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ByteDance, owner of TikTok, has 9 months to divest their operations in the US before Federal Legislation effectively bans it, prompted by concerns that the Chinese government could access sensitive user data through the short-form video app.
Learning how to use AI feels like we are in a giant classroom and the teachers have left the room. There’s every archetype of person, we are making the rules up as we go along, and we are relying on our human good to avoid a ‘Lord of the Flies’ situation. The smart kids know how to use it, the rest of us are feeling self conscious that we don’t know enough yet.JD’s outlook on AI boils down to a simple idea - it takes experimentation to derive meaning.
Linkedin is a powerful channel for B2B content distribution. If you’re thinking of building a Linkedin audience, my recommendation would be to put some thought into your strategy and create a clear point of difference. Personally, I believe quality and impact is more important than consistency, especially as we see a proliferation of new creators trying their luck on the platform today.
Our conversation with Sonya on The Raise this week got us thinking about what assumptions are made while building startups. Her experiences illuminate the nuances of every founder's journey. She unpacks some commonly held beliefs within the startup world. Sonya talks about getting started, forming a team, collaborating with your competition, and getting investors who back your mission.
Search engines have dominated the internet landscape almost since Google’s inception in 1998. But, search is changing, and not in the way that you might think. Why? Well, the first thought that comes to your mind might be ‘AI’, which is the most obvious disruptor of the search engine business. It’s easy to pay attention to the zigs (AI) but don’t let that cause you to miss the zags. Us humans search for content in all different types of ways, and the biggest shift in search engine behaviour right now is actually a move towards ‘social search’ as the preferred method to answer your search queries.
Seb unpacks for us what it’s like working with a venture studio, his rules of thumb for deciding if an idea is worth pursuing, plus some insider thoughts on creativity, team building, and capital raising.
Jo Blundell was one of the first product marketers at Xero during its hyper growth phase in 2015. She then became the Head of Product and Marketing at Timely off the back of its $7m capital raise from Movac in 2017. Under her leadership, Timely eventually exited at $100m+. Jo is a director of climate-tech venture CarbonCrop. She recently launched ArcStudio, an agency developing brand and go-to-market strategies for scale-up-stage companies.
Chris Heaslip, founder of global donation platform Pushpay, doesn't mince words. In a recent interview with The Raise, he candidly admitted: "The customers we had in New Zealand didn't matter for anything." This bold statement isn't about downplaying Pushpay's Kiwi roots, but rather highlighting his global vision from day one. However, the road to global success was far from smooth. Heaslip, an accountant by training, had already attempted and failed at 18 startups before Pushpay. It took years of "pain," as he puts it, to finally crack the code. Heaslip's journey offers valuable lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs building scalable startups.
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