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Chasing hype is human nature: The tyranny of startup trends

TechCrunch

I think it’s important that we explicitly discuss something that every VC instinctively knows: The hype around a given business or category has become a form of bias for investors and founders when vetting ideas to pursue. We can look at this and collectively lampoon anyone who could possibly have bought into that absurd trend.

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AI’s hype isn’t going to be simply star-studded 

TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. First off, hello to all the new Startups Weekly subscribers who joined us after last week’s newsletter. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. It’s complicated.”

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Don’t use Sam Altman and AI hype in the same sentence

TechCrunch

Thankfully, it fell during the easiest, slowest news cycle we’ve had since the beginning of the grocery delivery wars and WeWork. More on the trend here.) Don’t use Sam Altman and AI hype in the same sentence by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch Just kidding. Busy few weeks, yeah?

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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

However, to stand out from the other nearly one hundred million Facebook Pages vying for likes, comments, and shares, your nonprofit needs to excel at Facebook to ensure News Feed exposure. Ensure that when potential new followers land on your Facebook Page, the design of your cover photo and your avatar is visually compelling.

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Friend.tech hype grows, Tornado Cash founders go for a spin and FBI’s monitoring North Korean hackers

TechCrunch

Follow me on Twitter @Jacqmelinek for breaking crypto news, memes and more. But that’s ok, we dove deep into the hype and looked at what skeptics are worried about for the new application. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m.

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Verizon goes 180 on HuffPost, sells it to BuzzFeed

The Verge

As the WSJ notes, BuzzFeed acquiring HuffPost — god, this capitalization — means the company is following the new media trend: last year, Vice, Vox, and Group Nine all acquired other digital media businesses. Consolidation, baby. It’s good for business, even though digital media is apparently bad business.

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That’s good news for nonprofits that don’t have a lot of visual content. A growing trend is to use a service, such as Linktree , which allows you to create a link in bio landing page that features multiple links. Post Eye-catching Photos. 6) Utilize Instagram Charitable Giving Tools.

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