the problem is that they funded private access to the problems that competitors don’t have. that’s very bad.
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Databricks Unicorn Index: Startup Success Metrics Analysis
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We created the Databricks Unicorn Index – a mix of Crunchbase proprietary data, market signals, and Databricks insights – to help understand what happens when startups harness the full potential of Databricks. Our findings reveal that unicorns and emerging unicorns using
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10 Growth Tactics That Never Work in B2B
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10 growth tactics that never work with @ElenaVerna
— Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan) 19 janvier 2025
Elena was formerly head of growth at @MiroHQ, @Amplitude_HQ, @Dropbox, and @SurveyMonkey, and a growth advisor to @Netlify, @Superhuman, @MongoDB, @sanity_io, and @Similarweb. She's the most knowledgable person I know on B2B… pic.twitter.com/jCuHpEdctl10 growth tactics that never work with @ElenaVerna Elena was formerly head of growth at @MiroHQ
, @Amplitude_HQ
, @Dropbox
, and @SurveyMonkey
, and a growth advisor to @Netlify
, @Superhuman
, @MongoDB
, @sanity_io
, and @Similarweb
. She's the most knowledgable person I know on B2B -
GTM Strategy Alone Insufficient for Startup Investment Attraction
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Yea but what does this have to do with capital? Having a focused gtm doesnt make you a moonshot nor makes it easy/likely to invest in you
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Why high growth opportunities require niche focused strategies
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sorry the last sentence doesnt translate? also why do most high growth opportunities have niche/focused approaches or established growth playbooks?
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Follow-on Investment Viability and Outcome Likelihood Analysis
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no it's just the likelyhood of (needed) fast follow-on investments and large outcomes is too small
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Nabeel from Spark Capital discusses AI investment and startups
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new AI & I dropping this week with @nabeel from @sparkcapital
—early investor in @meetgranola
, @discord
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EU Early Stage Investment Framework Simplification Strategy
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early stage will be fixed via EU-inc make it simple to invest, more people will invest
make it cross regional to invest, people will move quicker not to lose on deals and investors will be more topical / better agree on others
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Weekly Product Releases: Four Features for Cora Shipping
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this week @every we shipped: – 4 new features for Cora
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Commercializing AI Research: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Innovation and Funding
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it’s misguided. Researchers need people who can commercialise the technology. It’s very high risk but some of these people will generate enough money to fund more research. The wrappers all start small of course. It’s a symbiotic relationship — the two sides need each other.