George
@George
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Joined on 26 Mar 2018
George upvoted the following post over 4 years ago:
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over 4 years ago
Co-op helps Uber, Lyft drivers use data to maximize earnings
Co-op helps Uber, Lyft drivers use data to maximize earnings Driver’s Seat participated in the first batch of the Start.coop acceleratorAs we have previously reported, an increasing number of startups are exploring cooperative business models where workers (and sometimes ...continued
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over 4 years ago
James Currier, Sarah Nahm, Arun Mathew and Vlad Magdalin to speak at Early Stage SF
Early Stage SF goes down on April 28 and we are more excited than ever to introduce this brand new event to the community.The day-long event is meant to give early stage founders the chance to pick their own adventure, hearing from a wide variety of experts in fundraising...continued
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George
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over 4 years ago
Maria Sharapova, a 5-time Grand Slam winner and former World Number 1, is retiring from tennis
Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from tennis."Tennis—I'm saying goodbye," she wrote in an emotional column in Vanity Fair. "Tennis gave me a life. I'll miss it everyday."The Russian star won five Grand Slam titles during her 17 year professional career, most r...continued
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over 4 years ago
How Does The FDA's E-Cig Crackdown Impact The Cannabis Industry?
The FDA is going after anything seen as marketing to minors, and plenty of cannabis products could be caught in the crossfire.February 19, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.The FDA kicked off the new decade with a priority announ...continued
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over 4 years ago
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 lineup is first to get USB certification for new fast charging tech
Samsung’s Galaxy S20 device lineup has become the first to receive USB certification for their support of the Programmable Power Supply (PPS) and USB Power Delivery (USB PD) 3.0 standards, the USB Implementers Forum announced today. It means that the phones should have no...continued
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over 4 years ago
Amazon opens its first cashierless grocery store
Today Amazon is opening its first grocery store to pilot the use of the retailer’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology that has previously powered 25 Amazon Go convenience stores in a handful of major U.S. metros. Based in Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, the new Amazon G...continued
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Elaina
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over 4 years ago
For investors, late-stage fintech startups are a lucrative bet
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Over the past three months, a number of financial events have occurred in the fintech and finservices world that have caught our eye. Between two rounds a...continued
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over 4 years ago
Intuit confirms that it is buying Credit Karma for $7.1B in cash and stock
The week is kicking off with a major piece of M&A in the world of financial technology startups. Today Intuit — the accounting, tax filing and financial planning software giant behind QuickBooks, TurboTax and Mint, confirmed that it plans to acquire Credit Karma — the...continued
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over 4 years ago
Google searches are showing rival business directories in Europe
The company appeared to have tested this in Germany before rolling it out to a wider audience that includes the UK.There's no certainty this will prevent another antitrust case against Google. The competing directories are clearly visible, but they're ultimately dwarfed b...continued
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over 4 years ago
Company-builder Antler passes $75M raised after investment from Schroders and Ferd
Antler is a “company builder” that emerged a couple of years ago, running startup generator programs and investing from an early stage, bringing a heady mix of technologists, product builders and operators together with its own technology stack.Now, plenty of “company bui...continued
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Abbie
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over 4 years ago
Noom competitor OurPath rebrands as Second Nature, raises $10M Series A
Back in 2018, OurPath emerged as a startup in the U.K. tackling the problem of diabetes. The company helped customers fight the disease, and raised a $3 million round of funding by combining advice from health experts with tracking technology via a smartphone app to help ...continued
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Jeffrey
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over 4 years ago
4 Key Enterprise Marketing and Sales Insights From Dreamforce
Here are the trends and takeaways from Salesforce's annual sales conference.February 21, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.Dreamforce is an annual Salesforce conference with keynotes on the latest trends and developments in marke...continued
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Izaiah
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over 4 years ago
Google Cloud opens its Seoul region
Google Cloud today announced that its new Seoul region, its first in Korea, is now open for business. The region, which it first talked about last April, will feature three availability zones and support for virtually all of Google Cloud’s standard service, ranging from C...continued
