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Extra Crunch’s top 10 stories of 2020

TechCrunch

I edited hundreds of stories in 2020, so choosing my favorites would be an exercise in futility. “Enterprise expenditure on custom software is on track to double from $250 billion in 2015 to $500 billion in 2020,” so we’ll definitely be diving deeper into this topic in the coming months.

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Miferia wants to expand its wholesale inventory marketplace across Latin America

TechCrunch

E-commerce was a small percentage , about 6%, of all retail sales in Mexico in 2020, and is forecasted to grow to 15% by 2023. Musa has spent several months putting together a team, building a minimum viable product and working with customers. Meanwhile, Miferia is still in its early stages.

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3 views: How should founders prepare for a decline in startup valuations and investor interest?

TechCrunch

When the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency at the end of January 2020, the startup world held its breath.

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Hustle Fund wants to help spawn a new generation of angel investors

TechCrunch

The firm has traditionally operated by investing $25,000 in a company, usually with a minimum-viable product, and then works with the team to help them grow. Despite gains, gender diversity in VC funding struggled in 2020. It does around 50 investments per year, according to its website. . It recently closed on $33.6

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Miami twins raise $18M for Lula, an insurance infrastructure upstart

TechCrunch

That was in early 2020, right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. “At A few weeks later, the duo shut down their core business and by April 2020, they pivoted to building out Lula as it exists today. No longer would they need to deal with insurance teams. Image Credits: Lula.

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A Smart Software Development Budget for 2020

KitelyTech

In an effort to avoid this, we’re sharing some practical tips for making an effective software development budget in 2020. . In an agile approach, engineers undergo multiple sprints to rapidly produce a minimum viable product (MVP) that delivers business value. First off, consider agile methodologies.

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Examining the Treat Landscape

Tenable

A “minimum viable product,” rather than a “most valuable player.”. Multiple reports have shown that attackers of all types have adopted CVE-2020-1472, also known as Zerologon, into their attacks. Of the 12 top exploited vulnerabilities from 2020 , according to the aforementioned advisory, seven were RCEs.

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