Software delivery has never been as critical or complex as it is today. How can engineering teams not just keep up, but continuously improve?  

Quantum tech and AI company, Sandbox AQ, emerges from Alphabetby Kolawole Samuel Adebayo (VentureBeat)

Sandbox AQ, the Palo Alto, California-based enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides solutions at the intersection of quantum technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has emerged from Alphabet, Google’s parent company, as an independent company.

A Nintendo Switch for professionals | Last of the Nintendogsby Jeff Grubb (VentureBeat)

It’s a podcast, but some question whether it should be. But so far, no one has had the guts to put a stop to it. Well, except for God.

ServiceNow adds new RPA capabilities with San Diego releaseby Shubham Sharma (VentureBeat)

ServiceNow today launched Now Platform San Diego release, bringing an all-new Next Experience and RPA capabilities for enterprises.

What Order Should You Hire Your Management Team In?by Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)

IME, rough order to make hires in: VPM: $0.2m ARRVPS: $1-$1.5m ARRVPCS: $2m ARRVPP: $3m-$4m ARRVPE: $5m-$6m ARRCFO: $10m ARRCOO: $20m ARR More here: https://t.co/dYgFU0H1pp — Jason BeKind Lemkin #ДобісаПутіна… Continue Reading The post What Order Should You Hire Your Management Team In? appeared first on SaaStr.

7 Keys To Creating A Connected Team For Your Businessby MartinZwilling (Startup Professionals Musings)

Many of you business leaders I work with, and entrepreneurs I mentor, have a great strategy and an innovative solution, but struggle with building and motivating the team necessary to run your business. You assume everyone has your passion, and simply needs your command and control to make it work. In my experience, what a team needs more is your connection and inspiration. Becoming a totally connected business leader is a very different challenge from building a product, or defining a good […]

An allegory for a complex ideaby /u/infoistasty (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

Our start up provides a solution for protection and control of important financial documents that are subject to fraud. I’m positive you just glazed over reading that but if you are still here, I just wonder if anyone has a good allegory for association of a complex idea? My best so far is the way we changed cockpit doors after 9/11 to better secure the pilots against unwanted entry. Nobody had thought to make anything more than a flimsy door before the attacks and after, it was an obvious […]

Ask: Is anyone here using Reddit as an ideas crowdsourcing methodby /u/Think_Song_7775 (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

I pivoted my first startup at 19 years old, it was my fault to only look at what we have (which is the technical skill) instead of what does the market need. It was a lesson for me to always start with the community first. My next plan is to be a part of the Reddit community and see if there are any problems that people desperately looking for the solution. Then I found r/software and many other useful subreddit where people love to share their ideas/problems/solutions. I strongly believe that […]

Jane McGonigalby Guy Kawasaki (Guy Kawasaki)

Jane McGonigal is the Director of Games Research & Development at the Institute for the Future. She is a designer of alternate reality games that challenge players to tackle real-world problems such as hunger, climate change, and poverty. Jane’s best-known work includes EVOKE, Superstruct, World Without Oil, Cruel 2 B Kind, Find the Future, […] The post Jane McGonigal appeared first on Guy Kawasaki.

Building and scaling a security plan for your cloud-native apps (VB On-Demand)by VB Staff (VentureBeat)

Learn about the challenges that come with cloud-native computing and ways to address potential issues in this VB On-Demand event.

The Four Amazon Projects Jassy Might Cut Nextby Paris Martineau (The Information)

Earlier this month, Amazon said it would close dozens of bookstores, pop-up shops and other brick-and-mortar outlets, ending a detour into a part of physical retailing that had caused some head-scratching in recent years. Those aren’t likely to be the last of the quixotic Amazon experiments that the company’s CEO, Andy Jassy, scales back or kills entirely. Amazon’s shuttering of the 68 retail locations was one of Jassy’s most visible tactical changes since he replaced Jeff Bezos last […]

Data50: The World’s Top Data Startupsby Jennifer Li, Sarah Wang and Jamie Sullivan (Andreessen Horowitz)

Over a decade after the idea of “big data” was first born, data continues to be one of the most important and furiously growing innovation drivers across both large enterprises and new startups. From providing pulse checks that are foundational to business operations to intelligently automating daily tasks through machine learning, data has become the… Read More The post Data50: The World’s Top Data Startups appeared first on Future.

