View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2017

Late-90s early grocery delivery ventures like Webvan came and went, leaving connected computing out of the kitchen and dining room for nearly two decades. For the past two years, we have been investors in MealPal , a subscription lunch plan for consumers to pick up great meals at local restaurants at jaw-dropping discount prices.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 26, 2021

They are buying from for-profit businesses. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are bringing in the next stage of the computing revolution, in which the vast majority of our intelligent decisions will be automated. They are the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world! they spend even more.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 26, 2018

Starting your own business isn’t easy, especially if you don’t have the funds for it. While your idea may be amazing, getting investors or even a business loan can be difficult in the initial stages. Now you may wonder why you would opt for a personal loan when you can take a business loan. Choosing a Business Entity.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about the industries that are ripe for disruption and here are the response; #1- The hemp extraction. Small businesses, in particular, still have difficulty accessing good quality, affordable legal advice. Contracts written in legalese rarely serve small business owners. 5- Insurance.

Technical Review 154

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. It takes a real selling opportunity to sustain a business idea. Fields) are examples of what were once pedestrian products that have driven successful new businesses. I have to disagree.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

If you are in the process of growing your business, I’m sure you are very busy, but everyone needs to take break to recharge the batteries from time to time. If the sharks like the business they pledge to invest their time and money into the business to help it grow and thrive. Shark Tank. Beyond The Tank.

Entrepreneur 176

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 22, 2020

It’s true to say that the need to defend your business, and the means in which it may struggle to do so, are greater than ever. No longer are the days of fending off hoodlums from breaking into your retail store so common, although this can and does happen. Foolproof planning is a beautiful thing.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

If your new business is going to distribute products in the U.S. retail market, that means your business needs to get its products into what people call “the channel”—also known as channels of distribution, or retail channels. Most of the major retail channels in the U.S. Understand tiers.

Product 82

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 19, 2012

The young companies that took the stage Wednesday to kick off the three-day startup fest in Santa Clara, California, demonstrated a surprisingly wide variety of software and Web services. Unfortunately, one thing most of the new companies share is the lack of a clear plan for building a profitable business.

Intellectual Property 113

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Fintech is triggering a profound rethink for financial institutions, from retail to investment banking. One example, Singapore’s Zilliqa , is developing a high through-put DLT platform to handle the thousands per second capacity required by a Visa but with much lower merchant fees, and with plans to scale further. Compliance.

Technical Review 154

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2022

As a speaker, Roetzer is focused on making AI approachable and actionable for marketers and business leaders. He’s also the co-author of a new book launching in June 2022 — Marketing Artificial Intelligence: AI, Marketing, and the Future of Business. Marketing AI Institute. Connect on LinkedIn. Connect on Twitter. Like this show?

Artificial Inteligence 90

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 30, 2015

No new business is worth starting in these times unless it can go global.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. Back in early 2003, a Dane named Janus Friis and a Swede named Niklas Zennström had an idea for a software application, and founded a business with the help of three Estonian software developers.

Dominican Republic 100

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

This year, American online retail sales are projected to reach $224.2 It is the new wave of commerce and, depending on the industry, ecommerce represents either an opportunity for big profit or a death knell for the brick-and-mortar business. The landscape is changing, and businesses must adapt to survive.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I will describe their businesses briefly, below. Brad has had some success in working with retailers as well, but I advised him to be careful about the cash flow management. Then Jeanne Chinn with JCLABoutique.com presented an upcoming e-commerce company that is planning to sell $210 tote bags for carrying pets. GrillGrate.

India 114

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

You’ve reviewed what a business plan is , and why you need one to start and grow your business. It’s time to dig into the process of actually writing a business plan. In this step-by-step guide, I’ll take you through every stage of writing a business plan that will actually help you achieve your goals.

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K9 Ventures

APRIL 27, 2011

The founders of the company — Arlo Faria and AJ Shankar — were PhD students in Computer Science at UC Berkeley. On the back-end Modista was doing some heavy duty computer vision and image similarity comparisons to produce these results in near real-time. In April 2008, I was introduced to Ugmode, Inc.

Software Review 134

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2019

Image via Jisc As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. It takes a real selling opportunity to sustain a business idea. Fields) are examples of what were once pedestrian products that have driven successful new businesses. I have to disagree.

