Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2020

We just held our fifteenth 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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Technical Review Technology China Taiwan 235

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

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.

Technical Review 322

Technical Review Taiwan Technology Design 322

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2019

Remote teams work from the same office and include a wide range of specialists – UX designers, solid software engineers and project managers. This kind of companies, for example, can augment the teams behind successful startups in the Bay area while operating in Asia, Eastern Europe or South America. How to hire technology superstars?

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Technical Review South America Technology Europe 75

VC Cafe

JANUARY 14, 2022

In this posts I review the potential risks for the Israeli tech ecosystem and the mitigating factors that counter some of them. According to the 2021 Tech Review report by IVC , Israeli tech startups attracted a record of $25.6 Israeli tech investments 2015-2021 (source: IVC ). Europe: $100 billion ??India:

Technical Review 158

Technical Review Lock-up Period South Korea 158

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

From my consulting with entrepreneurs in Europe and other countries, I’m convinced that we all could benefit from adapting to meet their environments. Even here, Elon Musk faced this issue with Tesla, needing a support ecosystem as well as new technology. Manage risk – don’t just “move fast and break things.”

Silicon Valley 312

Silicon Valley Indonesia Venture Capital Global 312

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

Tightening of monetary policies has led to skyrocketing interest rates as central banks try to manage rampant running inflation, supply chain issues persist despite the fact that the pandemic is now in the rearview — and venture capital funding has looked to dry up almost overnight.

South Africa 136

South Africa New York City San Francisco Technical Review 136

Board Effect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Data Protection and Privacy: Many countries have data protection laws (GDPR in Europe, HIPAA and the California Consumer Privacy Act in the U.S., Risk Management: Volunteer boards are responsible for managing the organization’s risks. Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act in Canada, etc.)

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Software Review Technical Review Security Reputation 97

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany. “Tech” means B2B Saas/Fintech or Consumer apps. Technical” Companies (i.e.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

The old paradigm of manufacturing in China and selling in Europe and US is no longer entirely true. The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market. A “China + 1″ Strategy. Coping with Resource Shortages.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

Slowly but surely, however, we have a quietly emerging ‘ecosystem’ (as it is often called in tech lingo). So is the Dutch tech startup story sold short? But hedonistic pleasures aside, The Netherlands actually has a great foundation for tech entrepreneurship. Not in my view. A top-notch infrastructure.

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Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

From Europe to Asia-Pacific and the Americas, sustainability reporting is the new denominator for businesses and project operations. Leaders and business managers appear in agreement that the globe is on a dangerous path, and synergy is needed to counter the negative impacts threatening to tear it down.

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Software Review Software Framework Asia 167

VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

First and foremost, PGC it’s a meeting palooza – I received over 40 requests for meetings, mainly from game studios all over Europe. Live operations refer to the ongoing management and maintenance of a game after its initial launch, and can include things like events, updates, and community management.

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Generative AI San Francisco Technical Review Europe 103

ReadWriteStart

JULY 13, 2023

Several companies specializing in automated inventory management have received sizable funding in recent months. It’s a good candidate for automation because it requires collecting and managing large amounts of data. Retailers can save time and money by employing inventory robots to manage their stock.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Stock Demand 118

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Investors will ask management what their “AI strategy” is before investing and will be wary of companies that don’t have one (Fred Wilson, USV). Artificial Intelligence is an important, foundational technology that gets more important every year and will be used to solve more and more problems going forward. Billion in VC funding.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

In search of Europes next tech stars. A short interview on Bloomberg about where I see venture opportunities in Europe. I feel like I’m often looking for interesting things to read about a variety of subjects, but I manage to include your blog among my reads every day. Europe Consumer. (1). My Yelp reviews.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2020

With projections of steady growth in Canada by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), proactive business managers, executives, and entrepreneurs are moving fast to secure their spot in Canada’s expanding economy. Let’s review their areas of expertise. Investor Visa. Entrepreneur Visa.

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Canada North America Intellectual Property Asia 264

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 120

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Gender and venture capital decision-making: The effects of technical background and social capital on entrepreneurial evaluations. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male.

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Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

” There is no law, other than the word of the manager on duty — who decrees that we could get in with the camera if we paid some ludicrous amount of money to procure a permit on the spot. What the heck was I doing in Egypt anyway? The risk-reward tradeoff in finance should hold true in developing and unstable regions as well.

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Transformify

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Managing distributed workforce and remote teams was not something totally new for them. Team leads and managers were not experienced with managing remote teams and it took time to get up to speed with the new reality. installed on their laptops. What is the impact of COVID-19 on the economies worldwide?

