Every day Crunch: Stealth startup Determine releases first images of its all-purpose humanoid robotic

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• My pals name me Murphy; you name me Determine: It’s “iRobot” come to life: Determine emerges from stealth with the primary photos of its humanoid robotic, Brian studies. The robots are being examined proper now on handbook labor duties corresponding to these being achieved in warehouses, manufacturing and retail.
• Can I aid you?: Buyer relationships bought form of dicey there for a second through the world pandemic when clients, who might now not go to a bodily retailer, additionally didn’t wish to sit on a cellphone or spend hours with a chatbot. Now flush with $23.5 million in new funding, Attio presents buyer relationship administration software program with a no-code really feel. Kyle has extra.
• Noodling round: Naomi Osaka, Usher and Apolo Ohno are the newest celebrities to again instantaneous ramen startup Immi, which desires to place its heat bowl of consolation meals in each family throughout the nation, Christine writes.

Startups and VC

Former Fb exec turned VC Chamath Palihapitiya has lengthy been a controversial determine within the investing world. The investor says it might take three years for the market to “precisely” reprice late-stage corporations, Connie studies.

In the meantime, Connie additionally studies that Felicis right now introduced it has closed its ninth flagship fund with $825 million, in contrast with the $600 million core fund that it introduced in the summertime of 2021. The automobile brings the agency’s whole property beneath administration to $3 billion. The fund closed 50% extra offers final 12 months than in 2021, some as costs had been nonetheless rising — and it says it regrets nothing.

And one other smattering of tales to appease the savage beast:

The right way to flip an open supply challenge right into a worthwhile enterprise

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Many devs depend on donations and crowdfunding to monetize open supply tasks, however with the right planning, groups can leverage their work for industrial purchasers who’ll put them in the next tax bracket.

Providing customers buyer help or consulting companies are widespread income streams, in line with product improvement marketing consultant Victoria Melnikova, who additionally says devs ought to kind partnerships and use platforms like Reddit and Hacker Information to succeed in potential paying clients.

“To search out your path, speak to your purchasers and perceive their objectives and pains.”

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Massive Tech Inc.

The picture of Marc Benioff reminds us of the film “Gladiator” the place Russell Crowe’s character yells, “Are you not entertained?” Nicely, we hope you might be entertained by the newest in what we’re calling “The Salesforce Saga.” Ron and Alex report that regardless of all of the activist investor, government departure and layoff woes, Salesforce strikes again with better-than-expected earnings.

In the meantime, Kirsten, Rebecca and Harri listened in on Tesla Investor Day and shared with you all the pieces Elon Musk and execs shared (and skipped).

Now right here’s the short-short model of six extra: