Muck Rack conducted an analysis of over 5 million pitches to uncover what makes some stand out and get noticed. Here are some key findings on subject lines with an open rate above 90%.
The primary challenge in the job market is finding developers, on whom the successful creation of a product depends. However, marketers are also important; about 22% of startups fail due to a lack of a quality marketing strategy.
Yung Sidekick, an AI tool for therapists to automate session notes, has secured investment from AltaIR Capital, Ultra.VC, and other VCs in its pre-seed round.
According to Wire, US telecom giant AT&T disclosed that hackers had stolen call records of millions of customers and paid a hacker over $300,000 to delete the data.
Episodes 1 Venture team analysed 15,000 early-stage start-ups to determine the optimal profile for fundraising.
Finally, Spotify is introducing a new feature that allows you to leave comments on podcast episodes. This gives creators an additional way to interact with fans, complementing existing tools like polls and Q&As.
Kevin Indig (ex-Dropbox, Reddit) analysed Sparktoro's recent study on the steep decline in clicks to the open web from Google since January 2023.
New funding in Europe: Purple Ventures; MiddleGame Ventures; Italian Founders Fund; JuneX Evergreen Fund; Varsity VC; 14Peaks Capital; Isomer Capital.
Sarah Emmott and Holly Chen, ex-Slack, Squarespace, provide a comprehensive framework for startups to understand and balance brand and performance marketing.
Meta's pay or consent model is under scrutiny for potentially violating EU tech regulations. EU antitrust regulators charged Meta for breaching tech rules with its new pay-or-consent advertising model.
