The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Heralding a new era of digital transformation, technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are being infused exponentially into the world around us. Most notably, the ground-breaking development and rapid global distribution of mRNA vaccines highlighted the speed and scale of technological advances to outsmart humanity’s most dire threats.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Global Technology 141

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. Use the common sense suggestions to avoid the pain: Decoy investor scam.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Non-disclosure Agreement Term Sheet 371

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The first part was railing against the consequences of regulatory capture on innovation and a second part, about the consequences of premature government regulation of AI and why the incumbents are all for it. He recently gave a talk at the All-In Summit that was really two talks in one. In the U.S. Bill Gurley’s point.)

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Washington Government Marketing Silicon Valley 280

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2023

Even if the idea sounds unique to you, it’s worth your time to do a few Internet searches using relevant keywords. New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. Sometimes your solution is impressive, but mass acceptance requires a big culture change, a large support system, or government legislation.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 267

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

For example, a while back a passionate entrepreneur approached me with an innovative solution for reducing world hunger, but hadn’t focused on the fact that hungry people often don’t have any money, and governments are not easy customers. Be customer focused, not technology focused. You are just as important as your innovative idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff. Apply for contests and business grants.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator Bootstrapping 261

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. New emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g., New goldmine of innovations and technology. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better.

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Artificial Inteligence Offshore Merger Technical Review 315

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2020

Even if the idea sounds unique to you, it’s worth your time to do a few Internet searches using relevant keywords. New smartphone apps cost only a few thousand, if you have the programming skills. Sometimes your solution is impressive, but mass acceptance requires a big culture change, a large support system, or government legislation.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Internet 434

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff.

Finance 320

Finance Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 320

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

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New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 246

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

The Department of Defense has thought that Artificial Intelligence is such a foundational set of technologies that they started a dedicated organization- the JAIC – to enable and implement artificial intelligence across the Department. These technologies will transform businesses and government agencies. Example here.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I’ve recently met with several universities, nonprofits, and government employees who’ve all asked the same question: how can we promote entrepreneurship? The first and primary role of a government is to provide basic public goods competently. To the extent that the government fails to do that, it will retard job creation.

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Government Technical Review New York Offshore 146

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

We just completed the eighth week of our new national security class at Stanford – Technology, Innovation and Great Power Competition. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed the class to cover how technology will shape the character and employment of all instruments of national power. Class 2 focused on China, the U.S.’s

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Technology Russia Artificial Inteligence United States 318

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

I’m reminded of the funny one-liner President Reagan used to deliver, “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Cost control. We continue to read about the wrangling over healthcare legislation in Washington D.C. Healthcare insurance ‘pain points’.

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Cost Employee Software Review Small Business 113

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 25, 2023

3- E-commerce Photo Credit: Carter Seuthe With the launch of 5G internet, I think eCommerce will boom in 2023. This presents a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to launch their own businesses and capitalize on the latest technology. Government contracting is relatively insulated from broader economic trends and the risk of recession.

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Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 118

Women Entrepreneurs Can

APRIL 16, 2024

Sustainability reporting, particularly about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, has burgeoned as a fundamental vehicle through which companies can reflect their operations’ social responsibility and commitment to sustainable development practices.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Due Diligence Framework Government 52

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

We’re standing 15 air miles away from the epicenter of technology innovation. I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. In fact, it’s not about any specific new technologies. I’m honored for the opportunity to speak here today.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. The result? Carpe Diem – Seize the Cash.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

MARCH 22, 2022

Tens of billions of public and private capital are being invested in Quantum technologies. Countries across the world have realized that quantum technologies can be a major disruptor of existing businesses and change the balance of military power. Currently this is a nascent commercial technology in search of a future viable market.

Technology 436

Technology Algorithm Stealth Distribution 436

Transformify

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Over the past few years, there has been an increasing emphasis on girls and information and communication technology in the development sector. Large government donors, NGOs, and the private sector believe girls could play a big role in resolving poverty and making development gains through ICT.

