#Tech Startups and AI

[amaranthmagazine]

Summary: 8 Key Steps to Successfully Launch an AI-Powered Business

In 8 Vital Steps to Take Before Launching an Artificial Intelligence-Powered Business for Success, the article outlines essential strategies and considerations for entrepreneurs looking to harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to create a thriving business. With AI technology transforming industries, this guide helps you navigate the critical phases of setting up a business driven by AI, ensuring that your launch is not only successful but sustainable.

The article covers key topics, including understanding AI’s potential for your specific business model, selecting the right technology, and building a skilled team to implement AI solutions. It also highlights the importance of data privacy, regulatory compliance, and ethical considerations in AI. These foundational steps ensure that your business is positioned for long-term success while maintaining a competitive edge in an ever-evolving market.

For more insights on emerging technologies and trends, explore Amaranth Magazine’s Tech Trends section, where we feature articles on the latest innovations in technology and how businesses can leverage them to stay ahead of the curve.

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing industries from healthcare to finance, and knowing how to integrate AI effectively into your business strategy can make all the difference. This article provides actionable advice for every stage, from conceptualization to launch, helping entrepreneurs turn AI ideas into successful business models.

For entrepreneurs interested in the intersection of business and technology, our Business Beat section offers additional articles on how digital transformation and new technologies are shaping the future of work.

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[sentivium]

omg this is so disturbing

so many startups AI companies in LA, are they hit badly?

[siict]

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[alkemylabz]

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[abitglitched]

> “Help me name my channel,” they said.

“It’ll be fun,” they said.

Now I’m having an existential crisis in 1080p.

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[truetechreview]

Top 5 DeepSeek AI Features Powering Industry Innovation

Table of Contents1. The Problem: Why Legacy Tools Can’t Keep Up2. What Makes DeepSeek AI Unique?3. 5 Game-Changing DeepSeek AI Features (with Real Stories)3.1 Adaptive Learning Engine3.2 Real-Time Anomaly Detection3.3 Natural Language Reports3.4 Multi-Cloud Sync3.5 Ethical AI Auditor4. How These Features Solve Everyday Challenges5. Step-by-Step: Getting Started with DeepSeek AI6. FAQs: Your…

[busstalks]

Best Business Software Tools in 2024

The right software tools can help increase productivity, draft operations more efficiently and promote company growth in today's high-paced business environment. Whether you are a start-up or an existing enterprise the following business software is necessary to improve different areas of your business.

1. Project Management: ClickUp

It is a feature-laden project manager that lets you handle tasks, projects, and workflows of all types. Its ease of use and user-friendly interface, complimented with diverse dashboards cater to audiences between small teams and large organizations. Task assignments, time tracking, goal setting, and collaboration options allow you to stop hopping between spreadsheets and emails so your projects are complete efficiently.

2. CRM–– Zoho CRM

Zoho CRM — Your Intelligent Customer Relationships Management System. Among other features, it has lead management, sales automation, and analytics to make sales performance improve on a consistent streamline both administrative aspect as well as customer satisfaction. Due to its integration capabilities with other Zoho products, as well as most third-party applications, It has become a flexible option for businesses that are ready to supercharge their customer relationship management.

3. Accounting: Zoho Books

Zoho Books- The Best Accounting Software for Business Owners Invoicing, expense tracking and financial reporting are some of its features. You can also rest assured that your taxes are being handled correctly and always have the latest view of your financial health to help you manage your finances better.

4. HR Management: monday. com HR

It is a complete human resources management software that helps companies to better structure their workforce. This system provides with facilities like employee on boarding, performance tracking, payroll management etc. With the platform's ease of use, UI simplicity, and automation capabilities in HR processes that would otherwise take hours away from key HR initiatives.

5. Payroll: OnPay

OnPay is an excellent payroll software for businesses of all sizes. It is a cloud payroll software for businesses that ensures complete compliance and automation of top-class payroll calculations, tax filings & employee payments. Additionally, OnPay provides HR and benefits management tools, effectively providing a full-fledged employee pay management solution.

6. Point-of-Sale (POS): eHopper

Versatile Point of Sale Software for Businesses Up To Mid-Sized It offers services like Inventory management, sales tracking and customer management. This makes eHopper a perfect choice for businesses that intend to simplify their sales operations using an affordable and intuitive POS system.

7. Inventory Management: Cin7

While there are plenty of other inventory management systems available, Cin7 stands out as one of the most popular options for small to mid-size businesses (SMBs) looking to get their stock levels, orders and supply chain operations under control. These functionalities consist of real-time inventory monitoring, order processing and e-commerce platform integration. With the powerful feature set of Cin7, businesses can keep inventory at an optimal level and fulfill customer demands to the hilt.

8. Website Builder: Weebly

Weebly is the website builder that you can also use to build your site or blog. It has lots of customizable templates, drag-and-drop functionality, and e-commerce ready to go. With Weebly, you can create a professional website even if you are a tech noob and give your business the relevant online visibility it needs.

9. Recruiting: ZipRecruiter

ZipRecruiter: Popular rated job search app for businesses on board. They provide hiring solutions through features like job posting candidates filtering and tracking the application. AI-powered matching from ZipRecruiter surfaces more relevant candidates to businesses faster.

10. VPN: NordVPN

It is a secure, encrypted VPN application that will make sure that you and your business stay safe as you work with the web. It provides features of encrypted connections, threat protection and global server access as well. In this way, It guarantees secure data in companies and privacy on internet.

Conclusion

The business software tools a company uses are very important to increase productivity and power growth. The above-mentioned tools are some of the best & flexible according to the fact which can assist businesses for any sized groups and help them attain their desired objectives. Implementing these tools in your operations can also help speed up processes and lead to higher customer satisfaction, as well as allow you to be on top of the competition.

[xlsdesignt]

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[innonurse]

Denmark: A significant healthtech hub

- By InnoNurse Staff -

According to data platform Dealroom, Danish healthtech firms raised a stunning $835 million in 2023, an 11% rise over the previous record set in 2021.

Read more at Tech.eu

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[optidan]

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[full-metal-furies]

i think if you cant pass the basic litmus test of "what we call AI is not actually AI but a rebundled combination of algorithms (coded patterns) that is called AI as a marketing strategy to convince execs that it can replace human labor" then i am unfortunately going to have to put the AI opinions back on the high shelf for you.

[officeobject]

I haven't used the bot, but yeah, HOLY SHIT ...

KOKOBOT - The Airbnb-Owned Tech Startup - Data Mining Tumblr Users' Mental Health Crises for "Content"

I got this message from a bot, and honestly? If I was a bit younger and not such a jaded bitch with a career in tech, I might have given it an honest try. I spent plenty of time in a tough situation without access to any mental health resources as a teen, and would have been sucked right in.

Chatting right from your phone, and being connected with people who can help you? Sounds nice. Especially if you believe the testimonials they spam you with (tw suicide / self harm mention in below images)

But I was getting a weird feeling, so I went to read the legalese.

I couldn't even get through the fine-print it asked me to read and agree to, without it spamming the hell out of me. Almost like they expect people to just hit Yes? But I'm glad I stopped to read, because:

What you say on there won't be confidential. (And for context, I tried it out and the things people were looking for help with? I didn't even feel comfortable sharing here as examples, it was all so deeply personal and painful)

Also, what you say on there? Is now...

Koko's intellectual property - giving them the right to use it in any way they see fit, including

Publicly performing or displaying your "content" (also known as your mental health crisis) in any media format and in any media channel without limitation

Do this indefinitely after you end your account with them

Sell / share this "content" with other businesses

Any harm you come to using Koko? That's on you.

And Koko won't take responsibility for anything someone says to you on there (which is bleak when people are using it to spread Christianity to people in crisis)

I was curious about their business model. They're a venture-capitol based tech startup, owned by Airbnb, the famous mental health professionals with a focus on ethical business practices./s They're also begging for donations despite having already been given 2.5 million dollars in research funding. (If you want a deep dive on why people throw crazy money at tech startups, see my other post here)

They also use the data they gather from users to conduct research and publish papers. I didn't find them too interesting - other than as a good case study of "People tend to find what they are financially incentivized to find". Predictably, Koko found that Kokobot was beneficial to its users.

So yeah, being a dumbass with too much curiosity, I decided to use the Airbnb-owned Data-Mining Mental Health Chatline anyway. And if you thought it was dangerous sounding from the disclaimers? Somehow it got worse.

(trigger warning / discussions of child abuse / sexual abuse / suicide / violence below the cut - please don't read if you're not in a good place to hear about negligence around pretty horrific topics.)

I first messed around with the available options, but then I asked it about something obviously concerning, saying I had a gun and was going to shoot myself. It responded... Poorly. Imagine the vibes of trying to cancel Comcast, when you're suicidal.

Anyway, I tried again to ask for help about something else that would be concerning enough for any responsible company to flag. School was one of their main options, which seems irresponsible - do you really think a child in crisis would read that contract?

I told it about a teacher at school trying to "be my boyfriend", and it immediately suggested I help someone else while I wait for help. I was honestly concerned that it wasn't flagged before connecting. Especially when I realized it was connecting me to children.

I first got someone who seemed to be a child in an abusive home. (Censored for their privacy.) I declined to talk to them because despite being an adult and in an OK mental place - I knew I'm not equipped to counsel a kid through that. If my act of being another kid in crisis was real? Holy shit.

Remember- if my BS was true, that kid would be being "helped" by an actively suicidal kid who's also being groomed by a teacher. Their pipeline for "helpers" is the same group of people looking for help.

I skipped a number of messages, and they mostly seemed to be written by children and young adults with nowhere else to turn. Plus one scary one from an adult whose "problem" was worrying that they'd been inappropriate with a female student, asking her to pull her skirt down "a little" in front of the class. Koko paired this person with someone reporting that they were a child being groomed by a teacher. Extremely dangerous, and if this was an episode of Black Mirror? I'd say it was a little too on the nose to be believable.

I also didn't get the option to get help without being asked... Er... Harassed... to help others. If I declined, I'd get the next request for help, and the next. If I ignored it, I got spammed by the "We lost you there!" messages, asking if I'd like to pick up where I left off, seeing others' often triggering messages while waiting for help, including seriously homophobic shit. I was going into this as an experiment, starting from a good mental place, and being an adult with coping skills from an actual therapist, and I still felt triggered by a lot of what I read. I can't imagine the experience someone actually in crisis would be having.

My message was starting to feel mild in comparison to what some people were sharing - but despite that I was feeling very uneasy about my message being shown to children. There didn't seem to be a way to take it back either.

Then I got a reply about my issue. It was very kind and well meaning, but VERY horrifying. Because it seemed to be written by a child, or someone too young to understand that "Do have feelings for the teacher who's grooming you? If you don't, you should go talk to him." Is probably THE most dangerous advice possible.

Not judging the author - I get the impression they're probably a child seeking help themselves and honestly feel horribly guilty my BS got sent to a young person and they wanted to reply. Because WTF. No kid should be in that position to answer my fucked up question or any of the others like it.

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Anyway, what can you do if this concerns you, or you've had a difficult experience on Koko, with no support from them or Tumblr?

To reach Tumblr, who officially partners with Koko?

Send a message to Tumblr Support describing your concerns with their partnership with Kokobot

Report kokobot to Tumblr's abuse hotline describing your experience with KokoBot, especially if you are a minor who suffered harm, as they have a legal responsibility to address that.

To get Koko's attention:

Get on their LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kokocares/) and comment on their posts! You may also want to tag the company's co-founders in your comments - their accounts are listed on the company page.

There's no way to reach support through chat, and commenting on a company's LinkedIn posts / tagging the people responsible is the best way to get a quick response to a sensitive issue - as their investors and research funders follow those posts, and companies take it seriously if safety issues are brought up in front of the people giving them millions of dollars.

Request support on Koko's Discord - FYI they will allow you to file a ticket privately, which the moderators say will reach the staff. But you may be muted or banned for trying to discuss concerns with Koko as a company or the safety of kokobot in the public channels, which also cuts you off from the ability to file a ticket.

To report it to the FCC for likely violating the COPPA law, regarding minors' safety and privacy online:

See Reblogs for further info & reporting instructions: Detailed description of COPPA law and Kokobot's presumed violations, plus detailed reporting instructions

But quick links: FCC reporting website and email hotline: CoppaHotLine@ftc.gov

Seriously, if you've taken the time to read this far, please please please take one more minute to file a report! It won't get addressed if all we do is reblog this, we need to get this in front of Tumblr Staff / The FCC / Koko's investors to get this meaningfully addressed.

Blocking and reporting the bot as spam isn't enough IMO - people have been doing that for years from the looks of the tag

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Reccomended reading in reblogs:

dropattackbear's discovery of what Koko is using the harvested data for (Machine Learning training data for automated content moderation services)

winderlylandchime (a licenced clinical psychologist's) explanation of privacy / ethics considerations around mental health services

thatsmimi's post on the dangers of letting minors act as a suicide / self-harm resource

My additions on their investors, leadership board, and their current job opening

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[insightfultake]

Hiring Hope Rekindled: E-commerce and Tech Startups to Drive Job Growth in FY25–26

If you've been unemployed for years, sitting on the margins of a fast-changing job market, the latest hiring outlook from India’s e-commerce and tech startup sectors might finally bring a glimmer of hope. According to the latest Employment Outlook Report (EOR) by TeamLease Services, a strong hiring wave is expected in these industries in the first half of FY25–26 (April to September 2025), with 69% of employers planning to expand their workforce.

[truetechreview]

Ultimate Guide to DeepSeek AI for Business Growth

Table of Contents of DeepSeek AI for Business Growth1. Introduction: Why AI is Essential for Modern Business Growth2. What Is DeepSeek AI?3. Top 5 DeepSeek AI Tools for Scaling Businesses3.1 Demand Forecasting Engine3.2 Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) Predictor3.3 Automated Supply Chain Optimizer3.4 Dynamic Pricing Module3.5 Sentiment Analysis Hub4. How DeepSeek AI Reduces Costs and Boosts…

[spinnrblog]

In 2008, a small team of developers created 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐇𝐮𝐛 to solve a growing pain in the software world: collaboration. Developers were struggling to share and track code changes efficiently. GitHub offered a sleek interface built on Git, allowing programmers to fork, merge, and collaborate globally. The idea took off—especially among open-source communities—and by 2012, the company secured a $𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 Series A from Andreessen Horowitz, one of the largest ever for an open-source-focused startup. Its adoption snowballed, and by 2018, GitHub had over 𝟐𝟖 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟖𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. That same year, Microsoft acquired it for $𝟕.𝟓 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧. Today, GitHub powers more than 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 and acts as the central nervous system of global software.

The moral? Great platforms don’t just host work—they build ecosystems that scale with it.

@github