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We’re used to hearing about the importance of hard work — and while this is true, sometimes we need some extra boosters for mood and motivation in our entrepreneurial aspirations.

Running a one person business is challenging, but we’re here to help you. Tune in as our expert, Terry Rice, answers your most pressing questions.

A company starting from scratch today is probably going to use a stack of financial software with the most modern fintech tools. These could be things like Stripe for payments, Brex for corporate credit cards and Gusto for payroll and benefits, among others that when combined can provide a unique view into a company’s financial […]

Puzzle is building a modern accounting package for today’s API-enabled startups by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Pydantic, the popular python Python library and open source data-validation framework used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has a new commercial namesake and the backing of one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital (VC) firms. Pydantic Services Inc. emerges from stealth today with $4.7 million in seed funding led by Sequoia, with […]

Sequoia backs open source data-validation framework Pydantic to commercialize with cloud services by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

A new poll finds that chatbot experiences often underwhelm. That doesn’t appear to be hurting deployment numbers, however.

Consumers find chatbots disappointing, but that won’t harm adoption by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Following the major integration of Showtime into Paramount+ two weeks ago, Paramount reported its quarterly earnings this morning, announcing that Paramount+ gained 9.9 million subscribers in Q4 to bring the total to 56 million subs, up from 46 million in the previous quarter. This means Paramount+ has more customers than Hulu, which recently reported 48 […]

Paramount+ reaches 56M subs, raises prices as it combines with Showtime by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Zerocater — incubated at Y Combinator back in 2011 (back in the day when YC had just 45 companies in a cohort) — was growing at a fast clip and gobbling up new customers for its office meal delivery service before Covid-19 hit. The pandemic led it to shed 98% of its business and set off a […]

Zerocater raises $15M as demand heats up for flexible in-office food services by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

CommandK, a startup offering a dedicated platform to manage enterprise security, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Lightspeed. Companies accumulate a lot of sensitive data and store secrets, such as API tokens, SSH keys and personally identifiable information. But protecting that is a complex task and requires state-of-the-art security prowess. This […]

Lightspeed backs CommandK’s mission to become the go-to enterprise security command center by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Micro-EV subscription startup Dance, which launched in 2020, has raised an additional €12 million in an equity and debt round led by existing investors HV Capital, Eurazeo and BlueYard. Dance was launched out of Berlin by former Soundloud and Jimdo founders, but since last year is now also available in Paris, Hamburg, Munich and Vienna. […]

Micro-EV subscription startup Dance pulls in another €12M from existing investors by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch