Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

In addition to goodwill justified by a great leader and an outstanding team, investors will use their due diligence process to assess the organizational structure and effectiveness as well. They look for the use of talent analytics, such as productivity per employee, as well as the practices and attitude toward employee satisfaction.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops into a quantum technology company offered insightful career transition advice for those leaving her agency. Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to the private sector. Due to length, I’ve broken it up into a three-part series.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups. You also can’t just take private sector ideas and overlay them on local government.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2023

In 2022, we saw unusual supply constraints — lingering post-coronavirus supply chain issues, a persistently tight labor market , and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — converge with high demand — partly fueled by heavy government stimulus during the first two years of the pandemic.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2025

Expanding a business can be quite challenging due to its complexities. Let’s delve into how this innovative technology can be advantageous for enterprises aiming for growth. Centralized Management of Information Having all information in one place is a benefit of using entity management software.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2014

2) Online - easy to navigate website which minimises technical jargon, animated menus, and other distracting clutter. Towards the end of the book, the authors urge employers and governments alike to make their workplaces and cities more age-friendly to cater to ageing workers and citizens. Highly recommended.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Most traditional, bricks-and-mortar businesses have substantial, often enormous hard assets, such as raw materials and supplies, work-in-process, inventory, manufacturing equipment, real estate and more, as well as armies of employees. Tech startups are at the other extreme. Instagram is a textbook example.) Intellectual property.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Heralding a new era of digital transformation, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are being infused exponentially into the world around us. Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 11, 2013

The previous post described how China built its science and technology infrastructure. This post is about the how the Chinese government engineered technology clusters. Of all the Chinese government programs, the Torch Program is the one program that kick-started Chinese high-tech innovation and startups.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

I was invited to Finland as part of Stanford’s Engineering Technology Venture Program partnership with Aalto University. Toxic Business Press and Contradictory Government Incentives. While the government says they love startups, the first thing they did this year is raise the capital gains tax. Part 1 can be found here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

In the US, a nonprofit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Personal loans from individuals, employees and board members. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues. Government grants. Private endowments.

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Angel Investor Equity Technical Review Exit Strategy 327

The Startup Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

Modern technology has made it possible for fleet managers to optimize operations, streamline vehicle acquisition, and leverage telematics innovations to their advantage. By adopting advanced technologies and data-driven strategies, companies can optimize their fleet operations and stay ahead of the competition.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Management Software Review 157

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Before you act, shut up and listen to employees, customers, and futurists.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review Metrics 252

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2019

Do you find it hard to maintain or start tech support services for your business? Information technology or IT is a crucial tool in today’s digital era. All businesses, big or small, should have their technical support department. This is often due to many factors, like having no resources and knowledge about IT.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

He seemed to ignore the fact that hungry people rarely have money, and governments are very unpredictable customers. Unless you have a co-founder or two with the business skills to complement your technical ones, you need a friendly Advisory Board. What you learn will apply to employees.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 9, 2011

Over the past few years, I’ve spent some time thinking about how the government can help entrepreneurship. It started with my role as the co-chairman of the Colorado Governors Innovation Council which was my first involvement in any formal way with any government initiative. Investment : Focus investment in university research.

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Board Effect

JULY 19, 2021

Whether you take a broad or a narrow approach to the difference between governance and management, the differences are specific and distinct. The Role of Governance. The board of directors takes on the role of governance. The board of directors takes on the role of governance. Board and Governance.

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Government Management Technical Review Software Review 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A critical stage for most first-time entrepreneurs is getting their idea developed into at least a prototype to validate their technology. Acquiring seed-stage funding is admittedly tough, but a source that I find often overlooked is government grant funding, accessible in the U.S. The approval process is long and bureaucratic.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2016

In a flash of brilliance, we took our dial-up filter technology and built a software product that would run on any computer regardless of its Internet connection type. The best part was that it was a blind review. We did projects with the Australian Federal Government and McAfee. We had to pivot if we were going to survive.