Startup 226

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Disruptive innovation leads to the creative destruction of businesses that once seemed pre-eminent and secure. And that’s what I’d like to talk about today—how innovation will shape the business world of the next 50 years— and what it means for you. Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader.

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K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

Computing and software came a few years later for me as access to computers wasn’t as easy or affordable. Software is awesome as it gives you instant gratification. It requires a higher level of discipline than software does. You make a change, compile, and voila you can see the effect of what you did.

Software Review 48

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The Next Web

JUNE 7, 2013

The company wants to encourage kids to be more active and spend less time sat in front of the computer screen and is hoping to do so with its playground that combines tech with activity. The unit itself is essentially a mini portable Wi-Fi-based broadcasting station and software development platform, WiCastr said.

Internet 120

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Your job is to explain the impact computers will have on business, defense and society to people who are using manual calculators and slide rules. You succeed in convincing one company and a government to adopt computers and learn to code much faster than their competitors /adversaries. They’d steamroll everyone. But What Is It?

Artificial Inteligence 417

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 12, 2014

Just as the personal computer forced people to rethink accounting and word processing, mobile devices challenge us to rethink how shopping should work. Above, the mobile website of a clothing retailer includes features designed to help visitors either search or browse. billion in transactions in 2010, to $42.8

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. Step 1: Start with a lean plan. Instead of sitting down to write a 40-page business plan, start with a one-page pitch.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

If you know of senior level business and technical professionals looking for exciting startup opportunities, they can sign up here. Every day, Monetate ( www.monetate.com ) helps major online retailers like QVC, Casual Male, and Urban Outfitters, to make the most of their online marketing dollars. " CLICK. You believe it.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 17, 2017

Thrillbox Visual Semantics Visual Semantics builds cloud-based software to stream ‘predictive intelligence’ to AR/VR hardware and software applications primary for real time threat analysis. A background in mathematics, computer science, or similar discipline is a real plus. SkimKing SocialMatters.ai SocialMatters.ai

Semantic 48

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 24, 2013

Won’t my credit card get stolen if I put it into the computer? What I am going to write next is going to be a scary thing to hear if you are a retailer with a physical store and no online presence. I’ve seen many retailers achieve same day delivery for cities where they have a distribution centre or storefront.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2011

Whether you’re asking an employee to go the extra mile, asking a vendor for a discounted price, or pitching a business concept to an investor, you have to be willing to put yourself out there. In essence, you must create an environment, a product offering, and a way of doing business that makes you the company of choice. You’re right.’

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2017

Mobile computing means that he has the world’s information and entertainment at his literal fingertips. He finds malls and retail stores collapsing, with commerce transacting in wonderfully weird ways. These are industries that have been relatively untouched by software until recently. Source: Google Finance). CPG Purchasing.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Business. Small Business. Computer Hardware. Computer Software. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. dont return investors capital, according to recent research by Shikhar Ghosh, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. » More. » More. Loading… U.S.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The system is beneficial to any business, from a small grocery store to a large multinational corporation. They comprise an integrated computer and sensor mechanism that renders self-monitoring. They come to serve as secure storage and distribution systems with in-built computer and sensor networks. Management Software.

Security 132

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ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

Software businesses have a conversion problem that’s both getting worse and going mostly unsolved. However, this is often a problematic view (if you care about your business or the customer experience, that is). However, this is often a problematic view (if you care about your business or the customer experience, that is).

B2B 92

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2015

Businesses that lack positive cash flow—i.e., Without positive cash flow, all companies (and small businesses in particular) likely won’t possess the agility necessary to respond to today’s quickly evolving business landscape. Beyond that, when a business buys computers for its employees, for example, it owns them.

Management 60

Management Technical Review Software Review .Net 60

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Even if they want to buy stuff in retail outlets, 83% of U.S. consumers go online to research electronics, computers, books, music and movies before buying those items in bricks-and-mortar stores. Providing better product information is how they manage to stay in business while competing with giants like Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy.

Social Media 109

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ConversionXL

JULY 25, 2017

Software businesses have a conversion problem that’s both getting worse and going mostly unsolved. However, this is often a problematic view (if you care about your business or the customer experience, that is). However, this is often a problematic view (if you care about your business or the customer experience, that is).

B2B 77

B2B Mobile Analytics Deal Flow 77

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2017

As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. It takes a real selling opportunity to sustain a business idea. Fields) are examples of what were once pedestrian products that have driven successful new businesses. I have to disagree.

Green 148

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