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MVP versus EVP: Is it time to introduce ethics into the agile startup model?

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The rocket ship trajectory of a startup is well known: Get an idea, build a team and slap together a minimum viable product (MVP) that you can get in front of users. And while this is a good practice for startups, it’s also a good standard practice for big technology companies building AI/ML products. Contributor.

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5 tips for scaling your green startup during a funding drought

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You probably presented a minimum viable product and initial consumer research, and were backed for that. Here are five things green founders should remember when seeking VC funding at this moment. When it becomes repeatable, you can scale it. Remember the point at which you raised your initial funding?

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Miferia wants to expand its wholesale inventory marketplace across Latin America

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We’ve reported on some of those wholesale marketplaces recently, including ZAX , which connects sellers to buyers in Brazil, Morado for Colombia’s beauty industry, Novi , for sustainable goods, JABU in Africa and GudangADA , doing something similar in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Miferia is still in its early stages.

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Here’s what I learned while leading a bootstrapped startup to $40M ARR

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Bootstrapping a startup is one of the effective means of building a self-sustaining and successful business, especially as VC investments slow down. But, one of the greatest challenges we were able to avoid was starting with a finished product. In other words, the bare minimum required for someone to use it and get value out of it.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 5 pitch deck slides to fix, initial viable product, MLOps acceleration

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Making the case for IVP: Initial viable product. As a concept, minimum viable product (MVP) has given founders maximum flexibility. Twenty companies have formed a coalition to promote sustainability practices aimed at reducing energy and water usage, along with emissions.

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Swyft Cities is the winner of the TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022 pitch-off!

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” Since its founding, Swyft has set up a R&D center in Christchurch, New Zealand, come up with a minimum viable product and secured its first customer agreement. “This is something that has a huge potential, is highly sustainable and just needs to be spun out to pursue the broader market on its own.”

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

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By August of 2020, the company launched an MVP (minimum viable product) and since then has been growing about 30% month over month after reaching profitability in its first four months. No longer would they need to deal with insurance teams. Image Credits: Lula.

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