February 2023

Digital business building driven by conviction and experimentation

February 22, 2023
Investors today no longer reward companies for incremental changes in their core business. Embracing digital throughout the business can help traditional companies exponentially increase value and their ability to compete with digital natives, if done correctly. However, an EY-Parthenon report finds that 70% of digital investments don’t capture their intended value and only 16% of…

Build online branding to fuel startup success

February 22, 2023

What early-stage founder wouldn’t love to add metaphorical rocket fuel to their startup? We’re here to tell you that you can, in a form you may not have considered: online communities. Building an engaged, genuine online community that supports and sustains your business requires authenticity. This worthy art-meets-social-science endeavor can deliver results in a big […]

Build online branding to fuel startup success by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Improving trust in autonomous technology

February 22, 2023
The combined power of AI and robotics is revolutionizing mobility and manufacturing. Automated vehicles, airplanes, people movers, and warehouse robots are improving in their range, flexibility, situational awareness, and intelligence, while better technology, a hunger for increased productivity and efficiency, and the pressures of covid-19 lockdowns have fueled investment in autonomous systems. In 2020 and…

Female check-writers alone aren’t enough to close the female fundraising gap, data shows

February 22, 2023

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed Kaisa Snellman, an economic sociologist and an associate Professor […]

Female check-writers alone aren’t enough to close the female fundraising gap, data shows by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Tencent is finally joining the web3 wild west

February 22, 2023

China’s web3 community is rallying around the news of Tencent’s march into the decentralized land. On Wednesday, the social and gaming giant held its first global web3 summit in Singapore, which has emerged as a refuge for China’s blockchain developers after Beijing cracked down on cryptocurrencies in 2021. It’s hard to overlook the timing of […]

Tencent is finally joining the web3 wild west by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch