Tag: EC Column
Social+ payments: Why fintechs need social features
John S. Kim Contributor John S. Kim is CEO of Sendbird, makers of a customizable chat and messaging API service for mobile and web applications. Social+ companies are upping the stakes for everyone by giving consumers multiple benefits at once: products that serve a purpose but also meet our need…
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3 steps to ease the transition to a no-code company
Katherine Kostereva Contributor Katherine Kostereva is CEO and managing partner of Creatio, a global software company providing a leading low-code platform for process management and CRM. Gartner predicts low/no-code will represent 65% of all app development by 2024. Clearly, it’s the future, but what is it, and how can you…
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How to recruit data scientists without paying top dollar
Michael Li Contributor Tianhui Michael Li is founder of The Data Incubator, an eight-week fellowship to help Ph.D.s and postdocs transition from academia into industry. Previously, he headed monetization data science at Foursquare and has worked at Google, Andreessen Horowitz, J.P. Morgan and D.E. Shaw. More posts by this contributor…
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A crypto company’s journey to Data 3.0
Michael Li Contributor Data is a gold mine for a company. If managed well, it provides the clarity and insights that lead to better decision-making at scale, in addition to an important tool to hold everyone accountable. However, most companies are stuck in Data 1.0, which means they are leveraging…
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How nontechnical talent can break into deep tech
Jessica Li Contributor Jessica is on the growth marketing team at Zageno, a multivendor, online marketplace for life science products, and is head of content at Elpha, a Y Combinator-backed community of 40,000+ women in tech. More posts by this contributor 4 strategies for deep tech startups recruiting top growth…
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Does your VC have an investment thesis or a hypothesis?
David Teten Contributor More posts by this contributor Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund Stéphane Nasser Contributor Venture capitalists love to talk investment theses: on Twitter, Medium, Clubhouse, at conferences. And yet, when you…
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