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03:00 01.08.2015

Setting The Right Valuation For A Competitive Series A Round

Founders are often puzzled by how VCs derive valuations for competitive Series A rounds. A competitive Series A round is an equity round where a company generally raises greater than $5 million led by a top-quartile venture capital firm. During these Series A rounds, it is not uncommon for founders to receive multiple term sheets from lead investors at different valuations, and to feel… Read More... →

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03:00 01.08.2015

3 reasons natural-language tech has more potential than you think

GUEST: With the announcement of funding for AI-driven DigitalGenius last month, artificial intelligence, and particularly Natural Language Processing (NLP), have been making headlines recently. Customer service powered by NLP? Computers conversing with humans and actually guiding them through the sales funnel? It all sounds a little futuristic and scary, right? But the fact is, many of […]... →

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02:20 01.08.2015

Why Polyvore’s Jess Lee Sold To Yahoo

Yahoo bought Polyvore in what we’ve heard could be a $60 million deal today. Both Polyvore and Yahoo were mum on those details, but Polyvore co-founder Jess Lee did tell TechCrunch her company will continue to do the same thing as it’s been doing before – now on a larger scale and with more resources from the tech giant run by Marissa Meyer. “We also think there’s… Read More... →

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02:00 01.08.2015

It’s time for marketers to adapt to vertical videos

GUEST: Vertical videos. Chances are that you’ve missed out on this ongoing debate over whether or not to incorporate vertical videos into marketing efforts, but with Snapchat ramping up its promotion of the format, it seems the haters are on the way out. Numerous publications have speculated that other big-name platforms will soon implement vertical video […]... →

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02:00 01.08.2015

FarmLogs CEO Jesse Vollmar Will Talk About The AgTech Revolution At Disrupt SF 2015

The World Bank says that farmers need to produce 50% more food to feed the 9 billion people who will inhabit the earth by 2050. While farmers are facing higher demand, they’re actually being given fewer resources to work with thanks to a growing water crisis and the availability of arable land. Join us at SF Disrupt 2015 as FarmLogs CEO Jesse Vollmar walks us through tech’s… Read More... →

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01:55 01.08.2015

Boston’s best CMO fired from HubSpot: allegedly tried to obtain Dan Lyons’ tell-all book

Two months ago we surveyed over 2,000 Boston marketers for our CMO-only conference in Boston, looking for the best local chief marketing office. HubSpot’s Mike Volpe won hands down. This week, however, he was fired for allegedly having tried to obtain a copy of former employee Dan Lyons’ upcoming tell-all book about his two years with […]... →

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01:30 01.08.2015

Here’s The Latest Batch Of 500 Startups Companies

500 Startups has unveiled its fourteenth batch of companies going through its accelerator. While Y Combinator is starting to roll out its own class in an upcoming Demo Day, a new one from 500 Startups is emerging — and increasingly, so is the race to be the earliest to invest in companies. Of course, that means that accelerators like 500 Startups — which has a portfolio of more… Read More... →

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01:10 01.08.2015

CrunchWeek: Twitter Soap Opera, Uber Valuation, and Ouya Gets Bought

It’s time for CrunchWeek again! What a week it was. The Twitter soap opera continues with earnings, no new CEO, hashtags and more. Uber keeps raising money until we lose count. Ouya gets put out of its misery bought. As Alex would say: It’s Friday, it’s CrunchWeek, it’s time to throw down and talk some smack. Read More... →

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01:10 01.08.2015

Y Combinator-backed ShotPut helps fulfill product orders at a price that works for startups

Did you know that there are nearly 90,000 successfully funded projects on Kickstarter? Each of these projects has reached out to the public, raised the capital they needed, and achieved their dreams — well almost. The next thing that each of these companies will have to do is make sure the promised product gets shipped […]... →

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01:00 01.08.2015

Doing Good Tech Versus Doing Good With Tech

The FDA is currently considering clinical trials for a drug that would delay aging. The idea of extending human longevity is a controversial one, with some arguing for immortality and others arguing that a lifespan into the mid-70s is perfectly adequate. So is the drug good or bad? As an investor in science and technology, this is a non-trivial question for me. Read More... →

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01:00 01.08.2015

Why the Ashley Madison hack could pose a national security risk

GUEST: We all know cyber security is a hot issue these days. A new hack or cyber security threat seems to make headlines each week. The most recent news on this front, of course, is that hackers have accessed 50 million user accounts of Avid Life Media, the owner of cheating service Ashley Madison and dating […]... →

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00:40 01.08.2015

Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Uber reportedly raises $1B at a $51B valuation from investors including Microsoft Uber has raised a new $1 billion funding round, which pushes the company’s valuation to $51 billion. The new investment money comes […]... →

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00:27 01.08.2015

Facebook tweaks its News Feed for the ‘small group of people’ who actively hide posts

If you’re a fan of the “hide” feature on Facebook, then you’ll want to pay attention — it’s getting a small tweak today that could affect the stories you see when on the social network. For the “small group of people” on Facebook that hide a large number of stories in their News Feed for […]... →

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00:17 01.08.2015

Yahoo will acquire the social shopping site Polyvore

Yahoo announced today that it has agreed to buy the social shopping site Polyvore. Yahoo expects the acquisition to enhance its own consumer and advertiser offerings, namely its digital magazines. Specifically, some of the Polyvore social and e-commerce and e-commerce tools could be integrated with the Yahoo Style and Yahoo Beauty sites. Developing . . .... →

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00:00 01.08.2015

Attention, shoppers: Shopping with a store app means you’ll visit more and stay longer

EXCLUSIVE: A shopper with a Target app visits that chain about once more a month than an app-less shopper. So says new field data released today by mobile data analytics firm Wefi. It’s based on device-transmitted info from shoppers to 49 stores in the Los Angeles area run by seven major retailers: Costco, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Nordstrom, […]... →

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23:52 31.07.2015

Is This Flying Car Company For Real?

We’ve been promised a flying car for as long as I can remember. From The Jetsons to Back To The Future, we’ve been sold this dream for years and years. Owning something that starts out on the ground and ends up flying through the air is something I want to experience before I kick the bucket. Read More... →

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23:50 31.07.2015

Bing tests emoji keyboard

Not long after becoming the first search engine to allow users to search with emojis, Bing is testing an emoji keyboard.... →

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23:35 31.07.2015

Boston’s WTF/LOL Problem

Well, that was embarrassing. Following months of piss-poor communication and a chaotic planning process, Boston’s bid to be the U.S. entry for the 2024 Olympics finally died this week like Britain’s rule over the colonies. The city that once brought the Industrial Revolution to the people now finds itself unable to build a venue for beach volleyball, or you know, housing or… Read More... →

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23:27 31.07.2015

Mobile telematic startup Driveway puts $10M in its glove compartment

Most people can use some objective advice once in a while, especially if it has to do with their driving skills — not only because it helps for better roads, but also because few people enjoy taking advice about it from their peers. Startup Driveway Software closed a $10 million series A round to grow its mobile telematics […]... →

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23:09 31.07.2015

Bing Tests Emoji Keyboard

Not long after becoming the first search engine to allow users to search with emojis, Bing is testing an emoji keyboard.... →

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