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VC Cafe
JANUARY 3, 2024
During these nearly two decades, I’ve had the extraordinary privilege of being a front-row witness to Israel’s incredible startup scene. I’ve seen the explosion of new unicorns created, from cybersecurity pioneers to AI disruptors and billion dollar revenue gaming startups.
View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
NextView’s thematic investment approach focuses on startups employing technology to profoundly change people’s everyday lives , which particularly resonates here. So many Americans act as caregivers for a loved one. 44 million people spend a substantial amount of their time assisting a chronically ill, disabled, or aging person.
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This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
People are different—and your conversational and language norms, particularly when you are in a privileged group, aren’t the “norm”. Groups that lack privilege tend to be more measured in their commentary—because they are subject to more scrutiny. Twenty-five of them have at least one female co-founder. Five have LGBTQ+ founders.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
These days, people like to say we are living in the golden age of startups. The startups that play too safe and don’t take any active steps to meet these goals are making themselves vulnerable to the harsh realities of the globalized economy. When it comes to startups, there is really no bad way to reach out to new customers.
Diego Basch
MAY 20, 2019
What does this have to do with startups? It is pretty clear that the odds of startup success are dependent on factors that are outside of everyone’s control. I suspect that the sweet spot in terms of predicting first-time startup success (all else being equal) is some sector of the middle class that has: enough desire.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Way back in the early eighties, I was privileged to be part of the original IBM PC development team, led by Don Estridge. No consideration can be given to experience running a startup, breadth of skills, or even thinking like an entrepreneur. Partnering with outside entrepreneurial efforts is discouraged.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The tech industry is valued at $1tn in the UK alone, and with an increase in startups and scaleups, this number will only increase. Catherine Mandungu is the founder of Think RevOps , a company that began as the pandemic was brewing. Finding a foothold in an often-unexplored area is difficult, but Catherine knew she could become a pioneer.
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