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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

Selz, run by a team of around 50 in Sydney, Australia, bills itself as a one-stop-shop for small businesses to start selling products and services online. Martin Rushe, the CEO and founder of Selz wrote a blog post announcing the deal. As we mentioned above, Amazon used to operate a similar service to Selz with its Webstore platform.

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6 Keys To Thriving In This New Era Of Remote Services

Startup Professionals Musings

With the power of the Internet, and the impact of the recent pandemic , the world of business services, such as accounting and marketing, have gone more and more remote. Yet the value of real relationships, as with consumer customers, has become critical to your business services growth and success.

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Startups Weekly: Upfront Ventures bets on a bus service

TechCrunch LA

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a weekend newsletter that dives into the week’s noteworthy news pertaining to startups and venture capital. Postmates, the popular food delivery service, raised another $225 million at a valuation of $2.4 Online personal shopping service Lookiero gets $19M.

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Bio Roundup: Surprise News, a Gene Therapy Mess & a CAR-T Step

Xconomy

But surprise news this week regarding Zolgensma, the recently approved spinal muscular atrophy treatment , cast a cloud over its progress. Gene therapy has become one of the hottest fields in biomedicine, with two treatments approved in the US already and several more on the way.

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Gimlet Media and Anchor: What Spotify’s Acquisitions Mean for Podcasts

Tech.Co

Above all, this news points to a big shift in the podcast industry. The news was a long time coming. The news comes with three big benefits for Spotify. Since Spotify’s subscription service needs to justify its monthly cost, podcasts are a big way to stand out. Spotify Acquires Gimlet Media and Anchor.

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8 New Business Keys To Success For Real Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Incorporating a business entity early through online services.

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BuzzVoice: Listen To Your Favorite News And Blogs

Tech Zulu Event

So it was a pleasure to catch-up with BuzzVoice ( formally Pimp My News ) and to see where they have taken their product. You can now choose from over 1,400+ new sites and weblogs, see a story's original text, as well as any video or images that go along with it. It mashes together your 10 top favorite news feeds into a 10min newscast.

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