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6 Steps To Move From Inspiration To Business Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

I love good causes and social entrepreneurs, but a recent pitch to me about eliminating world hunger with a new product (harvesting algae at low cost) seemed to forget that really hungry people don’t have any money. Even a non-profit needs income to operate. Build a credible business implementation plan to quantify costs.

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Investing Outside The Bay Area

Haystack

When I began investing a little over five years ago, it felt like the conventional wisdom was that one had to invest in the Bay Area to harvest venture-like returns. I believe this is an important post for both founders and investors in the Bay Area and outside the Bay Area to read carefully. On the ground, I am seeing more hybrid solutions.

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The Quantum Technology Ecosystem – Explained

Steve Blank

In contrast classical computers have very low error rates and operate at room temperature. A quantum network’s value comes from its ability to distribute entanglement. Quantum Cryptography/Quantum Key Distribution. Securing and validating Quantum Key Distribution is hard and it’s only one part of a cryptographic system.

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How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions

Mucker Lab

The expected lull between “seed” and “harvest”. So when an investment thesis becomes popular, when a new technology becomes available, when a new media consumption platform becomes dominant, if we believe in the trend, we have to “seed” an investment within the first three years and hope to “harvest” 5–10 years later.

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Want to Give Your Business a Quick and Easy Boost?

Growthink Blog

So as to reap a financial harvest and windfall. Many distribution, manufacturing, and service businesses fit this description. We will know just like a public company does what we need to do - financially, strategically, culturally - to attain our dreamed of financial harvest. This is really a simple and straightforward goal.

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Unlocking Financial Potential: Understanding Registered Investment Advisor Services

The Startup Magazine

Unlike brokers who often operate on a commission-based structure, RIAs are typically compensated through fees based on assets under management (AUM), aligning their financial incentives with the long-term success of their clients’ investments.

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Leading Edge or Bleeding Edge: The Make or Break Difference

Up and Running

Most successful business plans entail launching a new product, service, or distribution outlet that attacks existing market competitors on what military planners would term an exposed flank. Multi-touch existed in Apple’s labs and low power consuming microprocessors were coming out that could handle a complex, PC-like operating system.