Blackthread Buyers x Builders

London
Joined November 2007
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we are shipping features 3x faster than last time we are also spending 3x more time on security and provider induced incident response
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We’re excited to announce today that @mastra has raised a $22M Series A led by Spark Capital. This brings our total capital raised to $35M:
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A small thank you to everyone using Claude: We’re doubling usage outside our peak hours for the next two weeks.
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Guest travel can be 50–80% of spend in some industries. Still runs on phone calls and spreadsheets. @sfelsey & @devontivona built in this category once, exited during the pandemic and came back in the AI era with outcome-based pricing. Lesson for buyers: Modernize the interface. Align pricing to outcomes. Look for domain depth. Full interview 👇
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We take a lead back to Anfield ✊ #UCL
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deep research out for chatgpt plus users! one of my favorite things we have ever shipped.
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🚨 BREAKING Anthropic set to release the Claude Sonnet 3.7 - SOTA coding capabilities - their most intelligent model to date - useful for AI agents and complex AI workflows - solve complex problems using step-by-step reasoning First Claude model to offer user choice b/w: • standard thinking for near-instant responses • extended thinking for advanced reasoning Supported use cases: - agentic computer use - RAG or search & retrieval - product recommendations - code generation, quality control
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I was quoted in Bloomberg on the SBTi offsetting story. It seems impossible to reduce Scope 3, but I would argue it's just very hard and takes a lot of innovation, also on the measurement side. The use of some "environmental attribute certificates" will however almost certainly be needed to reflect some real reductions. The purchase of sustainable aviation fuel is one example, some forms of insetting too. Power purchase agreements and renewable energy certificates are already allowed for Scope 2. Opening the floodgates for all types of carbon credits towards targets would be bad, the SBTi board statement had that feel, but can also be interpreted more conservatively. It is possible for a responsible company to find climate projects without counting against their targets. Just focusing on carbon credits also leaves out a lot of support worthy projects. That's why we have Beyond value chain mitigation. (Permanent carbon removal has very little to do with this story, if cheap credits would be allowed to count against targets, that would be bad news for CDR.)
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As businesses evolve, so does the role of procurement. From digital leaps to sustainability, the next five years will bring transformative changes. Here’s what’s coming: 👇
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Beyond the Boundaries: Unlocking Innovation for Climate Impact buff.ly/3V84ZSG via @markperera #Sustainability #Procurement #ClimateChange #CSR #ClimateChange #Procurement #Sustainability
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Macca's cross 👏 Darwin's finish 😍 Late, great drama 💜
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Homegrown. ❤️🏆
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Building the Agenda: Key Topics for Your Supplier Day on Scope 3 Emissions buff.ly/3w2QAg2 via @procurement of Vizibl on @Thinkers360 #ClimateChange #Procurement #Sustainability
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Maximize supplier day participation with targeted strategies, turning engagement into a catalyst for collective sustainability. #procurement #supplychain #netzero #supplierengagement scope3.co/engaging-your-supp…
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📣 ❕ Exciting news: DPW Announces North America Expansion Plans DPW has announced it is expanding into North America following the success of its Amsterdam event. 💻 Read now: bit.ly/3RkbhvT
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You'll Never Walk Alone ❤️
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📢 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝟒𝟓 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐏𝐎𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰! We speak to the Procurement team at Versuni, formerly Philips Domestic Appliances, to see how they are reshaping and strategizing the function under new ownership. Read now: bit.ly/CPOstrategy45
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Currently spending longer in the queue at passport control than I did in the air to get here 🤡🤡🤡 Can’t wait to get out and see friends and colleagues at the #ActiveNutritionSummit over the next few days … if I ever make it out of this queue #Amsterdam #Schipol #Brexit
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