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Startup founded by ‘Survivor’ champ debuts airless bike tires based on NASA rover tech

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SMART, which is co-founded by “Survivor: Fiji” champion Earl Cole and engineer Brian Yennie, worked with Padula and Creager, along with former NASA intern Calvin Young, to apply the benefits of SMA to the consumer market. 5 consumer hardware VCs share their 2021 investment strategies. Image Credits: SMART Tire Company.

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Liquid Death lands $75 million more to expand the brand

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Pointing to a beverage industry metric called ACV (for all-commodity volume) that represents the total annual sales volume of retailers, Cessario said that Fiji water has 90% ACV whereas Liquid Death was approaching just 9% at the end of 2021. In the meantime, there are evidently plenty of places in the U.S.

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This startup is betting that you want to binge remote-work content

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The job board has more than 217,000 listings with jobs across the spectrum, from tech to blue-collar industries. The 9 to 5 in-the-office model is a relic of the Industrial Revolution,” Chambers said. Image Credits: Jesse Chambers. And it’s a subtweet at the old structure of offices.

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The Station: Uber’s new battles in the UK, Lucid Motors’ second life plans and Cruise acquires Voyage

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Next week, Extra Crunch will feature stories on the state of holographic tech in vehicles, the second-life battery marketplace and software plays in the micromobility industry. SMART intends to bring SMA tires to the automotive and commercial vehicle industries. You can also send a direct message to me at Twitter — @kirstenkorosec.