YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2016

by Shane Kenny, founder of Filtersnap. In a flash of brilliance, we took our dial-up filter technology and built a software product that would run on any computer regardless of its Internet connection type. We had no experience in running an Internet filtering software business, but this didn’t concern us.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. And that is what we’ll do.”

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Board Effect

JULY 20, 2023

While board meetings often receive significant attention, the essence of effective governance goes beyond the confines of the board table. Both staff and board members should be responsible for defined tasks, such as preparing financial data or reviewing the budget draft.

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Board Effect

JULY 18, 2023

While board meetings often receive significant attention, the essence of effective governance goes beyond the confines of the board table. Both staff and board members should be responsible for defined tasks, such as preparing financial data or reviewing the budget draft.

Software Review 52

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2023

The last few months have been an unprecedented time for entrepreneurs and startup founders on the market. United States San Francisco Bay Home to Silicon Valley, which houses some of the most prominent tech startups and multinational firms, the San Francisco Bay area remains one of the top startup hubs in the U.S.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Tech startups are at the other extreme. It’s possible to have a company with literally millions of customers (users) that employs only a handful of people, working in a small rented office, with hardware and software costing in the tens of thousands rather than millions of dollars. Intellectual property.

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Board Effect

APRIL 28, 2021

An important thing for founders to know is that getting 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status takes time. It also takes time to fill out all the proper forms and submit them to the federal government. Due Diligence in Applying for 501(c)(3) Status. Leveraging Digital Technology in Forming a 501(c)(3). Then you wait.

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Up and Running

JULY 28, 2022

The size standards are different for each industry and are defined by the government body established to oversee such matters. What you need depends on your location, business activities, industry, and government rules. Still, you can use accounting software or work with a tax professional. Develop a founders agreement.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 20, 2020

Some food banks saw demand 3-4x normal, just as their volunteer base shrunk due to worries about COVID-19 infection. We’re hopeful that by sharing our story, others in the tech and philanthropic world can get some ideas for ways they can use lean principles to help their communities through this trying time.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In a couple of cases, the founders played lawyer on their own; in the other cases, the founders either used (i) a Web service that did not address IP issues or (ii) an inexperienced law firm. This would arise as a result of a founder improperly “moonlighting” (i.e., Any IP created by a founder (e.g.,

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We see this all the time at Forward Partners where we invest right from the idea stage and most of the companies get a first version of their product live for less than £30k (that generally includes founder salaries and time spent doing customer research). The second development is SEIS and EIS.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 13, 2022

Technology has proved to have a great driver of the rise of ‘future industries’ and those that were previously seen to be tech-proof. The IT industry is made up of a wide range of sectors, such as software development, hardware manufacturing, and telecommunications. 13- The technology industry has great leadership qualities.

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Board Effect

APRIL 15, 2024

Experts discuss DE&I in mission-driven organizations Each of our experts brings a unique perspective to the importance of diversity and inclusion within organizations and on governing boards. Organizations with DE&I policies have real impact. Far beyond corporate strategy; it’s about fulfilling missions effectively.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to get reviews on blogs.".

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2020

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. We asked entrepreneurs their thoughts on the future of entrepreneurship and here’s what they had to say; #1- Rise in the speed of tech innovations. Photo Credit: Amber Christian. 2- Bright and Digital!

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. GE’s gross margin was 21% last year, compared with 28% at United Technologies and 30% at Siemens.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

RBI normally requires founders to pay back their investors with a fixed percentage of revenue until they have finished providing the investor with a fixed return on capital, which they agree upon in advance. For background, see Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control. Bigfoot Capital.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2017

For acceptance at Endeavor Miami, scalable businesses don’t have to be technology companies. Examples in the Endeavor Miami group of 16 companies include restaurant, fashion, food, and education companies in addition to innovative technology companies. All product industries are different and meet the needs of differing markets.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Technology also presents the opportunity to further turbocharge such “targeted care” by offloading certain care deliveries to much more scalable modalities such as text-based behavioral nudges and in-app content libraries. Scaling Provider Pool. Why is 2021 Different. appeared first on NextView Ventures.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. TWTFelipe is the founder of TWTApps , who had developed some really cool add-on applications for Twitter to extend its functionality. university in math or science&# (Thomas Friedman).

