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boldstart 2018 recap and what’s hot in enterprise 2019

BeyondVC

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. First check leads in 5 founding teams, all in stealth. We are truly grateful for your support.

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Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

Hacker News new | comments | ask | jobs | submit login Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice. I work for a stealth startup. The idea is just a very small part of the reason why we are in stealth. If we are not in stealth mode, it will just draw unwanted attention. niyazpk 215 days ago | link. Shocking, I know.

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boldstart in 2017, enterprise tech in 2018

BeyondVC

2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. We were first check leads in 8 founding teams including Wallaroo Labs , MState (fka hyperfab ), blockdaemon , and 5 in stealth. Our partners include IBM and one unannounced Fortune 50. 2017 Recap.

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The End of Hyperscale Envy

Lightspeed Venture Partners

We had seen Lightspeed portfolio company Nicira disrupt networking layers 2-3 with an architecture that consisted of highly distributed scale out software elements coupled with centralized control, culminating in an acquisition by VMWare for $1.25B in the summer of 2012.

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Launchpad LA – 10 Startup Companies to Watch

Both Sides of the Table

We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!, AwesomeBox : AwesomeBox is currently in stealth mode so I’ll respect that. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more.

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The Quantum Technology Ecosystem – Explained

Steve Blank

As they are short several orders of magnitude of Qubits, NISQ computers cannot perform any useful computation, however they are a necessary phase in the learning, especially to drive total system and software learning in parallel to the hardware development. A quantum network’s value comes from its ability to distribute entanglement.

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Taking on Tech Titans

Reid Hoffman

Additionally, as Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman points out, competition from the big companies isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “If Whether or not it’s trying to do productivity software with Office, or trying to do e-commerce with Amazon, et cetera. It’s a massive distribution advantage. Hindsight is always 20/20.