Enterprise SaaS investment makes a comeback — but not where you’d expect
When we examined venture investment amounts in enterprise SaaS startups, we were surprised at the top categories.
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Is this the electric grid of the future?
One morning in the middle of March, a slow-moving spring blizzard stalled above eastern Nebraska, pounding the state capital of Lincoln with 60-mile-per-hour winds, driving sleet, and up to eight inches of snow. Lincoln Electric System, the local electric utility, has approximately 150,000 customers. By lunchtime, nearly 10% of them were without power. Ice was…
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Nigeria demands Binance disclose top users, executives remain detained
Nigeria is actively seeking information from Binance regarding its top 100 users in the country and all transaction history spanning the past six months, according to a Financial Times report. This news overlaps with the revelation of the names of the two executives from the cryptocurrency exchange who were detained two weeks ago: Tigran Gambaryan, […]
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How to Create a Culture That Embraces Failure and Turns Setbacks into Success
Use these tips to create a safe space for constructive failure in your organization.
Top Ways I’ve Learned to Keep Motivation High in an Asynchronous Workplace
Asynchronous working environments are constantly evolving, and we’re all learning to adapt, particularly in areas like motivation. I’ve discovered several effective tips and tricks that keep our motivation levels high, and hopefully yours soon as well.
Verve Motion’s robot backpack helps workers lighten their load
Wander the Modex floor long enough and you’ll stumble on some wearable robotics. The category has nowhere near the presence of AMRs (autonomous mobile robots) or storage and retrieval systems, but exosuits are increasing in acceptance for their ability to eliminate the repetitive stress that comes with lifting and moving heavy loads all day. While […]
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OpenMeter makes it easier for companies to track usage-based billing
In enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS), usage-based pricing, a pricing model in which customers are charged only when they use a product or service, is gaining ground. According to a report from VC firm OpenView, ~60% of SaaS businesses offer some form of usage-based pricing today. Recently, Apigee, Google Cloud’s API management platform, made the shift, as […]
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Struggling to Find Content Ideas for Your Business? Use This Effective Strategy to Unlock Endless Inspiration.
Always keep your objective and audience in mind, and showcase the relevant side of your expertise accordingly.
Remote driving startup Phantom Auto is shutting down
Phantom Auto, a remote driving startup that launched seven years ago amid the buzz of autonomous vehicle technology, is shutting down after failing to secure new funding, TechCrunch has learned. Phantom Auto, which had raised a total of $95 million, developed a teleoperation platform that allowed a remote driver, sometimes located thousands of miles away, […]
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Locus Robotics’ success is a tale of focusing on what works
“We’re fundamentally a software company,” Locus CEO Rick Faulk says with a laugh. We look like a robot company, but we’re actually a software company.” It’s a familiar refrain from companies whose most public-facing products are hardware. That’s certainly the case with Locus, which produces the best-known AMRs (autonomous mobile robots) not made by Amazon. […]
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What Is the “Hottest” Franchise to Buy?
There has to be a “best” franchise and a “hottest” industry, right? Well, sorry, there is not. Franchise expert Tim Parmeter explains why.