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In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?

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We’re flying blind because we lack relevant data to build and then use the right frameworks to make confident, reasonable decisions that guide our businesses, and even our economy. Part of the disconnect with the Census data is that it measures averages, but nothing is ever average. What Innovation? A week ago it was 28 degrees.

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Why We Invested: VCs Sound Off On 7 Recent Early-Stage Startup Investments

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Management: In a companion blog post on AVC , USV founder Fred Wilson says his wife “Gotham Gal” Joanne Wilson (an existing investor in Flip) introduced Flip founders Susannah Vila and Roger Graham to his USV partner Andy Weissman. ” CARMERA’s first product is now available for sale starting at $499.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

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In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Credit management tools. Real estate investing management platform for consumers. Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health. Payroll & beneifts platform. Total raised: $56.4

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From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

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Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

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Reopening: The Tech-Enabled Office In A Post-Covid World

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A completely remote workforce seems unlikely, given the intangible benefits of social connection, collaboration, and innovation that in-person working provides. Individuals using Alipay’s Health Code fill out a form in the app and the software uses big data to generate a QR code depending on a user’s contagion risk.

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B2B Investors Set Sights On Data, AI, Analytics

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In what’s becoming an increasingly popular theme for B2B startup investors, this week’s funding rounds for B2B startups largely centered on tackling data silos and empowering the enterprise with the insights that data can provide. Procure-to-pay and spend management company SourceDay announced $6.5 Wise Systems.

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