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Why We Invested in Toya

VC Cafe

At Remagine Ventures we like to say that “we invest in technologies that change how people spend their time and money”. Advancements in technology and changing cultural behaviour are big drivers of this trend and Covid-19 was like pouring gasoline on fire. . *by Kevin Baxpehler. My Farm by Toya. Toya – more than a studio.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Looxid Labs

Austin Startup

Based in Seoul, South Korea, Looxid Labs aims to integrate biometrics into the VR/AR/MR platform. To integrate a biometric system into HMD platforms, they have developed the most VR compatible brain-sensing technology, Looxid Link. With the exception of Looxid Labs, what tech trend is your team most excited about?

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The Power of Torso TV (Why Media is Racing to the Middle)

Both Sides of the Table

At the left of the graph is the “head end” of the market, where the “hits” are produced for mass audiences. If audiences liked your music then you had to sell them physically at Tower Records or similar. They own the audience and that is enormous asset to leverage, but more on that in a moment.

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Out of the Crisis #21: Tomas Pueyo on the hammer and the dance, political polarization, and how the pandemic will affect the way we live and work

Startup Lessons Learned

It turned him instantly from an education technology expert--his day job is as VP of Growth at Course Hero--into a leading voice for how to move forward. Eric Ries : So if I'm getting it right, 60 million people is something like 5% of the possible audience of people who are on the internet and speak English. I'm Eric Ries.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. So I started a gig economy job site, with a focus on transparency of pay estimates and user reviews.

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Embrace: Valerie Lopez on the importance of employee-led resource groups

Transformify

You mentioned Asia, and I’ve lived in South Korea for 5 months. Often, people feel excluded and not accepted by the other team members due to cultural differences. Looking at a market from outside gives you only a vague idea who your target audience is and what their needs are. How do you address such cases?

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How To Take Back Control Of Technology

Duct Tape Marketing

How To Take Back Control Of Technology written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Gaia Bernstein In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Gaia Bernstein. She writes, teaches, and lectures at the intersection of law, technology, health, and privacy. Like this show?