API marketplace RapidAPI nabs $150M to help companies bridge the developer gapby Paul Sawers (VentureBeat)

APIs are the glue that holds modern software together — they are what bring messaging to ride-hailing apps and weather to travel apps.

Waitroom launches livestreaming platform for real-time communicationby Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat)

Waitroom is unveiling a new streaming platform for real-time communications that enables hosts to talk one-on-one with large audiences.

NPower: 2.6M women of color have skills to fill tech jobsby Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat)

NPower and EMSI Burning Glass said their data reveals that 2.6 million women of color have tech-similar skills to fill vacant tech jobs.

Island adds $115M for security-focused enterprise web browserby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

Island, which offers a security-focused web browser for enterprises, said it has raised a $115M series B funding round at a $1.3B valuation.

Smarter Sorting, which leverages AI to make physical product sustainability suggestions to organizations, raises $25Mby Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat)

Smarter Sorting, which helps make product and supply chain suggestions for companies looking to remain sustainable, has raised $25 million.

Gamefam raises $25M to build games for Robloxby Dean Takahashi (VentureBeat)

Gamefam has raised $25 million in venture funding to build games on Roblox in another sign of the growth of user-generated content.Kargo, which powers supply chain visibility with smart loading docks and data, raises $25Mby Paul Sawers (VentureBeat)

Kargo has developed a hardware-software platform that captures and aggregates data from physical loading docks and enterprise systems.

idea for recruiting screening saasby /u/Turbulent_Aerie9369 (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

Hi guys, I was recently thinking about ways, how an automated assessment could be made, so that its not completely time consuming or frustrating because it tests how to traver a binary tree… First to say, no one likes tests. Especially because they are strict, unpersonal and have a high chance to show that you are missing some knowledge only because you were unlucky with a provided question. But the trend is clear, that these tests will increase in usage more and more, especially with the […]

Using Resistance as a compass to push a startup forwardby /u/ErikJongbloed (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

I’ll share a simple trick that changed the way I prioritize my daily activities. Someone asked me recently: how do I make myself less resistant to doing the work? I contemplated a bit, and concluded that I could not answer this question because, it’s the wrong question. The question should be: how do I stop seeing resistance as a problem? I’ll share something with you that helps me a lot: resistance correlates with importance. In my case, I would be feeling the most resistance to doing lead […]

TokenEx raises $100M to enhance its anti-data breach cloud tokenization solutionby Tim Keary (VentureBeat)

As hackers develop more sophisticated threats, breaches are a matter of if, not when. TokenEx hopes to help companies protect their data.

WorkRamp nabs $40M to expand its corporate learning platformby Kyle Wiggers (VentureBeat)

WorkRamp, which develops e-learning and in-person tools for upskilling in corporate settings, has raised $40 million.

Datagen nabs $50 million to provide synthetic data for computer visionby Shubham Sharma (VentureBeat)

New York headquartered Datagen has raised $50 million to strengthen its synthetic data platform focused on computer vision applications.

Nucleus Security generates $20M for unified vulnerability managementby Tim Keary (VentureBeat)

Nucleus Security offers a solution for monitoring a company’s security posture, so leaders can reduce the chance of unwanted intrusions.

MixMode lands $45M for self-learning security platform that combats zero daysby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

MixMode, which offers self-learning security AI for detection of novel cyberattacks such as zero days, announced $45M in series B funding.

