Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There were startups and a software industry but barely. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

It’s that time of year, where I — as a committee of one judge, me — select one startup in the tech ecosystem that “broke out” and has the makings of an even larger outcome should things continue to go right. It’s entirely possible the trend lifts these companies in due time, as well.

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Technical Review Open Source Software Review Venture Capital 127

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Indeed, Silicon Valley was born as a center for weapon systems development and its software and silicon helped end the Cold War. One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. America’s adversaries understand this.

Government 316

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 316

Start Up Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I’ve been reviewing my notepad from 2013 and thought I’d share my insights into what’s changed and the big issues from my perspective in startups, business and technology. Technology is no longer a thing: It’s almost not worth mentioning now it is so ensconced in human life. A way of communicating.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 17, 2022

It wasn't until Amazon invented walk-out technology that he was open to expanding. Marc wanted to introduce software that could be both functional and cheap. The entire world was in need of this technology. She persevered and disrupted the beauty and skincare industry with her business acumen and diligence.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

COVID-19 was also a key driver to innovation as many people are working from home and need reliable tech equipment. The reason for its success is due to not holding ‘compromises’ as an option. Their focus on technology is also a key role in their innovation. Thanks to Aiden Cole, HIDE ! #2- Photo Credit: Christina Giaquinto.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 24, 2016

In the spirit of clearing out some half-formed thoughts, one takeaway is that we’re again in a period where the most exciting investment opportunities possess real technology risk. These startups are VERY difficult to start without having one or more key technical members on the founding team. Monthly subscription in a box.

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Technical Review Business Model Technology Software Review 48

ithacaVC

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Cayuga Venture Fund recently closed an investment in a company called Agronomic Technology Corp (ATC). The underlying tech was developed at Cornell (like many of the companies in the CVF portfolio). The resulting product adapt-N has become the initial offering of Agronomic Technology. Pioneering Better Ag through Big Data.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review IP 65

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 12, 2022

Bitcoin has become increasingly popular since its creation, with the total number of Bitcoin users around the world growing to more than 5 million today from 500,000 in 2013. However, Bitcoin continues to grow every day and remains one of the most exciting new technologies to emerge in recent years. Bitcoin is here to stay.

Technical Review 119

Technical Review Software Review Open Source Mobile 119

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Artificial Intelligence is an important, foundational technology that gets more important every year and will be used to solve more and more problems going forward. These events mean that technology is advancing fast enough to make better decisions than humans in order to accomplish a given task. Chris Rust, Clear Ventures).

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Israel Technical Review Startup 122

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

With the Identity Theft Resource Center® reporting a 30% increase in privacy breaches in 2013, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. Why is everyone so paranoid these days?

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Security Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Network 251

Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Whether you’re a nonprofit, a new small business, a high-tech startup, or an up-and-running company, and whether you’re looking for a loan or a grant or an equity-sharing arrangement, there is an option for you. MicroVentures is very similar to EarlyShares, but with an explicit focus on tech companies. If you’re looking for a grant….

Kenya 119

Kenya Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review 119

Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2020

As transportation becomes more intertwined with technology, there is a shift away from traditional services and towards startups with radical ideas. . Transportation is becoming all about ease, accessibility, and technology. Technology. Why tech startups are (still) trending. Tech industry projected growth.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Green Silicon Valley Non-Compete 97

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

2013 Super Bowl Marketing and Small Business: More in Common Than You Think! Want To Successfully Recruit For Your Startup In 2013? Why Innovators Love Constraints | Harvard Business Review – [link]. How Monoprice Is Eating The Tech World From The Inside Out – [link]. That’s an understatement.

Social Media 106

Social Media Small Business Technical Review Design 106

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Of course, one could rebut that by saying traditional VC is all about investing in outliers: Seth Levine analyzed data from Correlation Ventures (21,000 financings from 2004-2013) and writes that “a full 65% of financings fail to return 1x capital.

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Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2013

Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate , which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. .

Software Review 69

Software Review Oregon Portland Technical Review 69

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Categories: Coding. Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code. October 17th, 2013. There are three principal ways to develop a mobile solution: native code, hybrid mobile app, mobile Web app. Despite the latter article, LinkedIn subsequently switched directions towards using more native code. Newsletter.

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Software Review HTML Web Mobile 94

Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

But by the time we ended 2015, the headlines like “ The Dangers Ahead if Tech Unicorns Get Gored (WSJ) ” and “ Regulators Look Into Mutual Funds Procedures for Valuing Startups (WSJ) “ “Unicorn” went from being a brass ring to reach for to a term used with sarcasm or derision. What happened?

