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3 views: What does ‘Line Go Up’ tell us about the state of the NFT art market?

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The NFT art market is incredibly hot. Here’s where we ended up: Walter Thompson: NFTs are scarcely minimum viable products. Walter Thompson: NFTs are scarcely minimum viable products. Collectors spent $22 billion on NFTs in 2021, up from $100 million the year before.

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5 tips for scaling your green startup during a funding drought

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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.

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Amazon wants to boost ten generative AI startups around the globe

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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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How can fintech startups outlast the VC winter?

TechCrunch

Here are three tips for achieving those goals: Get feedback and insights from your customers with a working product. Aim high for the long term, but don’t work on anything except your minimum viable product (MVP) in the short term. It’s critical to gather feedback and insights from your customers.

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Inside Walmart’s generative AI journey

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Around the time ChatGPT crossed 100 million users, Walmart executives visited a leading research institution to discuss the long-term opportunity around generative AI. The researchers confirmed Walmart’s assumptions on day one: The technology would initially primarily serve knowledge workers by augmenting their work rather than automating it.

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Deep tech startups in need of funding should consider federal grants

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Xipeng Shen is a professor at North Carolina State University and ACM Distinguished Member, focusing on system software and machine learning research. Our team of researchers started CoCoPIE to solve the chip shortage crisis. He is a co-founder and CTO of CoCoPIE LLC. We’re a group of Ph.D.s Being selected out of thousands of U.S.

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A complete guide: What is MVP Development?

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Introduction:- Traditional software development has been synonymous with sequential processes, often starting with simple designing to complex software product development. However, the advent of MVP(Minimum Viable Product) has been revolutionizing. Organizations must understand user needs and existing solutions.