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It’s an intriguing world we live in. Banks are collapsing, and the world is continuing to shift.
And hey, look! OpenAI is now richer! Alex He’s back on the mic with Monday’s recap, and as always, we’ve had a lot to unpack: We’re looking at OpenAI, earnings, First Republic Bank, some fun startups, and the ARM IPO on today’s episode of Equity. Listen here.
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- On the brink of collapseRegulators shut down First Republic Bank and lined up with a buyer, JPMorgan Chase, which acquired FRB’s $330 billion in assets and deposits. while, Ingrid He writes that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is at risk for $13 billion. Stay tuned for more as this all unfolds.
- One person’s mess is another person’s success: Elon Musk took to Twitter Space this weekend to share more information about what happened to SpaceX’s Starship, which didn’t immediately self-destruct as planned during its test launch last week. Daryl he has more.
- Artificial intelligence must advance: Israeli startup Alison is the latest ad tech company to receive funding, specifically, $5.1 million, for its approach to injecting artificial intelligence into its platform that analyzes creative ads, reports Mike.
Startups and VC
The future is not yet written for vertical farming. In many ways, technology offers hope in the midst of growing concerns about food safety, aging populations, and potential environmental collapse. Brian He writes. The first companies in the space will be those that focus on lowering unit economics (hopefully) to the point where the technology makes sense from a price perspective. up and forward.
One of the most frustrated needs of pets is warm introductions. “I understand why investors insist on it, but this has always struck me as lazy and inexhaustible,” he wrote on TC+, and was happy to find an antidote of sorts: GoAhead claims it will hear anyone’s suggestion, no matter where in the world you are or What you build, as long as you are a seed company or a seed company.
Another small handful of treats for you on this great Monday afternoon (assuming you’re on the West Coast or a similar time zone. If you aren’t, goodness only knows what time you are. But we hope you had a good day regardless).
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In the early days, most founding teams focus on building solid sales funnels, but customers can be segmented during the acquisition process—if you know what questions to ask.
Growth expert Jonathan Martinez, who shares the many variables that can help boost retention and conversion, says getting new users to answer questions about their past experiences with products or future goals is the first step in building customer personas.
“It’s true that while you can add some extra friction with questions in your lead form or onboarding flow, this will pay big dividends to your customers’ overall experience.”
Three more from the TC+ team:
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If you once had a Twitter blue check, and lost it, but recently edited your bio and saw it reappear, you’re not alone. Amanda Found that blue check reappears if you update your resume. It doesn’t stay, but something lol about it today.
Get ready for Freevee – could that really be it? pleasant He writes that Amazon will be pumping more than 100 Amazon Originals into its free streaming service this year.
And now here are five for you: