Tag: entrepreneurship
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Feyn AI Releases SQRL, a Text-to-SQL Model Family That Inspects the Database Before Writing a Query – MarkTechPost
Your Data Can Answer Questions — But Not If Your Tools Guess First You own a small business in Malaysia. You’ve got customer records, inventory numbers, sales history — all sitting in a database somewhere. Every week, you need answers: Which products are sitting too long? Which clients haven’t ordered in months? What’s the trend…
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Applications close in 48 hours — here’s everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield | TechCrunch
What’s Stripe x Startup Battlefield All About? You’ve built a business that solves real problems, but getting noticed globally can feel like a long shot. That’s where pitch competitions like Stripe x Startup Battlefield come in. TL;DR: Competitions like this offer a shortcut to international exposure. The application process itself forces you to clarify your…
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No product? No problem. This Disrupt 2026 session shows how to get pre-seed funding with conviction, storytelling | TechCrunch
Why “No Product” Isn’t a Flaw—It’s a Feature for Malaysian SMEs The 3 Elements of a Conviction-Driven Pitch Your “Pre-Sale Storytelling” Checklist How to Build “Conviction” While You Build the Product The Bigger Picture: Selling Outcomes Over Software Why “No Product” Isn’t a Flaw—It’s a Feature for Malaysian SMEs The panel, moderated at TechCrunch Disrupt…
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China’s Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3, the largest open-source model ever, rivaling top U.S. systems | VentureBeat
China Just Dropped a Massive Open-Source AI Bomb — And It’s a Big Deal for Your Business If you’ve been following AI news at all, you probably noticed something big happened this week. A Chinese startup called Moonshot AI released what they’re calling Kimi K3 — and it’s not just another model. It’s the largest…
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Founders Fund hires former OpenAI exec Ryan Beiermeister (and not because of her ‘Mafia’ skills) | TechCrunch
Founders Fund Hires Former OpenAI Exec Ryan Beiermeister: What Malaysian SMEs Can Learn Founders Fund has hired former OpenAI VP of Product Policy Ryan Beiermeister as a partner. While the mainstream coverage focuses on her dramatic firing and her “Mafia” game skills, there’s a deeper story here that Malaysian SMEs should pay attention to—one about…
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Ultrahuman’s former hardware VP raises $5.5M for devices that control AI agents, not just record you | TechCrunch
Ultrahuman’s Former VP Raises $5.5M for Devices That Control AI Agents (Not Just Record You) TL;DR: Ultrahuman’s former VP of Hardware, Apoorv Shankar, raised $5.5M for Aina, a startup building devices that control AI agents. Their first product, the Dune AI macro keyboard, lets you control your AI agents with a physical button. It’s not…
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Lululemon backs nylon-recycling startup Syntetica in $30M Series A | TechCrunch
Lululemon Backs Nylon-Recycling Startup Syntetica in $30M Series A: What It Means for Malaysian SMEs TL;DR: The Syntetica nylon recycling investment led by Lululemon validates a technology that can reduce dependency on volatile virgin petroleum-based synthetics, a clear signal for the textile supply chain in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. If you run a fashion, apparel,…
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Hugging Face’s CEO on why companies are done renting their AI | TechCrunch
The End of AI Rent: Why Your Business Should Own Its Models Every month, you use an AI tool that feels like a rental — you get results, but the property isn’t yours. A growing number of companies are choosing to own their AI instead. TL;DR: The shift from paid AI APIs to open source…