Monday, March 4

📚 Quick Reads 📚

🛒 CONSUMER SPENDING IS UP — In two ways: the kind that makes up roughly 70% of the U.S. GDP, and for startups that target consumers. Aptly called ‘consumer startups’, these types of companies seem to be as popular among investors as they are consumers.

📈 A BOOMING BUSINESS MODEL IN A BLEAK WORLD — It’s come to pass that companies that help failed startups during the shutting-down process have risen in popularity.

🗄️ DATA, THE GREAT & POWERFUL — No tool in a founder’s toolbox can match data. Well, data rooms, specifically. VCs see startups with robust data rooms as contenders for funding and future collaborations. Better break out those spreadsheets.

👯‍♀️ THE COWORKING SPACES OF THE FUTURE — As the concepts of remote and even in-person work evolve, what does the future hold for coworking spaces looking to target founders and VCs?

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🌟 This Week’s Headlines 🌟 

🤖 Microsoft formed a multi-year partnership with French startup Mistral AI

☁️ Bluesky appointed an ex-Twitter/X co-leader to Head of Trust and Safety

📊 VC funding for Black-founded US companies dropped 71% last year

👩‍⚖️ Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman for breaking the company’s founders agreement

🏠 NYC-based startup Pronto, an affordable housing solutions software, raised $3M

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