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May the second be with you – to be honest, we never understood that joke. Maybe one of you can enlighten us.
There’s still some time left if you want to get your applications in for the Startup Battlefield 200. Come to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, and sit in front of a room full of fellow startups and—certainly more important—investors. And don’t forget to vote for the specific sessions you like!
TechCrunch’s Top 3
- No ChatGPT for you.That’s what Samsung is reportedly telling its employees after the company’s internal data was leaked on ChatGPT last month. Kate.
- Who are the people in your neighborhood?Need help finding your lost dog? Nextdoor now has a new “Assistant” feature, powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to help local social network users write more positively engaged posts. Aisha He wrote.
- Payment date: take on He wrote about Nomba’s recent $30 million fundraising. The African payment service provider provides tools for businesses to accept payments securely.
Startups and VCs
Ann La, a general partner at Bullpen Capital, said she was fired from the firm. Natasha M Reports. The investor described the termination experience as “discriminatory and counterproductive” in a LinkedIn post published Monday. La helped become an equal partner in Bullpen Capital’s latest fund raising of $145 million.
Today on Found, TechCrunch’s podcast that uncovers the stories behind startups, the team talks with Stefan Bauer about how the Marker Learning team is helping school districts successfully reduce education costs by conducting disability assessments remotely. By taking the number of students they need, and bringing marker education into the prison system, they challenge their ability to assess incarcerated people and provide them with the tools to learn according to their abilities.
And we have another punch or two for you:
How to conduct efficient and effective primary board meetings
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Many CEOs see preparing boardrooms as an unpleasant task, but if done right, it’s an opportunity for founders to hone their storytelling skills, engage their team leaders, and get more value out of investor relations.
Amy Cheatham, a partner at Costanoa Ventures, shared 11 whiteboard slides with TC+ that cover effective ways to communicate accomplishments, product pipeline details, hiring and team development, and other key topics.
“The slides in this article are not intended to be a complete board deck,” she wrote. “They are examples of real, first-rate board slides from seed and Series A companies that have done a great job of informing their boards and leading constructive discussions.”
Three more from the TC+ team:
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Big Tech Inc.
You know what people hate more than losing things? Buying an object tracking device is only for them to become part of something that is not secure. Sarah He writes that Apple and Google have collaborated to create some standard security measures for these Bluetooth devices to prevent unwanted tracking.
When it comes to companies coming together, Box is partnering with OpenAI to offer some creative AI tools on its document management platform. Ron It has more.
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