Hi, thanks for the help. We are a blockchain startup, we sell investment plans. We are B2C not SaaS, so my question is: How do we measure MMR? Introduction: We are applying to an investment fund and we want to prepare our answers. ​ Thanks for any help you can give us. submitted by /u/Aggressive_Garbage_5 [link] [comments]

Nvidia’s Omniverse virtual simulations move to the cloudby Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat)

Jensen Huang said today that the Omniverse virtual simulation tools will be available in the cloud so that developers can use it anywhere.

Netflix announces two new games, with a third on the wayby Rachel Kaser (VentureBeat)

Netflix today announced three new games for its mobile platform: This is a True Story, Shatter Remastered, and Into the Dead 2: Unleashed.

Kabam’s Disney Mirrorverse mobile action RPG debuts on June 23by Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat)

Kabam and Disney revealed fresh details for Disney Mirrorverse, a team-based mobile action role-playing game releasing on June 23.

Nvidia describes Arm-based Grace CPU ‘Superchip’by Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat)

Nvidia introduced its Grace central processing unit (CPU) “Superchip” during CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote speech.

23 Tactical Company Building Lessons, Learned From Scaling Stripe & Notionby First Round Review

From Stripe to Notion, Cristina Cordova has worked on some of the biggest products in tech. Now a Partner at First Round, she shares tactical tidbits on what she’s learned about about scaling companies and shaping your career.

How to Attract, Hire & Build a Diverse Sales Team with Handshake VP, Employer Partnerships Jessica Peluso (Video)by Amanda Beaty (SaaStr)

Handshake VP, Employer Partnerships Jessica Peluso shares some changes that you can make to your brand, and your application, interview, and offer process that will help find the talent you are trying to attract and hire. The post How to Attract, Hire & Build a Diverse Sales Team with Handshake VP, Employer Partnerships Jessica Peluso (Video) appeared first on SaaStr.

How to Take Your Product From Idea to Realityby Onega Ulanova (Entrepreneur: Startup)

Whether as a primary business or a tantalizing side project, product development requires specific resources and planning to be successful.

Nvidia takes the wraps off Hopper, its latest GPU architectureby Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat)

At its March 2022 GTC event, Nvidia took the wraps off Hopper, its latest GPU architecture, which is optimized for AI workloads.

Lightlytics, a platform for deploying and running cloud configurations, raises $26Mby Paul Sawers (VentureBeat)

Lightlytics helps DevOps teams deploy cloud configuration changes at speed, and without worrying that they’ll break things.

HPE expands flagship cloud platform, highlighting modernized services and simplified managementby Peter Wayner (VentureBeat)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced an expansion of its flagship cloud computing platform, GreenLake to modernize the developer experience by simplifying and democratizing service management. 

Content marketing for a $100MM ARR SaaS: Tim Soulo from Ahrefsby /u/mr_t_forhire (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

I’m a big fan of Ahrefs. As a content marketer, I use their software almost daily and it’s baked into our tool stack. But, beyond that, they’re also an incredible case study. They’ve built a $100MM ARR SaaS business in ~10 years with 0 sales people. They’ve focused almost exclusively on content marketing, SEO, and word of mouth to grow their business. (Just to be clear, I’m not affiliated with Ahrefs in any way.) But they don’t follow the “rules” when it comes to content […]

Anyone need a Marketer?by /u/Accomplished-Rent591 (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

I have background in social media marketing and am looking to work with some sort of upcoming brand. Send me some work! I also have wix and can create websites. I worked for a marketing agency in Chicago called Fun House Entertainment where I helped grow Musical artists. Comment or DM submitted by /u/Accomplished-Rent591 [link] [comments]

What conditions do I put in partnership agreement to secure my position?by /u/Complete_Humor_9869 (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

I along with 3 other guys (who are best friends btw) have started a startup. They are close, and I am the only one who’s an outsider to the group. They’re trustworthy people no doubt, still I have my insecurities. What conditions should I put in agreement to secure my position? Also what things do I need to adress? I’m really confused. Please help me out! submitted by /u/Complete_Humor_9869 [link] [comments]

When to look for investors?by /u/Kate_Sikorskaya (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

Hi! I’m writing an article on when startup usually start to look for investors / really get investments and when it’s better to get funds. It seems like there are several options: inspiring idea stage, proven idea (when analysis is done and product-market fit is visible, financial documentation and plans are in place), MVP+several months, working and stable product. Could you please share your experience, stories, vision on this topic? PS If interested, let me know and I’ll share the […]

Investing in Hexby mayarahkonen (Andreessen Horowitz)

Much has been discussed, written, and reconfigured around the modern data stack – and for good reason, it’s one of the most significant shifts in data architecture of our time. But as close followers of its evolution, one of the … The post Investing in Hex appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

Companies are commercializing multimodal AI models to analyze videos and moreby Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat)

Multimodal AI systems, which can understand the relationships between video, text, audio, and more, are becoming commercialized.

