YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2014

Caremerge’s technology and first-of-its-kind apps have transformed senior healthcare providing unprecedented coordination in patient care between institutions, patients and their families. On the other hand, businesses have challenges they face on a regular basis due to changing industry needs and other regulations. Kickstarter.

Security 200

Security Incubator Technical Review Bootstrapping 200

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. 90 Things I’ve Learned Founding 4 Tech Companies: Find your company’s One Thing. ?? We do twice-yearly reviews of all Fab team members. So, here goes.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Lean Planning is a set of tools for discovering a business model that works, building an action plan to test your assumptions, creating financial models and a plan for a viable business, and tracking your performance so you can adjust your plan on the fly, quickly and easily. Do startups have a manual?

Lean 147

Lean Silicon Valley Forecast Technical Review 147

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 7, 2012

I’ve been writing up reviews of this season’s Shark Tank pitches from a silicon valley VCs perspective. The first company started as a BBQ catering business, and eventually focused in on their most popular product, a dip made of blended up chicken plus various sauces. in 2012 sales and $2M in income. BACK 9 DIPS.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 110

BeyondVC

MARCH 18, 2018

Our initial journey goes way back as we were investors in Guy Podjarny’s previous company, Blaze.io, which sold to Akamai in 2012. 2017 where it was due to unpatched open source vulnerabilities, you can see why the interest in solutions like Snyk’s are gaining rapid adoption. Dev first business model with budget from security? —?we

Open Source 60

Open Source Security Cofounder Software Review 60

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

Founded in New York City in 2012, Kinnek bases its business model on quality over quantity. In fact, while smaller than its competitors, Kinnek collects information about buyers and sellers, such as reviews and business data, and attaches a score to each user. Not all businesses like that.

B2B 123

B2B Saudi Arabia Global United Kingdom 123

Venture Chronicles

MAY 16, 2012

Walking the show floor revealed a lot of SAP people in every area demo’ing and talking about SAP products and technologies, and as @pgreenbe noted there wasn’t a lot of chaos and noise. There was a nice retrospective of SAP’s 40 years, paralleled to that of the technology industry in general. over to fill the gap?).

Database 39

Database Technical Review Cloud Acquisition 39

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. While TBR expects margin growth to be uneven through 2015, revenue and gross profit will continue to increase, due to the ability of its advertising business to monetize the proliferation of mobile devices and maintain its dominance in desktop search.

Advertising 100

Advertising Revenue Mobile Intellectual Property 100

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2024

Key Takeaways Chris Martinez’s journey underscores the importance of strategic pivots, understanding customer needs, leveraging technology, building a strong team, and continuous learning. By pivoting to a specialized niche, he aligned his services with client demands, enhancing efficiency and scalability through technology.

Mexico 85

Mexico Churn Rate San Diego Technical Review 85

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

It's been just about two years since Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits released their self-published book The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development (you can see my original review here ). Their goal is to share stories of Lean Startup applied in many industries and domains outside of tech startups.

Entrepreneur 167

Entrepreneur Lean Southern California San Diego 167

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2013

Just think about tech giants such as Samsung, Google, Microsoft and Facebook—it is this competition and analysis that has led to their constant innovation. Conduct regular reviews. The world of business is dynamic. A word of caution when it comes to review, however: there are good and bad ways of doing it to motivate your staff.

Technical Review 69

Technical Review Early Stage Business Plan Global 69

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital. Lighter Capital is a RBI VC which has provided over $100 million in growth capital to over 250 companies since 2012. At maturity, which is typically 3 to 5 years, any unpaid amount of the cap is due.

Revenue 60

Revenue Term Sheet Founder Technical Review 60

Start Up Blog

JULY 2, 2015

Innovation goes from incremental and factory-based to curve-jumping and technology-driven. This maxim and many other accelerating technology laws will apply to the production of cars, laws which make the end product better and cheaper by significant degrees. 2nd car – Tesla Model S: $75,000 (released 2012).

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Silicon Valley Cost Business Model 48

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Innovate Israel 2012 aims to connect Israeli web, mobile & digital entrepreneurs & businesses with their UK & European counterparts. Check out the 28 Israeli startups coming to London next week to showcase at the Innovate Israel 2012 portfolio. Applicaster - Company Website. Betterview - Company Website.

Israel 133

Israel Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

business model and team. I usually don’t back a business unless there are founders that can build, sell, and service the new solution that is being brought to market. And we knew technically it would be a much more challenging build. Without a good business model, you will not be successful in building a large company.

Bootstrapping 52

Bootstrapping IPO Business Model Software Review 52

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Nominate company representatives as speakers for tech or entrepreneurship conferences. These conferences are not only a great way to raise your startup’s profile, they also serve as valuable networking opportunities within the tech/VC community. For a full list of major tech conferences, see technologyconference.com.

PR 114

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 114

Tim Keane

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Last week, our angel group reviewed a business with an online lie detector technology.  Someone in the meeting suggested this would make an interesting HR applicant screening tool that may point to candidates who might be worth a bit more extra due diligence on the veracity of their assertions in an interview.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Due Diligence Angel Groups Wisconsin 60

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Bonnstetter-Harvard Business Review - [link]. Small Business and Startups: Dear Santa - [link]. Good read about how Aviary changed its business model | The Verge - [link]. The Top Five Career Regrets | Daniel Gulati-Harvard Business Review - [link]. Top Marketing # FAILs of 2012 - [link].

Social Media 100

Social Media Small Business Design Media 100

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Tech: Blogs. Technology Live. Talking Tech. Talking Your Tech. Americas new business model: Sharing. Sponsored Links Americans with heaps of stuff, skills and time are connecting online with tech-savvy and early adopters eager to share and rent homes, cars, tools and services in exchange for deep savings.

