by Adre's IT | 13 August, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, central europe, cleanrobotics, content marketing, cost cutting, eCommerce, Education, Equity Management, Fundings & Exits, H-1B visa, harvard, Kreditech, president, property management, real estate agents, Secfi, Startups, TC, twitter down, Venture Capital
In the video game Katamari Damacy, players control an avatar who rolls a sticky ball that captures anything it touches. The goal is to create a sphere large enough to become a star or moon. E-commerce aggregators work in much the same way by purchasing smaller brands,...
by Adre's IT | 12 August, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Biotech, daca, edtech startup, Education, Enterprise, Fundings & Exits, harvard, HashiCorp, Hiring, ian chiu, Jennifer Carolan, Kate Ballinger, Katie Moussouris, Kriti Bansal, layoff, layoffs, Layoffs.fyi, malvika bhagwat, Pete Curley, Prosus Ventures, re-skilling, Rebecca Kaden, rogue vc, Shauntel Garvey, Startups, TC, Venture Capital
In retrospect, edtech’s spotlight feels like a fever dream. In the early innings of the pandemic, top companies turned into unicorns seemingly overnight as Zoom school became an actual reality for millions across the world, and a frenzy of check-writing seized...
by Adre's IT | 12 August, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Biotech, corporate finance, Education, Enterprise, Equity Management, fertility, food, Funding, harvard, Hiring, Kate Ballinger, layoff, Prosus Ventures, Rebecca Kaden, Shauntel Garvey, Startups, Venture Capital
Edtech’s day in the sun wasn’t too long ago. As the pandemic struck, consumers became hungry for new virtual-first tools, Zoom school turned into a reality for millions, and it felt like every late-stage company was getting a chance to become a unicorn....
by Adre's IT | 5 August, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Banking, data regulation, DNA testing, Elizabeth Denham, harvard, lively, slideshare, Startups
Startups processing personal data in Kenya are among the entities required to register with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC), as the East African country implements a law protecting the right to privacy of persons within its borders. The...
by Adre's IT | 29 July, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, cancer immunotherapy, Earnings, earth observation, Education, Elevation Capital, harvard, real estate agents, ruben harris, stage, stimulus, TC, the realreal
Learning navigation platform Career Karma has laid off 60 people across its United States and global teams, CEO and co-founder Ruben Harris confirmed to TechCrunch. While he did not share the percentage total of those impacted, sources say a third of staff was...
by Adre's IT | 20 July, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Banking, Brad Smith, coffee machine, David Marcus, DNA testing, energy efficiency, Equity Shot, Europe, fable, Fintech, Fundings & Exits, harvard, Netflix, real estate agents, Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2020, Startups, TC, Venture Capital
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 topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This...
