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Autonomous Vehicles: Can You Get There From Here? (Part 2)

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Sales of new cars and light trucks in the US were approximately $576 billion in 2015. The best way to keep up with this series is to follow NextView’s Medium publication, Startup Traction, here or to all our content via email here. The post Autonomous Vehicles: Can You Get There From Here? Part 2) appeared first on AGILEVC.

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Groupon's S-1: From Zero to Like? Billions in 30 Months ? AGILEVC

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How They Do It: Build email list of consumers interested in local deals (mainly via paid search & social network ads), sell coupon programs to merchants via telesales. Also the proportion of email subscribers who’ve bought a Groupon has held up reasonably well. Filing Date: initial filing June 2, 2011. Founding Date: 2009.

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Netflix / Qwikster Split Was Brilliant (and Necessary)? 2 Long Term.

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Lots of us woke up this morning to an email from Reed Hastings about Netflix splitting it’s streaming and DVD-by-mail businesses into two separate operations (each w/ it’s own brand). AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Netflix / Qwikster Split Was Brilliant (and Necessary)… 2 Long Term Impacts. September 19, 2011.