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               What is up, you delightful beings. Today, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Instagram.
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                Devin
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               wrote about how the platform just keeps getting worse
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                with dark patterns lifted from TikTok
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                Amanda
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               made me laugh with her
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                Instagram responds to criticism with shocking revelation that it will ‘continue to support photos’
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               headline. The platform’s evolution is
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               , and I continue to be torn about influencers and “thought leaders.” In a nutshell: I love Instagram as it is, but I’m also curious where photographers can go and frolic these days.
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               Oh, and you don’t even need to read the article, but do yourself a favor and look at the pictures in this piece I published this morning:
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                BMF’s microscopic 3D printing powers
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               are magnificent, and I’m awestruck by how far 3D printing has come. —
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                 Applications to the Startup Battlefield 200 close this week
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                 Sine Qua Non Prime
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                 A decimation at Shopify
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                : Lots of e-commerce news today, including
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                 bad news for a tenth of Shopify’s staff
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                . As pandemic-driven investment in online shopping slows, Shopify lays off about 1,000 employees,
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                 After two years at a16z, the first solo album
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                reports that Rex Salisbury came to the conclusion that adding a fund to his lively Cambrian community was a natural next step of the journey. He began the process of raising capital for his own venture firm, Cambrian Ventures, and
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                To close deals, your business needs SOC 2. But getting compliant is complicated, time-consuming, and costly. Uncomplicate SOC 2 with our guide for growth-minded founders. Learn how to turn compliance from a pain point into a competitive advantage.
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               Startups and VC
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               Brian
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                reviewed the third-gen Oura Ring
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               back in December, but today
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                Kyle
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               reports that the existing hardware picked up a new trick along the way and
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                can now measure blood oxygen levels
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               , with more fitness features to come.
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               Our Found podcast had a particularly interesting episode this week — Nikki Pechet joins as a guest. She started Homebound to make home-building easier and more accessible after a wildfire ripped through Northern California and thousands of people were put on years-long waiting lists to get started building their homes. The episode is called
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                Why this founder feels confident facing the economic downturn
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               . Get that wisdom into your ears as soon as you can. Here’s
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                a link to Found on all your favorite podcasting platforms
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               .
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               I was intrigued by
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                Struck Capital’s $15 million venture studio
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               and was a little alarmed when the founders suggested they use the “thousands of pitches” they receive to inform which companies they choose to build.
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               More startup goodies:
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                 A chain with a sack of cash at the end of it
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                : Based in New York,
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                 Interplay is raising $10 million
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                for a new blockchain fund,
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                 Anita
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                reports
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                 So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, good night
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                : Based in Germany,
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                 Babbel has more than a million U.S. customers on its platform
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                and is extending its business language learning platform to the U.S., too,
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                 Frederic
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                reports.
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                <strong>
                 My coins jingle jingle
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                :
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                 Mike
                </a>
                makes a case for
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                 hardware wallets about to make a comeback
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                as crypto markets are getting a little crumbly.
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                <strong>
                 Pogo puts a monetized bounce in your step
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                : If Pogo had its way, you’d get paid every time you stroll down the street. The only catch is that you give your personal data to the consumer-focused fintech in return. The company
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                 raised almost $15 million to become the ‘Honey for the real world,’
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                reports
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                 Natasha M
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                .
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                 On the social chain
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                :
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                 Blockchain ecosystem Topl has raised $15 million
                </a>
                to help companies track and monetize social impact initiatives,
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                 Jacquelyn
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                reports.
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                 Feeling good, investing moneys
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                :
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                 Mike
                </a>
                writes about Europe’s newest health and wellness fund:
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                 Exceptional Ventures has a $24 million fund
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                .
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                 Spiders as robot hands
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                : Definitely the weirdest story on the site today,
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                 Brian
                </a>
                dives in with scientists using
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                 dead spiders as robot hands
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                . Weird robotics breakthroughs? I love ’em so!
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