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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. Tesla – current valuation $50 billion – sells cars directly through its own distribution channel.

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7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

Products requiring changes to government regulations. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. Huge investments are also required to ramp up manufacturing, build a distribution network, and provide the support infrastructure. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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15 Unexpected Costs of Cutting Your Nonprofit Board Portal Software

Board Effect

One of those decisions might be around discontinuing your board portal software to save money on technology costs. Insecure Internal Communication If board members are using non-secure communication tools such as email or messenger apps, there’s the potential for sensitive information to be distributed where it shouldn’t be.

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20 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Industry With The Most Optimist Future

Hearpreneur

Technology has proved to have a great driver of the rise of ‘future industries’ and those that were previously seen to be tech-proof. 2-Technology. The upcoming decade 2020-2030 is going to be the decade of the Technology Industry, some experts coined the TECHADE. Trends that could spur investments in Technology.

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Is the Future of Healthcare a Telehealth Company for Every Condition?

View from Seed

Telemedicine is game-changing as it opens up the possibility of addressing a national market, so long as you have a network of providers licensed to practice in specific states. Historically, the healthcare market has been regional, limited by the in-person nature of care delivery. Why is 2021 Different.

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The Future of Networking

Ben's Blog

Major technology platforms tend to last about 25 to 30 years. When I was a young man in 1990, I designed and deployed Silicon Graphics’ first wide area network using technology from a little known networking startup called Cisco Systems. I’ve seen the future and it will be. I’ve seen the future and it works.