Sony promises PS5 will get variable refresh rate ‘in the coming months’by Jeff Grubb (VentureBeat)

Variable refresh rate is an especially effective visual-rendering feature for improving image quality, and it’s coming soon to PS5.

JD begins layoff, cut most in community group buy unit: reportby Ward Zhou (TechNode)

JD joins a growing list of Chinese tech giants cutting staff in an economic slowdown. JD’s Jingxi will see a cut of 10% to 15%.

Xiaomi shipped 190.3 million smartphones globally in 2021by TechNode Feed (TechNode)

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi released Q4 and 2021 earnings on Tuesday. Xiaomi smartphone shipments hit a new record, growing 30% year-over-year to 190.3 million units globally. Xiaomi’s 2021 revenue up 33.5% in a year to RMB 328.3 billion ($51.49 billion), while gross profit grew 58.5% to RMB 58.26 billion. The company earned RMB 85.58 billion in revenue in Q4 with a 29.4% quarterly growth. In addition, the company’s Internet of Things (IoT) and lifestyle products have also seen a 26.1% […]

Theta Lake raises $50M to secure use of collaboration appsby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

Theta Lake has raised $50M to expand its security and compliance platform for collaboration apps such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Slack.

Which country is best to register a limited company for a e-commerce business? Hong Kong or Singapore.by /u/crispylime (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

I am currently managing all the operations of my e-commerce business from China but I need to register a limited company in any of the two countries Hong Kong or Singapore to have access to better payment gateways and more credibility. I have an online shop for women’s fashion clothing but since the sales of my business was not that much I didn’t registered any company and kept it as a side hustle but now I am starting to take it more seriously since I believe that the brand can do so much […]

5 razones por las cuales deberías contratar una gestoría digital si eres autónomoby TodoStartups (Todostartups)

Rate this post Ser autónomo es toda una aventura. Hay que dedicar dinero, esfuerzo y mucho tiempo, pero siempre con un buen espíritu para poder sacar adelante ese proyecto de negocio. Una de las tareas que más cuesta a un emprendedor es la gestión de sus facturas y gastos, ya que se trata de una La entrada 5 razones por las cuales deberías contratar una gestoría digital si eres autónomo aparece primero en Todostartups.

Los anfitriones de Twitter Spaces podrán compartir clips de audio de 30 segundosby Ana Lacasa (Todostartups)

Rate this post Twitter sigue trabajando para mejorar una de sus funciones más especiales, las salas de audio. Y es que la red social de microblogging está probando una nueva función que permitirá a los anfitriones de las salas de audio grabar y compartir clips de hasta 30 segundos. La nueva herramienta de Twitter Spaces La entrada Los anfitriones de Twitter Spaces podrán compartir clips de audio de 30 segundos aparece primero en Todostartups.

Rossgram, la red social para sustituir a Instagram en Rusiaby Ana Lacasa (Todostartups)

Rate this post Un grupo de empresarios tecnológicos rusos han dado con la clave para poder esquivar la prohibición de Instagram y van a lanzar una nueva red social que funciona prácticamente igual que Instagram pero con nuevas funcionalidades. La nueva red social, bautizada como Rossgram, se lanzará el próximo 28 de marzo y tendrá La entrada Rossgram, la red social para sustituir a Instagram en Rusia aparece primero en Todostartups.

Didi reportedly poaching auto engineers to build EVs in-houseby TechNode Feed (TechNode)

Didi has been poaching engineers with deep expertise in car systems from traditional automakers in China in order to build a large-scale electric vehicle division in both Beijing and Shenzhen, Chinese media Yicai reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. China’s biggest ride-hailing platform is offering a salary between RMB 500,000 and RMB 800,000 (between around $78,000 and $125,600) per year to an auto engineer who asked not to be named, according to the report. In November […]

Okta should’ve ‘moved more swiftly’ to assess Lapsus$ breach, CSO saysby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

Okta should have moved faster to understand the implications of the Lapsus$ breach of customer systems in January, Okta’s CSO said.

