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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

Deep Learning /Neural Nets – a subfield of machine learning. Neural nets are effective at a variety of tasks ( e.g., image classification, speech recognition). A deep learning neural net algorithm is given massive volumes of data, and a task to perform – such as classification. Dedicated chips for neutral nets (e.g.

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The Virus Survival Strategy For Your Startup

Steve Blank

And how much are variable expenses (salaries, consultants, commission, travel, AWS/Azure charges, supplies, etc.?). Subtract your monthly gross burn rate from your monthly revenue to get your net burn rate. Next, take a look at your actual revenue each month – not forecast, but real revenue coming in each month.

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Slack S-1: Will ARPU Drive Long Term Value?

View from Seed

You can see this both by looking at a cohort “layer cake” graph or by examining the net dollar retention. Slack’s net dollar retention rate is an incredibly impressive 143%. Slack’s net dollar retention rate is decreasing, but is still a long way from dropping below 100%. So Slack generated $1.43 Market Cap. Salesforce = $121B.

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Slack S-1: Will APRU Drive Long Term Value?

Agile VC

You can see this both by looking at a cohort “layer cake” graph or by examining the net dollar retention. Slack’s net dollar retention rate is an incredibly impressive 143%. Slack’s net dollar retention rate is decreasing, but is still a long way from dropping below 100%. So Slack generated $1.43 Market Cap.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

Now let me clarify — NET is a dandy language. ” Don’t get me wrong: NET on your resume isn’t an instant showstopper. But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. And at the time,NET was the best choice for those problems.

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Viola Private Equity Pumps $7 Million into Zend

VC Cafe

Zend has raised $37 million to date, most recently adding $9 million to its coffers in a round led by previous investors including: Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Azure Capital Partners, Intel Capital,SAP Ventures. Zend was started in 1999 and is currently headquartered in Cupertino, CA with an R&D office in Israel.

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Digital Analytics Simplified: The Beginner’s Guide

ConversionXL

The company once had the market’s highest churn rate and lowest Net Promoter Score (NPS). The platform supports multiple data sources including: Microsoft Excel; Salesforce; Google Analytics; Google BigQuery; Adobe Analytics; Microsoft Azure; IBM Netezza. Power BI Desktop alternatives include Tableau Desktop , Sisense , and Looker.

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