bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

The Trouble With Non-tech Cofounders. This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. This is a guest post by Scott Allison, CEO and founder of Teamly.com. The problem with non-technical founders is that they don’t know what they don’t know, until they’re in way too deep. Enterprise. CrunchBase.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2021

by Andy Prakash, founder of Privacy Ninja. And only a few days ago, the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) launched a digital signature feature on the SingPass mobile app to provide “greater convenience” for its more than 2.1 It should be noted that as the global cyber landscape evolves, cyber threats have also surged.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

– Austin Hill , co-founder Blockstream (FPV’s newest portfolio company). The combination of mobile technology, sensors, robotics, and data analytics will create businesses that can empower billions of people around the world through decentralized and distributed networks where the “middlemen” are no longer required.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Steven Raz, co-founder and managing partner of Cornerstone Search Group, LLC, believes successful entrepreneurs need the ability to “operate and make decisions with incomplete information.” EO is a dynamic global network of more than 9,500 business owners in 40 countries.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We then help surround founders with other talent who want to join important causes but don’t have the startup idea themselves. Importantly, we recently announced a $30 million financing that gives us the resources we need to build a global enterprise software company. It’s the founders who are willing to let you join their boards.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 2, 2011

The startup that emerged triumphant in the startup category was YFind Technologies , an indoor positioning solutions company that enables precise indoor navigation and tracking through smartphones and other mobile devices. Y-Find Technologies co-founders Ting See Ho, Melvin Yuan and Han Yang. Mobile Applications.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 19, 2019

A startups seeds are sown and sprouted either because the founder(s) have come up with a unique solution with a product (like a software or a physical product) or service. It was in the year 2008, after a global recession hit the world, that the first startup revolution began to take shape. What is a Startup?

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

During that time, we watched the first wave of mobile apps take off — Foursquare, GroupOn, Instagram, Twitter, etc. Our investment thesis is simple: Blockchains will impact trillions of dollars of economic activity across many industries globally. We look for projects and protocols that can rethink major classes of global commerce.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets. While Facebook’s numbers have grown, internet usage (now mostly mobile even in developed markets) continues to evolve in a pace that rivals innovation in the past.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Innovation is a driver of many businesses globally. Rossanna Ceccato is the founder of Redress, a disruptive clothing platform that helps women renew and refresh their wardrobes through dress swaps. I have been continually impressed by Sarah Hawley, the founder of Growmotely. Thanks to John Li, Fig Loans ! #3- 4- Sarah Hawley.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn and Greylock Partners will be talking about “blitzscaling” with his co-author Chris Yeh, and Stanford Professor Bob Sutton. Kabam, the mobile gaming company, hit a major stumbling block in its early days when its financing was lost due to the 2008 financial collapse.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 20, 2013

R/GA is part of Interpublic Group of Companies, one of four global ad holding companies, and is the most award-winning agency in the digital world today. The Internet has rapidly expanded beyond desktop, server, laptop, and mobile computers and connected itself to many of the different devices in our everyday life. s Superman to 2006?s

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

trillion dollar global phenomenon , generating $768 billion in U.S. For even the largest global brands, it’s been a challenge to overcome barriers to premium mobile commerce entry, including speed, cost, and the technical talent to meet demand for a heightened experience. By: Ryan Terry, co-founder and president, BILDIT.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

He became a VC at London-based Benchmark Europe (now Balderton) and then CEO of Endemol, a large multibillion media company best known for creating & owning global franchises for Big Brother, Deal or No Deal and other unscripted television. ” Dana & I took a chance on the founders early on. billion deal to Disney.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

From left to right above is Tristan Walker (founder of Walker & Co), Magic Johnson (successful NBA basketball player and successful business man – his two life goals), Beatriz Acevedo (founder of Mitu, the largest Latino digital media company) and Troy Carter (founder of Atom Factory and Cross Culture Ventures).