Okta: Lapsus$ breach may impact hundreds of customersby Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

Okta said 2.5% of its customers may have been impacted by a data breach by the threat actor Lapsus$, though the vendor didn’t specify how.

El 90% de las organizaciones considera que el liderazgo responsable es estratégico para su futuroby TodoStartups (Todostartups)

Rate this post Impulsar un liderazgo más responsable, adaptarse al contexto COVID-19 y la gestión de la reputación y de los riesgos reputacionales son las tres principales tendencias de las empresas a nivel global en gestión de intangibles, según pone de manifiesto el informe ‘Top 15 Trends worldwide: a global perspective’, elaborado por Corporate Excellence – Centre La entrada El 90% de las organizaciones considera que el liderazgo responsable es estratégico para su futuro […]

Clara Grima, matemática, echa en falta más mujeres STEMby TodoStartups (Todostartups)

Rate this post Female Founders Day reunió durante unas horas lo más granado del emprendimiento femenino. De la mano de Female Startup Leaders, el Ateneo de Madrid fue el escenario del intercambio de experiencias y opiniones en torno a cómo la mujer debe emprender, las condiciones en que lo hace y las perspectivas de futuro La entrada Clara Grima, matemática, echa en falta más mujeres STEM aparece primero en Todostartups.

FTX’s New Gaming Exec Aims to Develop ‘Crypto as a Service’ for Publishersby Aidan Ryan (The Information)

Steve Sadin, the former vice president and studio head at WB Games Boston, joined FTX earlier this month to lead gaming partnerships for the fast-growing crypto exchange. I spoke to Sadin via Zoom about the news Tuesday that FTX’s U.S. affiliate was buying Good Luck Games, the publisher of digital card game “Storybook Brawl.” Sadin said one of the reasons why he joined FTX was to help offer FTX’s technology as a service to game publishers, so they “easily, safely and compliantly” […]

It’s Déjà Vu at BuzzFeedby Martin Peers (The Information)

Greetings! So, BuzzFeed executives are talking about making the company’s news division profitable. And they’re pivoting part of its business after realizing it was too reliant on Facebook to drive traffic. No, you didn’t just wake up in 2018. BuzzFeed executives are really saying the same things they were saying four years ago about some of the key challenges facing the company.  It’s extraordinary that BuzzFeed hasn’t made more progress in that time on those issues. Consider that […]

Omnipresent aims to help enterprises hire and manage a global workforceby Chris J. Preimesberger (VentureBeat)

Omnipresent handles just about everything needed for a company’s human resource team: local employment compliance, payroll, human resource support, and benefits for international teams, enabling clients to productively hire and manage full-time personnel internationally. 

Microsoft discloses its findings on hacker group Lapsus$by Kyle Alspach (VentureBeat)

The hacker group known as Lapsus$ “doesn’t seem to cover its tracks,” Microsoft security teams said in disclosing research on the group.

Report: 60% of security threats are precursors to ransomwareby VB Staff (VentureBeat)

By developing detection coverage for the ransomware techniques that attackers often abuse, security teams can achieve defense-in-depth.

The Startups Helping Creators Sell Food and Goods IRL; What Happens After a Youtube Channel Is Demonetizedby Mahira Dayal (The Information)

Creators are making their mark outside social media apps. Probably the best known is Jimmy Donaldson, better known by his YouTube name MrBeast, whose MrBeast Burger sells fast food through delivery apps like UberEats, DoorDash and GrubHub. Donaldson, YouTube’s highest paid creator, uses restaurant services company Virtual Dining Concepts to run his burger brand I took a look at other startups that help creators break out of their internet presence and into the sales of physical products from […]

Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Back Worldcoin in Deal Valuing Tokens at $3 Billionby Kate Clark (The Information)

Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency startup co-founded by former Y Combinator president Sam Altman, is raising $100 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, a previous backer, and Khosla Ventures through the sale of its Worldcoin tokens, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. The new investment values the total supply of the company’s tokens, blockchain-based digital currencies that are often issued by crypto startups, at $3 billion, two people said. Just five […]

Trustworthy AI: How to ensure trust and ethics in AIby George Anadiotis (VentureBeat)

AI expert Beena Ammanath proposes specific approaches that organizations can adopt to embrace trustworthy AI.

