Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For example, the development of reusable rocket technology by SpaceX and Amazon, who could not match NASA supplier budgets, has opened huge new opportunities in space travel and exploration. This also applies to key customers as well as strategic partners. Solicit partners with complementary strengths.

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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. This enabled Torch to evolve with China’s rapidly global economy. – The Torch Program. Innovation Clusters. It has become China’s Silicon Valley.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

In these days of global competition via multiple channels, you need continuous marketing to find more customers. Trade shows and conferences can produce hundreds of new qualified leads for your business, as well as build relationships with industry leaders, outsourcing vendors, and potential partners. They won’t find you.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

He couldn’t have imagined power users would be global political figures, dictatorships, small factions of people standing up to the Iranian army or every sports figure & celebrity in the world. ” So other partners at the firm might sling mud at your ideas as you go for approval on an investment. Lots of it.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

The largest ones are Alibaba, Global Sources, DHgate, EC21, Tradekey, Asia Trade Hub, and go4WorldBusiness. Global Sources, once listed in Bermuda and now owned by the private equity giant Blackstone, has been active in Hong Kong since the 1970s and focuses on trade in and out of the former British colony. B2B Marketplaces in Asia.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Sim Local also partners with local network providers in over 150 countries, meaning that consumers can access the best value deals whether its a weekend away or a global adventure. Ness Digital Engineering, a global full-service life cycle company, is spearheading a new approach that aims to address these challenges.

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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. Technology is great, but high-tech major-step-forward solutions are not the answer to all our change challenges.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 7, 2025

Kudos Mor Peretz and team CaPow on your $15M series A to help robot companies with your wireless charging technology that eliminates downtime and boosts fleet efficiency! NEW APPOINTMENTS Big congrats Iren Reznikov on joining Vintage Investment Partners as a Partner! in funding and a combined valuation of $4.6T. in Feb, U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

He became a VC at London-based Benchmark Europe (now Balderton) and then CEO of Endemol, a large multibillion media company best known for creating & owning global franchises for Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and other unscripted television. billion deal to Disney. Ynon & I first discussed Maker in early 2012.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

Conventional wisdom says that technology is propelling the disruption that is roiling the markets. This often means mergers and acquisitions, incremental innovation, marketing, and global expansion – which, over the long-term, only widen the gulf between the company and its customers. But this belief is dead wrong.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

After helping build the first Ethernet switch startup, I was attracted by Asynchronous Transfer Mode 25Mbit/sec technology, (ATM25) which was 2.5x The result: great success of my third startup, a load balancing technology for web servers back in the late 1990’s. faster than Ethernet and ran data but plus voice and video.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

Amazon Corporate Development – Notable acquisitions include Whole Foods ($13.7B), smart doorbell system Ring ($1.2B, 2018) and autonomous mobility technology Zoox ($1.2bn). The Alexa Fund also provides up to $200 million in venture capital funding to fuel voice technology innovation. AI startups in the Alexa Fund portfolio.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Over the past decade, advancing technologies and social consciousness have been causing unprecedented and exciting shifts in every sector of the economy, not just the tertiary.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With the continuous advances in technology, it’s easier than ever for businesses to get work done remotely. While technology continues advancing at a rapid pace, we’re also adopting more creative ways to utilize this technology, giving people and businesses access to more opportunity in so many different areas. It’s a win-win.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2020

by Rod Robertson, Managing Partner of Briggs Capital and author of “ Winning at Entrepreneurship: Insiders’ Tips on Buying, Building, and Selling Your Own Business “ While news of vaccines on the horizon signal hope, some analysts think a sizable chunk of the U.S. Remote workers can’t afford to coast.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

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?”. This article originally appeared in the Harvard Business Review. What can a company do?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 24, 2024

Partnering with reliable fulfillment services can significantly impact your bottom line by ensuring fast and reliable shipping. Optimizing Fulfillment Costs and Operations To reduce costs and improve operations for Amazon sellers, focus on sourcing materials smartly, leveraging Amazon’s network, and using advanced technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

We have all seen examples of new ventures that fail , despite large infusions of venture capital, and high-potential new technologies. Good entrepreneurs can make a success from almost any business idea, through a following of partners and customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. From a technology perspective our journey is nowhere near over. Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =. more than 5 years ago?—?and

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

The move to remote work forced quick adoption of cloud technology and tools that were once having difficulties selling to large corporates, saw explosive growth – from Zoom to Hopin, new unicorns were born in record time. billion gamers worldwide will help the global games market generate revenues of $189.3

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

IML’s Expertise in Global Medical Device Marketplace Drives Five Year Record Growth. The enterprise focuses on bringing the best global medical partners to the U.S. New Offering of DEKA Laser Accessories for Surgical Scar Revision. medical marketplace since 2011, has announced its industry expansion. medical community.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2024

From conducting market research to forging strategic alliances, we’ll cover critical elements necessary for thriving in the global market. Leveraging Technology for International Expansion Technology is essential to facilitating global corporate expansion. Clear agreements ensure smooth collaborations.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2014

Or a partner defects with your top client. Along with several partners, I’ve built two thriving companies: Direct Mail Express (which now employs over 400 people) and Response Mail Express (which was eventually sold to an equity fund, Huron Capital Partners). Treating technology as a magic bullet.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

So is John Rice, the head of Global Operations along with CFO Jeffrey Bornstein. In 2015 Trian Partners, an activist investor, bought $2.5 And now Immelt is now the ex-CEO, and Trian Partners just a got a seat on the GE board. GE’s gross margin was 21% last year, compared with 28% at United Technologies and 30% at Siemens.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As the chairman of Dar Al Arkan , Sheikh Yousef Al Shelash is leading the Saudi Arabia-based property development company into the future by embracing cutting-edge technology. The developer partnered with the Construction of Buildings on Demand (COBOD) enterprise to bring 3D printed homes to its Shams Ar Riyadh project.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

It’s becoming increasingly important for every business to have at least basic technology to run daily operations in the current day society. Despite the glowing positive side of it, technology also has negative implications on business, especially in this cyber-crime era. Photo Credit: Todd Ramiln. 4- Business runs efficiently.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

On the other hand, everyone is doing it, so that means more competition, and the market and technology are changing faster than ever before. These days you can create a C-corp or LLC online quickly at a low cost, to serve you well in signing partners, intellectual property, investors, and revenue.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

As entrepreneurs with a passion for helping others, they’ve built a company that is vastly accelerating the ability to deliver healthcare to the most needy global communities. Her work has been commended in leading industry publications and gives her unique strategic insights into the global healthcare ecosystem.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

He’s one of those rare people that after every meeting you have with him you feel like you have much more insight into the future of the technology industry than before your conversation began. He travelled tirelessly to clients, data partners and to the UK to make sure the global organization was synchronized.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Businesses may benefit from India’s talent pool and technical advances by partnering with them. They provide access to India’s trained employees and technology. Their team blends technological knowledge with innovative ideas. They possess expertise in diverse technologies and platforms.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The Perfect Storm.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2024

12:50): How have you adapted TransPerfect to meet changing global trends? John (07:00): Well, and you were kind of pre-internet, a pre global economy mean, so you needed people all over the world, and they were not as easy to find as they are today. I mean, there was no technology. We created technology solutions. (14:27):

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

It’s a $1T+ global industry undergoing tectonic shifts. Examples include pop-up retail experiences like what Bulletin is doing, or efforts by large brands to partner with startups like 19 th Amendment to experiment with different direct-to-consumer models.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

Investing in automation technologies like smart locks and security systems enhances facility security while improving operational efficiency by reducing manual intervention. If you lack the time or resources to handle all these aspects in-house, consider partnering with a reputable self-storage management company.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

1/mo means you can’t afford customer service and it must incrementally free to run the technology behind it, both of which have implications for the sort of product you have to build (e.g. This is often B2C because the value is in quantity of customers, and there’s 100x more consumers than businesses. $1/mo

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