Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In the beginning of any technology revolution the technology gets ahead of the institutions designed to measure and regulate safety and standards. If these technical challenges weren’t enough for drivers to manage, these autonomous driving features are appearing at the same time that car dashboards are becoming computer displays.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. Technology is, like water, flowing and seeping into nearly every sector and eventually into most of the global economy. In 2017, Softbank rounds caught folks’ attention.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2022

However, that has rapidly changed over the years due to several factors. Shortly after this event Bitcoin became more widely known through technology blogs like Slashdot and Reddit, but struggled to gain widespread public attention until 2011. Bitcoin has been called a revolutionary technology by many, due to its innovative nature.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

The rise of technology has invited a fall in consumer trust. As the regulations that govern the internet evolve and threaten the safety of online users’ personal information, more and more individuals are engaging the digital world with increasing suspicion and hesitance. Post Customer Reviews. Customers Demand SSL Reassurance.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti at Upfront Summit, February 2017 I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2020

However, you must first review the requirements and ensure that you get your business immigration and relevant documentation right and polished to acceptable (industry or trade) standards. Let’s review their areas of expertise. Unlike other countries, the process of starting your business in Canada is simple and straightforward.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In 2018, venture capital investments in Latin America doubled for the second consecutive year, according to LAVCA’s Annual Review of Tech Investment in Latin America. Here’s a look at three factors fueling investor interest in Colombia’s technology startups. Colombia is an attractive market for technology companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Some investors are all about making money, while others care more about changing the world, advancing technology, or curing a disease that has ravaged their family. Obstacles are abundant, including the scarcity of warm introductions, enough traction to satisfy investors, and unending due diligence requirements.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2017

In February, 1869, a letter to the editor of the New York Times questioned why female government employees were not paid the same as male counterparts. Fast forward to 2017 and a lack of diversity in the workplace remains an issue. Access to More A-players. A recent study from Harvard Business School’s U.S.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Eric Budd: Tech-savvy new urbanist wants younger voices in Boulder politics. The post Profiles on 2017 Boulder City Council Candidates appeared first on Feld Thoughts. Following are excellent profiles from interviews with each of them that I encourage you to read to get to know them, and their viewpoints, better.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 10, 2017

The prevailing thinking then was that the cryptocurrency market was going to be a winner-takes-all race due to the strong network effects around mining. Bitcoin, and the underlying blockchain technology, never developed a strong use case besides storing value. And, most thought that Bitcoin would emerge as the winner in this race.

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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%! The alcohol industry is governed at both the federal and state level. It’s important that you know and abide by all existing federal laws governing beer and alcohol. by Katie Lundin of crowdspring.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. 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. What are the most common skills in each category?

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

In spite of this, the federal government has kept doing business with the startup, saving it from certain doom. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the financial situation of Canoo as well as the efforts that the company is making to collaborate with the federal government. However, the outlook is not good.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 18, 2019

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2017 Member Safety Survey, 44% of female agents and one in four male agents have experienced a situation in the past year that made them fear for their safety or the safety of their personal information. Here’s a look at six technologies agents can use to help keep them safe.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 2, 2019

Female entrepreneurship has been on a steady rise in the United States, with the number of women-owned businesses nearly doubling between 1997 and 2017. The following are sources of free information, training, counseling, and/or technical assistance to help women entrepreneurs start, expand, and sustain their own businesses.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2019

In 2016, the FBI found that $19 million in real estate transactions were “diverted or attempted to be diverted” by bad actors, and that amount increased to practically $1 billion in 2017 — a 5,163 percent increase in just one year. One possible explanation is that people rely solely on technology to protect them.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 15, 2019

For centuries, people have relied on banks or some equivalent of government-backed institutions that are designed to safeguard their assets. And then there is blockchain technology. With blockchain technology, every interaction is between the end-users who communicate with each other directly. An Evolution is Taking Place.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2020

The competitions were typically sponsored by large companies, governments, and research institutes. In 2017, Kaggle was acquired by Google. If you don’t code however, no worries—this isn’t a technical post. Scan the results, review the dataset quality scores, interestingness scores, and short descriptions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2017