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South Korea China Japan Asia 104

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Understanding and managing cash flow will be crucial to riding the growth curve. In a survey conducted in Europe, 60% of respondents said intentional late payment was the major cause of hikes in DSO. brings his passion for financial technology and branding to his position as a trade finance evangelist for ApexPeak.

Singapore 191

Singapore Asia Management China 191

Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. Annualised, this would be 2.7x larger than last year!

Global 62

Global Europe Software Review 62

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Growth will slow, partly due to internal limits and partly because the company is starting to bump up against the limits of the markets it serves.” It might be for technical reasons or it might be for customer adoption reasons. That leverage technology or drive change. But my definition of the word is much broader.

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Silicon Valley Venture Capital Startup Technical Review 390

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

They bring over 25 years of experience in alignment strategy deployment for large and small organizations across Europe and North America. All too often, employees pay lip service to their management, but execute their own agenda, due to lack of understanding or disagreements. Assure team alignment of values with company values.

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North America Technical Review Vertical Europe 136

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

This works great as long as you have an updated website with a proper e-store or responsive export managers. In fact, while smaller than its competitors, Kinnek collects information about buyers and sellers, such as reviews and business data, and attaches a score to each user. B2B Websites in Europe. Kinnek is the newcomer.

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B2B Saudi Arabia Global United Kingdom 124

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

With all of the challenges created by the global pandemic– supply chain shortages, hiring difficulties, new technology– Improovy remained transparent with its customers and employees. From managing shortages to introducing new technology, we’ve been working hard to find solutions to all problems that pop up.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Entrepreneur Curation Software Review 118

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Kai has spent years guiding organizations throughout Europe. Kai brings a wealth of experience, guiding organizations throughout Europe. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! His book Digital Human (2017) championed the concept of prioritizing humans in the digital transformation. My guest today is Kai Anderson.

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Employee Europe Leadership Technical Review 78

Transformify

JANUARY 13, 2020

Most managers are still reluctant to go all-remote. Well, managing a remote team is often seen as a challenge but there are some advantages that are not to be neglected. Allowing for better scheduling and management of tasks and meetings. Remote Teams are Easier to Manage. Keeping costs low.

Vietnam 64

Vietnam Software Review Technical Review Philippines 64

VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

It managed to overcome security and privacy controversies and maintain a stronghold in video-call land. Towards the end of 2020, however, the company’s shares were trading lower — potentially due to profit-taking — but also perhaps because of the many alternatives that had sprung by then like virtual mushrooms after a pandemic.

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Vertical Video Technical Review Europe 148

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

But they also take on issues in science, technology and management. Example from this morning was a quick discussion on the “Brexit” and wether the UK will exit Europe. I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me.

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Pakistan Technical Review Iran Russia 150

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2017

In a world of technology and innovation, something’s gotta give — and soon. With the availability of online workflow management solutions , there’s simply no reason to continue spending valuable hours on repetitive tasks. 86 percent of managers believe automated work processes would increase employee productivity—and they’re right.

Indianapolis 113

Indianapolis Technical Review Africa United States 113

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

If you want to turn your start-up into an attractive acquisition target, there are a few key tips that all small companies should remember: Fine Tune your Management. One outstanding quality that will be remembered and admired by prospective businesses is a professional management system. Build Strategic Partnerships.

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Acquisition Merger Europe Technical Review 193

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

above inflation yet in many markets in the US & Europe prices were rising at 10-25% per year. The problem is that this is longer than the average economic cycle , which means you need to be able to manage in good times and bad. It was an investment management class. “Yeah, but there is a shortage of supply.

Florida 299

Florida Technical Review San Antonio Los Angeles 299

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

Managers of VC funds typically want to grow their business aggressively, just like the founders we back. This is a model used in at least one case by China’s third-largest private equity firm, China Science & Merchants Investment Management Group ($12 billion+ AUM), which funded in 2015 CSC Upshot, a $400m seed fund through AngelList.

Private Equity 60

Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Cofounder 60

YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

For a firm to become truly innovative, Gary Hamel and Nancy Tennant suggest in their recent Harvard Business Review article all employees should be taught to think like innovators. The Rothschilds famously utilized their network of operations on different continents to amass one of the largest fortunes in Europe. By Robert J.

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Technical Review Private Equity Non-Compete Reputation 100

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The rapid rise of the digital economy and sharp focus on delivering an excellent user experience has made it challenging for companies that aren’t Google or some other tech giant to recruit the creative talent they need. The focus in the tech sector these days is all about creating a great user experience, as it should be.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles New York City 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

They are no longer remarkable in Santa Monica or Venice or in many cities in America, Europe or South America. Turns Out There Are Competitive Moats There were some tech meme’s out there last year that scooter companies had no moats. They’re acceptable. Year two in the life is electric scooters is just that?—?invisble.

South America 250

South America Global New York City Software Review 250