ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I presented to thousands of entrepreneurs, talked to 17 startups, gave 12 lectures, had nine interviews, chatted with eight VC's, sat on four panels, talked policy with two government ministers, two members of parliament, one head of a public pension fund and was in one TV documentary. A government that's trying to help, but gets in the way.

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Gust

DECEMBER 6, 2011

A medical device company, on the other hand, may need cash resources to pay for FDA testing, designing the prototype, manufacturing the product, establishing an inventory of the devices and establishing marketing and sales channels for the products. Government Grants. $3 US Government. Copyright BillPayne.com 2011.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

At a tactical level, companies can improve their customer segmentation and personalize marketing and sales experiences. While test subjects were shown video clips and still pictures from a consultative sales process, their brain activation was monitored to measure engagement. A virtual reality walkthrough of a hypothetical bank layout.

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. They had a great managment team, A list VCs, great technology, excellent sales traction and market leadership in a very exciting space.

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Steve Blank

MAY 29, 2019

Philip Bouchard : You’ve started teaching at Berkeley since 2002, Columbia in 2003 and at Stanford since 2011. The only hard part about it, is to get well-defined problems from sponsors in the local city or government agency that you offer to students. Building an entrepreneurship ecosystem. What prompted these insights?

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David Teten

MAY 16, 2011

I’m excited about the program below on “Investing in Intellectual Capital: Intellectual Capital: Patents, Trademarks, Domain Names, Litigation, Government Rights, and other Intangible Assets” Click here to make a reservation. Joe Chernesky, Vice President and General Manager of Global Licensing Sales, Intellectual Ventures.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

To compare the two, in 2011 U.S. By comparison, in 2011 Chinese VC’s invested $13 billion in all deals. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. China now has plenty of both.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

Georgiades (Zumper): I started working on Zumper seriously in the summer between my first and second years at HBS (2011), supported by generous HBS startup grants. We raised $400K seed round at the end of October of my second year. We thought that if we had built the best product, everything else would come easy. On Harvard Business School.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2014

This type of loan is unrelated to physical damage; this is about the cost of being closed and losing sales. The Canadian government has its own federal loan programs in the event of a disaster. Let’s take a look at the specific types of disaster loans provided by the SBA: Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs).

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2016

government could not use the All Writs Act of 1789 to force Apple to produce data connected to an iPhone seized in connection with a drug case. The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides a wealth of information on privacy , including articles and links to government sites. Privacy goes hand in hand with protecting consumer data.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 22, 2013

We spend more online than other nations too - projected to be 25% of retail sales by 2016, 2x the level of Germany, our nearest competitor. There is strong government support for startups in the UK - ranging from world leading tax schemes like EIS to the entrepreneur's via to strong support for the east London tech cluster.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

and then crashed to $15 in 2011. It was associated with criminal activity, hacks, online drug sales, terrorism and more. Proximity to Washington DC was going to be key for US government customers and the heart of finance was in New York so it made sense to set up shop there. How did you do it? ? It worked pretty well.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

As small business owners look back over the past few years,they share that the biggest challenges of owning/running their business have been: · Taxes, insurance and/or benefit costs (65-percent), · Declines in sales/poor economic conditions (61-percent), and. Looking Ahead: The Rest of 2011 and 2012 Outlook. The American Dream.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

understand who their core and tertiary customers are, and the sales and marketing process required for initial clinical sales and downstream commercialization. This has been nearly a 4-year journey,” said Schonthal who prior to moving back to Chicago in 2011 had been working in healthcare venture capital in San Diego.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Likely encouraged by various government schemes to grow the games and animation sector , the Singapore video games industry in recent years have expanded rapidly, growing from $87 million in 2005 to $285 million in 2007. Take homegrown games studio Daylight Studios , for example. billion to US$22 billion.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

To compare the two, in 2011 U.S. By comparison, in 2011 Chinese VC’s invested $13 billion in all deals. China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. China now has plenty of both.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 163

Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. 2011 – “There is no network effect in the enterprise software business; it’s not a category we invest in anymore”. (Everything). 2002 – “Consumer electronics is a low margin and highly competitive industry”.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The 80/20 rule governs all results, including profits from customers. Business Expert Press released her book, “ Top Market Strategy: Applying the 80/20 Rule “ , in August 2011. You should reward loyal customers since they reward your business with higher profit.

