The rumours on the death of consumer startups have been greatly exaggerated, it seems. Enterprise seems to be all the rage for VC investors. So much so, that in fact, that only 7.1% of all venture capital investment in 2023…
An interesting new report by Dealroom and Flow Partners breaks down the massive investment that the “Magnificent Seven” (or M7 for short) are plowing into AI across verticals. It’s impossible to ignore the impact that Google/Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta,…
The Dark Side of the Techno-Utopian Dream
The battleground for consumer attention and engagement is fiercer than ever. Platforms traditionally known for streaming videos or facilitating professional networking are expanding their horizons into the gaming sector. This move underscores a strategic pivot towards creating more interactive and…
A few months ago, VC Cafe launched a series on startup engagement and outreach programs of large tech companies. After covering Google startup outreach and support (from my first hand experience), I’m happy to add Amazon and AWS, by looking…
For the first time in 12 years, Netflix is facing real competition. How will the streaming wars escalate? We suggest three compelling options, which spell opportunities for startups in entertainment tech.
5 nuggets on motivation, grit, strategy and communications from content I read this past week.
We seem to have hit an inflection point as more VC funding went to China than the US in Q2 2018. Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are investing billions in innovation and have a play in seemingly every sector of technology. But what would it take for American companies to succeed in China or Chinese companies to succeed in America? And will trade tariffs slow up growth?
As we approach the last stretch of 2017, I wanted to take stock of the tech trends that shaped our year. In the next post, I’ll cover additional tech trends of 2017 and my predictions for 2018.
It would be hard to compete with Google on search, Facebook on social networking and Amazon on ecommerce.
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