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Verbit acquires UK’s market research transcription company Take Note

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based company that provides transcription, captioning and note-taking services for the market research sector. This acquisition marks Verbit’s entrance into the market research space and increases its presence in Europe. The company did not disclose the terms of the deal. English language requests. .

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3 ways to optimize SaaS sales in a downturn

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After working on the first Obama presidential campaign from 2006-2008, I had a fresh perspective on how to sell. One that works regardless of whether we’re in a bear or bull market. Adapt your sales pitch to the current market. There’s tremendous opportunity in a recession for growing revenue. All that has changed, though.

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Regenerative agriculture is the next great ally in fight against climate change

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Today, offset markets get the majority of the attention. Multiple private, voluntary markets for soil carbon have appeared in the last couple of years, mostly supported by corporations driven by carbon neutrality commitments to offset their carbon emissions with credit purchases. So how do we empower farmers in this carbon fight?

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Why so many SaaS companies are launching their own media operations

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Around 2003, as blogs began to take hold in the internet psyche , it became clear that these writing tools could be more than an outlet for an individual’s ruminations — they also had vast potential for business and marketing. Although content marketing is evolving, as with any technology, the old doesn’t simply go away.

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3 methods for valuing pre-revenue novel AI startups

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Since 2006, Ryan E. This valuation method seeks to compare a startup with others in the market. First, the median pre-money valuation for other startups in the same market is determined. Like with scorecard valuation, you need to make assumptions by comparing the startup to benchmark companies in the same market.

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Fighting the ‘copycat’ stigma in SaaS: 3 tricks that work

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He was formerly a software developer at Google and Microsoft, and now oversees HackerEarth's sales, marketing and general operations. Whatever idea you have for a platform that solves an “unaddressed market need,” it’s almost a given there’s a team somewhere working on something similar.

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Rocket Lab to go public via SPAC at valuation of $4.1 billion

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The launch company was founded in 2006, and is led by founder Peter Beck. The company’s Electron launch vehicle can carry small payloads to orbit, and is designed to cater to the growing small satellite market, with a focus on responsive and flexible launch options. launch facility at Wallops Island, Virginia.