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TaskUs Takes $250M From Blackstone

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Santa Monica-based business outsourcing service provider TaskUs , founded by Bryce Maddock and Jaspar Weir, said this morning that it has raised $250M in an investment round. According to TaskUs, the funding round values the company at $500M. The investment came from private equity investor Blackstone Group. READ MORE>>.

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5 Sources Of Ideas That Turn Into The Next Big Thing

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So why do I see some many funding requests for products along these lines? Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products. I hear this term every day, wrongly applied to new social media site, or a new productivity tool.

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7 Modern Day Business Strategies For Long-Term Growth

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I continue to be amazed that more than a quarter of new businesses don’t even have a website , and many more don’t pay attention to social media, or monitor feedback on sites like Yelp. At minimum, that requires a modern website, and visibility on relevant social media sites, likely including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.

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5 Generators Of Customer Pain Conducive To Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

So why do I see some many funding requests for products along these lines? Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products. I hear this term every day, wrongly applied to new social media site, or a new productivity tool.

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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom

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It''s all over the map, from content moderation for applications like Whisper and Tinder, to photo retouching for e-commerce websites. With globalization, and the rise of technology, we believed that you were going to see more and more individuals looking to outsource tasks. Bryce Maddock: We have had no outside funding until now.

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