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David Teten

JUNE 6, 2011

Social networking is governed by SEC 17a4, and SEC hasn’t opined on this. Sales cycle can often go into something like co-development. 2-18 month sales cycle. A few companies (Google, Amazon, MSFT) have compute economies of scale that no other entity can touch, including government. Ask the senator who was on TV.

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Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. 2011 – “There is no network effect in the enterprise software business; it’s not a category we invest in anymore”. (Everything). 2002 – “Consumer electronics is a low margin and highly competitive industry”.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 7, 2011

Raising the debt ceiling and reducing the budget without additional government stimulus is likely to slow the growth of the overall economy. State and local government cuts may come quickly. Already some governments are reducing pensions to retired workers and this will continue. More government contracts may increase (or not).

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Note: I led First Round's investment in Docracy in 2011, but I do not have any financial ties to the company and will not benefit or suffer, other than emotionally, based on the outcome of that investment. According to Wikipedia, “Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior.”

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 2, 2012

IPOs by year, 1980-2011, with pre-IPO last 12-month sales less than (small firms) or greater than (large firms) $50 million (2009 purchasing power). The most important belt that the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act loosens concerns the amount of capital a new company may raise through the sale of securities in a 12-month period.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

This drop in public valuations basically means that private companies lost half of their value in a comparable way and therefore the cost of capital doubled in the past month, pushing much higher the hurdle for any additional investment, be it in sales, marketing or R&D. Is Government a good idea? sales and marketing. (10).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Driven by strong customer demand for its award-winning identity governance solution, SailPoint achieved record growth in 2010, with revenue up 200% over 2009. “Our aggressive business expansion in 2010 was based on the tremendous market opportunity we see for identity governance,&# said Mark McClain, CEO and cofounder of SailPoint.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

This year’s winner will be following in the coveted footsteps of the 2011 Great Lakes finalist and winner, Chicago-based Red Frog Events. The company managed to increase sales by an astonishing 24,000% with its ingenious events that feature an intoxicating and unequaled blend of races, mud, music, pig roasts and beer.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

A 2005 report by the Government Accountability Office indicates that textbook prices have outpaced inflation by more than 2-1 over the past two decades and account for 26% of tuition and fees at four-year public universities and nearly three-quarters of costs at community colleges. October 3, 2011 6:21 AM. October 20, 2011 7:34 AM.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 12, 2012

This post is a translation of the article: « Pigeons » : le cri d'alarme d'un fonds américain published on LaTribune (12/10/2012) and is a response to the proposed tax law proposed by the government of Francois Hollande, suggesting to tax all capital gain at the same level than salaries or 60%. for France vs. 26.5%

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 22, 2015

Why You Should Join Us in 2015 Since 2011, The Lean Startup has helped countless ventures transform ideas into thriving businesses. The movement has inspired a powerful community that includes leaders from enterprise organizations, government agencies, nonprofits, and early stage startups. Prices increase on June 30th.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2012

We haven’t seen any records for sale in their stores, but in 2005, The Gap paired up with Apple to give iTunes music downloads to customers who tried on a pair of Gap jeans. billion in September 2011. Delta Airlines. Delta Airlines flies passengers and cargo all around the world, but they sure didn’t start out that way.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 9, 2011

See the September 2011 edition after the jump. As part of a plan launched by the Israeli government in 2010 to attract financial services sector firms to Israel, the government has granted Citi 93 million shekels ($25 million) over five years to help finance the center. For previous editions, click here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 6, 2011

And others are from unusual folks we don't normally think of as entrepreneurs, from corporate managers to government agencies. It's available for pre-order from many retailers, including Amazon.com , and you won't be charged until the book comes out September 13, 2011. Some are from obscure startups who you haven't heard of -- yet.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

The three founders shared a vision, built the exercise machines in the garage, and knocked on doors at health clubs, attended trade shows, and worked the phone to get initial sales. ► 2011. (7). Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Twitter Updates. Blog Archive. ► 2012. (1). ► January. (1).

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I put a development team together, received a grant from the Canadian government, and worked with the University of Victoria to develop an innovative ad network Artificial Intelligence system, and now we’re in business changing the landscape of advertising forever. At the time, I was a doing sales and marketing for a media company.

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www.startupsmart.com.au

MARCH 8, 2011

Recognising a new start-up niche 321 Water Score big with sporting protection Top Planning Articles : Top 10 industries set to thrive in 2011 Have you stress tested your business idea? 10 government start-up services you need to know Is there any start-up mileage left in the group buying model? Thanks Secret Secretary. This full day.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. The 5 years that I spent working in the US were majorly governed by 2 things: Work and Cooking.

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