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Clouded Judgement 8.30.24 - Incrementalism vs Transformative Leaps

Clouded Judgement

Simultaneously, venture markets have expanded dramatically, contributing to this overcrowding. In a world without venture capital (or other sources of external financing for startups), each company would have to grow solely based on the merits of their product and sales. Over the long term, the best products and teams will win.

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Top Cloud Stories of The Week!!

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3: Microsoft Invests $1 BIllion in OpenAI to Develop AI Technologies on Azure. 6: “Tinder In-App Purchases No Longer Use Google Play Billing” Mobile subscriptions are becoming a big deal, although it’s early overall. And ask them if it could happen to you. You will get some scary answers. #2: and Europe). #6:

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Clouded Judgement 9.6.24 - King Making

Clouded Judgement

Subscribe now Kingmaking in the Era of AI When too many kings vie for the crown, you’re left with a brutal game of thrones. Right now, there is A LOT of king-making happening in venture capital rounds in the AI space. It could be a great investment, and they have one of the best AI teams assembled.

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Forgot the SaaS Gloom and Doom on Social. ‘Just Build’ with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin

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The three worlds are: B2B2C B2B2B AI And then there are folks in impacted categories like ZoomInfo , where things haven’t really improved. And there’s AI. Jason tweeted WTF because many things are happening in AI, like 200x ARR rounds. A lot of the funding rounds for AI feel like 2021 again, but only for this subset of people.

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A Look Back: Everything Breaks When You Go Into Hypergrowth Mode, with UiPath’s CMO (Europa Video + Transcript)

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I am a partner at Accel, the Global Venture Capital Fund, and I’m very happy to be here with one of these mythical creatures that people were talking about earlier. We will do four and a half times what we did last year and be able to be a half a billion dollar AI company in about 18 months. UIPath History. seed round.

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Loyalty Prime Raises $5.5 million for Next-Generation, AI-based Loyalty Marketing SaaS Platform

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million for Next-Generation, AI-based Loyalty Marketing SaaS Platform February 6, 2020 MUNICH – ( THE SAASGARAGE ) – Loyalty Prime , an international provider of enterprise loyalty program solutions has closed its 5.5 million dollar Series B to drive the development of its next generation AI-based loyalty software.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

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With an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Rodrigo Baer launched a successful career in consultancy and entrepreneurship, and today is among the top figures in venture capital for early-stage tech companies in Brazil. Starting with a degree in Network and Telecommunications, she further delved into engineering and AI.