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We’re growing our Consumer team at FirstMark! As proud investors in Pinterest, Airbnb, DraftKings Inc., Discord, Riot Games, Shopify, and recently Pickle Posh Metaloop among many others, we are looking for an exceptional early-career Investor to help us find and partner with the next iconic consumer company. Ideal candidates have 2-4 years of experience in consumer investing/operating and banking/consulting, are early adopters of cutting-edge consumer technology, and have their finger on the pulse of emerging trends. If this is you or someone you know, please feel free to reach out directly!

Another milestone in our journey: Pigment AI launches today. We’re building a planning platform that helps organizations be more agile and more strategic so they can navigate change and drive growth. AI is a key part of that. Now, everyone from analysts and modelers to the c-suite and wider team, can easily access and analyze the data they need to make the right decisions, faster. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dzp3nU2C

We’re growing our Consumer team at FirstMark! As proud investors in Pinterest, Airbnb, DraftKings Inc., Discord, Riot Games, Shopify, and recently Pickle Posh Metaloop among many others, we are looking for an exceptional early-career Investor to help us find and partner with the next iconic consumer company. Ideal candidates have 2-4 years of experience in consumer investing/operating and banking/consulting, are early adopters of cutting-edge consumer technology, and have their finger on the pulse of emerging trends. If this is you or someone you know, please feel free to reach out directly!

We at FirstMark are thrilled to announce that we led Aspect Build's Seed. I first reached out to Alex and Greg two years ago when I was trying to get up to speed on why seemingly every great technology company was standardizing on Bazel. At the time, they were running a consulting firm that was providing Bazel services to over 50 companies. I immediately learned how distinguished and important they were to the ecosystem, having both separately authored the canonical Bazel plugins across JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js. I remember wishing at the time that they were building a business I could invest in! Fast forward to today, and Alex and Greg have turned their countless hours and weeks of insight earned from serving their clients into an incredible product, Aspect Workflows, which is helping customers like Airtable, Sourcegraph, Stairwell, Coda, and AssemblyAI accelerate their builds 10x, tests 2-3x, and achieve 40-60% cost savings on their CI-related compute. We couldn't be more excited to partner with Aspect and the team as they empower developers to focus on what matters—building incredible software, not managing infrastructure. https://lnkd.in/eyEhVXQc

Excited to announce our seed investment in developer productivity platform, Aspect Build! As Bazel reshapes the world of software, Greg and Alex have turned their incredibly successful consulting business into a platform that dramatically speed up builds and time to production while reducing build and CI costs. We're honored to welcome the Aspect team to the FirstMark family, as they transform how software teams operate. Read more about Aspect and why we invested from David Waltcher at: https://lnkd.in/eaG3yKZA

Zilla Security’s Modern IGA platform is here!  Read more from Deepak Taneja, as he discusses Zilla's new AI Profiles that automate role management to enhance provisioning and reduce reviewer efforts in User Access Reviews. Deepak also discusses how IGA has evolved and the need for new solutions that leverage automation and AI. https://lnkd.in/e8aev6SU

What a fantastic evening with great discussions at our first NYC Developer Meetup! Thank you to everyone who joined and to FirstMark and Crew Capital for their partnership. Stay tuned for details on our next event in November. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePRckFEP

Our brains can mislead us, especially under pressure. I've pulled out 7 lessons from CIA research that can help founders and investors make better decisions: 1. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: Why Experience Can Be a Double-Edged Sword 2. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: It’s Hard to Unsee 3. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 (𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲) 𝗕𝗼𝘅: Breaking Mental Patterns 4. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Understand Your Risk 5. 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲: Getting to the Right Answer 6. 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲: Why More Data Can Lead to Worse Decisions 7. 𝗕𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝘀: What You Knew vs. What You Know My hope is that these insights will help you avoid the cognitive traps that can lead to costly mistakes. Of course, making great decisions with incomplete information is a life-long journey. If you have other tips, I'd love to hear them! https://lnkd.in/euEdQhEM

At Dataiku, innovation isn't just a buzzword — it's the driving force behind every solution we deliver for our customers. That’s why we are honored Morgan Stanley has presented Dataiku with its prestigious 2024 “Innovation Award” in the Software category during Tech Week. 🏆 “Dataiku’s solutions form part of our firm’s next generation, centralized data environment and support our vision to reduce friction and democratize data for end users.” - Yunchi Nam, Head of Enterprise Computing and Distinguished Engineer at Morgan Stanley. Dataiku President Krish Venkataraman along with Conor Jensen and Bill Castellano were on-site at Tech Week to receive the award from the team of AI and data science leaders from Morgan Stanley. Read more about this recognition and our long-standing collaboration with Morgan Stanley: | [https://lnkd.in/e8h2UzWz] | #DataDemocratization #Innovation #UniversalAI #EverydayAI

The wait is over! We’re thrilled to officially launch Offset—a new, game-changing model that lets you, well, offset the cost of your returns program 🚀 As the costs of returns and reverse logistics continue to rise, more merchants are turning to return fees to recover these expenses. In fact, over 60% of merchants charge return fees today and 70% of shoppers agree they're willing to pay for a premium return experience. So, enter Offset—where you can fully cover the cost of Loop’s industry-leading software and return shipping, including Return Bars®, all at zero cost to your brand 🤩 Join early adopters including Mac Duggal, TA3, Grant Stone, and more who are using Offset to cover return costs ahead of peak season! These beta merchants are already seeing an increase in net average order values by nearly 10% while keeping return rates steady 🤯 Plus, over 80% of shoppers are opting in for that peace-of-mind with free returns through Offset 🙌 Learn about Offset Free & Offset Flex and how you can cover costs, enhance customer experiences, and reduce returns abuse now! 👇 https://bit.ly/3U3LHwr