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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Bobbie’s growth snowballed after caregivers sought new sources of baby formula during the nationwide shortage in 2022.

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With an ARR topping $250 million, LA’s vertical SAAS superstar ServiceTitan is now worth $8.3 billion

TechCrunch LA

Rowe Price, Dragoneer Investment Group, and ICONIQ Growth. In all, the new $500 million round likely sets the stage for a public offering later this year or before the end of 2022 if market conditions hold. The market for home services employs more than 5 million workers in the US and represents a trillion dollar global market.

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Down bad

TechCrunch LA

Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. — Alex Cohen (@anothercohen) June 18, 2022. — Molly White (@molly0xFFF) June 16, 2022.

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7 Keys To A Winning Business As A Phone App Developer

Startup Professionals Musings

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. According to Tim Cook at Apple, there are over 34 million registered developers in 2022. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products.

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GrubMarket gobbles up $120M at a $1B+ pre-money valuation to take on the grocery supply chain

TechCrunch LA

But today a startup that’s tackling a different aspect of the market — addressing the supply chain that subsequently turns the wheels of the bigger food distribution machine — is announcing a big round of funding as it continues to grow. The funding is coming from a wide mix of investors.

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8 People And Process Skills Required In Any Business

Startup Professionals Musings

They rarely highlight their marketing and relationship skills , even though, in my experience, these are more often the key to success in business than product skills. In addition to listening, they spent much of their time communicating their vision and marketing themselves to everyone they encountered.

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5 Business Growth Drivers Facilitated By A Co-Founder

Startup Professionals Musings

Thus, in my mentoring of potential technical entrepreneurs who have a real passion for their technology, I often recommend that they find a co-founder who can manage the marketing and execution elements of the new venture. If tracking the market and reality checking are not your thing, you may need a partner who can fill that gap.

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