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Why the Future of Tesla May Depend on Knowing What Happened to Billy Durant

Steve Blank

If you’re following Tesla, you might be interested to know that Sloan wasn’t the founder of GM. Where are the charitable foundations, business schools, and hospitals named after the founder of GM? The founder of what became General Motors was William (Billy) Durant. What Does GM Have to Do with Tesla And Elon Musk?

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Wonderist Agency Acquires Merger Labs

YoungUpstarts

Co-founders, Laura Maly and Michael Anderson, struck a deal with Galvez that led to the acquisition of Merger Labs , effective January 1, 2018. The acquisition opens the door into a new vertical, allowing the co-founders to accelerate growth and lay the foundation for additional vertical expansions.

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How Technology and Training Fueled One Ad-Based Company’s Growth

ReadWriteStart

Eighteen months later, I’m keynoting at conferences and serving clients in London, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Vancouver, and 50 other cities,” says Logan Young, the co-founder of BlitzMetrics, a Facebook dashboard and advertising company. Learn, Do, Teach: Build Your Expertise First.

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Brand Marketing vs. Product Marketing: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Invest In?

ConversionXL

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. It partners with sales to close more revenue, informs product teams to deliver better products, and in some cases, co-owns demand generation activities with marketing teams.

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CEO Shaking Up the AI Industry With a Robotic Reading Companion for Kids

Hearpreneur

The mission of Ling Technology’s founders was to create a “Ling” world with man and robot symbiosis. In segmented scenarios and vertical markets, Ling may have greater advantages than Baidu, Alibaba,and Tencent (BAT). By CES in 2018, we only exhibited Luka and Jibo. How did you come up with your business name?

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The Story Behind Our Investment In Fiddler Labs

Haystack

At the beginning of 2018, we almost invested in a startup with two strong founders. To make a long and private story short, on the morning I was about to call the founders to let them know I was in, they decided to amicably part ways. But Gade’s and Paka’s vision wasn’t simply to leverage AI for a vertical application.

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SXSW Pitch: NeelAgil Technologies

Austin Startup

In the United States, in 2018, a stunning 10.5 Neelam Dwivedi , co-founder of NeelAgil Technologies Private Ltd., My team consists of Co-Founder Dr. Arunagirinathan M. Imagine one out of every 10 people you see has a debilitating and often fatal disease. percent of the population had diabetes, 34.2