Airbnb's Brian Chesky: I might tackle air travel nextAirbnb CEO and Head of Community Brian Chesky tells Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist that he’s focused on his company for now, but down the road he may set his sights on another industry: aviation. Y Combinator’s quest for diversityEntrepreneurs, investors, press and other tech enthusiasts are flocking to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View later today to take part in a yet another Y Combinator Demo Day. Diversity hasn’t always been a priority at YC, but its president Sam Altman has been relatively vocal about diversity and the accelerator’s push to increase it in recent years. [ Tech Crunch ] Oscar Was Tech's Answer to Health Insurance—Will Trump Destroy It, Or Was It Already Doomed?In the wake of Obamacare, tech startup Oscar set out to revolutionize the health care industry (“the Uber of health care,” some hailed it!). But with the imminent repeal of many Obamacare policies, Oscar’s future looks grim. The Three Types Of SaaS Value PropositionsThere are three kinds of software value propositions. Software that increases revenue, software that reduces cost, and software that promises improved productivity. To maximize the effectiveness of your customer success efforts, you need to understand which type of software company you are building. Software that increases revenue is the easiest to sell. For most companies, growth is the most important priority. Growth trumps cost-reduction because growth increases the value of the business more. As a result, products that grow revenue enjoy shorter sales cycles and larger budgets. Most sales acceleration and lead generation software falls into this category Realities of VC Investment in Water TechWater is an enormous issue around the globe -- for drinking, farming and industry. There is a looming water crisis facing everyone on Earth as populations rise, pollution increases and climate and weather patterns change. There is already a water crisis in many developing nations and in some not-so-developing regions, like Australia and California. The stats for "embedded" or "virtual" water are sobering -- for example, the production of 1 kilogram of beef requires the use of 15,500 liters of water (see WaterFootprint.org). The ‘Terminator’ of startups says he’s seeing two to four wind-downs a weekFor the last 25 years, Marty Pichinson and the firm he co-founded, Sherwood Partners, have specialized in selling off the assets of startups when they fail, as well as helping them extend their runway so that if they have to close down, they can do it the right way — in slow motion, versus at high speed. He’s been given every kind of death-related moniker as a result, from the Terminator to the Undertaker. [ Tech Crunch ] Silicon Valley is no longer #1 for talent says huge global startup reportThere’s no cooler biz on the planet than startups, and there’s no denying Silicon Valley is the startups capital of the world… for now. Cities all over the world are vying to knock the crown off this tech king. And Startup Genome has all the cities doing their best to keep up with San Fran sultan in its new Global Startup Ecosystem Report and Ranking 2017. Why I Moved Back To India after 10+ Years in USA |