Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2020

The biggest complaint I hear from fellow investors is that startup founders often talk way too long, and neglect to cover the most relevant points. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Lead with facts, but skip the details.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

It’s amazing how fast your startup will outgrow your garage or home office. Every startup I know, in this changing world, has incurred delays and strategy pivots before they zero-in on the best customer solution and business model. It helps to also have your plan reviewed and critiqued by an experienced advisor in the same industry.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Israeli startups have gained international recognition as cutting-edge enterprises with game-changing potential. While Silicon Valley remains a hub of technological innovation, it is not the only hi-tech enclave where big ideas are brought to the fore in the commercial arena. Intezer.com. oz-code.com.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Being connected through technology has brought about a new consumer market: a digital one. As we approach 2019, you should seriously consider if you have what it takes to develop a social media management service. Technological eCommerce Business Ideas. You can definitely count on the continued development of technology.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As you may already know, I’ve always been a fan of startup landscapes. For previous editions, check out these posts from July 2021 , July 2020 and May 2019. Metaverse tech. Our team at Remagine ventures created the first landscape of Israeli startups building the Metaverse. InsurTech – Insurance + tech.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

According to the State of European Tech 2019 report by Atomico, European AI companies raised $4.9 billion in 2019 alone. State of Euorpean Tech 2019, AI investments. Several Israeli startups understood there is a potential market in monitoring AI performance and are tackling this market.

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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. And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. 6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

To keep up with all the upcoming innovations coming our way, let’s dive into the top 5 technologies to look forward to in 2020. IoT Technology. These devices shall be embedded with a kind of sensor, software, or technology to connect and exchange data. How is IoT Technology changing the World? What is IoT?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2019

If you listen primarily to the popular press, you could easily be convinced that all successful startup businesses are built by one smart person, such as Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook, or Jeff Bezos at Amazon. Solo or autocratic entrepreneurs usually don’t survive, due to required skills and a workload far beyond the capacity of a single human.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

When you start with an honest and diligent effort to determine the truth of your situation, the right decisions often become self-evident.” — Jim Collins , author of Good to Great. In this post I’ll focus on benchmarking resources for seed and series A in the following three categories: SaaS B2C / Consumer apps Deep tech.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

2019 may have been a bad year for some and to others, it was a great year. In the last few days of 2019, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- 2019 has been a year of growth for my business! 2019 was full of transformative development for Intellifluence.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 31, 2020

Venture capital investment is one of the top places startups look out for when seeking funding for their business alongside other popular options like angel investing and crowdfunding. In the same vein, various technological innovations such as artificial intelligence have made VC funding easier and less biased.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Insurtech refers to technological innovations in insurance companies. Tech increases savings and efficiency through artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. Insurtech is a play on the words “insurance” and “technology,” like other industries that have been digitized. The Use of AI Technology. Bottom Line.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This message, usually called your elevator pitch, should be a short and compelling description of your your startup, that can be delivered with conviction in the time it takes to ride up an elevator with a potential investor or partner. If your strength is technology, find a partner who can complement you with marketing and financial skills.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

For medtech startups hard at work on innovative products, new FDA regulations could present challenges in 2019. With forthcoming updates in mind, medtech startups should seek support in establishing compliance and ensuring new products will meet rigorous FDA standards. Source: Pexels. Honing In On LDTs. Computing Concerns.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/27/2019. Where is this effort on your priority list?

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 16, 2018

Startups have popped up left and right to show off their innovative new tools, and Google — the tech giant above all tech giants — now claims to be a machine learning company. Thanks to strides in natural language processing and other tech advances, the long-awaited arrival of machine learning is finally here.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

In an effort to support startups looking for capital and mentorship, The Startup Magazine is supporting American Electric Power in the launch of its IlluminationLAB global innovation program for technology entrepreneurs. We encourage all startups to consider applying to this rewarding startup accelerator.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2019

Examples include the Theranos failure brought about by Elizabeth Holmes’ inability to work with her team, the early Apple setback due to differences between Steve Jobs and John Sculley, and the travails of Uber under Travis Kalanick. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/06/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

