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How to do effective video calls

Martin Fowler

During 2011-2012 there was a small but significant revolution in how we worked at ThoughtWorks. When we needed to communicate while separated we used to do telephone meetings, but within a year the telephone disappeared and we started using video calls instead.

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Where is the e-commerce app ecosystem headed in 2021?

TechCrunch

According to Brinker , the martech landscape grew 5,233% between 2011 and 2020. What’s worth noting is that the consolidation we expected to happen is happening, and yet the pace of new companies coming up in the space makes up for the consolidation — and some more.

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Why do SaaS companies with usage-based pricing grow faster?

TechCrunch

So in 2011, they introduced usage-based pricing. The company struggled with poor churn and anemic expansion revenue. Net revenue retention was near 70%, a far cry from the 100%+ that most SaaS companies aim to achieve. Something needed to change. This pricing change allowed HubSpot to share in the success of its customers.

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SoftBank-backed Socar, South Korea’s largest car-sharing startup, tumbles on market debut

TechCrunch

billion won ($ 284.2million) since its inception in 2011 before its IPO. Socar was founded in 2011 by Lee Jae-woong, who co-founded South Korea’s largest internet portal operator Daum Communications; Daum merged into Kakao in 2014. billion won ($150 million) funding at a 1.3 The startup raised a total of 379.7

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As startups whip up a restaurant tech frenzy, is anyone close to Toast?

TechCrunch

The company, founded in 2011, went public in late 2021 in an IPO that valued it at around $18 billion. Toast, a financial software company focused on restaurants, has remained one of the leaders in the space.

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Does Atlantic Canada have a blueprint for rural revival in the post-pandemic era?

TechCrunch

Business writer Gordon Pitts pinpoints 2011 as the game-changing year for the Atlantic startup scene. In his book “Unicorn in the Woods: How East Coast Geeks and Dreamers are Changing the Game , ” Pitts recounts how in March 2011 Salesforce purchased New Brunswick-based social media monitoring company Radian6 for approximately $300 million.

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What if your startup doesn’t take off overnight?

TechCrunch

Natalie Gordon founded Babylist in 2011, and today it’s a leading marketplace for baby gift registries. But it didn’t take off at first. It took several years for Gordon to spin the startup into its current trajectory and several more for users to follow. This is normal! And we’re excited to have Jesse Draper join the conversation.

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