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Startups Weekly Newsletter
Welcome to the Startups Weekly newsletter, where we dive into the latest news and trends in the startup world.
Top Stories of the Week
- Bluesky’s AT Protocol: Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol.
- SpaceX Starship Booster: SpaceX catches Starship booster a second time, but loses ship to an ‘anomaly’ in space.
- Google Biochar Deal: Google strikes world’s largest biochar carbon removal deal with Indian startup Varaha.
Follow-up Story
- Insurtech Investing: We’re checking in on the latest trends in insurtech investing. Here are some updates:
- Insurtech gets more specialized, with products just for e-bikes and factory-built homes.
- A Strava co-founder races into a lucrative market – lending against life insurance.
- How a pivot helped HopSkipDrive emerge successful in a sector where many failed.
TechCrunch Disrupt
- Only One Month Away!: TechCrunch Disrupt is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to celebrate with you. Here’s the full agenda and ticket information: [link]
Other News
- Dreamforce Recap: I attended Dreamforce this week in downtown San Francisco, where I met iconic climber Alex Honnold and saw Marc Benioff and Bret Taylor speak about the future of genies.
- Salesforce Not Twitter: A reminder that Dreamforce is a conference about Salesforce, not Twitter (where Taylor is the chair of the board of directors).
- [Tweet from Natasha Mascarenhas]: "isn’t it kind of intense that dreamforce is really just forcedream reversed— natasha mascarenhas (@nmasc_) September 23, 2022"
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