Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Steve,&# he said, “you’re missing the most interesting part of vertical markets. Markets with Invention Risk are those where it’s questionable whether the technology can ever be made to work – but if it does customers will beat a path to the company’s door.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 20, 2020

So is it worth setting up an online bingo site as a gaming startup business, given the volatility of the market? And when we say ‘niche’ we’re not referring to things like iGaming verticals. It’s a bit tough for a gaming startup business. The post Is an online bingo site startup still a viable business option?

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

These absorbent underwear are designed to last up to eight hours using advanced technology similar to what astronauts wear. Install horizontal and vertical grab bars near the toilet, tub, or shower for maximum safety. Many systems also feature automatic fall detection technology. Complement of bathroom, kitchen.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When you don’t have to worry about technological concerns, you can focus on your company. You can increase or decrease resources, use vertical or horizontal scaling – as you wish. Good news for IT startups planning to develop on cloud platforms. You should go to the cloud for the following reasons. Flexibility.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

Department of Defense is coming to grips with the idea that the technologies it needs to keep the country safe and secure are no longer exclusively owned by the military or its prime contractors. At the front-end of these innovations are startups – organizations the Department of Defense hasn’t previously dealt with at scale.

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 24, 2016

In the spirit of clearing out some half-formed thoughts, one takeaway is that we’re again in a period where the most exciting investment opportunities possess real technology risk. Observing a handful of companies, such as Uber, Airbnb, Warby Parker, founders were taking those models and trying to apply them to other verticals.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 4, 2023

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a California startup company called Alef Automotive the first-ever airworthiness permit for a fully electric flying car that is capable of both flying and driving on roads. This milestone event marks the beginning of a new era in the transportation industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

My introduction to startups really came when I first worked in IBM with Philip Donald Estridge back in 1981. IBM had traditionally done all its own vertical technology development, so this outside vendor thing broke all the rules. Tags: entrepreneur startup IBM PC Don Estridge business. mHz, now 3.0 Marty Zwilling.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 19, 2021

There are few technologies in the world today that can make a Trillion-dollar impact on the global economy. However, time and market performance have proven that IoT is not any hype but a solid technology with real-world applications that can review business processes. IoT (Internet of Things) is one of them. Source: Mckinsey.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2018

That’s when he reached out on Twitter to make connections, and AJ Wilcox connected him to Dennis Yu, the chief technology officer at BlitzMetrics, which is now one of the top Facebook agencies worldwide. The post How Technology and Training Fueled One Ad-Based Company’s Growth appeared first on ReadWrite.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. 6/ Venture Capital In Expansion Phase.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 25, 2009

Twenty eight years ago I was the bright, young, eager product marketing manager called out to the field to support sales by explaining the technical details of Convergent Technologies products to potential customers. Convergent Technologies was one of those OEM suppliers. Their engineers hated us.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 30, 2023

But it’s not just large tech companies fighting for their share of cloud revenue – startups are entering the space quickly. In 2023 so far, Generative AI startups raised $15.2B Venture investors are realizing that generative artificial intelligence might not be enough to stem years long startup downturn.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Sapient’s Sam Parks and Martin Koch have developed a smart outlet system for commercial deployment The Forrest Four-Cast: January 28, 2020 If Sam Parks , CEO and co-founder of Sapient Industries , weren’t working for his startup, he’d be working as a scientist, using his background in nanotechnology as an applied physicist. Who does it serve?

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

But have you ever had the opportunity to pick the brains of founders who created amazingly successful startups and companies like Envato , Backblaze , Simple , or Treehouse ? If you pick one vertical and do it well, other folks will find you. Building a product like Wunderlist requires a large upfront investment into technology.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 6, 2014

There is not doubt that Bitcoin / the blockchain is a revolutionary technology. Once implemented, the blockchain might be able to disrupt many verticals that are built around managing the transfer of ownership by replacing a centralized approach with a decentralized (and hence usually more efficient) approach. Related articles.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Chainalysis is the clear market leader in their vertical and sits at the nexus between crypto exchanges, financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies. While there’s been a number of highly publicized examples including their role in helping creditors of Mt.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 10, 2009

