Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Scale Horizontally (or “scale out”): Add more nodes to a system, such as adding a new computer to a distributed software application. My entire world functions as a large and wide distributed network. Techstars Mobility (Detroit). In addition, embedded in the Techstars growth model is a horizontal scaling strategy.

South Africa 70

South Africa Vertical Los Angeles Minneapolis 70

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

An excellent example of a social enterprise is The Empowerment Plan —an organization that hires people currently living in homeless shelters to create a combination winter coat, sleeping bag, and over-the-shoulder bag, which is then distributed to the homeless of Detroit free of charge. Given that of all existing U.S.

Rhode Island 107

Rhode Island North Dakota Louisiana Vermont 107

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

It’s a repeatable model that we’ve been able to apply globally to everything from autonomous vehicles to drug discovery. First, we built relationships with 10+ colleges, getting distribution rights to their students. This was with the companies who wanted to hire them. Thanks to Chris Chancey, Amplio Recruiting ! #21-

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Ireland LLC Kansas 78

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 1, 2015

They helped to globalize their innovation cycle and tap foreign expertise and resources. Silicon Valley, Herzliya in Israel, Zhongguancun for software and Shenzen for hardware in China are examples of technology clusters, but so was Detroit for cars, Hollywood for movies, Milan for fashion.).

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Incubator Israel 120

Haystack

JULY 20, 2018

Of the 23 funds listed here, 13 are in the Bay Area, 3 in NYC, 3 in Boston, 2 in LA, and one each in Detroit, Seattle, Toronto, Waterloo, Indianapolis, and Fargo, North Dakota. Global and Local. and seen the rise of absolute juggernauts with deeply global ambitions such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi.

San Francisco 116

San Francisco Silicon Valley Seattle Venture Capital 116