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BarbAIrians at the Gate: The Financial Opportunity of AI

Andreessen Horowitz

Released in 1979, VisiCalc was the first “killer app” of finance (on the Apple IIe!), Generative AI is likely going to usher in a far more profound method of company transformation. Lockheed Martin makes F-35s by assembling atoms, and has a 13% gross margin; Salesforce makes software by assembling bits, and has a 74% gross margin.

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What is Dynamic Pricing? Everything You Need to Know About Implementing Dynamic Pricing in 2024

Stax

Dynamic pricing systems refer to pricing models where the price of goods and services fluctuate based on a range of factors. Together, these strategies have paved the way for more sophisticated and responsive dynamic pricing systems, which use machine learning to make thousands of pricing decisions per minute.

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Monday Social Media News Roundup: Week of October 23rd

Buffer Resources

Instagram Data Portability Users can now transfer their Instagram media to Google Photos and other services, enhancing data management across apps. AI Chatbot Moderation Meta is striving to curb inappropriate responses from its new AI chatbots to ensure a safer user experience.

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Software Transcends Borders—Why Not Money?

Andreessen Horowitz

Software is inherently global and easily transcends borders—localizing it can be as easy as translating the language. In Brazil, for example, Pix became the most popular payment method in the country in just two years—as well as the second-most used instant payments system in the world. Who is the Google of Brazil?

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The top SaaS companies ruling the East Coast

SaaStock

Forter offers a real-time and completely automated fraud prevention solution for enterprise e-commerce businesses. Recorded Future is a leading universal threat intelligence solution that arms enterprises’ security teams with all the tools they need. Affectiva is bringing Emotion AI to the digital world. Founded: 2015.

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The SaaS superstars of the East Coast

SaaStock

Forter offers a real-time and completely automated fraud prevention solution for enterprise e-commerce businesses. Recorded Future is a leading universal threat intelligence solution that arms enterprises’ security teams with all the tools they need. Affectiva is bringing Emotion AI to the digital world. Founded: 2015.

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Top 25 SaaS Companies in the UK

SmartKarrot

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesses use a cloud-based technology distribution model to deliver software. By using two local transfers instead of one international transaction, the system completely avoids costly international payments. The Sequel is a well-known insurance and reinsurance software provider in the UK.