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

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Theoretically, an autonomous vehicle could be programmed to stop at any intersection if the car detected cross traffic. If one were starting from a blank sheet of paper designing for a world with autonomous cars, you probably wouldn’t have most of this stuff.

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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. What They Do: Deeply discounted coupons (often 50% off redeemed value) for local merchants. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M.

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GrabCAD’s Acquisition: From Talinn to London to Boston

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He was wrapping up GrabCAD’s participation in the Seedcamp accelerator program, and the Seedcamp startups were in the US to visit potential advisors and investors in Boston, New York, and SF. I first met Hardi at the beginning of 2011 here in Cambridge.

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LinkedIn: The Series A Fundraising Story ? AGILEVC

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then we integrate loyalty programs, CRM, etc., [link] Terence Donnelly. to personalize and enrich the experience. We’ve invested $1.3MM, and the VC’s in town are still wondering if we’re viable.

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The ?PC? Era Finally Arrives ? AGILEVC

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Comcast’s Internet Essentials program ), education, and non-profit initiatives a broad swath of the American public now has a broadband connected computer at home. The ’90s saw broader adoption by the middle class but even in 1995 only 28% of US households had a computer (US Census / Pegasus Research).

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Chewy S-1: Category Leadership + Conveyor Belt Into Consumers’ Homes

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While slightly more flexible than a simple monthly subscription (autoship customers also can make ad hoc purchases), the program lets consumers set recurring purchases for consumables they continuously replenish. Customers in the autoship program generated roughly 66% of Chewy’s revenue in 2018.

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The Rise & Fall of Great Venture Firms [Part 2]

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Rightly or wrongly, Sequoia has received a lot of flak about their “scout” program recently. A willingness to experiment also means you’re prepared for the risks of failure or looking silly in the ecosystem. But one has to respect their willingness to experiment in this fashion before other firms did the same.

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