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TechCrunch+ roundup: 3 key hiring metrics, building SDR teams, insurtech investor survey

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The expense involved in recruiting, training and onboarding a new employee who turns out to be a poor fit could be equivalent to 50% of that person’s first-year salary. “Pipeline generation at early-stage companies is expensive and time consuming, often more so than the sales process itself.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Generative AI for proptech, cloud vendor shopping, cybersecurity fairy tales

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The hype so far has largely centered on chatbots and avatars, but “ AI’s emergence will cut through material use cases in real estate tech ,” says Kunal Lunawat, co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures. Cybersecurity teams, beware: The defender’s dilemma is a lie Image Credits: A.

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Indonesia’s IDEAL takes the pain out of applying for mortgages

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The funding will be used of product development, hiring and expanding its products. Started last year, IDEAL’s founding team includes Albert Surjaudaja, Ian Daniel Santoso and Indira Nur Shadrina, with Jeganathan Sethu joining this year. The startup announced today it has raised $3.8

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Spain’s Glovo picks up $528M as Europe’s food delivery market continues to heat up

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To offset the thin (or even negative) margins that are typically associated with a lot of delivery startups, Glovo aims to become the market leader in the 20 markets in Europe where it is live today, in part by expanding its “q-commerce” service — the delivery of items to urban consumers in 30 minutes or less.

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Fintech Roundup: Will financial technology startups dodge the venture slowdown?

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Not bad for a company that only publicly launched just over two years ago. Is this market big enough for so many global players? For context, Overdorff joined Lightspeed in 2021 to help lead the team’s fintech practice. We’re seeing pretty big market changes. billion in half a year’s time.

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Solana Blockchain Software Development Services

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Solana was developed by Anatoly Yakovenko and is praised for its ability to perform many more transactions than other platforms in much shorter time. Now, to start building Dapps on Solana, you will need a developer on your side. The idea is that the Solana dApp development solutions are decentralized to keep the process secure.

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Despite the venture slowdown, fintech startups are still hiring

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The company is looking for customer-focused skills and asks candidates to tell them about “a time you learned something from a team member that changed your mind or widened your perspective.” Among the positions it is hiring for are Real-Time Analyst and Lifecycle Marketing Manager. Earlier this year, Solvo raised a $3.5

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