The business leaders who create real technology paradigm shifts, or have changed the world of commerce, don’t advertise their failures, but they still feel them. They tried to make traffic signals intelligent way back in the early ‘70s, but found out that it takes more than technology to change government bureaucracies.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2017

FinTech players are increasingly becoming an important part of the fabric of Africa’s financial services ecosystem and the leading banks on the continent are now more urgently seeking to harness technology innovations, collaborate with FinTech start‐ups, and create a platform to scale much faster – to make digital financial services pay.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Often, marketing creativity encounters technical limitations. Age 18+, June 2017. In any case, you need to see past the shiny objects in web design pitches and know how PWA technology will (or won’t) help you achieve your marketing goals. A web page can load only so fast. UX is constrained by browsers. What are PWAs?

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

One of the greatest threats to long-term success is when companies aren’t vigilant enough about responding to the changes in their market—whether it’s by failing to spot product or channel fatigue, acknowledge new competition, make needed updates to products or marketing adjustments in a timely fashion, or embrace new technology coming online.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses. Bigfoot Capital.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 31, 2018

In 2017, Austin City Council passed the Smart Cities Strategic Roadmap. The nonprofit Austin Tech Alliance (ATA) noted that the city would need to move past paper-driven processes to fully benefit from smart city opportunities. As a rapidly growing tech hub, Austin has no shortage of experts.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

The biggest week of the year for tech and startups in Austin, Texas as South by Southwest (SXSW) descends upon the city from March 19–15. Bose will be demonstrating the new technology to app and device developers in a fun, informative setting. There are a zillion things to do, both official and unofficial?—?so Did I miss something?

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Moat, the biggest exit out of the bunch, was sourced when I met Mike Walrath at a tech event. It’s been incredibly difficult for both professional and personal reasons—and if I hadn’t met my wife Aja in late 2017, this would have all been a pretty dismal time, to be honest. Let’s start with my fundraising timeline.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2018

They were in fact pressured by time as in the agreement it was highlighted that he would need to pay a $50 million bill and the South Australian government will possess the battery for free. However, in 2017 it was the nirvana year for this battery. NASA has begun researching since 2015 due to the apparent limitations.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

All I have access to is just a cursory review of their digital existence. You can still put together a quick dashboard that will allow Jim and Bob to do a quick review of the data and make smarter decisions about how to invest their limited budget on digital upgrades. You take advantage of them by living in 2017!

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In Mexico’s 2015 elections , citizens’ responses to the governing party ads were often recorded without their knowledge. Neuromarketing isn’t the only way to gain tacit influence over consumer behavior (or government policy). And the privacy debates surrounding online advertising suggest that technology will keep outpacing regulation.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto SXSW Report on Trust: Gov’t, Tech & Media with WP Engine CEO Heather Brunner Join the legendary Dan Rather, Heather Brunner (WP Engine), Jess Clifton (Edelman Digital), moderator Richard Edelman and host Hugh Forrest (SXSW). tech, film, music, publishing, etc.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 18, 2018

In 2017 the CIR was €6 billion. You can go to VAT Global to review them. The level of education, as well as online services that are offered by the French government, are also highly ranked. Favorable Business Environment. France Is An e-Administration Leader. France is ranked 4th in telecommunication infrastructure.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

For more information, visit atxstartupcrawl.com SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator) SXSW Pitch is the official SXSW platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. The SXSW Startup Crawl!

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thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The SEC has been pursuing enforcement action for the past couple of years in wake of the ICO boom and bust of 2017. Block.one’s relatively small fine given its massive raise, in my view, is not too dissimilar from the small fines that tech giants Facebook, Google and others have paid due to privacy violations.

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Kodorra

JANUARY 4, 2019

When it comes to fundraising the blockchain way, you might get lost with ever-changing technology advancement coupled with roller-coaster market sentiment rides. million in 2017. Due to its simplicity to set up, the cost is obviously lower than IEO and STO. Evolution in blockchain can be a double-edged sword.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

August 20, 2017: This is another in my series of posts all leading up to a book on Startup Decision Making. There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. Board and Governance issues arise from day one in most startups.

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