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AI, Blockchain, Web 2.0, and Self Driving Cars

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The most common analogies I’ve been considering with the current wave of generative AI are blockchain, self-driving cars, and Web 2.0. And both founders and investors are grappling with similar questions that were top of mind during early Web 2.0: Will new, native distribution channels emerge? There are two reasons for this.

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The Great Retail Reinvention: How the Internet Is Reshaping the Way We Buy Clothing

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The old brands and distribution channels are dead or dying. Another irony of these rampant store closures is that increasingly, web-only brands are beginning to open storefronts or experimenting with other ways of establishing a physical presence. Instead, today we find ourselves in a strange middle-ground in the apparel industry.

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Saving the Web from the Tyranny of the Click [Traction #17: Tony Haile, Chartbeat]

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Listen in these places or wherever you get your podcasts: Channel Links: iTunes | SoundCloud | Stitcher. The post Saving the Web from the Tyranny of the Click [Traction #17: Tony Haile, Chartbeat] appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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Announcing NextView Operator Guilds

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For this reason, we’ve partnered with Guild members who have experience across different kinds of customers, business models, and distribution channels. As VP of Product at Artsy, Fatma oversees the product organization responsible for product strategy, design, and development of its web and mobile platforms. Back to Top).

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Startup Founders’ Favorite Interview Questions to Judge Early Team Fit

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TripleLift is native programmatic advertising simple, scalable, and effective on the visual web. If you can channel an employee correctly to do what they excel at and enjoy, it benefits the whole team. Built in New York.). Discover Their Fulfillments. Sasha Hoffman , Co-founder, Fuzzy Compass.

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Building for Massive Mobile Success: An Ex-Bleacher Report PM on Creating Their Hit App

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Bleacher Report and Team Stream were always built on the idea of curating information and the best sports stories from across the web. Whereas ESPN only promotes ESPN content in their app and other channels, we could include the big, national outlets plus local coverage, social media discussion, and more.

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Hiring Writers at Your Startup? Scrap Your Usual Approach

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” Instead of “repackage long form pieces into smaller projects to be distributed around the web,” you should say “find creative ways to produce related pieces across many mediums and channels.” ” These subtle differences focus on the process itself , rather than the end result.

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