Japan Lead VC Radar – A glance of the most active lead VCs in 2021 (Infographic)by The Bridge (BRIDGE)

This guest post is authored by Mark Bivens. Mark is a Silicon Valley native and former entrepreneur, having started three companies before “turning to the dark side of VC.” He is a venture capitalist that travels between Paris and Tokyo (aka the RudeVC). He is the Managing Partner of Shizen Capital (formerly known as Tachi.ai Ventures) in Japan. You can read more on his blog at http://rude.vc or follow him @markbivens. The Japanese translation of this article is available here. The […]

European doctor booking platform Doctolib hits $6.4B valuation. Doctolib competitors include DocPlanner, Doctena, Jameda, Keldoc, Qare, Vezeeta, and Clickdoc.by Vikrant Chaturvedi (CB Insights Research)

Doctolib, a platform for booking appointments with doctors, has raised a Series F round and $549M in debt. The Series F round drew participation from Bpifrance, Eurazeo, and General Atlantic, and the debt financing was provided by undisclosed investors. HOW’S … The post European doctor booking platform Doctolib hits $6.4B valuation. Doctolib competitors include DocPlanner, Doctena, Jameda, Keldoc, Qare, Vezeeta, and Clickdoc. appeared first on CB Insights Research.

Contact center intelligence provider Cresta hits $1.6B valuation. Cresta competitors include Balto, ASAPP, CallMiner, Cogito, Forethought, Uniphore, and Observe.ai.by Vikrant Chaturvedi (CB Insights Research)

Cresta, a contact center intelligence provider, has raised $80M in a Series C. The round drew participation from Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital, Genesys, Five9, and Porsche, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? California-based Cresta helps contact center agents and … The post Contact center intelligence provider Cresta hits $1.6B valuation. Cresta competitors include Balto, ASAPP, CallMiner, Cogito, Forethought, Uniphore, and Observe.ai. appeared first on CB Insights […]

Headless content and commerce provider Amplience raises $100M. Amplience competitors include BloomReach, Contentful, Contentstack, Progress Software, and Hybris.by Vikrant Chaturvedi (CB Insights Research)

Amplience, a commerce experience platform, has raised $100M in a Series D round that drew participation from Farview Equity Partners, Octopus Ventures, and Sixth Street Partners. How’s the company performing? United Kingdom-based Amplience helps B2B and B2C organizations create digital … The post Headless content and commerce provider Amplience raises $100M. Amplience competitors include BloomReach, Contentful, Contentstack, Progress Software, and Hybris. appeared first on CB Insights […]

Website design software Webflow hits $4B valuation. Webflow competitors include Squarespace, Wix, Budibase, Stacker, and Softr.by Vikrant Chaturvedi (CB Insights Research)

Webflow, a no-code website builder, has raised $120M in a Series C. The round drew participation from Y Combinator, Accel, and CapitaIG, among others. How’s the company performing? California-based Webflow helps entrepreneurs and creative agencies build websites. In 2021, Webflow … The post Website design software Webflow hits $4B valuation. Webflow competitors include Squarespace, Wix, Budibase, Stacker, and Softr. appeared first on CB Insights Research.

GTC 2022: Nvidia flexes its GPU and platform musclesby Chris J. Preimesberger (VentureBeat)

NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang’s 1 hour, 39-minute keynote covered a lot of ground but the unifying themes to the majority of the two dozen announcements were GPU-centered, and its platform approach to everything it builds. 

