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Mastering Growth in the AI Era: How to Stand Out, Acquire Customers, and Raise VC Dollars with B Capital, Zetta, and Glasswing

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What VCs Are Funding in AI Today The AI funding landscape has evolved rapidly in 2023-2024. If 2023 was the “year of the demo,” 2024 should be the “year of production” – but most companies are still struggling to deploy AI successfully. This creates both challenges and opportunities for founders.

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News: European Commission Says Google Failing to Comply With DMA due to Search Preferencing and Anti-Steering

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Per the Commissions press release , the two sets of preliminary findings specifically address Google Search giving preference to Alphabets own services, and the Play Store preventing app developers from freely steering consumers to other channels for better offers.

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News: Japan Enacts Regulatory Law Targeting Apple and Google Smartphone Marketplace Dominance

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Per Kyodo News , “The law will prohibit the providers of Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android smartphone operating systems, app stores and payment platforms from preventing the sale of apps and services that directly compete with the native platforms’ own.” which have grown to wield significant influence over digital services around the world.”

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News: Apple First to Be Charged With Violating EU DMA by Not Fully Allowing Steering

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The EU’s European Commission has taken issue with the binary choice presented by Meta to its users to either consent to be tracked and receive a service for free, or to pay for an ad-free service. Related Reading News: Japan Enacts Regulatory Law Targeting Apple and Google Smartphone Marketplace Dominance News: U.S.

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News: Apple Revises App Store Link-Out Rules per EU DMA, but New Fees Still High

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After Apple was charged in June by EU antitrust regulators for not complying with the DMA , Apple released updates to their StoreLink External Purchase Link Entitlement on August 8, 2024. The Verge points out that app updates or reinstalls by the user reset the clock back to 12 months left for the ongoing store services fee.

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Scaling Success: Digital Entrepreneurship and SaaS Exits

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Podcast Full Interview: Audio Listen online or find it on more podcast services. So it’s a marketplace, it’s a platform. And the biggest difference between the two of those statements is one, low value to sort of medium and high value, and then two, the actual service layer built into the technology underneath the hood.

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How to Make Money on Instagram in 2024

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Get started for free → How to make money on Instagram Jump to a section: Partner with brands on sponsored content Livestream and earn Badges from fans Offer paid subscriptions Sell your own products and services Take up affiliate marketing Sell digital products Develop and teach a course Join Instagram’s Creator Marketplace 1.

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