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5 tips for scaling your green startup during a funding drought

TechCrunch

The dampened outlook for startup funding at the start of 2022 thanks to the pandemic’s lingering uncertainties has only worsened following a global market downturn and the war in Ukraine. You probably presented a minimum viable product and initial consumer research, and were backed for that. When it rains, it pours.

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Amazon wants to boost ten generative AI startups around the globe

TechCrunch

Generative AI startup founders within the cohort can expect to have access to AI models and tools as well as machine learning stack optimization and custom go-to-market advice. Announced today, AWS has created a 10-week program for generative AI startups around the globe. There’s also a Demo Day in San Francisco at the end of the program.

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MVP versus EVP: Is it time to introduce ethics into the agile startup model?

TechCrunch

The rocket ship trajectory of a startup is well known: Get an idea, build a team and slap together a minimum viable product (MVP) that you can get in front of users. In a world where you have one chance to bring an idea to market, this risk can be fatal, even for well-established companies.

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Inside Walmart’s generative AI journey

CIO

Here, Peterson shares the genesis of Walmart’s latest innovation, as well as the secret to cutting through the hype to make good on the promise of generative AI at scale — something few organizations have accomplished to date. Empower a cross-functional product team My Assistant’s product-market fit was driven by myriad forces.

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Mitigating Risk in Digital Product Development

Add to that the competitive need to get a product to market fast and you’ll find product teams shortening their sprint cycles, relying on minimum viable products, and most shockingly, forgoing customer feedback altogether.

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Accelerating Digital: Unlocking the Power of Low-code for Scaling Innovation

Newgen Software

The constant need for new solutions, responding to change, and trying to speed up innovation – it’s like a never-ending race. We get it, you want to empower your team to innovate faster and get those game-changing ideas out there. Scaling those innovations! But hey, you know what’s even tougher?

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GSK and R/GA Ventures are launching a health studio for startups

TechCrunch

GSK Next, the innovation arm of GlaxoSmithKlein, is launching a new mentorship and business development program. with a minimum viable product, or be ready to perform in-market development. with at least a minimum viable product in service or in-market. .