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We’ll always have Paris
Hi there,
Sometimes, Twitter is amazing.
Recently, Paris Hilton asked “What’s on your mind?”
And some of the responses are really quite profound.
So I wanted to share.
Here’s one. Is this true? No idea.
Just being honest
The Honest Company, the family- and eco-friendly consumer products brand, is raising $75M in new VC financing at a valuation lower than its previous $1.64B valuation, according to a new state filing we uncovered as part of our enhanced valuation data.
Yes — this analysis will tell you what region is the best for raising financing.
Talking a big game
We recently surveyed 1000+ corporate innovation, M&A, and venture folks about innovation at large companies as part of our State of Innovation Report.
Note: the report will be coming out soon.
Here are some early results.
In good news and not surprisingly, 85% of corporate respondents agree that innovation is important.
But the problem is that only 43% actually have a well-defined process for innovation.
Translation: only 1/2 of the companies who think innovation is important are actually doing something organized about it.
The other 1/2 are likely visiting Silicon Valley doing the petting zoo tours to talk to VCs or doing lots of PowerPoint decks but are actually doing nothing meaningful.
In a future newsletter, we’ll detail why this is so dangerous to your long-term employment prospects if you are an executive.
Here are a few more questions inspired by Paris Hilton’s tweet that got me thinking.
Apple goes 3D
Apple recently acquired a patent for an AR-compatible 3D printing system. The patent uses visuals – either from cameras or augmented reality systems – to understand the pose and alignment necessary to create a 3D printed object that will attach to an existing object.
The Industry Standard
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