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Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and others

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The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring , and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California.

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Product Science, which develops mobile app performance monitoring tools, lands $18M

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Given the pace of development, good performance isn’t always easy to maintain. Searching for an automatable solution, four siblings — David, Daniil, Anna and Maria Liberman — co-founded Product Science , a startup that develops performance management software for apps. ” Image Credits: Product Science. .

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Ride the AI wave: Learn to flow

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While we could attribute this to crappy leadership and archaic corporate institutions that have eroded trust exacerbated by the pandemic theres another culprit at play: A highly distracted workforce drowning in the algorithmic world of social media. In 2005, EDS made a groundbreaking investment by rolling out neuroscience-based coaching.

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The startup landscape has shifted dramatically: Accelerators must adapt or fade away

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Starting a tech company today costs 99% less than it did 18 years ago when Y Combinator was started ( today and 2005 ), largely due to the emergence of cloud technologies, no-code tools, and artificial intelligence. Digital communities and social platforms such as Twitter, Signal NFX, YC’s co-founder matching, and Slack communities (e.g.,

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Making sense of Klarna

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In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me. Pitch perfect, you might think.

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Join Extra Crunch Live on October 27 for a conversation on early stage and storytelling success with GV’s M.G. Siegler

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Siegler’s career in startups began in 2005, working in web development at a startup agency focused on tech clients. EDT/11 a.m.

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Discuss portfolio management and great storytelling with GV’s MG Siegler on Extra Crunch Live today at 2pm EDT/11 am PDT

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Siegler’s career in startups began in 2005, working in web development at a startup agency focused on tech clients. We’re thrilled to have Siegler joining us to talk about his investment experience and how his early career as a writer influenced his thinking about startup success on Extra Crunch Live today live at 2 p.m.

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