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AI, Customer Service, and Clayton M. Christensen
AI, Customer Service, and Clayton M. Christensen
Customer service, along with coding, is on the bleeding edge of AI deployment. It is an obvious cost center that…
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Notes from the Meimad/Shelter
Notes from the Meimad/Shelter
I was in Israel for a planned visit to attend a cousin's wedding and to meet with an AI company that will help us build…
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Why the Brex Model Doesn't Work for Small Business
Why the Brex Model Doesn't Work for Small Business
Small businesses need effective credit. Providing that credit requires a credit model that is profitable.
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Creating a Business Card that doesn't depend on FICO
Creating a Business Card that doesn't depend on FICO
Where we last left off in March of 2020 we were about to start our beta for the Revenued card which is a business card…
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Notes on Processing 100k+ Applications and Funding 1.3B in PPP on the Revenued Platform
Notes on Processing 100k+ Applications and Funding 1.3B in PPP on the Revenued Platform
As the PPP fire drill winds down to its conclusion in what is likely to be the final days of the PPP program, some…
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We Are Live with Automated SBA PPP
We Are Live with Automated SBA PPP
After a crazy two weeks of impossible work our team converted our card beta into a fully automated SBA PPP system. We…
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Avoiding Fraud in the SBA PPP Program
Avoiding Fraud in the SBA PPP Program
Tomorrow we are slated to go live with a bank partner with an SBA PPP Portal. Creating a portal where a small business…
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How to Teach a Chicken to Sing
How to Teach a Chicken to Sing
About a month ago we had soft circled a six million dollar Series A round to spin out all of Pearl's technology into…
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Nursing Homes
Nursing Homes
The news from Spain is grim with reports of nursing homes abandoned by caregivers. Caregivers in nursing homes are not…
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Keeping the Ship Afloat or Running for the Lifeboat
Keeping the Ship Afloat or Running for the Lifeboat
I am the captain of my small ship. I have a crew I need to care for both fiscally and emotionally, investors and…
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Yesterday was one of the most surreal moments of my life. My brother and I appeared on Fox News TV for a live interview. Growing up, I never…
Yesterday was one of the most surreal moments of my life. My brother and I appeared on Fox News TV for a live interview. Growing up, I never…
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Personal Post: Thank you EL AL Israel Airlines for everything you do! I just had to cancel my trip to Israel for Pesach. We had 5 people on 4…
Personal Post: Thank you EL AL Israel Airlines for everything you do! I just had to cancel my trip to Israel for Pesach. We had 5 people on 4…
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"I was just hate crimed again." My 13 year old son had just come home from a friend's bar mitzvah. He didn't seem particularly bothered. In just…
"I was just hate crimed again." My 13 year old son had just come home from a friend's bar mitzvah. He didn't seem particularly bothered. In just…
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Baselayer headshot day turned impromptu revenue shoot... Big things coming in 2026 for this team 🔥
Baselayer headshot day turned impromptu revenue shoot... Big things coming in 2026 for this team 🔥
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I am the product of my parents’ American Dream They immigrated to New York 45+ years ago with nothing. No language, friends, money, or job prospects…
I am the product of my parents’ American Dream They immigrated to New York 45+ years ago with nothing. No language, friends, money, or job prospects…
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Super excited to announce my new role at Stone!!!
Super excited to announce my new role at Stone!!!
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Kicking off the fall season with energy, insight, and connection! I had the privilege of hosting our EisnerAmper NYC Tech & LifeSciences (TLS)…
Kicking off the fall season with energy, insight, and connection! I had the privilege of hosting our EisnerAmper NYC Tech & LifeSciences (TLS)…
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Our survey of small business owners uncovers a compelling trend: despite maintaining strong credit performance, their self-reported stress levels…
Our survey of small business owners uncovers a compelling trend: despite maintaining strong credit performance, their self-reported stress levels…
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🇨🇭 Why we love China and why the USA sucks. Let's be honest, dear Business Improvers: 🇺🇸 The United States has spent years attacking…
🇨🇭 Why we love China and why the USA sucks. Let's be honest, dear Business Improvers: 🇺🇸 The United States has spent years attacking…
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I asked ChatGPT why it had incorrect information about Revenued that was sourced from outdated and inaccurate third-party reviews. It was an…
I asked ChatGPT why it had incorrect information about Revenued that was sourced from outdated and inaccurate third-party reviews. It was an…
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Caught in an AI Echo Chamber Reviewing Chat GPT's recommendations for small business working capital lines, I discovered a significant error in its…
Caught in an AI Echo Chamber Reviewing Chat GPT's recommendations for small business working capital lines, I discovered a significant error in its…
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Impact of Tariffs on Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) We surveyed SMBs to understand how tariffs are affecting their operations and what…
Impact of Tariffs on Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) We surveyed SMBs to understand how tariffs are affecting their operations and what…
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🚀 From startup chaos to scaling success: Our journey at Tearsheet has been really exciting because it's paralleled what's happened in financial…
🚀 From startup chaos to scaling success: Our journey at Tearsheet has been really exciting because it's paralleled what's happened in financial…
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Rob Day
Definitely recommend reading the recently released "Climate Capital Reset Project" report, by friends Will Coleman Daniel Firger Bill Tarr and Builders Vision. I wrote about it, and some key lessons in light of recent dramatic events, in my latest Forbes column. I've been investing for more than two decades and I've never seen such a significant market shift so quickly. This is not a time for more-of-the-same from climate investors and capital allocators. Dramatic events call for dramatic shifts, and those who adapt too slowly will fall by the wayside. https://lnkd.in/ekbY69Hp #climateinvesting #privateequity #venturecapital #capitalallocators #wealthmanagement
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Nate Loewentheil
This week in #AmTech: Grid Aero raised $20 million in Series A funding co-led by Bison Ventures and Geodesic Capital, with participation from Stony Lonesome Group LLC, Alumni Ventures, and returning investors Ubiquity Ventures, Calibrate Ventures, and Commonweal Ventures (that's us!). Grid builds low-cost, autonomous cargo aircraft capable of carrying thousands of pounds over thousands of miles, enabling resilient logistics for defense, commercial, and humanitarian operations in contested or remote environments. Founders: Arthur Dubois, Brandon F., Chinmay Patel, PhD. Barnwell Bio raised $6 million in Seed funding led by Twelve Below, with participation from Max Ventures, Dorm Room Fund, Banter Capital, Planeteer Capital, AgVentures Alliance, Daybreak Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and AgLaunch Farmers. Barnwell Bio uses genetic sequencing to monitor poultry barns for early signs of disease, giving farmers advance warning of threats like avian flu before outbreaks spread and force mass culls that drive up egg and chicken prices for consumers. Founders: Michael Rhys, Casey McGinley, Jake Byrnes. Standard Nuclear raised $140 million in Series A funding led by Decisive Point, with participation from Chevron Technology Ventures, StepStone Group, XTX Ventures, and existing investors WELARA, Fundomo, Andreessen Horowitz, Washington Harbour Partners LP, and Crucible Capital. Standard Nuclear manufactures advanced nuclear fuel for next-generation reactors, serving defense, space, and industrial customers as the nation's only independent supplier not tied to a specific reactor design. Founders: Kurt Terrani, Thomas Hendrix. #VC #VentureCapital #Investing #Startups #DeepTech #DefenseTech #Aerospace #Energy #AgTech #Agriculture #Technology
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