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Saturday, January 04, 2020 By Eric Eldon

Happy New Year from Extra Crunch

As we begin the new year, our writers are looking back at 2019 to identify the trends, companies and people we’ll likely be tracking in 2020 and the decade to come. Plus: how to get press for your startup, a deep drive into the state of the autonomous vehicle industry and an interview with Adobe CTO Abhay Parasnis about how AI will “democratize” the company’s design tools.

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Kicking off 2020 with 4 new members of the $100M ARR club

Kicking off 2020 with 4 new members of the $100M ARR club image

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Sisense, SiteMinder, Monday.com and Lemonade add diversity to our current group of yet-private companies which have reached the nine-figure recurring revenue threshold.

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Typeform Premium is 25% off for Extra Crunch members

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Starting this week, annual and two-year members of Extra Crunch can get 25% off an annual Typeform Premium plan!

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Moving storage in-house helped Dropbox thrive

Moving storage in-house helped Dropbox thrive image

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When you grow rapidly, infrastructure costs can skyrocket. That’s why Dropbox decided to build its own storage system and network, a move that turned out to be a wise decision.

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After 2019's reality check, what's ahead for driverless cars in 2020?

After 2019's reality check, what's ahead for driverless cars in 2020? image

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If 2018 was when the industry was shocked into sobriety, 2019 was the year when pragmatism and the challenges of trying to develop and scale a technology got a lot more real.

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How to tell if your startup deserves press coverage

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Tech reporters' inboxes are filled with garbage pitches from misguided founders who assume that the smallest milestone warrants a write-up.

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2019 was podcasting's breakout year

2019 was podcasting's breakout year image

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2019 was a standout year for a rapidly growing sector that saw major shifts in industry dynamics.

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Clearcover and Lemonade tout improving margins as they scale fundraising, ARR

Clearcover and Lemonade tout improving margins as they scale fundraising, ARR image

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On the heels of ARR milestones set by the well-capitalized Lemonade, another startup in the space, Clearcover, announced a new funding round this week.

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As Indian startups raise record capital, losses are widening

As Indian startups raise record capital, losses are widening image

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Even as more VC funds — many with bigger checks — arrive in India, the financial performance of startups remains a cause for concern.

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Finding the right reporter to cover your startup

Finding the right reporter to cover your startup image

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Pitch the wrong reporter or publication, and your story won’t see the light of day.

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Browsers are interesting again

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Covering browsers got boring a few years ago, but today, these ubiquitous products at the forefront of a new online privacy movement.

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Oceans of opportunity: surveying 2020's seafaring startup potential

Oceans of opportunity: surveying 2020's seafaring startup potential image

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Space attracts a lot of attention as an area of frontier tech investment and entrepreneurship, but there’s another vast expanse that could actually be more addressable by the innovation economy — Earth’s oceans.

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Adobe CTO says AI will 'democratize' creative tools

Adobe CTO says AI will 'democratize' creative tools image

We spoke with Abhay Parasnis in December to learn more about where Adobe’s products are going and how they’ll get there — even if it means rethinking how it all works today.

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The streaming wars to come

The streaming wars to come image

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After years of speculation and hype, major players in Hollywood and Silicon Valley are getting ready to challenge Netflix.

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2019 was a hot mess for cybersecurity, but 2020 shows promise

2019 was a hot mess for cybersecurity, but 2020 shows promise image

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Ransomware, California’s new consumer privacy law, illegal content and IoT devices are just a few of the security issues to watch in the coming year.

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