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Capsule gets $1.5M to build ‘super simple’ decentralized social media

TechCrunch

That’s now been topped up with seed financing to get a prototype to market later this month. ” Cryptocat author gets insanely fast backing to build P2P tech for social media. So there could soon be a bunch of apps built atop its network touting social networking services without the meddling hand of Big Tech.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Holiday marketing tips, low-cost NFTs, SaaS sprawl study

TechCrunch

Boston-based VC firm OpenView interviewed nearly 600 SaaS companies for its annual pricing survey and the results are in: Automation is taking usage-based pricing (USP) mainstream. The holiday shopping season is coming: How are growth marketers preparing? Chris Toy, CEO and co-founder, Marketer Hire. Bring on the low-cost NFTs.

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How to Create a Powerful Unique Selling Proposition (USP)

Kaseya

Unfortunately, even the best MSPs might lack a unique selling proposition (USP) and use cliched slogans (#1 IT service provider in X city) that appear to be the same as every other MSP trying to top the search results. However, make sure your marketing efforts aim to distinguish your company in their eyes. This is a rookie mistake.

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Sustainable e-commerce startup Olive now ships beauty products, in addition to apparel

TechCrunch

Meanwhile, market leaders like Amazon and Walmart seem largely interested in increasing the speed of delivery, not necessarily the efficiency and sustainability. It works with both the USPS and a network of local carriers to serve the customers in its current footprint, which is about 100 million U.S. Image Credits: Olive.

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Daily Crunch: Salesforce CEO admits ‘we hired too many people’ as company lays off +7,000 employees

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The company said it had to cut its workforce by 10% — approximately 7,000 people — and will close offices in several markets. DoorDash is launching a new service that will pick up prepaid packages and drop them off at a UPS, FedEx or USPS location, Aisha reports. Startups and VC. 5 failure points between $5M and $100M in ARR.

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Thursday snags $3.5M for a dating app that’s live once a week

TechCrunch

Users can upload five photos (either from social media apps like Facebook or their phone’s camera roll) — and share some “topline information” about themselves. While the USP of the app is a ‘one day a week’ limit there is, of course, an option to pay to get a little more access.

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Nigerian one-click checkout platform OurPass raises $1M pre-seed, wants to build ‘Fast for Africa’

TechCrunch

Although the company is building a global product, it is limited in Africa, and OurPass has taken an interest to build one for the market. ” Nigeria’s e-commerce market is still heavily reliant on cash on delivery. In the U.S., high-flying startup Fast already caters to this need. and Gokada to execute on this front.

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