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AI, Blockchain, Web 2.0, and Self Driving Cars

View from Seed

Or, to be more precise, there are a lot of similarities between the way the tech world is reacting to these two different technologies. First, the ease at which developers can get started working with AI models is starting to lead to a Cambrian explosion of products and applications that leverage this technology.

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The Lindy Effect on startup potential

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

The general rule is called the Lindy Effect : For certain non-perishable things (like technology, companies, and ideas), the expected lifespan increases according to the length of its current age. Will you ever get 2000? I hope so, but most companies that do get 100 never get 2000.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Most entrepreneurs today don’t remember the Dot-Com bubble of 1995 or the Dot-Com crash that followed in 2000. But as Carlota Perez has so aptly described, all new technology industries go through an eruption and frenzy phase, followed by a crash, then a golden age and maturity. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies.

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4 Questions To Ask Before You Hire An App Developer

YoungUpstarts

It is important to understand that while there are technologies that allow developers to write code once and deploy it to both iOS and Android platforms, writing native code can be a preferable option. Guy Cooper is Managing Director of Wave Digital , an Australian app development company founded in 2000. encounters delays.

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Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

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8 Ways The Maker Movement Turns Ideas Into Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

This technology is not only spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs, but is also changing the educational landscape, all the way down to early grade school. There are already more than 2000 hackerspaces worldwide, as listed on the Hackerspace Wiki. Provides networking with cofounders and strategic partners.

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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

In 2000, when a slowdown in the industry forced a sharp refocusing of the company’s efforts, UEC enlisted the SBDC in helping expand into federal contracting. Columbus Technologies and Services — To NASA and beyond. Today, Columbus Technologies and Services supports NASA, DoD, HHS, and NOAA among other government agencies.

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