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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. Now in 2018, there’s been significant rounds they’ve led or participated in — Pitchbook here recaps some of the biggest. 3/ Crypto Hibernation.

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The Economics of Automation & You

Start Up Blog

And even though this time the displacement will involve intellectual labour, the pattern will remain unchanged, and it goes like this… Company replaces workers and reduces operating costs. Monopoly markets and IP protected innovations being rare exceptions). Price when new – 2018 = $35,990 (42% of average annual income)*.

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FOMO, YOLO and Analysis Paralysis – the role of gut feeling in VC decision making

VC Cafe

One of the distinctions he draws is that of the two systems we use to process information in order to make decisions: System 1 (thinking fast) operates automatically and quickly, with little or no effort and no sense of voluntary control. We are not all rational, checklist-focused, and we are also not all affective, or cognitively-inclined.

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Digital Technology MoshPit

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Chicago, IL, August 1, 2018 — The MoshPit Innovation Service is an innovation project discovery service marketed by GFi (Gregg Fraley Innovation). To discover radically new applications for digital tech what’s needed is taking a comprehensive look across all operations.

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Fixing Tech – A Manifesto from a Raving Capitalist

Start Up Blog

New industries never ask if it’s ok to sell a new raw material, they just take it and commercialise the demand for it. We’ve changed the way industries operated to make them more human and minimise their externalities. They operate under a different set of rules, compared to mere mortals like us. trillion as at 6/6/19.

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Progressive Web Apps: What Do Marketers Need to Know?

ConversionXL

We all know how a website works—the codebase is stored on a server, and any person can access it via their browser by typing in the domain name or direct IP address. PWAs’ fast load times support accessibility for companies that operate in emerging markets or need to provide users consistent site access at all times. Conclusion.

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9 Account-based Marketing Case Studies

ConversionXL

In 2018, the platform transitioned to an ABM strategy , and when it went public in 2020, investors scrambled for shares to the tune of $3 billion. Dreamforce is such a crowded, high-energy conference that we knew we had to tailor our offer to stand out.” – Julia Stead, Director of Demand Generation at Invoca. Keep doing what works.

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