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The Anti zoom

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2020 was a good year for Zoom. Now synonymous with video-conferencing, the company-name-turned-verb stock peaked in October 2020, a market interpretation of how the Zoom Boom has defined the daily lives of many millions throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Here’s his full list of Verticalization of Zoom ).

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Covid-19 is a marathon, not a sprint, for startups in US, UK and Israel

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The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups. Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: LexSet

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The LexSet Co-Founders (left to right) CEO Francis Bitonti , President Leslie Oliver Karpas , and COO Azam Khan won $250,000 in Verizon’s Built on 5G Challenge The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 LexSet serves AI engineers, especially those with limited resources, with a better way to annotate photos. An example of LexSet training data.

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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

One of the 2020 giants also left this select club: Zoom, which was impacted by the failed acquisition of Five9 and people’s gradual return to offices. While the average forward revenue multiple has declined slightly since its February 2020 peak (19x), it’s still higher today than last year at 17x vs 15.8x in Sept 2020.

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Measuring Market Penetration with Brand Tracking (+ Metrics & Examples)

ConversionXL

For example, you could deploy CSAT surveys at various parts of the buyer’s journey (distributed across leads so as not to bombard a single customer with multiple questions). This partnership would leverage both audiences and the rapidly growing awareness of the vertical. Brand consideration. How to track your brand.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Syndio

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 23, 2020 Seattle-based Syndio has a bold ambition: to eradicate unlawful pay disparities in the workplace. This SaaS company, one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , enables global organizations to analyze and resolve pay gaps due to gender or race and stay in compliance over time.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Lofty AI

Austin Startup

The Lofty AI team includes (from left to right) Jerry Chu , Alysia Silberg , Mark Keane , and Max Ball The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 Lofty AI serves both full-time and part-time real estate investors by helping them make more data-driven decisions yielding higher returns. What is your top goal for Lofty AI for 2020?