by Adre's IT | 26 May, 2023 | Adre's IT Blog, DNA testing, executive order, Lumigo, Startups, the zebra, Xuan Yong
A year ago, Mike Butcher reported that Faye hopes to do for travel insurance what Lemonade did for general insurance, and that’s as good a summary of what Faye does as anything. The company was kind enough to share its (lightly redacted) pitch deck with me so I...
by Adre's IT | 5 May, 2023 | Adre's IT Blog, blade runner, e-scooter, example pitch deck, executive order, Lumigo, real estate agents, Startups, Xuan Yong
We are a good 47 pitch decks into our Pitch Deck Teardown series, and one piece of feedback we’ve gotten frequently is that it’s easy to be a critic: What would we have done? Well, we’re not ones to turn away from a challenge here at TechCrunch+. So...
by Adre's IT | 14 April, 2023 | Adre's IT Blog, commodity trading, customer onboarding, Diamond Standard, DNA testing, katharine hayhoe, Lumigo, Xuan Yong
When the financial markets go all wobbly, conservative investors turn to scarce resources that are unlikely to plummet in value, including things like silver, gold, palladium and platinum. Diamond Standard wants to add diamonds to that list and has created a...
by Adre's IT | 16 September, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Lumigo, property management, Startups, Xuan Yong
You know what’s a huge pain where the =sum()don’t shine? Financial reporting, planning and analysis. I often go on and on (and on and on) about startups not getting their financials and operating plans right in their startup pitch decks, so … not gonna...
by Adre's IT | 2 September, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, customer support, executive order, lexus, Lumigo, m-commerce, MPL, property management, real estate agents, shopping, Startups, TC, Venture Capital, Xuan Yong, Younited Credit
In its own words, Front is a customer communication hub that keeps teams focused on what technology can’t replace: ensuring every conversation strengthens the customer relationship. The company recently raised $65 million at a $1.7 billion valuation, which is a hell...
by Adre's IT | 18 August, 2022 | Adre's IT Blog, Bison Capital, executive order, galaxy z fold, Hazel Technologies, katharine hayhoe, Lumigo, proctor & gamble, programmer, property management, real estate agents, spaces, Startups, TC, Xuan Yong
Turning waste into usable products is my jam, so when the Mi Terro team told me what they were working on, I knew I had to write about it. Mi Terro takes agricultural waste and processes it into proteins that can be used as a plastic replacement, fed as food to...