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Would You Move In? The Office So IoT-Savvy It Feels Like Home! Most of us can't wait to leave work. But what if your office was so efficient to you as a worker, that you never wanted to leave. 💡 Many businesses are all about AI through SaaS, but what’s often missed is the HUGE potential of combining AI with IoT 🤖. When AI and IoT team up, businesses can tap into real-time data from connected devices, automating everything and unlocking deeper insights that SaaS alone can't reach. Picture this: You walk into an office building ERP software, but this isn't your typical setup. IoT has taken over! 🌐 As you step in, smart sensors welcome you by adjusting the lighting and temperature just the way you like it 🌡️. The screens near the entrance? Instantly showing project updates, straight from IoT devices across the company. As you move through the office, you see IoT everywhere. AI-driven sensors monitor servers in real-time 🖥️, preventing any downtime. Predictive maintenance? Already saving the day! And even the little things have leveled up: ☕ The coffee machine brews your perfect blend and orders more beans before it runs out. 🚰 The water cooler tracks usage and keeps you hydrated while suggesting healthier habits. 🍽️ The smart microwave reads your meal, also ensuring there is no bacteria or unhealthy contaminants in your food, and cooking it perfectly every time. And don't forget the blinds, smart chairs, foot-traffic-tracking carpets, and even trash cans that alert staff when they’re full 🚮. It’s a fully automated, personalized experience where everything works in harmony. In this IoT-powered office, every device is connected to the central ERP system, making decisions on the fly, optimizing efficiency, and creating a comfortable environment for everyone 🏢. From coffee to server rooms, everything is smarter, making daily work frictionless and fun. #AI #IoT #SmartOffice #TechInnovation #Automation #ERP #SmartWorkspace #FutureOfWork #AIandIoT #DigitalTransformation #BusinessTech #ProductivityBoost

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Here are the top U.S. cities for raising venture capital in 2023, along with the amount of investment they attracted: 1. San Francisco: $39 billion invested 2. New York City: $20 billion invested 3. Los Angeles: $11 billion invested 4. Houston: $7 billion invested 5. Chicago: $6 billion invested 6. Boston: $5 billion invested 7. Phoenix: $4 billion invested 8. Seattle: $3 billion invested These cities represent the top locations for venture capital investment in the U.S., each with unique advantages that attract funding for startups across various industries But don't just follow the numbers. Think about the primary industries in each city. Ask yourself, what are the relevant existing industries and relevant emerging industries for each city and how does your startup resonate with the investor base for each market. This is a best approach and practice to deciding which cities to focus on. Understanding the local investor base, including their preferences and industry focuses, can help a startup identify the right investors to approach. For example, Boston investors may be more inclined to fund healthcare or biotech startups due to the city’s renowned institutions like MIT and Harvard, while investors in Seattle may focus more on technology due to the influence of companies like Amazon and Microsoft. #VentureCapital, #StartupFunding, #SanFrancisco, #NewYorkCity, #LosAngeles, #Houston, #Chicago, #Boston, #Phoenix, #Seattle, #TechStartups, #BusinessGrowth, #Investment, #Entrepreneurship, #VC #VentureCapitalists #Innovation

How AI Is Drawing a Parallel Between The Black Death (Bubonic) Plague and COVID? 🦠➡️💡 The Black Death in the 14th century led to massive economic and social shifts—spurring innovation, reshaping labor markets, and ending feudalism—AI is emerging from the upheaval of COVID-19 as an economic powerhouse. The Black Death drastically reduced the labor force, with 30-60% of Europe’s population lost, creating severe worker shortages that forced societies to innovate and adapt. The worker shortages led to key inventions like the printing press (to meet the increased demand for education), mechanical clocks (to manage time efficiently), eyeglasses (to extend the productivity of skilled workers), improved agricultural tools (to sustain food supply), gunpowder weapons (reshaping military tactics), and new architectural methods (to build efficiently with fewer workers). AI is following a similar path today—redefining how we live, work, and consume in the aftermath of a crisis, driving new growth and opportunities. Like the innovations of the past, AI is becoming the catalyst for radical change. #AIRevolution #TechTransformation #PostPandemicProgress #InnovationThroughCrisis #AIeverywhere #DigitalDisruption #FutureOfWork #Covid19 #COVID

