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Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Convergent Technologies When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies , a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” I had thrown myself into a startup because work was an exciting technical challenge with a fixed set of end points and rewards. The Adventure of a Lifetime.

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Sustaining Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

YoungUpstarts

A sustaining innovation targets demanding, high-end customers with better performance than what was previously available. It doesn’t matter how technologically difficult the innovation is, however: The established competitors almost always win the battles of sustaining technology. And they have the resources to win.

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Who’s Your Daddy? 5 Lessons from GoDaddy

Growthink Blog

The technology age has brought with it a long list of business related success stories. GoDaddy was created in 1997 as Jomax Technologies by Bob Parsons who had recently sold his other company, Parsons Technology Inc., GoDaddy’s rapid rise to prominence and continued success are due to a few key factors.

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Sustaining Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

The Startup Magazine

Scholar and innovation expert Clayton Christensen explains it this way: A sustaining innovation targets demanding, high-end customers with better performance than what was previously available. It is the business model and not the technology that enables and creates the disruptive effect. And they have the resources to win.

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Essay: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development

The Startup Magazine

The fact is people often suffer failures along the their path to success, and some businesses have to close, due to a lack of fund, sales decisions, or a lack of demand in the market. from 1997 to 2014. Entrepreneurship is known for the high risks involved in launching a startup. Women Entrepreneurs in History.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

in 2016, as an advanced e-mobility and automotive technology company with the mission to develop world-class, emotionally-compelling vehicles featuring the most forward-thinking automotive technologies in existence. I started Rising Star Reviews because I’ve always had a passion for helping small businesses.

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

Building a product around the needs of actual users is the best way to develop something that will actually create value, but also to validate demand ahead of pouring more resources into your venture. There is a middle class that is growing due to the tech boom. The city has a young, educated and diverse population.