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- What are you collecting?: Collectibles like trading cards are big business, and eBay has gotten a big boost in this area with its $295 million move to acquire TCGplayer, a trading card marketplace. Aisha Reports. She wrote, “The company’s latest acquisition sees eBay gain more leverage in business cards, as the company announced the deal will give it a way to ‘remain a desirable platform for business card sellers.’
- ‘It’s moving forward.: Jagmet He has the skinny on the 15 Indian and Southeast Asian companies shortlisted for Sequoia’s Seventh Surge team.
- Not sure if the ‘flow’ is going up or down: We all know that Andreessen Horowitz gave Adam Neumann $350 million for his new venture, Flow. Tim, Dominic Madori And Amanda Both venture capitalists and founders offer three different approaches to how they “misread America’s housing crisis.”
Startups and VCs
Last week, there was a lot of news about former WeWork boss Adam Neumann raising too much money to do whatever he’s doing today — but Connie In “The Anti-Adam Neumann,” he brings us a story of how we do it differently.
Accelerators can be a bit hit or miss, however came Through the Disney tech accelerator, Miko took a closer look at the past and announced this week that it will launch in 140 countries with DC and Pixar content. It’s a dream partnership for any startup, so it’s fun to see it work for them.
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- Another step towards singleness: Manish And Kyle Game developer John Carmack, who co-founded ID software and was Oculus’s CTO, is reportedly working on a new venture. Keen Technologies has raised $20 million from Sequoia.
- Systematic salary, simple: Anita Complete reports that it helps startups think about the “why” and “how” of workers compensation, raising $4 million in a round led by Akel.
- This slot machine is great – I keep winning.CSI, which was founded in 1965 and is by some accounts the inventor of the first modern ATM systems, has agreed to be bought for $1.6 billion, according to reports. Kyle.
- Taking more Zen: Brian Podcast recording platform Zencastr is reportedly adding editing and distribution tools in a bid to become a full-service podcast offering.
- Have you planted what you brought this time?: Cabbage came from the house, quotes came About the new Click and home hydroponic setup. But he resented it all at how expensive these things were and spent two weekends building his own hydroponic system and writing a how-to guide on how to build your own. You know, maybe if it’s not your to-do list so true Enough torture.
4 ways to increase income for founders in difficult times
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Converting one-time customers into repeat buyers increases in importance during the downturn. Acquiring a new user is a tough lift, but finding ways to reduce friction is an easy way to increase customer lifetime value.
One study found that password problems cause nearly 60% of consumers to abandon shopping carts before completing a purchase.
If you’re trying to realign online sales, this TC+ guest post contains formulas for calculating lifetime value (LTV) lost due to a breach on a monthly and annual basis. “During a downturn, you need to make things easier, not harder,” says Dedu CEO and co-founder Ari Jacoby.
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Big Tech Inc.
It just so happened, three news stories about self-driving hit at the same time, and Rebecca It was to deliver the goods. So Tesla will raise the cost of the full self-driving beta software to $15,000 in North America, YouTube has posted a pair of videos of Tesla drivers demonstrating the controversial software with their children. Driver’s seat. Meanwhile, in the UK, the government has said that self-driving manufacturers, not the drivers themselves, will be held responsible for accidents when the car operates autonomously.
