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NZ Herald
19-06-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Popular services keep adding AI. Some customers want them to stop.
For 581 days in a row, artist Karen Crow dutifully opened language-learning app Duolingo and practised her French. For the past decade, she used audiobook service Audible to listen to books while working and travelling. But at the end of May, Crow cancelled both subscriptions over the companies' decisions to
Washington Post
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Popular services keep adding AI. Some customers want them to stop.
For 581 days in a row, artist Karen Crow dutifully opened language-learning app Duolingo and practiced her French. For the past decade, she used audiobook service Audible to listen to books while working and traveling.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
10th Annual Ski Lift Pitch competition brings investors from across the country
TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – You've heard of the elevator pitch, but in Taos Ski Valley, entrepreneurs are reaching new heights. For its tenth year, the Ski Lift Pitch event connected investors and New Mexico-based companies in a competition with high stakes. Pitch on the way up, ski, or snowboard on the way down. Nine competitors hit the slopes for the two-day event all hoping to go before the judges in the 'Ski Lodge' final round. 'I've been to several pitch competitions, if you will, before, nothing like this though,' said Karen Crow, Co-founder & CEO of NeuroGeneces. It's an out-of-the-box idea, designed to show off innovators. Nob Hill restaurant receives grant to upgrade its iconic Route 66 patio 'This is completely unique, completely New Mexico, where typically you have anywhere from, you know, six to ten minutes to pitch a panel of judges and have Q&A. Well, you do that, but you do it on a chairlift,' said Crow. The Ski Lift Pitch brings in entrepreneurs from New Mexico and investors from around the country. 'So we have a unique opportunity to share our natural landscape and outdoor recreation opportunities to these entrepreneurs to inspire bold ideas and attract investment and build a more resilient, diversified economy,' said Karina Armijo, Director of the NM Outdoor Recreation Division. Karen Crow with NeuroGeneces, a company based out of Santa Fe, pitched a headband that, after being worn for four nights, can tell you what your 'brain age' is. 'Some people will say, 'Well, why do we want to know your brain age? Boy, there's nothing we can do about it.' And the fact is, there's a lot you can do about it. Fifty percent of neurodegeneration can be mitigated if it's detected earlier enough and it's just through simple changes like behavioral changes,' said Crow. NeuroGeneces was among three finalists who presented to the judging panel made up of investors, economic developers, peers, and customers. They were also the company that walked away with the $10,000 prize. Report: City of Albuquerque misused federal funds to give bonuses to high-ranking staff 'You know, we've been a finalist in many different competitions, but this is the first one that we've really won, and it was just such kind of validation that, you know, what we're working on is really important and that the judges all thought that this was a great business idea,' said Crow. An idea that was inspired by Crow's mother's battle with Alzheimer's and her son's struggle with a sleep disorder. 'You don't know you need to make a change unless you have some data that says that what you're doing today isn't enough,' said Crow. And while the other competitors didn't walk away with the grand prize, the experience was its own type of reward. 'We're all on the same journey. We're all trying to overcome these big milestones. It's a crazy environment, hard to raise money. But it's a very collaborative group,' said Crow. NeuroGeneces said their next step is to get their product out on the marketplace. CNM Ingenuity hosts the annual event, and this year, with help from the New Mexico Economic Development Department. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign in to access your portfolio
