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For founders who want to launch apps, ‘being non-technical is not a limitation’

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Our clients are often very focused on the hardware side, which requires us to be more diligent when working on the software/firmware side of the project to ensure everything will work together smoothly. Our PM and UX teams also conduct workshops, as we typically work with net-new project types and things that we haven’t done before.

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Extra Crunch roundup: 500 Startups’ demo day, smart SaaS pricing and much more

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Demo days at startup accelerators are a pretty big deal around here. These events aren’t just a chance to review the latest cohort of hopeful entrepreneurs — they also showcase the technology, products and services that will compete for VC and consumer attention over the next few years. Omnitron Sensors. Apothecary.

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Why Nigeria leads the way in YC’s participation in Africa

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria. The ample optimism in Nigeria’s tech community and belief that better days are ahead are unsurprising, despite questions around investors’ due diligence and the eyebrow-raising valuations of some of the nation’s startups.

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Pear hosted its invite-only demo day online this year; here’s what you might have missed

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based seed-stage venture firm that has, from its outset, attracted the attention of VCs who think the firm has an eye for nascent talent , staged its seventh annual demo day earlier this week, and while it was virtual, one of the startups has already signed a term sheet from a top-tier venture firm. Website: quansa.io. rePurpose Global.

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria

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Given Sudan’s very nascent tech ecosystem — Bloom is the country’s second venture-backed startup in over 30 years and YC’s first in the country — it’ll be interesting to see if the startup, with heavyweight founders, can achieve success and open up the Sudanese tech ecosystem. Website : [link].

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The biggest moonshots in YC’s S22 batch

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Our 11 favorite companies from YC’s S22 Demo Day: Part 1. And sadly, some of those who do get their license will end up having fatal accidents due to mistakes of theirs. Another part of me just can’t get over how fantastically bleak it is to essentially enable people to sell a part of their future net worth to investors.

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YC-backed Homebase is an alternative to traditional mortgages for home buyers in Vietnam

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Our favorite companies from Y Combinator’s W21 Demo Day: Part 1. Co-founders Junyuan Tan and Phillip An originally started Homebase in Singapore, but decided to focus on Vietnam because Tan had lived there while working on his previous startups, RePrice Technologies and Atlantis Lab.