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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 4- Semiconductors

Steve Blank

Our guest speaker for our fourth class was John Hurley , former Member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, an expert on semiconductors and supply chains, and former Captain, U.S. [Please watch the video, review the slides and blog posts]. Optional Rebecca S. Not required for class.] . Not required for class.] .

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7 Reasons A Small Business Should Hire Advisors 

YoungUpstarts

Here are seven ways that advisors can immediately help your small business achieve the next level of success: Assist With Strategies & Connections to Have Record Revenue & Profit in 2016. Have an Experienced CFO Advisor Analyze & Immediately Improve Your Financials. There are truly endless ways advisors can help your company.

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Don’t Let Outside Funding Kill Your Startup Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors want board seats and a vote on key decisions. But I suggest that a small advisory board with the right people might give you better guidance (no near-term financial bias), and you can always choose to ignore it if your insights are strong. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 06/01/2016.

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7 Keys To Signing Business Advisors That Add Value

Startup Professionals Musings

That’s the function of a good advisory board. Thus I believe every smart investor, potential partner, or critical new hire will look for a properly built advisory board as a key criteria before selection or making a commitment. Keep the advisory board to a manageable size.

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Traction Metrics Seed Real Startup Funding And Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

Build an inside advisory board of influencers and experts. If Bill Gates has agreed to be on the board of your software startup, that’s major traction, even with no paying customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 06/14/2016. Visibility increases over time are traction.

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Welcome To The Year Of The Customer

YoungUpstarts

Relationship intelligence – a technology solution that automatically captures, analyzes and surfaces information relevant for the customer relationship from email, calendars and more – will grow in importance in 2016 as more enterprises look for a way to mine data.

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7 Startup Pitfalls Can Kill Your Business Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

In my role as an advisory board member for several startups, I’m always excited to see that initial surge of revenue from a great rollout campaign. Marty Zwilling First published on Forbes on 08/13/2016. That’s a win-win combination for everyone.