Ericka
@Ericka
421 posts
Joined on 26 Mar 2018
Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Alan
@Alan -
over 4 years ago
Co-op helps Uber, Lyft drivers use data to maximize earnings
Co-op helps Uber, Lyft drivers use data to maximize earnings Driver’s Seat participated in the first batch of the Start.coop acceleratorAs we have previously reported, an increasing number of startups are exploring cooperative business models where workers (and sometimes ...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Clarissa
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over 4 years ago
This co-op wants to put money back into patients’ hands
Too often, people are asked to give away their insights and time for free. Jen Horonjeff, founder and CEO of healthcare startup Savvy, knows this first hand and is trying to change that by applying a cooperative model to her business.As an infant, Horonjeff was diagnosed ...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Bobby
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over 4 years ago
Portfolio bloat: what’s happening to thousands of startups going nowhere fast
Earlier this week, much was made of the e-commerce business Brandless deciding to shutter its doors. Industry observers found its fate particularly interesting, given that Brandless was only a few years old and had raised substantial funding, including $100 million from t...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Bobby
@Bobby -
over 4 years ago
When that ‘AI company’ isn’t really an AI company
Artificial intelligence is one of the most important fields in technology right now, which makes it ripe for buzzword-savvy startups to leverage for attention. But while machine learning and related technologies are now frequently employed, it’s less common that it’s cent...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Myles
@Myles -
over 4 years ago
The CIA wants to upgrade its cloud tech without DoD’s JEDI drama
The CIA is ready to update its cloud technology, and multiple reports this week indicated that the agency has begun a multi-billion-dollar procurement process. A CIA spokesperson was tight-lipped when asked to confirm.That could be because an agency used to working in sec...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 4 years ago
Tangle EE project joins Eclipse Foundation to bring distributed ledger apps to enterprise
As the number of IoT devices proliferate, and machines conduct transactions with machines without humans involved, it becomes increasingly necessary to have a permissionless system that facilitates this kind of communication in a secure way.Enter the IOTA Foundation, a Be...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Ezequiel
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over 4 years ago
8 of the best home printers in the UK
We know that everything is digital these days, but there is still the need for a reliable printer in your home office.This might sound totally ridiculous, but some people still prefer to get their hands on a physical copy of something. Yep, not content with access to a di...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
over 4 years ago
Tim Cook says Apple is reopening factories as China gets ‘coronavirus under control’
Apple CEO Tim Cook said today that factories in China that manufacture the company’s products are reopening as “China is getting the coronavirus under control.” The comments came from a preview of an upcoming interview with Fox Business.Here is a transcript of what Cook s...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Patrick
@Patrick -
over 4 years ago
Before Buying Something on Sale, Imagine If You Saved 100%
Photo : ShutterstockI was walking home from an appointment when the sign in the window grabbed me: 40% off all wine. The gourmet grocery store was having a going-out-of-business sale, which meant all the items I usually deemed were too expensive for my everyday existence ...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Delia
@Delia -
over 4 years ago
James Currier, Sarah Nahm, Arun Mathew and Vlad Magdalin to speak at Early Stage SF
Early Stage SF goes down on April 28 and we are more excited than ever to introduce this brand new event to the community.The day-long event is meant to give early stage founders the chance to pick their own adventure, hearing from a wide variety of experts in fundraising...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Maureen
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over 4 years ago
What is Digital Marketing and Why is it Important for Startups
Digital marketing is a series of tools that most modern businesses use to bring customers to their products and services. It involves using digital outlets like websites, social platforms, and software applications as marketing channels. There are a wide variety of option...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Joe
@Joe -
over 4 years ago
The 5 Cs of Content Marketing Copy
Master these five skills and you're well on your way to creating content that grabs attention and turns prospects into buyers.February 26, 2020 6 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.The following excerpt is from Robert W. Bly’s The Conten...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Alexandro
@Alexandro -
over 4 years ago
Molekule hopes to clear the air with $58 million in Series C funding and Berkeley Lab’s seal of a...