SaaStr Europa Moves to an Even Bigger Venue: Join 2,500 SaaS Professionals in Barcelonaby Amelia Ibarra (SaaStr)

With 1,251 SaaS CEOs, Founders, and Revenue Leaders already attending SaaStr Europa 2022 – we’re upgrading the event to an even bigger venue! The post SaaStr Europa Moves to an Even Bigger Venue: Join 2,500 SaaS Professionals in Barcelona appeared first on SaaStr.

Tech Companies Want HR Execs in the C-Suite. Finding Them Is the Hard Partby Mark Matousek (The Information)

Lynne Oldham was impressed when Stash CEO Brandon Krieg flew from Dallas to Santa Barbara just to have lunch with her. Oldham, who was then chief people officer at Zoom, was weighing taking the same job at Stash. And the personal touch sealed the deal—she started at the fintech startup in March. “The gesture to fly to me was phenomenal,” Oldham said in an interview. There’s no doubt it’s a candidates’ market for top HR leaders, and some executive recruiters say chief people […]

The Quantum Technology Ecosystem – Explainedby steve blank (Steve Blank)

If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics Richard Feynman Tens of billions of public and private capital are being invested in Quantum technologies. Countries across the world have realized that quantum technologies can be a major disruptor of existing businesses and change the balance of military power. So much so,

Funding to the digital lending space is smashing records. Here’s what’s driving the boomby Priyanka Patil (CB Insights Research)

Digital lending is booming as startups leverage new technology to streamline processes that are traditionally time-consuming and expensive.  Investors poured nearly $21B into the space in 2021, a 90% increase from 2020 and an all-time high. Alternative lending solutions are … The post Funding to the digital lending space is smashing records. Here’s what’s driving the boom appeared first on CB Insights Research.

IllFonic announces Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed for 2022 releaseby Rachel Kaser (VentureBeat)

The developer of Friday the 13th: The Game is now making an asymmetrical multiplayer based on a different IP: Ghostbusters.

The state of data in 2022? Decentralization.by Paul Sawers (VentureBeat)

“The State of Data and What’s Next” report highlights the growing shift from a centralized to decentralized data infrastructure.

Consumers spent $22B on mobile games in Q1 2022, according to Data.aiby Rachel Kaser (VentureBeat)

Mobile gaming continues to exist as one of the biggest sectors consumers spend on, according to a new report from Data.ai (formerly App Annie). The report, which covers Q1 2022, reveals that gamers spent 65 of every $1 in app stores, meaning that over half of all mobile spending went to games. Specifically, games accounted 

Fairwords claims to prevent workplace harassment with AI, but the reality is more complicatedby Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat)

Startups like Fairwords claim to prevent harassment through the use of AI. But AI might not be the best solution to the problem.

Trustero launches SOC 2 compliance platformby Tim Keary (VentureBeat)

Today, compliance-as-a-service platform, Trustero, launched from stealth with $8 million in seed funding. The solution provides users with real-time compliance monitoring for SOC 2, a voluntary compliance standard for service organizations.

Brew, which develops AI-powered marketing analytics software, raises $12Mby Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat)

Brew, a startup developing AI-powered marketing software, has raised $12 million in venture capital financing.

97% of security findings are related to cloud, study findsby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

A new study from JupiterOne finds that 97% of security findings are related to cloud, but most policies and queries are on physical devices.

More can be done to curb misuse of Cobalt Strike, expert saysby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

HelpSystems should do more to combat the malicious use of its Cobalt Strike tool in ransomware attacks, a Red Canary researcher said.

Dear SaaStr: What Was the Moment You Knew You Had to Break Up With Your Co-founder?by Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)

Dear SaaStr: What Was the Moment You Knew You Had to Break Up With Your Co-founder? It’s happened to me twice, that “moment”. It was the same thing both times:… Continue Reading The post Dear SaaStr: What Was the Moment You Knew You Had to Break Up With Your Co-founder? appeared first on SaaStr.

Sridhar Vembu’s close and personal observation of Americaby Nitish Verma (nextbigwhat)

1/ This is a thread on America, based on my thirty years being a student and permanent resident before returning home in 2019. I have lived longer in America than…

10 must read books that will change your lifeby Nitish Verma (nextbigwhat)

Thank you for reading If you found this thread valuable, please: RT the first tweet and help others find this thread Follow me @andymewborn Follow @andymewborn

Set Yourself Up for Financial Success With a Budget Calendarby John Rampton (KillerStartups)

It’s crucial to figure out how to manage your money to suit your needs. One tool that might be useful to you is a budget calendar. The post Set Yourself Up for Financial Success With a Budget Calendar appeared first on KillerStartups.

Why Every LGBTQ Person Should Learn This Skillby Nick Wolny (Entrepreneur: Startup)

Queer people need tools to take their careers into their own hands if they so choose.

