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• Easy crypto: Cryptocurrencies are nonetheless complicated, or that’s the perspective of Solvo, a brand new app that’s making crypto funding easier, Romain experiences. What’s completely different is that as a substitute of being supplied dozens of currencies to select from, Solvo has curated a listing of 10 so that you don’t get misplaced in all of the names.
• Properly that didn’t final lengthy: On Monday we introduced you information that “the OG app is out to convey Instagram again to its glory days.” Right now, Ivan has an replace that the app was faraway from the Apple App Retailer after Meta stated the OG was Instagram in “an unauthorized method.”
• Lengthy dwell IPOs!: Journey is again and with it information that TripActions was making a attainable play for an preliminary public providing, which might worth the corporate at $12 billion, Mary Ann experiences. Catch Alex’s tackle the matter down within the TC+ part.

Startups and VC

Eviation’s Alice electrical plane took off for the primary time yesterday, teasing a future through which regional flights of a whole lot of miles shall be achieved with zero emissions and loads much less noise. It’s nonetheless a methods off, however at present’s demonstration exhibits it’s no less than only a matter of money and time, Devin experiences.

Apropos electrical automobiles, Taiwanese electronics producer Foxconn has (lastly!) begun manufacturing of Lordstown Motors’ electrical pickup truck. The information is a milestone for each corporations, Rebecca experiences. Foxconn because it diversifies from manufacturing client electronics like iPhones to electrical automobiles, and Lordstown because it lastly will get its much-anticipated Endurance truck off manufacturing traces and, hopefully, into prospects’ arms.

We now have extra, after all. As a result of that’s what we do:

Easy methods to make teaching work on your gross sales workforce

A robust gross sales group is the tip of the spear for each SaaS startup, however as a result of so few founders have significant expertise on this area, they don’t know how you can set their groups up for fulfillment.

On this TC+ article, contributor Kevin Varadian explains how you can chart a gross sales teaching journey that reinforces retention and will increase income.

“It’s essential to acknowledge that at present’s gross sales groups are extra problem-solvers than deal-closers — comfortable abilities are extra essential right here than technical capabilities,” he says.

Three extra from the TC+ workforce:

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Massive Tech Inc.

Google’s Stadia is donezo, Brian experiences. Stadia, the corporate’s sport streaming service, was younger, just below three years previous, however simply wasn’t getting the anticipated traction. Nonetheless, primarily based on Stadia’s remarks, there could also be one thing new brewing.

We had a fairly lengthy Massive Tech part for you yesterday, so get pleasure from these 5 shorter snippets: