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| |  Image Credits: vm / Getty Images | | I have a lot on my mind these days: My country has more coronavirus cases and deaths than any other nation, but we also have a presidential election in approximately 83 hours. As a result, my attention has been firmly rooted in the present, which is why a two-part essay about the potential changes in store for tech in the 2020s was a welcome surprise. Managing Editor Danny Crichton split it into two parts: his invitation to peer into the future of startups is on TechCrunch, but as he told me, “the real meat” is on Extra Crunch. Danny identified five “‘clusters’ of change:” - wellness
- climate
- data society
- creativity
- fundamentals
“I know in the daily cavalcade of news, it can be hard to feel inspired by the future,” he writes. “But do be! There is so much more coming this decade, we may look back at the 2010s as the dark ages of innovation.” Thanks very much for reading Extra Crunch this week. Walter Thompson
Senior Editor, TechCrunch
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| |  Image Credits: Nigel Sussman | | In this morning’s edition of The Exchange, Alex Wilhelm asks: “What happens if COVID-19, unrest and and hyped valuations collide?” I asked Alex how he’d summarize today’s column. His response, in full: After a torrid run, it feels like some of the hype has slipped from the tech space, both big and small companies alike. Is the change merely a blip, or are we seeing the public markets cool, possibly dampening private-market enthusiasm for startup shares? Read more | | | |
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| |  Image Credits: ferrantraite / Getty Images | | As one of the world’s fastest growing mobile markets, Latin American consumers have embraced digital wallets, QR codes, 5G and on-demand services in great numbers. Entrepreneurs and investors who aren’t LatAm-based often overlook the region, but this comprehensive report on 2020 mobile growth trends will fill in the blanks. Read more | | | |
| |  Image Credits: Hiroshi Watanabe / Getty Images | | More SaaS entrepreneurs are starting to sell directly to users via the web; a bottom-up go-to-market approach is associated with higher profits (and valuations.) Before taking the plunge, SaaS founders should consider the following: - Who needs to work together to make a bottom-up SaaS model work?
- What is the value you deliver to your customer and how do you determine pricing?
- When do you hire a sales team? (sooner than you think)
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| |  Image Credits: Sophie Alcorn | | Dear Sophie: I'm currently here in the U.S. on an E-2 visa. My employer, a company based in Slovakia, moved me to the U.S. to help establish our U.S. operations. What are my options if I want to look for other job opportunities here in the U.S. with a different company? Is there a feasible process to upgrade my E-2 visa to another type, like an L? Thank you! —Restless in Redwood City Read more | | | |
| |  Image Credits: Nigel Sussman | | Venture capital activity in Europe increased in Q3 2020, but after looking at the number of VC deals by stage Alex Wilhelm uncovered two trends that concerned him: Investors tended to pump euros into startups that were already funded, and “the amount of money that went to first-financings was weak.” Read more | | | |
| |  Image Credits: the burtons / Getty Images | | More retailers are expected to add buy now, pay later options to their checkout flows this holiday season, but integrating BNPL requires input from multiple stakeholders. Mobile commerce platform Button analyzed 500,000 transactions involving more than 300 retailers over 90 days to see which alternative payment solutions were most popular. “It's difficult to step out of PayPal's shadow,” but the study found that there’s still room for players like QuadPay, AfterPay, Klarna and Affirm to benefit from the rise in BNPL adoption. Read more | | | |
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