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Technical Review .Net Revenue Software Review 157

Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2013

2013 is the year to kick business planning into high gear and start your own company. They don’t have to be high-tech, involve a new wonder drug, or take years of research to develop. Begin by reviewing good samples developed by others, and then create your own plan. Find an Unmet Need in a Niche You Know.

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Incubator Software Review Technical Review Business Plan 92

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

These cycles are particularly pronounced in the technology industry, where rapid innovation leads to rapid product releases, and often to rapid failures. Turns out people want their laptops to do basic things like run games, Photoshop, or work software. pound paperweight,” said the New York Times’ David Pogue in a technology review.

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Product Technical Review Software Review Green 222

YoungUpstarts

MAY 12, 2013

I will be presenting the results at the upcoming Asia Fashion Summit 2013 at the Raffles Conference and Convention Centre this month. Many retailers, recognizing just how empowered consumers have become, facilitate this desire to read product reviews, compare prices and find offers before making a purchase.

Singapore 173

Singapore Asia China Technical Review 173

www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Posted on January 31, 2013. Mostly, I sell software. ” What does “execute arbitrary code” mean? In practice, it means that you lose the server that the code is executing on.

Security 101

Security Software Review Ruby Startup 101

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

His message was that he realized he needed to move his girlfriend’s stuff into a storage facility due to apartment flooding. Shouldn’t all your storage be inventoried with photos in 2013? They built the software. The first one out even won a major tech conference award. I felt bad. In stead of saying, “Poor me.

San Diego 340

San Diego Technical Review Software Review New York 340

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. Mentorship. As You Start to Mature.

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Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 31, 2013

ReadWriteReflect offers a look back at major technology trends, products and companies of the past year. That’s what ReadWrite predicted would be the hottest of hot startups in 2013 and, for the most part, we were right. 2013 showed us new hardware built by smaller companies for what seems like the first time in a long time.

Startup 60

Startup Cofounder San Francisco Software Review 60

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Summer is always the time when large numbers of new participants in the tech ecosystem arrive and start to get their bearings. It’s also surprisingly difficult for students to get plugged-in to everything that is happening in the local tech ecosystem. Greenhorn Connect: Excellent collection of BOS tech events and resources.

Boston 71

Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Kenya and Nigeria are of a particular interest for the employers in the UK due to the high percentage of English speakers who have received bachelor’s degree or higher. Facing a high unemployment rate among graduates, Kenya encourages entrepreneurship in an effort to create more jobs in the technology sector.

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Africa Benin Seychelles Nigeria 75

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2014

The embedded presentation above is filled with valuable data on the state of the Internet and trends in technology around the world. Mary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers presented the data at the recent Code Conference. How to Outsource without the Headache | by Frank Gruber in Tech Cocktail – crowdspring.co/1hyLg7A.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Software Review 94

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

We’re looking for speakers for the 2013 Lean Startup Conference. Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”). And in any organization, they can be technical, but they can fill other roles altogether.

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Lean Technical Review Startup Software Review 165

Board Effect

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) reports that financial losses due to fraud run in the tens of billions of dollars every year. billion in healthcare fraud and abuse in 2013 alone. Set up a chart review process to examine the use and application of codes and track for certain procedures or supplies.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Programming Government 52

David Teten

MAY 29, 2013

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), ff Venture Capital, and The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York are once again co-sponsoring Flashpoint’s upcoming New York Demo Day, on Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Flashpoint is a startup accelerator at Georgia Tech. RSVP here.

New York 114

New York Georgia Technical Review Venture Capital 114

David Teten

MAY 29, 2013

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), ff Venture Capital, and The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New York are once again co-sponsoring Flashpoint’s upcoming New York Demo Day, on Friday, June 14, 2013, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM. Flashpoint is a startup accelerator at Georgia Tech. RSVP here.

New York 114

New York Georgia Technical Review Venture Capital 114

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2013

Martin – Harvard Business Review – [link]. Good reminder from Fred Wilson that your instincts should sometimes guide you when due diligence does not – [link]. Only 200 Startups Per Year End Up Mattering & Most of them Aren’t in Tech | BostInno – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2015

With the end of the 2015 fiscal year nearing, businesses may be reviewing their consolidated revenues and thinking of ways they can increase their profit margin as they enter the new fiscal year or second-half of the calendar year. Implement data software automation. Review what you purchase and from what stores you purchase it.

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Software Review Database Technical Review Community 100

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I Rejoiner spent $0 on their MVP.

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Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 78

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 12, 2022

With technology. Brennan Dunn is the co-founder of RightMessage, a software company that helps you uncover who’s on your website, what they do, and what they’re looking for from you. 4:44] When RightMessage came to be, were you just working with JavaScript coding? [5:44] 2:09] What has your journey looked like? [4:44]

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Customer Software Review Technical Review Cofounder 94