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Which Categories of Seed Startups are Thriving? Which Aren't?

Tom Tunguz

Artificial Intelligence - yes, it’s a buzzword but it’s more than that. AI or Machine Learning is a new technology that will benefit nearly every type of sector and we’re still in the very earliest innings. Blockchain - another exponential curve that shows growth from 0 to 200 startups in eight years.

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1% of Salesforce's Revenue Makes a Unicorn

Tom Tunguz

Mobile, machine learning, blockchain. But as they grow, the number of customer segments they serve will grow, increasing the likelihood that at least one of these groups is underserved. the industry has been looking for ways to compete with some of these incumbents for a long time.

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7 Predictions for SaaS in 2018

Tom Tunguz

Machine learning fades as a buzzword. ” Just as those trends have become ubiquitous to be implicit, so will machine learning. Blockchain in the enterprise takes the reign as the buzzword for 2018. Blockchain in the enterprise takes the reign as the buzzword for 2018.

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When Will the Next Wave of UI Advances Happen?

Tom Tunguz

New databases like Hadoop, Cassandra, Cockroach/Spanner, Mongo, Blockchain store and retrieve data faster, at larger scale, across geographies or in untrusted environments. New machine-learning APIs transcribe speech, categorize text, recognize images, translate words, and predict.

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How to Use Blockchain in Marketing Data Security

Neil Patel

The boom of Bitcoin has made blockchain technology a trending topic. What Is Blockchain Technology? Blockchain technology is a new way to secure your data. How Does Blockchain Work for Data Security? Blockchain is a possible solution to giving customers peace of mind over their data.

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How QuikNode is Handling Growth in the Blockchain Industry

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QuikNode is a Miami-based startup powering blockchain applications with lightning fast Ethereum, Bitcoin, Polygon, BSC and xDai nodes. This allows anyone building an app that applies blockchain technology to do so by building directly on top of QuikNode’s globally distributed Web3 infrastructure. Table of Contents. Where Web 2.0

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Predictions for 2019

Tom Tunguz

Blockchain technology finds its second killer application. Machine learning fades as a buzzword. Blockchain in the enterprise takes the reign as the buzzword for 2018.* The IPO market remains open despite the turbulence of the public markets because institutional investors still seek better than market returns.