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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Bambee's $65 Million Bet: Main Street Needs a Human Before It Needs Another Dashboard
Saas · Enterprise · Fintech

Bambee's $65 Million Bet: Main Street Needs a Human Before It Needs Another Dashboard

Most small employers cannot justify a full-time HR manager. Bambee's answer is to fractionalize the human, automate the paperwork and charge by company size - a clever model whose value rises or falls with the person on the other side of the chat.

hr-as-a-service · small-business-hrRead →
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Persist Is Running Founder Auditions With Real Startups on the Line
Vc · Ai · Enterprise

Persist Is Running Founder Auditions With Real Startups on the Line

The Los Angeles venture studio does not ask would-be founders for another pitch deck. It asks them to build - then uses salary, equity and a shared operating bench to turn the strongest prototypes into companies.

persist-ventures · venture-studioRead →
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The Million-Dollar Commute Between Seattle and L.A.
Vc · Ai · Enterprise

The Million-Dollar Commute Between Seattle and L.A.

Unlock Venture Partners built its seed strategy around a simple map: two major technology cities, too little early capital, and founders who need more than a wire transfer.

unlock-venture-partners · seed-stage-vcRead →