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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

Both Sides of the Table

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. As an early-stage VC I love this phase. As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible.

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How to find funding for your hardware startup while we’re waiting for the hardware revolution

Version One Ventures

The reality is that few venture capitalists are ready to write a check to a hardware startup today, and it’s not all due to the risk. In the software space, it is commonly accepted that barriers to entry are no longer created by patents or by tech differentiation alone, but by superior traction in the marketplace.

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Unveiling The Future Of AI

Duct Tape Marketing

His research interests lie at the intersection of humans and machines, ensuring that we build a future based on the responsible use of technology. Key Takeaway: While significant progress has been made in AI, we are still at the early stages of it’s development. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

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Women 2.0 » FounderDating: How I Found My Co-Founder

www.women2.org

Conference 2012. Published on: July 13, 2011 Posted By Angie Tags: Elizabeth Knopf , Finding A Co-Founder , FounderDating , Sorced , Technical Co-Founder , Tips & Tricks. Published on: July 13, 2011 Posted By Angie Tags: Elizabeth Knopf , Finding A Co-Founder , FounderDating , Sorced , Technical Co-Founder , Tips & Tricks.

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How to Build a Product Launch Strategy

ConversionXL

Develop a sales messaging guide to create consistency around how your team describes the product, showcases its benefits, and differentiates it from competitors. They steered clear of technical jargon and focused on the benefit to the consumer. Points of differentiation. Measurable value.

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Introducing Lean Planning: How to plan less and grow faster

Up and Running

This form of planning condensed the business model onto one page and is most useful for high-growth, technically focused startups (think Silicon Valley). For us, this methodology made sense for high growth technology startups seeking to define and prove a new business model. Competitors & Alternatives and your core differentiation.

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Ranking — And Understanding — The World’s Top Startup Hubs [Video]

ReadWriteStart

But the Startup Ecosystem Report 2012 does a lot more than reiterate the obvious, it brings to light the very real differences between the world’s top spots to start a company. Ecosystem Differentiation. New York checked in at Number 5 in the Ecosystem Index but it’s the global capital of female tech entrepreneurship.

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