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2020

by Itamar Gero, founder and CEO of SEOReseller.com . Speaking of help, the Federal Government has allotted upwards of $2 trillion to help those struggling in the US economy. Inc has prepared a useful list made up of loans and grants offered by the Federal and state governments and private corporations.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

“A remarkably useful playbook that every business, government, and nonprofit needs to ignite the spark of innovation and fuel the fire of change.” From New York, Philadelphia, and Boston to Los Angeles and San Francisco, entrepreneurs came out to share their enthusiasm -- you really are everywhere.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. Board and Stockholder Votes.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2017

by Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting , and author of “ Sales Recruiting 2.0: In February, 1869, a letter to the editor of the New York Times questioned why female government employees were not paid the same as male counterparts. A recent study from Harvard Business School’s U.S.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. 18:05] How does the Founder Space operate? [20:21] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”). Often, in very young organizations, those people are simply the founders. And in any organization, they can be technical, but they can fill other roles altogether.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 1, 2023

The underlying technology is here and in game progress should be transferrable. We are still in the middle of the streaming wars, but its clear that casting to screens is becoming normal in our house 5/ the US power grid becomes a focus point for conversation from a major disruption due to an attack. 2022 Predictions Legend = -1 = -.75

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The underlying technology is here and in game progress should be transferrable. We are still in the middle of the streaming wars, but its clear that casting to screens is becoming normal in our house 5/ the US power grid becomes a focus point for conversation from a major disruption due to an attack. 2022 Predictions Legend = -1 = -.75

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 8, 2016

by Martin Hunter, co-founder of Free Event Finder. You may well have to trade-off your travel dreams versus your tech startup requirements. VISA run rules change frequently so keep an eye on the latest government updates. Running a technology company from a developing country comes with numerous challenges.

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Start Up Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I’ve been reviewing my notepad from 2013 and thought I’d share my insights into what’s changed and the big issues from my perspective in startups, business and technology. Technology is no longer a thing: It’s almost not worth mentioning now it is so ensconced in human life. A way of communicating.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2020

Governments shut down the long-awaited innovation programs to invest in healthcare technology – the industry that is getting the most attention nowadays. Or the coming two years will be shaped by social distancing due to possible pandemic comeback? And this is one of the niches for a startup founder to investigate.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The assets you can protect may include your “core technology&# like source code, hardware designs, architectures, processes, formulas. software, songs, movies, web site content. _. non-public technology. technology, business information. _. new technology. Intellectual Property. Trade Secrets. _.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2019

by Bart McDonough , CEO and founder of Agio, and author of “ Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals “ William and Nancy Skog had cherry-picked an impeccable, perfect, river-front residence in Wilmington, Illinois. Verify all emails received are genuine.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2020

But the lockdown has also created a few niches for startup founders that no one thought of before. Governments shut down the long-awaited innovation programs to invest in healthcare technology – the industry that is getting the most attention nowadays. And this is one of the niches for a startup founder to investigate.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. As the founder & CEO I personally went and met with as many people at Thames Water as I could. They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

So I organized a team dinner with all four of my partners and all three of their founders. China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. As the founder & CEO I personally went and met with as many people at Thames Water as I could. They hired a consultant to help them with the review.

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Board Effect

AUGUST 14, 2019

Nonprofit organizations also serve the public interest by filling in some of the gaps in service that governments can’t provide. Corporations, foundations, governments and individuals donate to their worthy causes. The growth and sustainability of nonprofits depend on good governance. Why Are Nonprofit Bylaws Important?

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