Silicon Valley air purifier startup Molekule was born out of an idea Dr. Yogi Goswami had back in the ’90s using photo-voltaic technology to kill air pollutants. His son, a young boy at the time, suffered from severe allergies and Dr. Goswami wanted to build something tho...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Moises
@Moises -
over 4 years ago
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 lineup is first to get USB certification for new fast charging tech
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 device lineup has become the first to receive USB certification for their support of the Programmable Power Supply (PPS) and USB Power Delivery (USB PD) 3.0 standards, the USB Implementers Forum announced today. It means that the phones should have no...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Adelia
@Adelia -
over 4 years ago
Intuit confirms that it is buying Credit Karma for $7.1B in cash and stock
The week is kicking off with a major piece of M&A in the world of financial technology startups. Today Intuit — the accounting, tax filing and financial planning software giant behind QuickBooks, TurboTax and Mint, confirmed that it plans to acquire Credit Karma — the...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 4 years ago
Competition committee: PI review rule 'not great'
5:00 PM ETINDIANAPOLIS -- NFL competition committee members remain skeptical of pass interference review. But after two days of meetings at the scouting combine, they are not yet ready to recommend an end to the one-year experimental rule."Overall the results were not gre...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Marjory
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over 4 years ago
A boom, a bust, a reckoning, a race: four takes on today’s startup market
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today let’s try to figure out where the startup and private markets stand, as there are a few different takes out there that I can’t reconcile. Our effort...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Ezequiel
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over 4 years ago
Google searches are showing rival business directories in Europe
The company appeared to have tested this in Germany before rolling it out to a wider audience that includes the UK.There's no certainty this will prevent another antitrust case against Google. The competing directories are clearly visible, but they're ultimately dwarfed b...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Izaiah
@Izaiah -
over 4 years ago
Google Cloud opens its Seoul region
Google Cloud today announced that its new Seoul region, its first in Korea, is now open for business. The region, which it first talked about last April, will feature three availability zones and support for virtually all of Google Cloud’s standard service, ranging from C...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Delia
@Delia -
over 4 years ago
Los Angeles-based ‘deep tech’ investment firm Riot Ventures is raising a $75M fund
Riot Ventures, the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch.The firm has la...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Abbie
@Abbie -
over 4 years ago
Noom competitor OurPath rebrands as Second Nature, raises $10M Series A
Back in 2018, OurPath emerged as a startup in the U.K. tackling the problem of diabetes. The company helped customers fight the disease, and raised a $3 million round of funding by combining advice from health experts with tracking technology via a smartphone app to help ...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Joe
@Joe -
over 4 years ago
Europe’s A/O PropTech is a new €250M fund dedicated to companies disrupting real estate
A/O PropTech is a new European VC officially launching today, after raising €250 million of so-called “permanent capital” to invest in technology companies disrupting real estate.It’s this “permanent” approach—seeing the firm structured more like a corporate with various ...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 4 years ago
The best water filter bottles for traveling: Portable clean water is a must-pack item
The GRAYL Ultralight Water Purifier Bottle is pricey but worth getting if you’re concerned about having access to clean water.Traveling isn't just about the destination. Carry On is our series devoted to how we get away in the digital age, from the choices we make to the ...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
Zetta
@Zetta -
almost 5 years ago
Industrial technologies get a big backer with Anzu Partners’ new $190 million fund
Advances in biology, biochemistry, sensors and automation have the potential to reshape the ways manufacturing in America is done, and a relatively new firm called Anzu Partners has just raised $190 million to invest in companies turning these scientific achievements into...continued
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Ericka upvoted the following post almost 5 years ago:
Elian
@Elian -
almost 5 years ago
NASA reveals the payloads for the first commercial Moon cargo deliveries
NASA has finalized the payloads for its first cargo deliveries scheduled to be carried by commercial lunar landers, vehicles created by companies the agency selected to take part in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. In total, there are 16 payloads, whi...continued
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