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Daily Crunch: New Starbucks Odyssey loyalty program ‘happens to be built on blockchain and web3’

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2001, a Starbucks Odyssey : In August, Starbucks got things percolating with plans for a blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community. Fraud allegations get founders fired : Founders of well-funded Egyptian B2B startup Capiter are fired following fraud allegations, reports Tage. The TechCrunch Top 3. Or so they thought.

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Glow Labs raises seed round to help NFT creators reward their loyal customers

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The NFT market was worth $41 billion at the end of last year — nearly as large as the conventional art market by some estimates — and it’s expected to nearly double in size by the end of 2022, according to a report released this week by blockchain analytics firm Nansen.

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Mastering B2B as a Distributor: A Business Growth Odyssey

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In the dynamic world of business-to-business (B2B) distribution, mastering the art of distribution can be both rewarding and challenging. Turning B2B challenges into opportunities often requires a proactive, adaptable, and innovative approach. Changing Customer Needs: Know, adapt, and evolve with your customers.

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Citi backs Crowdz, a Pipe competitor that just raised $10M for its blockchain-powered invoice financing marketplace

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Payson Johnston and Steven Lee started Crowdz in 2014 after working as B2B supply-chain senior managers for global processes at Cisco. It follows Crowdz’ recent partnership with Meta to power the social media giant’s SME financing program. . In 2019, Barclays Bank and Bold Capital Partners co-led a $5.5

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Daily Crunch: Twitter backpedals on CEO’s promise, permanently bans user who tracked his private jet

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Bondaval, a London-based B2B company providing credit teams with assurance that customers will pay their bills, raised $15 million in Series A funding , with Catherine writing that Bondaval has now expanded into new use cases for credit managers at large companies, including those in the energy sector. Startups and VC. Do you have a goal?

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Nigeria’s AltSchool raises $1M pre-seed to build an alternative school for Africans

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In AltSchool’s pipeline are courses on product, blockchain and data. The company is also exploring B2B partnerships with private schools in Nigeria and Africa, using AltSchool’s curriculum in their classes. AltSchool managed to pull in those numbers via word of mouth while garnering some enviable following on social media.

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Fast Forward Venture Studio to build African startups from idea to scale

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” Fast Forward is interested in the following sectors: B2B and B2B2C services, infrastructural fintech, e-commerce, future of work, edtech, healthcare, logistics, deep tech, blockchain and globally scalable SaaS out of Africa, to name a few. The ideas can come from us, but they are a dime a dozen; the real work is execution.”

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