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The Magic of the Irish – Dublin’s Resurgence on the Global Tech Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Between 1995-2002 I visited often – especially since I founded my first company there. I also walked the conference pit a little bit and let random people tell me about their startups. I had drinks one night with my old pal Errol Daemelin founder of the hot UK startup Wonga. Startup Advice' Boy, that’s a tough job.

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Blowing up the Business Plan at U.C. Berkeley Haas Business School

Steve Blank

Starting in the 1950’s, Stanford’s engineering department became “outward facing” and developed a culture of spinouts and active faculty support and participation in the first wave of Silicon Valley startups. It has replaced how to write a business plan with hands-on Lean Startup methods. That has changed in the last few years.

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In the Lean In Era, Business And Tech Still Fail To Promote Women; 4 Ways To Fix The Problem Now 

YoungUpstarts

From startups to the largest firms, firms themselves actually hire and promote females. Branches of the industry, such as video gaming, are overtly misogynist in governance, in culture, and in product content. s progress on gender diversity issues has slipped below the global median. Here are four steps companies could take: 1.

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Israeli high tech at a crossroads: new 2024 report by the IIA

VC Cafe

The The main takeaways are: High-tech has been central to Israel’s economic growth (53% of the export), but is at a crossroads due to global economic trends and recent challenges in Israel, including the War. The trend indicates a return to 2018 levels, reflecting the global downturn in investments.

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Driven to Distraction – the future of car safety

Steve Blank

The Department of Transportation was created in 1966 but it wasn’t until 1979 that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) started crash-testing cars (the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety started their testing in 1995). In 1984 New York State mandated seat belt use ( now required in 49 of the 50 states.).

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The pioneers of Silicon Valley’s fast culture on how to grow quickly, not recklessly

Reid Hoffman

O’Reilly’s article describes two businesses from his own career at O’Reilly—the Global Network Navigator (GNN) web portal, which he sold to AOL, and the Website web server, which eventually fell by the wayside. If O’Reilly had that same insight in 1995, it could have been an amazing blitzscaling opportunity. It’s a great business.

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What is Coworking? Everything You Need to Know

Austin Startup

However, the seeds had been planted between 1995 and 1999 with the opening of several hackerspaces and “work clubs” devoted to bringing people together and instilling a sense of community while working. In Austin, popular local conferences like Austin Startup Week hold many of their sessions at coworking spaces around the city.

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