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Coursera for beard whitening
Hi there,
Apparently there’s some solid money to be made in holiday cheer.
Mall Santas can bring in as much as $25K per season, but the elite Santas who book cast and crew parties in LA can make hundreds of dollars an hour.
There’s even an online school for it. The Santa Claus Conservatory offers video courses (not yet available on Coursera) like:
Be the change
Our Game Changing Startups report highlights 36 high-momentum companies across 6 countries around the world.
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One of the deepest headlines in a while
Mo’ money, mo’ problems.
 Internet, but make it fashion
Fast fashion has had a tough year. H&M, for example, posted flat sales growth during H1, and has $4B+ worth of unsold clothes piling up.
Meanwhile, online brands are thriving.
From swimsuits to accessories to activewear, we take a look at 80+ startups disrupting the fashion world through the online channel. Clients can see them all here.
For your records
Amazon is launching a new service called Amazon Comprehend Medical, which can extract important data from patient records using machine learning.
This could help healthcare providers and researchers manage clinical trials and make decisions about treatments.
We examine what else Amazon is up to in healthcare here.
Cryptopia
This year, a mysterious company called Blockchains, LLC bought a huge piece of land in the Nevada desert for $170M in cash.
Its owner Jeffrey Berns, a lawyer and crypto millionaire, wants to use the land to build a blockchain-based community, complete with a university and an esports arena.
The idea is that members of the community would be in charge of their own data, which would drive the digital economy.
Berns says he knows the plans far exceed blockchain’s actual capabilities — for now. But here’s what it might look like in the future:
Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects and Tom Wiscombe Architecture
The question for you is: where is the limit? What can't blockchain solve?
I’m reminded of Fred Wilson talking about how corporations are jonesing for blockchain at The Future of Fintech.
Watch it. The normally calm and cool Wilson gets animated and drops this gem about corporates jumping on the blockchain: “Oh F$!?, the dumb money showed up.”
The 2019 Future of Fintech will be June 12-13 in NYC at Jazz at Lincoln Center. We’re capping it at 1100 again and it always sells out. Sign up.
 Grocery list
Over the last few years, big food companies have lost significant market share to rising startups like Chobani and Halo Top.
Now they're trying to co-opt the startup threat instead by launching venture funds, partnering with incubator programs, or investing directly in the companies.
We take a closer look at some of big food companies' investment strategies. Expert Intelligence clients can read it here.
Beautiful Mind that isht
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The classifieds
Some of our friends are hiring:
The Industry Standard
CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.
Forbes. Parmy Olson (@parmy) provides a quick guide to blockchain technology and references CB Insights research.
CNBC. Xin En Lee (@entinomy) reports that this year’s Singles Day in China brought in $30.8B in sales and cites CB Insights research.
Fast Company. Shana Lynch discusses new technologies that are changing agriculture and refers to CB Insights research.
I love you.
Anand
@asanwal
P.S. On December 11, we'll be discussing wellness trends to watch in 2019. Register for the briefing here.
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