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  Beams helps product teams shine a light on the work that matters most

  TechCrunch - Ron Miller

  Beams’ co-founders, Jana Schellong and Mihri Minaz, see a fundamental problem with how product teams work. While they have productivity tools that are supposed to help them work smarter, too often they end up distracted by a mishmash of notifications. They created Beams to help teams regain focus …

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  How to raise a Series A in today’s market

  TechCrunch - Tim De Chant

  If you’re an early-stage founder, the crazy days of 2021 are a distant memory. Money is tight, and the process of getting more is as unsettled as ever. The past few tumultuous years have tossed out the milestones that defined previous Series A benchmarks. But that doesn’t mean the game is lost. At …

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  LimeLoop’s sleek reusable mailers seek to replace cardboard boxes

  TechCrunch - Tim De Chant

  The era of e-commerce has brought choice, convenience, and cardboard boxes. Oh, so many cardboard boxes. “Everything goes in packaging these days,” said Chantal Emmanuel, co-founder and CTO of LimeLoop, which is a participant in the TechCrunch 2023 Battlefield 200 startup competition. For many …

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  AquaLith might have an answer to the US battery material shortage problem

  TechCrunch - Rita Liao

  AquaLith has its eye on a billion-dollar market opportunity: new types of battery cell components that don’t rely on the scarce metals normally used in lithium-ion battery packs, which are increasingly in demand with the rise of electric vehicles. According to McKinsey & Company, revenues along the …

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  Akowe wants to fix Africa’s broken certificate system with blockchain

  TechCrunch - Rita Liao

  The crypto industry has long been criticized for its disconnection with the real world, but there are players who try to show that the underlying blockchain technology can solve some of our most pressing challenges in today’s society — especially in regions where basic infrastructure is …

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  Google’s Parisa Tabriz on how the company stays ahead of hackers

  TechCrunch - Carly Page

  Google is constantly under attack. But while hackers have compromised gaming giants, casinos, and other technology giants in recent months, Google has so far remained largely unscathed. Parisa Tabriz, who is responsible for Chrome web browser security and Project Zero, credits much of this to the …