Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2020

Solar, natural gas, and wind power the plants, and each of these technologies has a flaw. People love it, and most governments around the world are pushing bold plans to gain compliance. If redundancy becomes a problem, it’s unclear what companies and governments would need to do to rectify the situation.

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Board Effect

JUNE 2, 2022

In the interest of efficiency, nonprofits might use grants to invest in technology to reduce the time required for administrative tasks. The following areas will give you some good places to start: Governance. Technology. Capacity Building Grants: California. Northern California Grantmakers. Communication.

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Up and Running

JUNE 21, 2021

Rather than seeking private funding, the company’s owners obtained funds through DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), committing them to building products for government use. Today UEC Electronics has increased its workforce more than tenfold, from that original 10 to now 115, and is considered a key government contractor.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

A huge example of this is playing out right now in California. the electric provider for the vast majority of Northern California, has not been responsible for proper maintenance on their power lines and facilities. Green Energy: Rather than wait for the government, some companies are putting up solar panels today. Microgrids.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2016

But even more important than personal lessons of failure, I believe acceptance of failure at a societal level is one of the key ingredients that allows the technology startup industry in the US to flourish. I say this as somebody who has lived in 6 countries and worked in 9 — having lived abroad for 11 years of my work life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2016

This statement reflects the increasing recognition of the importance of, and the nexus between, the growth of technology and the political, legislative, and regulatory arena in which startups now operate. Yet, in many cases, we have an old system of rules that do not always make sense for some of the emerging technologies.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. What person hasn’t crouched at an airport to get 18% extra on one’s battery before boarding an airplane? Now they are partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. By 2006 he had received proper authorization to move back to the US to join a company in the town I grew up in: Sacramento, California. Felipe grew up in Brazil. But I have some.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2013–2014, where she founded the United States Digital Service.

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David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2011

A few weeks ago, Fred Wilson discussed the role of government grants in helping launch tech companies. Fred is not a fan and argues that evaluating and aiding early-stage companies is not a core competency of government organizations. California. o Southern California Innovation Project. o Texas Emerging Technology Fund.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I’ve made the acquaintance of a thought leader with her finger on the pulse of where the nation sits in terms of technological readiness to innovate. Steve Jobs once challenged Obama to find him 30,000 engineers so he could build a plant in California. Thanks Pamela. Where is the innovation workforce? – Dr. Pamela A.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Conservation programs have struggled to secure funding from governments and private donors. Bears in Yosemite, California and lions in Kruger, South Africa have all been roaming into the spaces usually reserved for human visitors. However, there have been numerous positives, too.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 13, 2021

The last thing you want to happen is for your company to get sued by customers, employees, or even the government, for failing to adhere to your legal obligations. Some MFA authentication may even use biometric technology as a third layer of protection. One thing you must absolutely enforce in your business is your legal obligations.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, development timeline and technology needs. How do I sell my products to the federal government?

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Board Effect

MARCH 17, 2021

Gloria Mark, a professor at the University of California, studies the issue of digital distraction. As much as technology has become part of the problem, it’s also part of the fix when you use the right board technology. Your board has many choices for technology that you can use for electronic communication and file-sharing.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Just a quick note that I'll be moderating a Technology Council Event : Social Networking as a Business Strategy May 19, 2009 - Culver City Social networking media are used on a daily basis to grow businesses and expand career opportunities. a social networking site for families), where the Yammer technology was developed.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The assets you can protect may include your “core technology&# like source code, hardware designs, architectures, processes, formulas. non-public technology. technology, business information. _. new technology. An intellectual property strategy will map out: Who are the key players and technologies in its market(s)?

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Steve Blank

MAY 23, 2016

When I retired after 21 years working in 8 startups, I was invited to be a guest lecturer at the business school at the University of California Berkeley. Gordon had the uncanny ability to see the future trajectory of computer and chip technology way before I even understood the problem. Let me give you an example.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 31, 2017

And yet, in spite of all this, small emerging firms are largely left out of government contracting. Selling to the government is a slow process in the beginning. They dislike bureaucratic processes even more, so the government marketplace has never been an attractive option for startup firms. That may be about to change.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

If you're capable of seeing past the old stones of Paris and the picturesque rural villages, you'll realize that France is every bit as technologically advanced as any other Western country - more so in some areas. The funding landscape is complex from a foreigner's point of view because the government is very often involved somehow.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 26, 2009

He is well known in the Southern California Technology scene for his work producing the Digital Family event series, along with the MOTM (Meeting of the Minds) series. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to? " Kurt has a great background in sales and marketing. What are you working on now?

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Amara’s Law : “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.”. For the more advanced enterprises who have migrated to the cloud, this will be a year of net new technology and building applications. Ed Sim, Boldstart Ventures. Enterprise Tech in 2019.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

The university found government contracts profitable as the government reimbursed their overhead charges (their indirect costs.) Other universities doing classified ELINT and Electronic Warfare work attended including University of Michigan, Georgia Institute of Technology and Cornell.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society. I'm from Stockton, California.

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Steve Blank

JULY 20, 2015

In my interview with Errol, we discussed the origins of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps), how and why it was created, and how it changed the way the government commercializes scientific research. government needs your help,’ and I remember saying, ‘The U.S. Oh by the way, there’s no funding for you.’. . …

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Mayor Boris Johnson said: These figures show, without any question, that this is an incredible period for technology firms in our city. The figures are from London and Partners, the Mayor’s promotions agency. And I have to agree. Things are definitely getting much better.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Who owns the IP — the old employer or the founder/startup — is governed by state law and the terms of any agreements that the founder executed. If a startup’s most valuable asset is its IP/technology, it is self-evident that reasonable steps must be taken to protect that asset and to ensure it is legally owned by the startup.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

People in new growth industries, multimedia communications, biotechnology, or the far reaches of high-technology products, generally know about venture capital and venture capital opportunities. government securities laws discourage getting business investments from people who aren’t wealthy, sophisticated investors.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

When Terman said no, Sylvania, a tube company which built proximity fuse tubes in WWII, won the contract and set up its Electronic Defense Lab (EDL) in Mountain View California in the middle of an orchard. The Arms Factories that Won the Cold War Were Semiconductor Factories Who was the government official pushing all of this?

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 14, 2009

My only excuse is that this week I’m doing public service in my role as a California Coastal Commissioner. Those of you with a reader still have it.) (Something you can appreciate if you’ve read my class text on Customer Development.) Long days, lots of items on the calendar , dedicated staff, very bright fellow commissioners.

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Up and Running

JUNE 13, 2017

A Harvard Business School report, “ The State of Small Business Lending: Innovation and Technology and the Implications for Regulation ,” declares that large banks approve only 33 percent of loans under $100,000, compared to 60 percent approved by small banks. This finding was based on a FDIC survey of business owners.

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Board Effect

JANUARY 17, 2024

Collaboration and partnerships: Events bring people from various sectors together and they may provide opportunities for board members to explore partnerships with other organizations, government agencies, or businesses that align with their mission and goals. Collaboration may ultimately amplify impact.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 13, 2017

Innovation in the country is supported by the government initiative “La French Tech” and seed funding through BPI. The digital age has led to an increasingly competitive environment for the start-up community, especially in technology. I also see great potential in my new home, Paris.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 6, 2011

Fourth, as a public official in the State of California , to offer a window on how public policy on California Coastal protection gets made. Clearshore is a “matchmaker&# that helps small businesses get their fair share of the $60-billion US government budget for R&D and innovation.

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