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It’s hard to leave a tool that worked for you.
A short perspective on making the leap from conserving cash at all costs to using cash at all costs. | learn more
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tech, startups, internet
How to shut down a startup.
“Just six weeks earlier, in October 2020, Petal had finalized pricing for manufacturing its germ-freezing trash can, which consumers could use to get rid of germs in their trash and eliminate odors. Then, the cost of manufacturing the product shot […]
tech, startups, internet
Daikin’s scared of Tesla, launches ‘pay-per-day’ AC takes off in Africa.
This isn’t a startup, but it’s certainly innovation. “Japan’s Daikin has kicked off an air conditioning “subscription” service in Africa that let’s users turn on the AC – only on days they need it – through a smartphone app. … […]
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Luckin Coffee stock jumps after financial restatement.
The Chinese coffee startup (founded 2017) was a high-flyer until April 2020 when it came out they had fabricated sales figures. I stopped paying attention then, but China really wants a domestic alternative to Starbucks. | learn more
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The illusion of the millennial aesthetic
“By all appearances, Great Jones was a startup success story. Launched by the childhood friends Sierra Tishgart and Maddy Moelis in 2018, the direct-to-consumer kitchenware line positioned itself as a hipper, more affordable update to legacy brands such as Le […]
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Jason Calacanis on 2021 startup valuations
“The market is scorching hot, with startups across all growth stages getting funded faster and at higher valuations.” | learn more
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The one force that will govern how we return to work
“A startup has three main activities: (1) recruit a team to (2) build a product and (3) sell and service the product. Competition influences each of those functions.” | learn more
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What to do if you’re a startup CEO & you don’t know how to sell
“The first thing to confront is that as a CEO you’re the company’s primary salesperson. It doesn’t matter what industry, what product, what revenue model, what stage of development.” | learn more
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“The Future of Work” startup & investor ecosystem
Pietro Invernizzi: “I thought I’d dig a bit deeper, to come up with a big list of unique companies & ideas for everyone interested in the wider space, adding a couple categories to Merci’s & CB Insight’s maps and adding […]
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On battery recycling and the future
JB Straubel, the Tesla co-founder and former CTO, is deep in the battery recycling game. Historically recycling compliance for batteries has been low, but that must change as the volume keeps increasing. “Why Amazon and Panasonic are betting on this […]