Global game companies launch Gamers with Ukraine initiativeby Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat)

Gaming analytics firm Mobalytics and other Ukraine-linked game companies have launched Gamers with Ukraine, a virtual space where gamers can show their support for the people of Ukraine as its struggles from the Russian invasion. The site includes a comprehensive collection of resources and initiatives in one place. Whether you want to donate funds, aid 

Weaveworks releases GitOps, a continuous delivery solution for Kubernetes environmentsby Tim Keary (VentureBeat)

Weaveworks’ tool includes continuous delivery for GitOps pipelines with continuous security and compliance, as well as deployment guardrails.

Lexmark looks to strengthen its IoT solution to remain competitiveby George Anadiotis (VentureBeat)

Today, Lexmark, unveiled Optra Edge, the latest addition to its Optra IoT solutions portfolio.

Sonrai expands cloud security platform, adding workload protectionby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

Sonrai Security has added cloud workload protection to its cloud security platform for securing AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

‘Going Public’ Season 1 Finale: Onward and Upwardby Todd Goldberg and Darren Marble (Entrepreneur: Startup)

The end of one chapter is just the beginning for these four companies.

Questions about upcoming Series Aby /u/mtejada1981 (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

Hey all I’ve been working at the same startup for nearly 4 years now and I’ve vested 75% of my overall employee stock options. We are currently undergoing the process of doing a Series A raise with seemingly lots of interest from different funds. My question is, will any of this affect me? Is this considered a liquidity event in which my options would convert into cash or would their theoretical price per share just increase with added value coming into the company? This is my first […]

Click Fraud: 4 Tips to Prevent Ad Fraud for Free (and Boost Performance)by Mike Schrobo (KillerStartups)

Start-ups should be aware of “click fraud” and how it may be impacting their everyday campaigns. Advertisers lost $42 billion in 2019 due to ad fraud, suggesting that nearly 20% of all online ad dollars spent are wasted. And reports show that click fraud, or invalid clicks, is still a major problem for digital marketers in 2022. Read more on Click Fraud: 4 Tips to Prevent Ad Fraud for Free (and Boost Performance)… The post Click Fraud: 4 Tips to Prevent Ad Fraud for Free (and Boost […]

Apono emerges from stealth to redefine permissions managementby Tim Keary (VentureBeat)

Apono aims to address the challenge of permissions management by providing users with a single, cloud-native platform.

Episode 595 | TinySeed Tales Season 2: Where Are They Now?by Josh (Startups For the Rest of Us)

In episode 595, Rob Walling catches up with Brian and Scottie Elliott, the husband and wife co-founders of Gather, an interior design project management SaaS. This husband and wife duo shared their victories, challenges, and failures, including a cash crunch, moving upmarket, and managing to double revenue over their nine episodes of TinySeed Tales Season Click the icon below to listen.       

ByteDance acquires Hipa Cloud to boost its Slack-like Feishu platformby Ward Zhou (TechNode)

ByteDance acquired no-code startup Hipa Cloud, a company that focuses on customized enterprise management systems.

Tencent Music’s 2021 Q4 total revenue falls by 8.7%by TechNode Feed (TechNode)

Tencent Music released its Q4 and full-year financial reports for 2021 on Monday, which revealed that revenues for the full year increased by 7.2% year-on-year to RMB 31.24 billion ($4.90 billion). Revenue from music subscriptions hit RMB 7.33 billion for the year, an increase of 31.9% year-on-year. However, the company’s total revenues for Q4 fell to RMB 7.61 billion, representing a decline of 8.7% year-on-year, while the company’s monthly active mobile users fell by 1.1% year-on-year to […]

Apple restablece el servicio después de una caída mundial by Ana Lacasa (Todostartups)

Rate this post El gigante tecnológico Apple ha estado en boca de todos, y no de una manera positiva. Y es que los servicios de esta compañía han sufrido una caída que afectado a usuarios de todo el mundo, que no pudieron acceder a aplicaciones como la App Store, Apple TV o iCloud, aunque en La entrada Apple restablece el servicio después de una caída mundial  aparece primero en Todostartups.

El cable submarino de Internet de Google aterriza en Áfricaby Ana Lacasa (Todostartups)

Rate this post   El gigante tecnológico Google acaba de anunciar la llegada de su cable submarino a África que promete duplicar las velocidades de Internet para millones de personas en el continente. El cable Equiano, propiedad de Google, es el primero de su tipo en llegar a África y lo ha hecho a la La entrada El cable submarino de Internet de Google aterriza en África aparece primero en Todostartups.

Mikko Hyppönen: WithSecure will bring focus on ML to counter cybercrimeby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

WithSecure chief research officer Mikko Hyppönen predicts that ransomware gangs will automate cyberattacks with ML within 12 to 24 months.

Decentriq raises $15M to expand its data clean rooms platformby Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat)

Decentriq, a company developing a data clean room platform, has raised $15 million in a venture capital funding round.

Zomato’s 10-mins food delivery: It’s time we discuss the elephant in the roomby Ashish Sinha (nextbigwhat)

Zomato is launching 10-mins food delivery and is playing it super safe with the announcement. The team (including Deepinder) is using the right language and is sharing the data points…