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Beam Impact raises $13.3M to turn everyday purchases into a way to support social causes

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Beam Impact , a company that enables consumers to turn their spending into a way to support social causes, has raised $13.3 The company’s B2B2C model connects consumers with brands that are supporting social causes and allows them to donate a portion of their purchases to a nonprofit of their choice, at no cost to them. million. .

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

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I did a presentation this week at Coloft that looked at how Non-Technical Founders can go about getting their MVP built. Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. WordPress is pretty easy to hack.

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Fleet nabs $20M to enable enterprises to manage their devices

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Fleet arose from an open source project called Osquery that was created by CTO Zach Wasserman together with Moonfire Ventures partner Mike Arpaia. Wasserman was a software engineer on the security team at Meta (formerly Facebook) and cofounded two companies, Kolide and Dactiv, before settling in at Fleet. billion by 2026.

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A new venture studio, SuperLayer, aims to become a preeminent Web3 launch pad

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In fact, before spinning up SuperLayer, Chou cofounded the blockchain gaming startup called Forte ; he is also the cofounder of Rally , a launchpad for creators to build and distribute their own digital currencies that are essentially white-labeled versions of the RLY coin, as it’s called.

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How Ryan Reynolds and Mint Mobile worked without becoming the joke

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Others have used their considerable platforms to market their portfolio to varying degrees of success. However, the D2C wireless carrier has seen its highest traffic days on the backs of Reynolds’ marketing initiatives and announcements. Reynolds has brought this marketing acumen to Mint Mobile in a big way.

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Intenseye raises $4M to boost workplace safety through computer vision

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This means that Intenseye can identify health and safety violations, from not wearing a hard hat to ignoring social distancing protocols and everything in between, in real time. Intenseye integrates with existing network-connected cameras within facilities and then uses computer vision to monitor employee health and safety on the job.

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Working with Developers

SoCal CTO

I’m challenged getting developers to work with me when I can’t pay them market wages. It may give non-technical founders a bit more insight into working styles when it comes to developers. Only go social when they go social. I.e., they need a developer more than they need a CTO. Go watch a few episodes.