Superhuman launches AI-powered instant replies, SeatGeek launches new tools help fans resell tickets at the best price

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Superhuman launches an AI-powered instant replies feature, giving users three contextual replies as options to respond to an email quickly. - Link

SeatGeek introduces features to simplify the ticket-selling experience, including a tool that recommends the best price, automatic tags that list extra perks, and the ability to list tickets to multiple events. - Link

Danish startup Subsets is setting out to help companies acquire new customers, with an AI-enabled platform designed to “bridge the retention gap in the subscription industry.” - Link

Speechify launches a new version of its iOS app with features like a redesigned home page, the ability to scan documents, Gmail and learning platform Canvas integration, and an explore page for in-app content. - Link

Writer, a generative AI San Francisco startup announces a new capability for its Palmyra model that generates text from images, including graphs and charts. - Link

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Advice of the Day

How To Build a High-Performance Culture

Gokul Rajaram, board member at Coinbase and Pinterest, outlines a strategy for building a high-performance culture in organizations:

1. Removing Low Performers: Teams should remove the bottom 10% of performers to maintain a high standard. A KPI for this approach is the non-regrettable annual attrition rate, which should be at least 5% for teams larger than 50 members.

2. Supporting High Performers: Teams should support the top 10% of performers to keep them motivated and committed to the company. The KPI here is the attrition rate of top-rated performers.

3. Linking Compensation to Performance: Rajaram suggests a two-year initial grant cycle with subsequent performance-based grants at the end of each year, ensuring that employees always have two years of performance-tied stock compensation ahead. The KPI for this is the percentage of employees on these 1-2 year performance-tied grant cycles.

Read more here.

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