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Berkshire Hathaway has reportedly agreed to buy a stake in One97, the owner of Indialargest digital payments service Paytm . This would mark the first time the investment firm has invested in an Indian startup. According to Indian financial news site Mint, which first broke the news, Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm headed by

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In tech circles, it would be easy to assume that the world of high-impact charitable giving is a rich mangame where deals are inked at exclusive black tie galas over fancy hors d&oeuvre.Both Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Benioff have donated to SF hospitals that now bear their names. Gordon Moore has given away $5B &

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For startups, especially e-commerce companies, branding is everything.

A slogan, an ad, even the design of the logo can make the difference between success and failure. But understanding how to develop a brand and strategically evolve that brand over time isn&t the easiest task. Luckily, three experts are coming to Disrupt to talk through the

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Moving to a new city can be tough for a number of reasons, but whatarguably hardest about moving is a competitive and expensive housing market, and lack of a pre-existing social support network. Thatthe problem startup Bungalow is trying to solve.

Bungalow, which just raised a $14 million Series A round led by Khosla Ventures with

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Maria Palma is vice president of Business Development and head of Platform at RRE Ventures.

Build versus buy Potential partner or potential disruptor

The option set for corporations to collaborate with startups used to be simpler. Today, the options seem almost endless: build, partner, buy, integrate with their APIs,

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Autonomous vehicles need more than a brain to operate safely in a world filled with obstacles. They need maps. Or more specifically, self-driving vehicles need maps that constantly refresh and can deliver important information — like that sudden lane closure due to construction or a double-parked vehicle — so they can take the safest

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