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Top Hat Raises $22.5M Series C in a Tough Vertical: What Can We Learn from their Success

Version One Ventures

Union Square Ventures – one of our favorite co-investors – added to Top Hat’s existing investors and USV’s Albert Wenger joined their Board of Directors. Generally speaking, Ed Tech has proven to be a tough vertical, primarily due to the fact that it’s hard to charge consumers (students) directly. They hustle.

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The future of search is being reinvented with generative AI

VC Cafe

While web search requires huge resources, I believe that smaller LLMs and open source technology will play a big role in creating specialised vertical search engines for topics like health, legal tech, travel, education, etc and there lies the opportunity for startups.

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4 Accounting Tips For Startups And Small Businesses

YoungUpstarts

by Swapnil Shinde, Co-Founder and CEO of Zeni. In fact, if your accountant isn’t familiar with your vertical, they won’t have an in-depth knowledge of your specific accounting requirements and the guidelines you should be following. If you want your business to grow, it’s vital to have the right financial foundation.

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5 Things You Should Know Before Hiring A Development Shop

YoungUpstarts

by Stella Fayman, CEO and cofounder of matchist. Most dev shops are good at one technology over another, or focus on UX or even a vertical like healthcare. Stella Fayman is CEO and cofounder of matchist, the best place to find top freelance developers and dev shops. Most have an emphasis.

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Burning Platform: Zoho – humble beginnings, ambitious future

deal architect

In the 89th episode of Burning Platform, we host Tony Thomas, one of the co-founders of Zoho. On this blog we have covered many aspects of Zoho – its unique culture, its vertical integration, its business model, its commitment to.

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30 tips for avoiding startup failure, from successful founders

The Next Web

But have you ever had the opportunity to pick the brains of founders who created amazingly successful startups and companies like Envato , Backblaze , Simple , or Treehouse ? Few people like talking about their mistakes, but thankfully nine founders took some time to share some of their hard-earned knowledge with you. Find your niche.

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Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Posted on June 11, 2009 by steveblank When my students ask me about whether they should be a founder or cofounder of a startup I ask them to take a walk around the block and ask themselves: Are you comfortable with: Chaos – startups are disorganized Uncertainty – startups never go per plan Are you: Resilient – at times you will fail – badly.

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