Monday, July 10, 2023

Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirms: '100M people signed up for Threads in five days'

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Today, our top story is about Instagram's Threads again. This time, we bring you an update that the Twitter rival amassed 100 million users in just five days. While this is certainly a feat by all accounts, the cynical person in me notes that any existing Instagram user who recently opened the app was guided to add the Threads app. And, with the Meta social exposure engine behind it, this probably made it much easier to reach that level, amirite?

Meanwhile, FrontRow, a hobby-learning and community platform featuring celebrities in India, said "bye, bye, bye," but perhaps could come back in another way. One of the co-founders said that the startup is exploring IP acquisition talks.

And, top tech talent is not easy to come by, so sometimes you have to expand your network. Propel, a startup in Africa, raised $2.74 million to build that talent pipeline for communities so that global companies can de-risk the process of hiring remote talent from emerging markets and turn that cold outreach into a warm handshake.

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Was that all spent in one place?: Chinese auto chip maker Black Sesame recently filed to go public in Hong Kong, and that means we can now take a look at their numbers, which include burning $140 million a year.

Into the breach: In security news today, the U.K. battles a hacking wave as ransomware gang claims “biggest ever” NHS breach, JumpCloud resets customer API keys citing an "ongoing incident," and the Bangladesh government takes down exposed citizens' data.

What's up, Doc?: Christine reports that Verifiable validates its healthcare credentialing software with another $27 million.

Good AI: Let's now celebrate a smart way to use artificial intelligence. Wildfire detection startup Pano, which can detect a fire and issue a warning in 14 minutes, added another $17 million to its Series A.

Out with the new, in with the old: Twitter made it quite challenging to use TweetDeck recently, but if you're mourning its old version, we show you how to get it back. Get it while you can — you know how fickle they are over there.

Isn't it great when a plan comes together?: "Personal data can now flow freely and safely from the European Economic Area to the United States without any further conditions or authorizations" thanks to Europe adopting the U.S. data adequacy decision.

Putting all of your links out there: Snap teams up with Linktree to let users include links in their profiles.

"Dumber and much cheaper": That's how Longshot Space is describing its vision for making space launches.

Wakanda forever: Electronic Arts, better known as EA, joins with Marvel Games to launch a single-player Black Panther video game.

Can't escape those spreadsheets: But what if they were more fun? Sourcetable raised $3 million and is going cell-to-cell with some of the spreadsheet's biggest corporate fans to retool this fundamental business tool.

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How to identify, interview and hire a head of growth for an early-stage startup

By the time it’s clear that the wrong person is running product or engineering, it can be too late to make a course correction. The same holds true for your first head of growth: If they don’t deliver, it could spell the end of everything.

In his latest TC+ column, growth expert Jonathan Martinez lays out a detailed plan for recruiting a growth lead and setting goals for their first 90, 180 and 365 days on the job.

“The individual you're looking for will create and execute growth strategies, manage marketing initiatives and, ultimately, drive revenue,” writes Jonathan.

“I'll walk you through when and how to hire your head of growth, their archetypes, how this role stands apart from other marketing executive positions, and what to expect from this hire.”

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As the value of startup exits craters, poor liquidity may be harming VCs' ability to raise capital

IP for startups: It starts with strategy

Eliminating food waste is the next frontier in saving the planet

Seven things every EV fast-charging network needs

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Friday, July 7, 2023

Invite-only Twitter alternative Bluesky tops 1M downloads across iOS and Android

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Friday, July 07, 2023

Today, Threads again dominated the news cycle, but Twitter rival Bluesky was not about to take it lying down. The social media platform hit its first 1 million installs, of which 300,000 were done since June 30, when Twitter initially limited the number of tweets users could view each day.

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Meanwhile, Indonesian aquaculture startup eFishery entered unicorn territory after raising $200 million. The company makes smart feeding systems for fisheries. See why this company is making waves.

And, Mercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard. Mercedes will be part of the network in 2024.

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Your life in photos: A new social app called Retro is helping users share their personal journeys with close friends via photography. Find out who the founders are behind it.

Well…that leaks: A leak was discovered on a Bangladesh government website that ended up making citizens' personal data public. Unfortunately, we don't know which agency it was.

SEO expert in AI form: We know that artificial intelligence is infiltrating so much of our workflow, but there has to be some point where you need to do things yourself…right? Well, SpeedyBrand is here to create SEO-optimized content in case small businesses don't want to. Learn more.

You can bank on that: Remember when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed? How could we forget? Some fintechs certainly aren't, because that’s when they found themselves with an abundance of new customers. Here's a story about one of them.

Remove that app: Apple purged a handful of predatory lending apps from its App Store in India after some users and the media began questioning their legitimacy. Read more.

"Salesforce data hygiene": That's how Weflow describes itself and why investors were eager to give the company capital. Find out why.

Clean up on aisle EU: The European Union's competition unit is taking its turn to look deeper at Amazon's proposed $1.7 billion acquisition agreement for iRobot. After getting a green light from the United Kingdom last month, Amazon is surely hoping for a clean sweep after the EU finishes up its investigation.

More weekend reading:

The best electric bikes in 2023 for every type of rider

Martin Lewis warns over 'first' deepfake video scam ad circulating on Facebook

This $3,000, 32-inch e-ink display brings newspaper front pages to your wall

Google Calendar now lets users specify where they're working from throughout the day

China wraps up fintech crackdown with big fines on Tencent, Alibaba

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Nokod Security's $8M seed deck

Low-code and no-code startups lowered the bar for developing new applications, but managing sensitive systems with off-the-shelf parts can create security concerns.

Nokod Security recently raised an $8 million seed round to scale its service, which monitors “apps for security vulnerabilities and mitigate breaches,” writes Haje Jan Kamps, who obtained the partially redacted pitch deck they used:

  • Cover slide
  • Team slide
  • Example no-code apps
  • "Who uses no-code apps"
  • Macro trend: The Low-Code / No Code trend
  • Threats and attacks slide
  • Problem slide
  • Threats and attacks slide
  • Attack vectors slide
  • Mission slide
  • Solution slide
  • Architecture slide
  • TAM slide 1
  • TAM slide 2
  • TAM slide 3
  • Go-to-market slide
  • Competition slide
  • Validation slide
  • (Redacted) Validation takeaways slide
  • Timeline slide
  • Contact slide

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VC Office Hours: Fabrice do Rego on building one of the few Black-led funds in the EU

Web3 games don't need to highlight blockchain elements to succeed

Europe is more of a fuzzy tech cloud than a functioning ecosystem

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