CEOs: How to withstand potential cyber conflictby Dan MacDonnell (VentureBeat)

While it’s uncertain if Russia is behind recent cyberattacks, one thing is certain: American companies and security teams need to be ready.Nvidia sets the stage for medical digital twinsby George Lawton (VentureBeat)

Enhanced digital twins capabilities will eventually take advantage of Nvidia’s tech advances to dramatically improve patient safety.

Boss said that we’ve just reached our burn rate – What does that means for us employees?by /u/ZealousidealWin3593 (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

So, at the risk of outing myself here (hi to all the people who recognize the company!), my team and I (salespeople) have just left a meeting with our boss’ boss. She has said that we’ve reached our burn rate and thus all raises and promotions will be put on hold for at least two weeks. Additionally, we’ve got 12 months of runway if we don’t close our series B between the following two or three months. What would all of this mean for us employees? Shall we be (even more) worried about our job […]

The early pitch decks of 29 startups before they became billion-dollar companiesby Siddharth Agrawal (CB Insights Research)

Notching a billion-dollar valuation as a private tech company is hard, exiting at one is even harder. For nearly all the most valuable investor-backed companies in tech, nailing a pitch to early potential investors, recruits, and customers was a step … The post The early pitch decks of 29 startups before they became billion-dollar companies appeared first on CB Insights Research.

What should be my next step?by /u/Giselbertusdentweede (The community for ventures designed to scale rapidly | Read our rules before posting )

A year ago I spoke to a business owner who said they would like to pay for an Saas (not the idea, but the eventual product) idea I had. I went about and found two other companies that where willing to pay once it was finished. So I started building the core product including some extra features they asked for. In the meanwhile I found two other companies that would like to enroll as well. At this time I’ve build the MVP with some requested extras and one company is using the product, an other […]

Moving Forward, With Gratitudeby Aziz Hasan (The Kickstarter Blog)

Today, I’ve announced that after three years as Kickstarter’s CEO, I will be stepping down. Chief Operating Officer Sean Leow will become Interim CEO, and the Board of Directors has already begun the search for a permanent CEO. Over the last three years, Kickstarter has witnessed the power of this community reach truly historic heights of support for creative projects of all shapes and sizes. We saw pledges for creative projects surpass $6 billion, the total number of creative projects […]

Two Upstarts, Rokid and Nimo, Push Forward With AR Glasses; Epic’s Latest Unreal Partnerby Mathew Olson (The Information)

The past few years in AR tech have seen plenty of acquisitions and more than a few startups shut down. Still, there are a few small hardware companies hoping to make it big with AR before the tech giants and major gadget brands swoop in. One of those companies, China manufacturer Rokid, just announced that it raised an additional $110 million for its Series C round, for a total of $160 million, though it disclosed neither its valuation nor the round’s participants. As for what this injection […]

The Future of Fashion: From design to merchandising, how tech is reshaping the industryby Madelyn Young (CB Insights Research)

Fashion has always been at the forefront of innovation — from the invention of the sewing machine to the rise of e-commerce. Like tech, fashion is forward-looking and cyclical. The fashion sector is also one of the largest industries in … The post The Future of Fashion: From design to merchandising, how tech is reshaping the industry appeared first on CB Insights Research.

How This Outsider Is Making a Splash Inside the Tequila Industryby Jessica Abo (Entrepreneur: Startup)

Inspiro Tequila founder Mara Smith shares what she’s learned about starting a company and re-entering the workforce.

Synopsys CEO Sees Downsides in Tech’s ‘Deglobalization’by Stephen Nellis (The Information)

Synopsys is one of two key American companies that dominate the global market in software for designing advanced chips. The Mountain View, Calif.–based company is a choke point that U.S. regulators turn to when they seek to cut off a country’s or company’s ability to create its own chips, as American officials did with Huawei starting in 2019 and, more recently, with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. All of this makes CEO Aart de Geus’ observations on the looming fragmentation of […]

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 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.