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Growth marketing roundup: cool SaaS, marketing lies, VR ads and more

TechCrunch

With the help of your recommendations, this week we were able to interview Peep Laja and Lucy Heskins, and publish multiple guest columns on growth-related topics including homepage testing, marketing lies to watch out for, VR ad opportunities, company-naming and ad compliance. Extra Crunch) Can advertising scale in VR?

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Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more

TechCrunch

Almost every private equity and venture capital investor now advertises that they have a platform to support their portfolio companies, “however, most of us don’t have the budget of an Andreessen Horowitz to support almost every major need” for each startup they’ve bet on, says Versatile VC founder David Teten.

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10 most in-demand generative AI skills

CIO

The recent AI boom has sparked plenty of conversations around its potential to eliminate jobs, but a survey of 1,400 US business leaders by the Upwork Research Institute found that 49% of hiring managers plan to hire more independent and full-time employees in response to the demand for AI skills. Generative AI, Hiring, IT Skills

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We’re still talking about Y Combinator valuations

TechCrunch

More than 100,000 patients are affected. Programming note: If you’re reading this on a browser, get this in your inbox too! Subscribe here and share it with your friends.

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

Trigent

Ad-supported models will work well provided platforms collate sufficient data for targeted advertising. The UK Streaming Wars report shows that viewers are now increasingly open to ad-supported video options, so the onus is on the digital advertising industry to help marketers meet consumer needs with an enjoyable experience.”

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

TechUkraine and Emerging Europe also published the results of a survey looking at the country’s start-up ecosystem. Educators (cultural institutions) and IP owners (publishers and broadcasters) can use it to create immersive games with a drag-and-drop interface that can be deployed in VR and on mobile. Incorporated in Delaware, USA.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2020

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Will this reignite interest in Perl, which recently showed up on a Stack Overflow survey as the third most dreaded programming language? Here’s a glimpse at Facebook’s VR glasses. Facebook advertisers boycott : Unlike other actions against Facebook (remember #DeleteFacebook?), #StopHateForProfit looks like it might have an effect.

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