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Why you must build a moat around early customers, according to Benchling’s CEO and co-founder

Benchling’s success didn’t come overnight. Some ten years after its founding, the company is worth more than $6 billion, and the founder sees the company going public in the future. The company’s future looks like its past: talking to customers and building for power users. Benchling’s CEO and co-founder, Sajith Wickramasekara, recently spoke at a…

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August 24, 2022

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Benchling’s CEO and co-founder, Sajith Wickramasekara, recently spoke at a TechCrunch Live event along with one of its early investors, Miles Grimshaw, general partner at Benchmark. Together, the two explained Benchling’s early strategy that tapped a small entry market, which eventually led to widespread adoption.

As Wickramasekara explained, early funding was hard to secure. It was 2012, and Benchling sat alone between SaaS companies and biotech. “Every software investor thought what we were doing was small and unimportant,” Wickramasekara said, adding later, “and then we went to science investors, and every science investor understood the challenges of R&D, but they didn’t understand software; they invested in drugs.”

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Our Top 5 Phones of 2024

From the iPhone 16 lineup to the affordable Google Pixel 8A, there’s no shortage of smartphone options. As 2024 comes to an end, here are CNET’s top phone picks from the past year. Read more on CNET: Best Phone to Buy for 2024 Find products mentioned in this video iPhone 16 Samsung Galaxy S24 Google…

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November 17, 2024

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From the iPhone 16 lineup to the affordable Google Pixel 8A, there’s no shortage of smartphone options. As 2024 comes to an end, here are CNET’s top phone picks from the past year.

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iPhone 16 Pro
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Apple May Stop Vision Pro Production By End of 2024

Analysts reported a cut in shipments of the Apple Vision Pro due to a decline in demand back in April 2024. Now, Apple could be ending production of its high-priced mixed-reality headset altogether by the end of the year. #applevisionpro #visionpro #vrnews #vr Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s…

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November 17, 2024

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M4 Mac Mini Gaming in 1440p vs. 1080p

The M4 Mac Mini is fine for casual gaming so for more graphically demanding titles you’ll likely have to dial back to Medium on graphic settings and play at 1440p or 1080p. Here’s how they compare. #gaming #macmini #shadowofthetombraider Subscribe to CNET on YouTube: Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 Check…

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November 16, 2024

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