The pandemic and the massive transition to video-conferencing solutions have made the world flat but what happens when there are language barriers? KUDO is a video-conferencing platform that provides real-time language interpretation for live meetings and conferences. Attendees can listen and speak in their native languages, while expert interpreters translate so that everyone else in the audience is able to participate and understand. The platform currently supports 100+ languages and experiences a 3500% increase in demand since the lockdown began. The company has recently launched an on-demand marketplace for conference interpreters as the world opens up and enters a new era of hybrid meetings. AlleyWatch caught up with Cofounder and CEO Fardad Zabetian to learn more about the company’s impressive progress since we spoke after the company’s seed round last June, future strategic plans, latest round of funding from investors that include Felicis Ventures, Maverick Ventures, E
Starting an e-commerce business is easier than ever with a number of plug-and-play platforms like Shopify to alleviate heavy technical burdens. Starting a successful e-commerce business is a much more difficult task. It’s no longer a case of if you build, they will come. The most seasoned e-commerce operators recognize the importance of data analytics and how leveraging this data effectively drives sales and marketing through strategic customer acquisition, marketing mix, customer retention, social media spend, segmentation, and promotion strategy. Zenlytic makes uncovering valuable insights easier with its no-code analytics platform, built specifically for e-commerce and direct-to-consumer businesses. The platform makes it easy for operators and marketers alike to easily make data-driven decisions without technical expertise or the need to set up sophisticated queries. AlleyWatch caught up with CEO and Cofounder Ryan Janssen to learn more about how the data science consulting h
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On the basis of my experience as a business adviser, I m convinced that most startup investors invest in the entrepreneur, as much as a solution or product. In that context, I ve long realized that some players seem to command real attention, even if their proposal sounds far-fetched or very risky.
The attribute most often mentioned in this regard is supreme self-confidence or chutzpah.
Examples of this today would obviously include Elon Musk, and Steve Jobs a few years ago. In a new book,
The Unstoppable Startup, by Uri Adoni, a widely respected Jerusalem Venture Partners principal, I was pleased to see real specifics on how you can successfully demonstrate the right level of confidence and boldness, without stepping over the line into arrogance and insolence.