And he recognized it was making his startup feel and act like a big ponderous company. Most decisions in a startup must be made in the face of uncertainty. One of the things he mentioned was that when it came to decision-making he still tended to think and act like an engineer. The same is true in your company.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

era, in particular, we hear about and we experience many cases of what’s called “disruption”: disruptive innovation, disruptive technology, disruptive product – anything which overturns the traditional model. Editors Note: The Startup Magazine welcomes thought leaders like Ms. Era appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Now as projects are developing, it is clear that blockchain technology is still in the early stages. In addition, our existing startups in this space continue to do well. There are some fundamental issues to be sorted out, including volatility, fiat-to-crypto on-ramps, and scaling. Bio/healthcare.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

This typically includes: Relationships with relevant service providers in your vertical, often with pre-negotiated discounts: coaches, lawyers, accountants, common software vendors, consultants. A well-organized library of best practices for founders in your vertical, which you can share as appropriate. AskAnything.VC

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

This post describes how following the traditional product development can lead to a “startup death spiral.&# In the next posts that follow, I’ll describe how this model’s failures led to the Customer Development Model – offering a new way to approach startup sales and marketing activities.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

At the time we were planning a workshop for B2B tech startups from the IMEC accelerator (Ghent, Belgium) and had a chance to interview many of the companies that had signed up. And while this was a good start, a significant position of these companies were early-stage startups.

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View from Seed

MARCH 15, 2018

Our philosophy is about backing technology-enabled startups that have the potential to touch millions of end-users, become ingrained in users’ daily lives, or some combination of the two. Many VCs are technology-first driven in their approach, asking the question: “With this new emerging technology, what are the applications?”

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 21, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Tell us about the startup ecosystem there. The Denver startup ecosystem is generous and supportive?—?truly

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 18, 2020

According to Accenture , 84% of aerospace and defense executives agree that technology has become an inextricable part of the human experience. However, forward-thinking businesses should work even more closely with their customers to create technology-driven experiences of the future.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

So I’ve found that when you’re not already ‘in the door’ at a firm (ie went to school with the senior GP’s kids, worked at a startup they backed) that there are four different types of “qualifications” they are seeking. Qualification #3: You understand a specific complex technology that is a current or emerging investment theme for the firm.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2009

Reducing Risk – Simulation versus Customer Development If you remember the first part of this discussion, startups face two types of risk; invention risk and/or customer/market risk. In either type of startup you want to put in place processes in place to reduce risk.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2024

Both startups and large tech companies leaned in hard, incorporating automation tools and generative AI applications across verticals. Progress in generative AI technologies for video has also be moving very fast, but it’s generally less talked about than text and images, which already have products with wide consumer adoption.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

See the pitch at SXSW in the category of Enterprise & Smart Data Technology , 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. LexSet’s primary office is in the Brooklyn Navy Yard at the NewLab , an amazing startup ecosystem that provides lots of opportunities for pilots and collaborations.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. So what does an early-stage company do to avoid the doom and gloom plaguing the world of startups?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

See Votum pitch in the category of Blockchain Technology (12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Sunday, March 15), before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. I think it’s still early days for both AI and blockchain, so there’s still a bit of hype for both, but the technologies are starting to find their way.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 15, 2024

When you’re early into a large wave, there’s so much more design space for a startup and founding team. Building a startup is hard enough as it is, but pioneering founders need to build on brand new technology, find new markets, and convince everyone of the market need.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 3, 2020

I am welcoming the 20’s with an enthusiasm I haven’t felt in awhile and more bullish than ever on technology and investing in general. With the stock price off since IPO and the need to “rollup” enterprise chat + video MSFT takes a swing at solving a huge b2b problem with a startup friendly platform.

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Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We recently invested in a startup that creates a continuum of evidence-based care, integrating previously fragmented resources to treat substance use disorder (in hopes of preventing relapses). I’m interested in startups that are disrupting insurance with the hope of making healthcare more affordable and accessible to everyone.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience in technology and communications at companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, and technology start-ups you’ve never heard of, she has a proven track record of building successful companies with strong core values that are dedicated to its people and customers. Pretty much in that order.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 1, 2023

The underlying technology is here and in game progress should be transferrable. The biggest win here will be that people will use this technology without knowing (or caring) what is happening under the hood. . “What would a picture of AI look like if it were being drawn in pencil” DALL-E. 2022 Predictions Legend = -1 = -.75

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