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How do bitcoins affect the transport industry of America?

SaaS Metrics

As a digital currency, Bitcoin has the potential to revolutionize the transport industry in America just as it has with other industries. There are many ways that people could potentially use bitcoin to improve the efficiency and transparency of the transport sector. The post How do bitcoins affect the transport industry of America?

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Investing in Silo

Andreessen Horowitz

Since Marc Andreessen declared it 10 years ago software has eaten so much of the world — transportation, real estate, communication, banking, and more. has largely remained unchanged by technology, despite … The post Investing in Silo appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz. Yet the agriculture industry (the stuff we actually eat!)

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The Fastest Growing Areas of Startup Investment in 2015

Tom Tunguz

Earlier this week, we examined the trends in the major categories of startup investment including eCommerce, Software, Social Networking and Education. Each year, starting in mid-2012 through mid-2015, these sectors have grown their investment dollars by more than 145%, according to Mattermark data.

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For better products, start with a problem statement

Intercom, Inc.

For example, various forms of transport deliver the outcome of getting from A to B quickly and comfortably. Consumers talk about what they want (faster transport) with reference to the current product, but by focusing on the need a new product (automobiles) comes into view. 2: Why they want that outcome.

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VC consumer investment trends by sector and stage

Tom Tunguz

Yesterday, I showed the increasing share of venture capital investments consumer companies represent. So, I’ve created two charts: the first is a bar chart of consumer investment by segment and the second is a heatmap of of sector and stage. Consumer services and ecommerce represent 70% dollars invested. S indicates seed rounds.

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Advice for first-time Real Estate Investors

How To Buy Saas

Investing in real estate is filled with challenges, more so for the first-timers. Even a small, wrong step can discourage your enthusiasm for further investment. Research and research You think of real estate investment, and it happens with a click of a button. You have to study real estate investments thoroughly.

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Impact startup repath raises 1.2 million and introduces its Climate Intelligence platform

The SaaS Garage

” The company’s Climate Intelligence platform can be applied accross multiple industries, such as utility, supply chain, real-estate and transportation. . “It’s important and that we are in line with the current state of the art in science and that we see ourselves as a research-based impact startup.”

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