They want ongoing conversations, not just annual reviews. With modern technology, employees communicate constantly with people who count, and expect their managers to do the same. Annual reviews alone have never worked as a substitute for regular feedback on things done well, and not so well. Meet team members on their own turf.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The business environment began to change dramatically after the 2019 pandemic. Now small businesses and startups have to compete with large corporations that have weathered the crisis of 2019 and know the secrets of attracting buyers. Digital technologies have made life easier for people, and today, you can even buy food online.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Q4 2019 was a busy quarter for us, and here’s some select news on the Version One family. Congratulations to Manny Medina and everyone at Outreach , which was named the Fourth Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™. Happy New Year! Let’s ride the momentum into 2020! seed round.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

In my experience as an advisor to entrepreneurs, business startup founders most often point to a shortage of funds as the primary cause of their startup failure. In fact, this problem is so common among business startups, that is has been tagged with the name “ founder’s syndrome ” or “ founderitis.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2019

Every ad, every review, or lack of one, tells a story about how much you care, and what customer experience one might expect. Even if your town never seems to change, there are always changes in trends, people, and technology. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01-07-2019.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 23, 2019

Our startup, TempaGoGo , a comparison website for temporary agency recruitment, won 3 awards within 6 months, including the Innovator of the Year award from Hounslow Chamber of Commerce , in partnership with Heathrow. Early-stage startups might want to consider local opportunities first before plunging into national awards!

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

Second, it could provide a boost to the local tech sector. In addition, the launch of NFT trading could provide a boost to the local tech sector. The development of new technology is always a major driver of economic growth, and Serbia’s tech sector is already one of the most dynamic in the world.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

We spent a lot of time in bio/healthcare and crypto/blockchain in 2018 and will continue the trend in 2019…. Now as projects are developing, it is clear that blockchain technology is still in the early stages. In addition, our existing startups in this space continue to do well. See you in 2019! Crypto/blockchain.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The value of startup landscapes is in curating a vertical category, and showcasing the various themes and startups in one area. Readers of VC Cafe know that I passionately collect Israeli startup maps. You can find the previous editions from Q1-Q2 2022 , July 2021 , July 2020 and May 2019.I’ll

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Whether your company is a startup or a mature business, the last thing you need in the office is a toxic work culture. Yet, according to a recent study , more than half of tech employees see their current office culture as toxic. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02-04-2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2019

A refrain I often hear from technology entrepreneurs to investors is that their product or solution is so innovative that it will cause a “paradigm shift” in the industry. Due to qualms of customers and governments, he sold less than 30,000 of the devices over the next five years.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2018

The Startup Magazine caught up with Tsewang Wangkang and Frederick Szydlowski , co-founders of the Embargo App, an app that helps both venues and patrons enjoy their bar and restaurant experiences with an effective loyalty and customer engagement program. TV Presenter Naomi Isted Reviews Embargo App Features.

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VC Cafe

MAY 28, 2020

This brings back into the spotlight the technologies of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Given it eliminates distance, travel time and costs, “this technology will likely stick around long after COVID-19 fears pass,” according to the Forbes article. Indeed, some AR/VR startup founders are especially optimistic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Based on my experience and data from the field, over seventy-five percent of new startups fail, even with venture backing. Thus, I’m more impressed with entrepreneurs who ask me to review their implementation plan, rather than listen again to their idea. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/21/2019.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Latin American startup scene is attracting more and more attention and investments. 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. Colombia is an attractive market for technology companies.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In an effort to support startups looking for capital and mentorship, The Startup Magazine is supporting Volvo Financial Services in its launch of its iLabX global innovation program for technology entrepreneurs. We encourage all startups to consider applying to this rewarding startup accelerator. 02 May 2019.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The upcoming 2019 is thought to be a year of improvements and innovations. And one of such expectations is the release of 5G that is waited in the spring 2019. The main features and future benefits were discussed and presented at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2018 in Maui that was held from 4 up to 6 December. What is 5G?

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David Teten

DECEMBER 2, 2019

You’ve decided to launch a technology-enabled startup with a positive social impact! I’m now researching non-dilutive funding for Action Tank , a startup I’m gestating to “Make America Functional Again”. I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks. Aspen Tech Policy Hub.

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