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Did You Know - Startups With Dedicated Investor Relations Support Are 2x More Likely To Close Their Fundraising Round Effectively And On Time? #investorrelations #venturecapital #startups #fundraising

Why is Investor Relations (IR) and Venture Capital as a Service (VCaaS) more critical now than ever before? 🚀 As founders and experienced venture capitalists, we know how pivotal strong investor relations are for startups—and how important it is for corporations to have the right venture capital strategies to identify top investment opportunities. This article perfectly captures the importance of these dynamics in today’s fast-paced world. For example, “Microsoft, for instance, is less concerned with how much money and investor returns OpenAI will make. It’s more focused on how its technology and collaboration will help Microsoft stay ahead of the competition in AI adoption.”💡 How are you leveraging strategic partnerships to stay ahead of the curve? Dive into the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eZUNu4RE #VentureCapital #InvestorRelations #Startups #CorporateInvestment #Innovation #TechStrategy #FutureOfBusiness #VentureCapitalists #VC #VCaaS #IR

The goal of any Founder, should not be to raise capital and convince prospective investors that they will be winners by way of investing, but rather it is to keep their investors from becoming losers both in the interim and the long-term Because let's face it, the word loser in the investment world has different meanings. A Unicorn startup and investor might appear as a loser to a Decacorn startup and investor It's not how well you sell the projected return and valuation as the investor will do this themselves. In other words, you can't sell to an investor, it does not work. This is not a sales process. It's a process of building a relationship and aligning as a team to strategically overtake a market 1. Connecting with the investor emotionally 2. The tunnel of reality 3. The numbers and formalities In other words, 1, do I have the investor aligned on mission, 2, have I effectively merged the reality of the market with the market need gaps e.g. light at end of the reality tunnel, and 3, do my numbers and contracts measure up Here is an example of a missed opportunity - Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia Capital, passed on an early investment in Apple. He later admitted that he was not convinced by Steve Jobs during their first meeting. Don Valentine passed on investing in Apple because he wasn’t emotionally connected to Steve Jobs and didn’t see the market potential for personal computers. Jobs’ unconventional style and lack of business experience failed to convince Valentine of Apple’s future, leading to one of the most famous missed opportunities in venture capital history. But not all Founders will be so lucky as Steve Jobs to continue on and have success. #investing #vc #venturecapital #venturecapitalist #investorrelations #founders #investors

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 🍏📉 Big Apple Bite: Warren Buffett Sells 55.8% of Berkshire Hathaway's Apple Stock! 🍏📉 Hold onto your wallets, folks! Warren Buffett just made waves by selling a whopping 55.8% of Berkshire Hathaway's Apple stock in the first half of 2024. According to Reuters, that's 505 million shares—115 million in Q1 and a staggering 390 million in Q2. But why the big move? 🤔 Apple's smartphone sales have been sliding by over 10% in nearly every market. Is this a sign for other investors to follow suit? Time to rethink your portfolio? Let’s discuss! There are a few reasons why Mr. Buffet may have dumped his stock: 1.       Because with the money spent on Apple’s AI and innovation strategy and the anticipation of Apple’s AI strategy for its devices, the stock is extremely expensive in comparison to its price when he purchased it 2.       With iPhone sales declining, Apple has had to figure out something different to remain competitive and the difference is their AI strategy. Mr. Buffet may not have confidence that the AI strategy is strong enough to keep Apple flying high This does not mean you should necessarily dump Apple stock just because Mr. Buffet did. It is important to remember the complexity of his portfolio and he has much more at stake than even some of the most prolific investors. His firm, Berkshire Hathaway owns a tremendous amount of Apple stock, and he also did not dump all of his stock. He is not abandoning Apple stock altogether, he is managing and balancing his risk. Attached a snapshot of his portfolio from Forbes 💬📈 #Investing #AppleStock #WarrenBuffett #MarketTrends #FinanceFun #InvestorRelations #AI #AIStrategy #ArtificialIntelligence #Apple #Stocks