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

Seeing Both Sides

JULY 22, 2012

There have been nine Boston-based technology IPOs since my blog post, including: Brightcove ($430M market cap), Carbonite ($240M), Demandware ($740M), EXA ($130M), Kayak ($1.2B), Tesaro ($360M), TripAdvisor ($6.0B), Verastem ($210M) and Zipcar ($730M). Meanwhile, not a single New York technology IPO has taken place.

Boston 52

Boston IPO Technical Review New York 52

ReadWriteStart

MAY 28, 2013

Business-as-usual is not a credible response,” Blank writes in the cover story of the May issue of the Harvard Business Review : Why the Lean Startup Changes Everything. This no longer the case – the lean startup concept is being embraced by companies large and small, and is now taught at business schools globally.

Lean 60

Lean Startup Technical Review Business Model 60

The Startup Magazine

MAY 2, 2017

Having set up shop in 2012, Platinum Rapid Funding harnesses its technology, manpower, proprietary data and resources, and unique business model to deliver what it currently does. Close to 90 percent of startup businesses fall flat on their face because they don’t have a vision or long-term strategy.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Salary Finance Hiring 63

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

“TripAdvisor is to travel reviews what Kleenex is to tissues.”. . TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. Henry Harteveldt, Forrester. . Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots.

Part-Time VPE 54

Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

Up and Running

APRIL 27, 2015

See Also 4 Secrets of Successful Business Owners. Bill Gates: Ignore upcoming areas of your business at your peril. There’s no denying that Bill Gates is a visionary, founding Microsoft in 1975 and monopolizing the tech industry for decades. in the three years it was on sale in the US, while the UK producers went bust in 2012.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Mexico Cofounder Angel Investor 60

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

For example, by using high-res EEG headsets and eye trackers on Polish and Dutch IKEA customers, researchers learned about consumer reactions to green business strategies, which helped identify which business models customers were likely to accept, never accept, or accept in a few years. Questions persist: Who owns brain scans?

Software Review 105

Software Review Advertising Stealth Campaign 105

David Teten

JULY 12, 2013

Nominate company representatives as speakers for tech or entrepreneurship conferences. These conferences are not only a great way to raise your startup’s profile, they also serve as valuable networking opportunities within the tech/VC community. For a full list of major tech conferences, see technologyconference.com.

PR 60

PR Public Relations Startup Technical Review 60

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

The Social Enterprise Alliance offers this definition: “In its early days, the social enterprise movement was identified mainly with nonprofits that used business models and earned income strategies to pursue their mission. According to the Harvard Business Review, in most U.S. Here in the U.S.

Rhode Island 107

Rhode Island North Dakota Louisiana Vermont 107

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Dan Frommer, in Moneyball for tech startups , interviewed Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Paul Graham and Ben Horowitz on the topic. And given that four of the most important tech investors in the world seem skeptical of it, if someone can figure out a good formula that works, they may be able to exploit it". ► 2012. (1).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review Early Stage San Jose Angel Investor 38

Up and Running

AUGUST 28, 2014

While there may be generational gaps about fashion or social conventions, millenials are often at the forefront when it comes to technology. Whether Millennials, our largest generation at 80 million strong, can harness their enthusiasm into viable businesses models remains to be seen. At the end of June, U.S.

Las Vegas 113

Las Vegas Technical Review Security New York 113

Tim Keane

JUNE 19, 2012

Technology versus market risk in angel investments » June 19, 2012.  We aren't looking at SM deals right now as we're busy with what we re in, but I know you re in this space and suggest you take a look. October 2012. John Mullins: Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model.

Milwaukee 79

Milwaukee Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping 79

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

” So while I can not write personal reviews for the books on this list, I did take some time to do a bit of research into this year’s batch of business books and have come up with the, consensus winners from a variety of reviewers: the top 5 business books for this season. d) Social Media.

Viral 93

Viral Small Business Social Media Technical Review 93

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

Technological revolutions follow a similar psychological dynamic. In 2012, most everyone takes the Internet for granted and believes its emergence to be a logical, evolutionary step. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important.

Romania 61

Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 61

Tim Keane

DECEMBER 14, 2009

  When this happens, (due in part to the need to keep fees low) things get both left out and included that later wisdom will suggest should've been included or left out.    That advice is often both technical and srtructural.    That advice is often both technical and srtructural. 

Burn Rate 60

Burn Rate Angel Groups Seed Stage Startup 60

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 26, 2019

Between 2012 and 2017, the number of craft breweries in the US jumped from 2,420 to 6,266 – that’s an increase of 159%! Here’s a complete, 9 step guide on how to start a brewery business. Choose a business model. Fill in the business blanks. Choose a business model.

Small Business Administration 94

Small Business Administration Distribution LLC Small Business 94

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

26 September 2012. To build the online media giants of tomorrow, companies need models where the costs of both content and distribution are near zero. Things like business white-papers or product reviews are perfect examples of informational traffic. 26 September 2012 at 10:10 am. #. Contact Me. 20 Comments.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Is it a 3-year fad, or will new technologies like 3-D keep going to the movies from being relegated to the dustbin of history like Vaudeville, the afternoon newspaper, the evening news, the variety show, and the compact-disc? from the UCLA School of Law where he also served as Chief Comment Editor of the UCLA Law Review, and earned his B.A.

Los Angeles 85

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Technical Review Distribution 85

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 15, 2019

Between 2012 and 2017, the number of craft breweries in the US increased from 2,420 to 6,266 – an increase of 159%! Starting a brewing business is hard work. Here are 5 of the 9 steps you’ll need to know to start your own brewery business. Choose a business model. by Katie Lundin of crowdspring.

Small Business Administration 39

Small Business Administration Design Distribution LLC 39