Day: March 8, 2021

  • Zapier buys no-code-focused Makerpad in its first acquisition

    This post is by Alex Wilhelm from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Zapier, a well-known no-code automation tool, has purchased Makerpad, a no-code education service and community. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TechCrunch has covered Zapier often during its life, including its first, and only fundraising event, a $1.2 million round back in…

  • The Proof Is In The Product: Why 2021 Will Be The Year Of Product-Led Growth

    This post is by Jaclyn Robinson from Blog – Crunchbase This article is part of the Crunchbase Community Contributor Series. The author is an expert in their field and a Crunchbase user. We are honored to feature and promote their contribution on the Crunchbase blog. Please note that the author is not employed by Crunchbase and…

  • Explanations That Reach the Entire Universe

    This post is by naval from Naval We can understand anything that can be understood Brett: At the beginning of The Fabric of Reality, David Deutsch presents this idea that you don’t need to know every single fact to fundamentally understand everything that can be understood. He presents this vision that there are certain fundamental…

  • Territory Foods CEO On Striving Outside Of Your Comfort Zone And Believing In The Power Of Failure

    This post is by Jaclyn Robinson from Blog – Crunchbase The Crunchbase “Female Founder Series,” is a series of stories, Q&As, and thought-leadership pieces from glass-ceiling-smashers who overcame the odds and are now leading successful companies. Ellis McCue became the CEO of Territory Foods in 2019 after being with the company for less than two…

  • Interview on Revenue-Based Finance and Flexible VC

    This post is by David from David Teten's blog   Keith Harrington of Novel Growth Partners and Founder, Revenue-Based Finance Network, just posted the recording of an interview with me on revenue-based investing; flexible VC; and their future. Video If this was helpful to you, please sign up for my newsletter.

  • Only a Fraction of U.S. IPOs Have Female Founders

    This post is by Carmen Ang from Visual Capitalist The Briefing Over the last decade, over 2,000 companies have gone public in the U.S.—but only a fraction of these companies have been female-led Since 2013, only 18 women have founded and led a company through to an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States…

  • Helping to Eliminate Racism in America

    This post is by Brad Feld from Feld Thoughts Last summer, I shifted my personal behavior around racism. I realized that I had spent the previous 20 years providing “passive” support to social justice causes. I decided that I’d spend the next 20 years actively helping to eliminate racism in America. That includes learning, doing,…

  • Cosi raises €20M for its ‘full-stack’ approach to short-term rentals

    This post is by Steve O’Hear from Fundings & Exits – TechCrunch Cosi Group, a Berlin-based startup offering an alternative to boutique hotels and managed short-stay apartments, is disclosing €20 million in new investment. Backing the round is Vienna-based Soravia, a leading real estate group in German-speaking countries. Existing investors Cherry Ventures, e.ventures, Kreos Capital…

  • The Fed Isn’t Printing As Much Money As You Think

    This post is by Collaborative Fund from Collaborative Fund The risk of rising inflation over the next few years is probably the highest it’s been in decades. Inflation happens when too much money chases too few goods, and Covid-19 closed a lot of businesses and gave people an unprecedented amount of money. The stars align.…

  • A small point on Kevin Drum

    This post is by Joseph from West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more) This is Joseph.Kevin Drum is advocating for a free of cost national ID card that is used for voting. It’s not a terrible idea, especially in the United States. The objection he anticipates is a case of closing the barn…