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Software Review Technical Review Due Diligence Startup 188

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of every small business CEO in the country must be spinning. There are certainly some people who are publicly saying that VC-backed businesses shouldn’t take government money.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This is due to the growth of entrepreneurship, which continues to boom. Excessive or unexplained payments, under reported income, ghost employees and unsubstantiated debt are a few situations requiring forensic investigation. No one wants a governing body storming their offices to review the books.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Securities and Exchange Commission Due Diligence Reputation 174

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2013

Policies governing employee behaviour, account management, content, security, and legal issues should also be implemented. Monthly brand voice reviews should also be conducted. Do also develop documents for listening, channels, resources, and content. Adequate training is a must for the social media team.

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Technical Review Social Media SEM SCRUM 159

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Cloud computing has become a buzzword in the recent years, with numerous companies providing the technology to enable organizations to access applications over a network to remote computing sites. Governments adopting the use of the Cloud. by Yi Ning Lim, marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign. Cloud Security Concerns.

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Cloud Asia Government Mobile 223

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. GE’s gross margin was 21% last year, compared with 28% at United Technologies and 30% at Siemens.

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David Teten

MARCH 31, 2012

I’m exceptionally excited to announce that I’m now Chairman and lead investor with some other angels in a new company, Spright Governance Inc. Spright is a spinoff of the Singaporean government, which will leverage their proven expertise and technology to run other cities, states, and nations globally. at $47,568.

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Government Singapore New York City Non-Compete 154

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2012

Ending his book on a delightful note with “beer and free lunches”, Ariely proposes that businesses, governments and social institutions could design products and services that help people to make better decisions.

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Technical Review Salary Government Demand 164

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2011

During the Forum, Cloud Computing was highlighted as the number one technology priority for companies in 2012. However, it is interesting to note that Cloud Computing in Asia will not evolve in the same way as the Western market due to the eagerness of Asia’s CIOs and business leaders to take the lead in adopting the latest IT innovations.

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Asia Cloud Software Review China 222

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Your job as a business owner should be to put the welfare of your employees at the top of your priorities and improve workplace safety. Train employees to handle workplace challenges. Reviewing and improving work procedures will do a great deal of heavy lifting in improving workplace safety. Let employees have regular breaks.

Software Review 173

Software Review Technical Review Employee Government 173

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review. With fewer than 10 employees but almost $2-billion dollars in the bank, they plan on jumping right in. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. Both companies and government agencies struggle with how to deliver innovation at speed.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

ReadWriteStart

MAY 7, 2021

Right from the costs, several openings to creating an experience to retain your best employees, everything is important. If you look at the market, right now — there’s a huge opportunity for start-ups to showcase that they can offer a lot more than just paychecks to their employees. Recruitment remains powerful, always.

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Hiring Technical Review Software Review Startup 159

Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. 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?”. to stifle competition.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2011

In the US, a non-profit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Personal loans from individuals, employees and board members. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues. Government grants. Private endowments.

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Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy Equity 238

VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

In this posts I review the potential risks for the Israeli tech ecosystem and the mitigating factors that counter some of them. According to the 2021 Tech Review report by IVC , Israeli tech startups attracted a record of $25.6 Israeli tech investments 2015-2021 (source: IVC ). What comes next? China: $104.4

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Israel Technical Review Lock-up Period South Korea 158

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

In the US, a nonprofit is technically any company who qualifies as tax exempt through IRS Section 501(c). Personal loans from individuals, employees and board members. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues. Government grants. Private endowments.

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Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 235

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2014

by Lawrence Garvin, Head Geek and technical product marketing manager at SolarWinds. Data sets have enlarged due to additional information derived from analysis of a single large set of related data, as compared to separate smaller sets with the same total amount of data. For many problems and questions, small data in itself is enough.

Small Business 165

Small Business Technical Review Software Review Analytics 165

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 10, 2017

Today’s enterprise IT organizations are once again experiencing a massive upheaval due to pressure from employee forces. Just think of the turmoil caused by the dawning of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) era, with employees demanding to use their beloved, personal mobile phones or tablets for work. It’s a familiar story.

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Government Technical Review Asia Japan 113

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. companies, more sensitivity around technology IP and security.

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