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Africa Technology Nigeria Software Developers 76

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps. That includes estimating the money required to get to the revenue stage, and saving money to cover costs before you jump off the cliff. Apply for contests and business grants.

Intellectual Property 219

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

As a startup advisor and angel investor, I tend to focus on the much longer list of ways your startup can fail, based on my own experience and inside knowledge from peers who you will never see highlighted on the Internet. Despite the technology, the fears of pedestrians and government regulations strangled the business.

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Angel Investor Cofounder Finance Operations 249

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Products requiring changes to government regulations.

New York City 315

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 315

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2019

Image via Flickr by ivanpw Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. Off-shore unsolicited investor offers.

Technical Review 228

Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Term Sheet 228

Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 5, 2017

To think about the effectiveness of a Content Policy as *just* the quality of the technology would be incomplete. The honest answer is Yes But… Yes but Content Operations is typically a cost center, not a revenue center, so it gets managed to a cost exposure and can be starved for resources.

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Internet Algorithm Software Review Green 80

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products. Truly “disruptive” technologies.

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China California Government Global 295

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2020

Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. These founders all seem to be pushing their technology, rather than highlighting their solution to a painful need. Limit the features and complexity.

Technology 317

Technology Marketing Sales Cycle Social Media 317

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Government bail-outs do not promote innovation. New emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g., New goldmine of innovations and technology. The cost of entrepreneur entry is at an all-time low. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

Hearpreneur

JULY 17, 2020

Technology has proved to have a great driver of the rise of ‘future industries’ and those that were previously seen to be tech-proof. 2-Technology. The upcoming decade 2020-2030 is going to be the decade of the Technology Industry, some experts coined the TECHADE. Trends that could spur investments in Technology.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review Artificial Inteligence 129

Board Effect

AUGUST 14, 2023

In today’s technology-driven landscape, the role of credit union boards of directors extends beyond traditional decision-making; they also hold the responsibility of safeguarding sensitive information and upholding data security. Ransomware attacks are rising and becoming increasingly costly.

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Technical Review Government Security Framework 52

Board Effect

AUGUST 14, 2023

In today’s technology-driven landscape, the role of credit union boards of directors extends beyond traditional decision-making; they also hold the responsibility of safeguarding sensitive information and upholding data security. Ransomware attacks are rising and becoming increasingly costly.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Government Security Framework 52

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

This doesn’t mean just more technology stuff, though we’ll get that. Over the last half a century, Silicon Valley has grown into the leading technology and innovation cluster for the United States and the world. the wave of internet commerce applications in the first decade of the 21 st century. The Barriers to Entrepreneurship.

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Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Cloud computing has become a buzzword in the recent years, with numerous companies providing the technology to enable organizations to access applications over a network to remote computing sites. With the cloud, users may have significant cost savings as they shift their data and applications to the cloud.

Cloud 223

Cloud Asia Government Mobile 223

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I’ve been noodling on this post for a few months now, trying to find the best way to explain why a decentralized Internet is important and how we might get from here to there. It certainly seems that the use case and demand for a decentralized Internet has never been stronger. More inclusive models of stakeholder capitalism.

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Web Technical Review Software Review Social Network 193

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. In this context, there are at least six stages often included in the scope of R&D to narrow your focus: Search for new technologies. Technology pilots.

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Angel Investor Early Stage Incubator Government 256

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

New emerging technologies have been the key catalyst for in-demand jobs. Information and communications technology include 4,600 companies and 45,000 employees. tests new technology on a province-wide scale for industry and government. Much of this was attributed to the low cost of living. Inno Tech Alberta Inc.

Canada 167

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 167

Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Ten years is not a very long time, but in a world of exponential technology, a lot can happen. Sure, some of the ideas below might seem like science fiction or fantasy, but so was much of the technology we take for granted today. Fossil fuels won’t be able to compete on cost. Thirty of them, to be precise.

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Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Non-Compete 91