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3 methods for valuing pre-revenue novel AI startups

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The Santa Monica-based law practice solves tricky IP-related issues for tech/media clients so they can safely scale or be acquired. AI can scale much faster than other technologies, so what works at the beta or minimum viable product stage may not work when an AI product scales to millions of users.

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Opaper takes the friction out of social commerce

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After graduating, McIntosh’s professional life became decidedly more high tech—she was senior product manager for data and machine learning platforms at Streetlight Data and then Lacuna Technologies. But Opaper doesn’t just make it easier for people to order goods on social media.

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Handoff is creating a more equitable workforce through job sharing

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Its minimum viable product is a job-sharing enablement tool that makes sure a job-sharing relationship is manageable and that work is split equally between the two people in it. Handoff’s go-to-market plan includes working with employer partners (it is currently used by organizations like stock media service Storyblocks ).

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Deep tech startups in need of funding should consider federal grants

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If adopted by the semiconductor, digital media and IoT industries, it can significantly improve the way we consume, learn and interact with our devices. We are using the SBIR/STTR funds to convert our technology into a minimum viable product, an essential step for us to reach a broader customer base.

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Skidattl’s augmented reality beacons are ‘like a Bat-Signal for fun’

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Like any new social media app, Skidattl will have to battle the chicken-and-egg problem — no one will want to use it if there’s not plenty of beacons already lit up, but there can’t be any lit-up beacons without people on the app. ” (It goes without saying, but TechCrunch ad sales are totally separate from editorial.).

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Global VC Flourish launches Madica, an Africa-focused program to back pre-seed stage startups

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To qualify for the program, founders need to be working on their idea full-time, have a minimum viable product, and should have received little or no institutional funding. This is part of its push to ensure a pan-African reach by supporting local, and women founders. Venture studio Adanian Labs fuels startup growth in Africa.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Summary slide showcase, video SEO strategy, how to value AI startups

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Twitter Space: Is tech media creating “charismatic” founders? Larger-than-life entrepreneurs are nothing new, but tech has taken that to the next level, often with an assist from news media. The one slide 99% of founders get wrong when fundraising. Image Credits: YK/500px (opens in a new window) /Getty Images. PT/4:00 p.m.

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