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. Gayle King is co-host of CBS This Morning. as in pro wrestling?—?you’re you’re going to take some hits.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event that has featured Boston’s BEST founders. Topics have included “Leveraging Pinterest”, “Mobile Commerce”, and “Facebook Advertising”.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Capital Factory is so excited to welcome the OHUB community to Austin during SXSW,” said Joshua Baer, founder & CEO. OHUB@SXSW | Opportunity Hub (OHUB) Thursday, March 7 Opening reception and fireside chat with Priscilla Chan, Cofounder, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative 4:00 PM?—?8:00

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 13, 2018

JD Weinstein , head of Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem in Austin; Karen Kilroy, entrepreneur and CEO of Kilroy Blockchain; Sabrina Wojtewicz, co-founder of Bunker Labs; and Sara Chapman, Director of Entrepreneurship Strategy & Partnerships at Dell will discuss how both startups and corporations can work together and find the right fit.

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Austin Technical Review Cofounder Texas 48

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Which brings me back to your mobile phones. Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. Apple owned 0%.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

by Samuel Worsley and Nathan Moore, co-founders of Live Tech Games. The pandemic and lockdown this year have had a visual effect on the business world globally. Co-founders of Live Tech Games Samuel Worsley and Nathan Moore met at Microsoft in 2017, where they bonded over their natural drive to create and innovate.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2012

Earlier this year, I commented during the launch of UOB’s mobile banking iOS application that mobile payment options such as that offered by Square would be a boon to small business owners. Mobile Payment Now A Reality For Singapore Small Business Owners. Today, Swiff is unique in its ability to do so.”

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Steve Blank

JULY 19, 2016

The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Peter Arvai , co-founder of Prezi , an interactive presentation platform. Peter and his co-founders were committed to making Prezi a global company.

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The Next Web

JULY 20, 2013

And if they do, they complain about lack of global potential or misunderstand my product completely. “Do But if our website says that Credo invests in IT, Internet, mobile or healthcare startups predominantly in Central Europe, I just don’t feel obliged to respond to a gold mine in Mongolia or Australian TV production studio.

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Silicon Valley Mongolia Technical Cofounder Entrepreneur 124

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 11, 2021

Apple, for example, is the world's most valuable business, yet the iOS operating system enables firms like Facebook to use an already-existing infrastructure to accelerate their mobile development. It will be easier to become an entrepreneur that caters to a global audience, not limited by their physical location. Photo credit: Jesse.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Media Bootstrapping 125

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2013

But while most of the news revolve around the larger global industry games development, publishing and services-related companies such as Electronic Arts, LucasArts, Tecmo Koei, and Ubisoft, it’s the local homegrown talent that’s been quietly driving the scene. The Mobile Game Revolution. billion to US$22 billion.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

by Aneace Haddad, CEO & Founder, Taggo. Co-branded cards were invented, combining a Visa, MasterCard or American Express payment brand along with a retailer or airline brand. We experimented with tap and go technology, both on cards as well as embedded in mobile phones. Sure, lots of features were added over the years.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

The show follows the journeys of founders who share what it takes to build a startup – from restaurants to rocket scientists, to online gifts to online groceries and more. Evangelos Simoudis’ is the founder and managing director of Synapse Partners. Srivastava , chief data scientist at Verizon. Ashok Srivastava. Evangelos : Yes.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

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David Cohen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The three founders (Isaac, Tim, and Jose) were based in the Los Angeles area when they moved the company to Boulder for the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2009. Twilio became a popular perk for Techstars companies globally over the years and many other Techstars portfolio companies use the product extensively. 1: SendGrid (2009).

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

William Hurley, the co-founder of Honest Dollar, an Austin-based provider of retirement plans to small businesses, says creative talent is abundant : It’s got the music, the university scene, the hippies and the rule-breakers… It’s very easy to hire people who want to push the limits. Boulder, CO.

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

Jeff Decker is a co-instructor of the Hacking for Defense class and the Stanford program director. By comparison, last year’s global market for software-as-a-service, one of the hottest sectors for startup creation and investment, was estimated at $104 billion. He’s a former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer. Defense Department.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 15, 2017

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, has referred to Warren Buffet as his mentor and credited his success to him. million new project management roles to be added globally across seven project-intensive industries by 2020, for an economic impact of over $18 trillion, across multiple industries. So how do you find a good mentor?

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