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- Made by Google: Brian and a gaggle of different shopper tech followers filed 14 tales (!) associated to immediately’s Google Fall Occasion, so head on all the way down to the Massive Tech Inc. part for extra on that.
- Shining a light on business intelligence: Lightdash, which took in $8.4 million in new funding, constructed its enterprise intelligence platform particularly for dbt, Paul stories. The cool elements? It’s open supply and each a entrance finish and a again finish.
- Hub-and-spoke: “Commerce wars, navy conflicts, the rise of e-commerce and sustainability considerations are driving adjustments to produce chain networks and commerce flows,” Kyle writes. That is the place Altana is available in with its data-grabbing, AI-powered provide chain visibility platform that simply secured $100 million in contemporary capital.
Startups and VC
On-line procuring and speedy supply by means of companies like Instacart and Amazon Prime are the peak of recent conveniences, however for a lot of shoppers who care about sustainability and e-commerce’s impression on the atmosphere, each field and plastic bag deposited on their doorstep can also be accompanied by a sense of guilt. Sarah stories {that a} startup referred to as The Rounds believes it has landed on a solution to make online commerce more efficient, extra eco-friendly, and — as its newly introduced $38 million Collection A implies — doubtlessly worthwhile, too.
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Why your startup wants a prenup

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Within the early days of forming a startup, everyone seems to be on the identical web page. However by the point an organization reaches maturity, there’s no technique to know the way properly the founding workforce will get alongside.
Starry-eyed newlyweds routinely signal prenuptial agreements with out dropping their sense of idealism, and startup founders ought to do the identical, advises Yonaton Aronoff, a companion at litigation and employment legislation agency Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler.
“Sadly, as too many co-founders and spouses come to appreciate, one of the best time to plan for adverse outcomes is at the start of the connection,” he writes. “Ready till battle develops may be devastating, and too typically results in intractable litigation with no clear winner.”
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Don’t fear, U.S. Twitter customers, Sarah writes that your edit button is coming…
As talked about above, the Google Fall Event was immediately, and if you happen to missed it, you may atone for the reveal of the Pixel Watch and Pixel 7 here.
Different common tales, all from Brian, embrace:
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