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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?

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Finding the Next Wave of Growth: S-Curves and Product Sequencing

Casey Accidental

This year, topics ranged broadly from incorporating AI to deliver world-class consumer experiences to defining and measuring different forms of community-powered growth. Eventually, the company needed to layer in new advertiser focused loops to monetize, but I’ll skip that detail for now. billion exit, Grubhub made a lot of mistakes.

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Our New Transparent Pricing Dashboard: Where Your Money Goes When You Buy a Buffer Subscription

Buffer Resources

Merchant Fees At Buffer, we rely on Stripe, Google, and Apple for our payment processing needs. Stripe payments make up 98.5 percent of our total revenue and 83 percent of our fees. Google and Apple payments make up 2.5% of our total revenue and 17 percent of our fees.

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Kellblog 2021 Predictions

Kellblog

I certainly didn’t have “global pandemic” on my 2020 bingo card and, even if I somehow did, I would never have coupled that with “booming stock market” and median SaaS price/revenue multiples in the 15x range. AI/ML success in focused applications. AI in a public market context or Symphony.AI 2020 Predictions Review.

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Micro Startup Acquisition: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Selling Small Startups

Neil Patel

Micro startup acquisitions are a move away from buying businesses with established products or even proven revenue streams. These businesses usually consist of 2 to 3 people, and companies are taking bets on their products that aren’t even fully realized yet. The platform is free, private, and has no middlemen.

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How To Build High Converting Product Pages Like Amazon

GetUplift

It does that using artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and predictive analytics to provide personalized suggestions for shoppers. In fact, back in 2013 these personalization tactics contributed to 35% of Amazon’s sales. Personalization is still a big part of the Amazon experience today.

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DroneDeploy uses ChartMogul to perform top-down analyses of target industries

Chart Mogul

DroneDeploy is the leading cloud software platform for commercial drones. While relatively inexpensive drone hardware is making the technology available to businesses everywhere, DroneDeploy’s mission is to make aerial data from such technology accessible for everyone. In 2013 consumer drone technology was just starting to take off.