Here’s a roundup of interesting startup links I came across today:
From Weird To Boring: A Quick Trip Through The Recent History Of Startup Naming
Now that we’re entrenched in the bland era, we thought it would offer a shot of entertainment value to take a look back at some of the sillier naming trends that have popped up over the past nine years that we’ve been chronicling such matters.
Airship Unveils Branching and Custom Views, Powering Unprecedented Agility and Personalization in Cross-Channel Customer Experiences
In an era where customer attention is scarce and expectations for seamless interactions are paramount, Airship, the cross-channel customer experience company, today unveiled two transformative capabilities to its Airship Experience Platform: Branching and Custom Views. These new innovations enable marketing, product and growth teams to move beyond generic, one-size-fits-all digital experiences and avoid the costly time and resource drain of rebuilding proven native content for novel uses.
Pride Celebration for Techies , Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Join us for a Pride Month gathering at The People’s Courts! We’re celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in tech with an evening of connection, conversation, and a little friendly competition on the courts.
US House Passes 10-Year Moratorium on State AI Laws | TechPolicy.Press
If signed into law through the process, known as reconciliation, the 10-year moratorium on state AI laws would mark one of the most significant federal actions on technology policy in decades.
When a team is too big – Alex Ewerlöf Notes
The main value of a standup is to have a dialogue about blockage and spark opportunities to work together. Otherwise, it’s enough to move issues on the Kanban swim lanes with a comment. That covers the reporting part. We missed a dialogue when a dialogue was due.
Tech Alliance study: R&D imbalance threatens state’s innovation sector as public investment lags – GeekWire
Washington ranks among the nation’s top three states in business R&D spending, but weaker public investment is threatening the innovation ecosystem — a gap reflected in declining patent activity and limited startup diversity.
Surviving The Scale: The Lessons I Learned From Growing A Unicorn
Having been part of challenger bank Monzo’s meteoric rise, I know how difficult scaling can be. However, I’ve also learned invaluable lessons that have made the process far smoother the second time around as I grow my own venture, Gradient Labs.
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