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Alan
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over 4 years ago
Alphabet’s Loon and SoftBank’s HAPSMobile turn solar-powered drones into flying cell towers
Alphabet-owned Loon, the company that had been focused on delivering internet communications to remote areas via stratospheric balloons, has completed development work on a new payload for partner HAPSMobile, a subsidiary of SoftBank that’s building high-altitude solar-po...continued
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Manley
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over 4 years ago
Dfinity launches an open source platform aimed at the social networking giants
When Dfinity raised $102 million in funding in 2018 at a $2 billion valuation in a round jointly led by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital, it was thought of as a step-change in the world of blockchain technology. In an area that was synonymous with generating a lo...continued
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over 4 years ago
Europe’s A/O PropTech is a new €250M fund dedicated to companies disrupting real estate
A/O PropTech is a new European VC officially launching today, after raising €250 million of so-called “permanent capital” to invest in technology companies disrupting real estate.It’s this “permanent” approach—seeing the firm structured more like a corporate with various ...continued
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George
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over 4 years ago
US Soccer says unequal pay for women is fair because 'men are bigger, stronger, faster,' as USWNT...
Initial filings from the US Women's National Team's gender discrimination lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation suggest that the two parties are further apart than ever.The USWNT players are seeking $67 million in back pay, which their lawyers argue is commensurate wit...continued
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Clarissa
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over 4 years ago
Anomalous data can lead to growth opportunities
We’ve aggregated many of the world’s best growth marketers into one community. Twice a month, we ask them to share their most effective growth tactics, and we compile them into this growth report.This is how you stay up-to-date on growth marketing tactics — with advice th...continued
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Izaiah
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over 4 years ago
5 Tips to Optimize Your Business Website, Increase Conversions and Make Money Online
It's where marketing efforts converge, so to make money online, you need to make sure your website is in order.February 20, 2020 5 min readOpinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.As a small business, your website is the single most important resource...continued
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Kari
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over 4 years ago
10 courses to help improve your business skills for less than $35 each
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Business school is expensive, y'all. Not to mention, you'll have to dedicate a few years of your life to hitting the books, attending classes, and completing projects. No...continued
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George
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over 4 years ago
Should the Chiefs pay up for Chris Jones? Barnwell forecasts AFC West offseason moves
7:00 AM ETWhile the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers might just have finished a thrilling Super Bowl, the NFL is only going to get busier in the weeks to come. The league's 32 teams are planning their offseason agendas, identifying targets in free agency and beg...continued
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George
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over 4 years ago
Build a website that boosts your business with GoDaddy Websites + Marketing
Even the least web-savvy entrepreneurs know that you can't have a business without a solid website. But you can't just whip up a decent-looking site, turn it on, and expect business to come pouring through. Turns out, digital marketing is a bit more complicated than that....continued
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Anderson
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over 4 years ago
Orbital debris startup Astroscale chosen by JAXA for its first space junk removal mission
Japanese orbital debris removal technology startup Astroscale is going to be working with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the agency’s first mission to remove some of the junk that currently exists on orbit. They’ve been selected by the agency to particip...continued
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Erik
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over 4 years ago
Mastercard given approval to prepare for entry into China’s payments market
After years of unsuccessful attempts to enter China’s massive $27 trillion payments market, Mastercard announced today it has won approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to begin formal preparation to set up a bank card clearing institution in China. The news is a...continued
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over 4 years ago
AT&T rolling out its low-band 5G to 13 more cities including Boston, St. Louis, Atlantic City, Da...
AT&T has added 13 more cities to its low-band 5G network, including large metro areas like Boston, St. Louis, and Atlantic City, and smaller cities like Wichita, Kansas and Dayton, Ohio, bringing the total number of cities on the list to 32. The carrier continues to e...continued
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