, 2022.

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7 Keys To A Winning Business As A Phone App Developer

Startup Professionals Musings

According to Tim Cook at Apple, there are over 34 million registered developers in 2022. Yet according to other statistics, vanishing few of these ever generate a significant profit. The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly.

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7 Keys To An Engaging Framework For Social Media Mktg

Startup Professionals Musings

Start by reviewing current statistics, like the recent Social Media Marketing Benchmark Report 2022 , to learn which social media sites are most popular, which features drive the most impact today, and how other social media marketers have maximized their efforts and seen the greatest ROI.