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TechCrunch+ roundup: Zero-day exploits, breaking into Japan, algorithmic VC investing

TechCrunch

We work with contributors to develop guest posts that will help TechCrunch+ readers solve actual problems, so it’s always a delight to present a comprehensive “how to” article. In this case, Barnabas Birmacher, CEO of Platform as a Service company Bitrise, shared the lessons he learned as his team attempted to enter Japan.

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Capital crunch shines a light on the importance of founders’ mental health, investors say

TechCrunch

For instance, the sudden collapse of SVB , despite affecting just a few startups, sent many African founders into panic mode as they scrambled to review banking options to avoid such circumstances creating more uncertainty for them. Stop asking for vanity metrics and things that needn’t be done. There are other subtler impacts.

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How Do You Prove Product-Market Fit? A Pop Quiz

Battery Ventures

As head of business development for Battery, I help our earlier-stage portfolio companies find, and then refine, their product-market fit. This is a common problem our team finds during diligence of early-stage companies. Once you’ve got your foot in the door, are you expanding to multiple teams or departments within a company?

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Machine Learning Project Checklist

DataRobot

With only 87% of projects never making it to production, success hinges on diligent planning. Data scientists need to understand the business problem and the project scope to assess feasibility, set expectations, define metrics, and design project blueprints. Outline clear metrics to measure success. Assess the infrastructure.

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6 African women CEOs discuss how they raised more than $1M in 2021

TechCrunch

But according to data from PitchBook, less than 2% of VC funding went to all-women-founded teams in 2021. On the bright side, founding teams counting both women and men as members raised 17% of VC investments in Africa in 2021. At what point did you begin looking for investors for your company? Jessica Anuna, CEO, Klasha.