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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money. Until we weren’t.

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Small fine-tuned models as an alternative to giant generic ones – when finely tuned with appropriate data, smaller, specialised LLMs can yield comparable results at a fraction of the cost. Technological Convergence – The global equity market value associated with disruptive innovation could increase to 60% by 2030.

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6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World

Startup Professionals Musings

In case you hadn’t noticed, the key elements of a competitive advantage for your business have changed as businesses move online, and your domain is instantly global. You need a platform that is comfortable with the global scope of today’s market, with it’s wide range of social and economic cultures, trends, and needs.

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5 Things to Know About Revenue Management

The Startup Magazine

With heavy global competition between airlines and customers having online alternatives at their fingertips, airlines face challenges of constantly updating pricing, which can make airline revenue management complex and optimizing revenue a major challenge across industries. What Airline Revenue Management Does.

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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Look for needs that have a global appeal to a wide demographic. Global considerations include culture differences and translation. You need a stable customer base with an automatically renewing revenue stream, such as the subscription model. Take advantage of low-cost modern tools and automation.

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Business Travel Decline Due To COVID And Environmental Concerns

YoungUpstarts

The measures to prevent the spreading of the virus induced a global reduction of the travel demand. trillion and it accounts for 21% of the global travel and hospitality industry. The global pandemic has induced a substantial reduction in fuel consumption. The Coronavirus has triggered a global change for corporate travel.

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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

The company started the year with no revenue and at it’s peak had a run rate well in excessive of $100 million / year. The key is being able to dial back variable costs during these period. We’re at a new watermark because there are now global assets deployed and as the sun peeks out so to do the riders and the revenue.