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This week Mary Ann, Kirsten, and Alex gathered to chat through a massive sheaf of news. A note before we get to the rundown that Reddit filed to go public after we had recorded this episode, so notes on its IPO filing are not included in this particular episode. Don’t think that we won’t discuss its S-1, it just came too late for this particular entry. More to come!

Here’s the rundown:

• Deals of the Week: PermitFlow raised $31 million to bring software to the construction permitting market, one man’s plan to keep Cake ebike’s alive for just a while longer caught our eye, and we had thoughts about Match Group’s tie-up with OpenAI.
• Fintech drama: With Reddit’s IPO in the hopper, eyes are turning to other companies that are expected to list this year. One such company is Klarna. And, the buy now, pay later company has been the latest recipient of governance drama. Former Sequoia leader Michael Moritz won this round, unsurprisingly.
• Video game startups could prove surprise 2024 winner: While the venture market retreats and venture funding for gaming companies slows, there’s good reason to expect fortunes to turn around for the startup genre. And while venture wallets might open for gaming companies this year, some others like Frost Giant are turning to their own community to raise.

More to come, including Reddit IPO notes!

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Republicans in Alabama, Kansas, and Florida attempt more anti-abortion workarounds by redefining “personhood;” ProPublica shows how Tennessee makes motherhood a nightmare; Nikki Haley stays on the campaign trail; dating app developers make Tinder addictive; and more in news. Then, Rep. Judy Chu from California talks about the Lunar New Year (we love dragons!), gun safety, and a new bill aimed at helping caregivers. Finally, June Diane Raphael dishes about Sister Wives, acting, and more.

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Show Notes
The Year After A Denied Abortion (propublica.org)
After Ruling, University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Pauses I.V.F. Procedures (nytimes.com)
Congresswoman Judy Chu
June Diane: instagram + her podcast The Deep Dive with Jessica St Clair and June Diane Raphael

On this week's episode we cover some very interesting legal cases, such as the lawsuit against Facebook for its harmful impact on children. Plus, a group of dating-app uses have come together to sue Match Group for false advertising (i.e., LOVE is not their real goal — GASP!) Later, we discuss why Travis Kelce is the right match for Taylor Swift and we examine whether celebrity memoirs are fair to the romantic partners unwillingly mentioned. Finally, Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes might learn the hard way that LUST is not enough.

Varun & Suchita begin with the menstrual leave law that was recently passed in Spain, WazirX shutting its NFT Marketplace, IPL to be streamed for free on Jio, Bill Gates' minority stake in Heineken, Byju's denying rumors of shutting White Hat Jr, Spotify changing its design to appeal to GenZ, US nominating former Mastercard CEO for World Bank, Zomato's new service, Akshay Kumar returning Home, YouTube testing Podcast management options, Airtel looking to acquire a stake in PayTM, and Cred rolling a BNPL service. 
The stories in the spotlight included the Google VS Gonzalez case which took Algorithms to court, InfoEdge considering moving on from Rahul Yadav- the former co-founder of Housing.com, Match group looking to invest in Shaadi.com, and the rise of tastefluencers and curated content. 

Shephali Bhatt & Vamgmayi Parakala's article from Mint about 'Tastefluencers'. 

Varun recommends a show: Farzi (Amazon Prime Video)

Suchita recommends a book: The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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The Big Themes:

• The "fourth phase" of Match Group's business: Following the launch of Match.com in the 90's and the breakaway of Tinder in the 2010's, a new phase is coming that's heavily focused on video, AI, augmented reality, language translation, and more.
• Eliminating manual work and "cycles of death": Trey shares some of the struggles his team had before installing Workday Financials, and the impact that those challenges had on employee morale.
• Helping the accounting teams demonstrate value: Generally, accounting is a cost center, but Trey says that the implementation of game-changing software like Workday is an important way to highlight his department's value to the larger business.

The Big Quote: "We believe that adding technology and adding the right people can provide that value, so [employees] get to spend more time with their families. So we've more or less revolutionized where we were, to provide that better value."

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Facebook and Twitter have been shutting down fake accounts spreading pro-US narratives in the Middle East and Asia. Google warns us of a hacking tool that can download your entire email inbox. And in most of the world it's about to get more expensive to buy a new PS5.

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Der tägliche Nachrichten-Podcast der deutschen Startup-Szene

Heute mit diesen Themen:

• Frischepost schließt Standorte
• Fintech Nuri sucht Investoren
• Münchner Startup-Szene floriert
• Twitter verklagt Elon Musk
• Jony Ive verlässt Apple endgültig
• Mehr Impulskäufe wegen Social Media
• Google-Chef sieht Härtere Zeiten für Mitarbeiter
• TikTok doch ohne personalisierte Werbung
• Google verklagt Tinder-Mutter Match Group

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed recent updates to Instagram and Tinder and how TikTok is handling its increasing role in geopolitics.

Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's latest book, Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences, available on Amazon, eBay, and Barnes & Noble. 

Der tägliche Nachrichten-Podcast der deutschen Startup-Szene

Heute u.a. mit folgenden Nachrichten:

• Startschuss für die „Gigafactory“-Grünheide
• Match Group bringt neue Dating-App für alleinerziehende Eltern
• Apecoin mit gutem Start
• Qualcomm mit Investmentfonds fürs Metaverse
• Alibaba Group erhöht Aktienrückkauf auf 25 Milliarden US-Dollar
• Robinhood startet Debit-Karte, die automatisch Geld anlegt
• Bitcoin-Bonds von El Salvador verspäten sich
• Weitere Länder könnten dem Beispiel El Salvadors folgen
• Kawasaki präsentiert Roboter-Ziege

Heute begrüßen wir im Rahmen der Reihe "Investments & Exits" Jenny Dreier, Investment Manager bei EQT Ventures.

Justin McLeod is the founder and CEO of Hinge, one of the most popular dating apps in America with a focus towards long-term relationships rather than just hookups.

We spoke with Justin all about his upbringing and early career, battling with addiction, his personal love story with his wife Kate, how he got the idea for Hinge and the early days of building the company, his thoughts on the current landscape of dating and the future, and much more.

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