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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

Both Sides of the Table

The market was down considerably with public valuations down 53–79% across the four sectors we were reviewing (it is since down even further). ==> Aside, we also have a NEW LA-based partner I’m thrilled to announce: Nick Kim. IRRs work really well in a 12-year bull market but VCs have to make money in good markets and bad.

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Making The Most Of Your Business Capital

YoungUpstarts

Does your customer service department need additional tools? Prioritize the customer experience. Whether you’re running a virtual call center or you have a traditional contact center model, it’s important to put your clients and customers first. Here’s how to better utilize your capital.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

We just held our seventeenth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

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Textio’s Founder Kieran Snyder on the Two Advantages Startups Have in AI (While Remaining Skeptical Of The Funding Gold Rush)

Hunter Walker

Textio brought this vision to market with our first product, designed to help people write job posts that attracted diverse and qualified candidates. However, we thought our initial focus on recruiting was a wedge – an important but small part of the enterprise communication market that we were going after.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

Both Sides of the Table

I’m in Seattle this week. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. This article originally ran on TechCrunch.

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2018: Year in review and a look ahead

Version One Ventures

Lots of ICOs and capital poured into the frenzy of this market in 2017. Now as projects are developing, it is clear that blockchain technology is still in the early stages. Lolli : gives customers bitcoin when they shop online (n.b. The post 2018: Year in review and a look ahead appeared first on Version One.

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[Review] The $100 Startup

YoungUpstarts

By bootstrapping, bartering, reducing overheads (rental and manpower), and leveraging technology (especially the web), one can start one’s own business almost on a dime without being beholden to creditors or venture capitalists. Software Developer: From “App developer” to “We provide technology solutions to take your headaches away”.