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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

One of the unintended consequences was that many of the academics went off to found a wave of startups selling their technology to the military. Yet the development of these advanced technologies is now being driven by commercial interests, not the Defense Department. Some of the speed is simply due to development methodologies.

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Revisiting Paul Graham’s “High Resolution” Financing

Both Sides of the Table

I talked about this in my social proof post where I gave some suggestions about how to get the early guys off of the fence. Most early-stage entrepreneurs who have worked with me (either as an angel or as a seed VC) know that I don’t rely at all on the social proof of other investors. When I’m in, I’m in.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. Greycroft is an early-stage VC. million users making it considerably larger than some of its peers that have historically received more tech press inches.

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My Life as a CEO (and VC): Chief Psychologist

Both Sides of the Table

This is the failure of many early-stage companies when they try to scale. My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany. Some entrepreneurs make the mistake of never devolving power. They are control freaks and have to own all of the decisions.

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Unlocking the Power of Data: Transforming Metrics into Actionable Insights

Duct Tape Marketing

02:06] Can you share your experience starting with an early-stage company (Hubspot) that eventually went public? [07:11] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! I think the net of it is it went from HubSpot teaching a business model to follow to more of a partner program where you're reselling technology.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

Slowly but surely, however, we have a quietly emerging ‘ecosystem’ (as it is often called in tech lingo). So is the Dutch tech startup story sold short? But hedonistic pleasures aside, The Netherlands actually has a great foundation for tech entrepreneurship. Not in my view. A top-notch infrastructure. Serious talent.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

In this posts I review the potential risks for the Israeli tech ecosystem and the mitigating factors that counter some of them. According to the 2021 Tech Review report by IVC , Israeli tech startups attracted a record of $25.6 Israeli tech investments 2015-2021 (source: IVC ). What comes next? China: $104.4