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#749 The Revolution of Conversational Commerce with Michael Klein, Creative Tech Marketer & Consultant

Modern CTO

Today we’re talking to Creative Tech Marketer & Consultant, Michael Klein. We discuss the origins and evolutions of conversational commerce, how it’s transforming the way we interact with the market, and why authenticity matters more in today’s commerce climate than ever before. Have feedback about the show? Let us know here.

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Landa can make you a landlord for just $5

TechCrunch

So it’s no surprise that in recent years, a flurry of startups have emerged that aim to give more people access to real estate ownership in the form of fractional shares. CEO Yishai Cohen and CTO Amit Assaraf started Landa in 2020 in an effort to make real estate ownership more inclusive. 83North and NFX co-led its seed round.

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Startup Mentors

SoCal CTO

I've had several Startup CTO Consulting sessions recently where it became apparent that the Founder needed help with the business and product as much or more than the technology. Then we discussed how they could go about finding this startup business advisor. Do you have any suggestions for how to find a good mentor?

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Lufthansa’s digital future takes flight with ‘Digital Hangar’

CIO

Each Hangar houses agile coaches, business analysts, data and analytics specialists, product owners, Scrum masters, software engineers, and user interface designers — all with one mission: to elevate the airlines’ digital customer experience before, during, and after the flight. We believe the differentiator is your own data.”

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Extra Crunch roundup: Build a founding team, choose a VC and recruit your board

TechCrunch

Will that stellar engineer become a great CTO? Miranda Halpern spoke to Amsterdam-based coach Ward van Gasteren for our latest growth marketing interview , which is free to read. The acceleration of B2B AI innovation has begun. The acceleration of B2B AI innovation has begun. Are you even the best choice for CEO?

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A look at the nine teams that just presented at Pear’s latest demo day

TechCrunch

In exchange for 14 weeks of help with everything from product-market fit to the go-to-market strategy a team should employ, the startups in Pear’s accelerator program give Pear the right to invest from $500,000 to $750,000 in each team at a valuation that it caps at $10 million. . Founded in: 2020. HQ: Barcelona, Spain.

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So much fintech M&A

TechCrunch

For one, as one source told me, BlackRock’s investment is a show of faith in the SMB 401(k) market — one where the firm hasn’t historically played. ’s auto-enrollment provisions (among others), will make 401k plans more impactful at the lower end of the market, and Human Interest is well-positioned to execute.”.

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