The 49-Year Unicorn Backlog🦄, AI has a gross margin problem🤖, The Path to CFO📚
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In-Depth Insights 🔍
Rare things become common at scale. Software doesn’t scale through architecture and automation alone. New, more difficult problems appear that didn’t exist before, causing new downstream consequences ⚠️ [Jason Cohen]
The 49-Year Unicorn Backlog. If the current sluggish pace of IPOs and acquisitions continues, it would take more than 49 years for every U.S. unicorn to generate an exit 🦄 [crunchbase]
The pitch deck template is dead. Introducing — The Pitch Cycle. The four-part pitch cycle harnesses the power of storytelling and your product to take potential investors on a powerful journey 🌟 [Moti Elkaim]
Do you suffer from Productitis? Lear how to avoid it 💡 [PLGEEK]
Does AI have a gross margin problem? Can AI overcome the gross margin doubters? 🤖 [CJ Gustafson]
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