January, 2023

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SAP BAU excerpts  – Ch. 7 – Sustainable Energy

deal architect

As part of the launch of the Business as Unusual book (click on badge on left to get to the Amazon page) by Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier that we helped conduct interviews and research for, we will share excerpts. SAP Business as Unusual

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6 Startup Lessons Learned By Passionate Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Over my many years of mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals, I often hear a desire to start a new business, with a big hesitation while waiting for that perfect idea and perfect alignment of the stars.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition  – 2022 Wrap Up

Steve Blank

We just wrapped up the second year of our Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition class – now part of our Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation.

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5 Tips That Are Proven To Help Sellers Stand Out In A Sellers’ Market

YoungUpstarts

As a seller you have to compete with vendors who may be more established and better equipped to handle the influx of potential consumers. The post 5 Tips That Are Proven To Help Sellers Stand Out In A Sellers’ Market appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in their own ecosystem. He'll also go over metrics we can use to measure the health of our ecosystems as we build more resources for innovators.

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What Is Your Publicist Really Doing?!

Rembrandt Communications

What is Your Publicist Doing? They may be hurting your brand.). You’ve done your research and found the perfect public relations person to promote your business in the new year. Then, you leave them alone to do their job… but do you know what they’re really doing?

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Reflecting on Ponzi Schemes

Feld Thoughts

At the end of 2022, some people started shouting that Crypto was a Ponzi Scheme following earlier declarations by Bill Gates , Warren Buffett , and Charlie Munger.

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10 Ways To Make Your Funding Pitch More Hard-Hitting

Startup Professionals Musings

The average length of a funding pitch to angel investors is ten minutes. Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes.

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

This post previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Three types of organizations – Incubators, Accelerators and Venture Studios – have emerged to reduce the risk of early-stage startup failure by helping teams find product/market fit and raise initial capital.

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Your Comprehensive Guide To Starting Your Business In 2023

YoungUpstarts

Looking to start your own business? Let's go through the essential steps in starting your business in 2023. The post Your Comprehensive Guide To Starting Your Business In 2023 appeared first on Young Upstarts. Others Resources business advice starting a business

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Israeli startup landscape collection 2023 edition

VC Cafe

Readers of VC Cafe know how big of a fan I am of startup landscapes. It’s not only that a picture is worth 1,000 words, but the landscapes, while limited in scope by definition, provide a snapshot on a particular sector in a moment in time.

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What Just Happened

Feld Thoughts

For those of you older than 40, it sort of felt like 2000. If you are younger than 40, a massive tech bubble just burst. I expect you know that. For the past six months, many VCs have been podcasting, tweeting, publicly writing, … and generally prognosticating about what you should do and what’s going to happen next. I think the best VCs didn’t prognosticate. They knew what was going to happen next.

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The many shades of verticalization

deal architect

Vinnie Vertical is wary of the term “industry clouds”. I liked the self-checking for stores AI solution Google presented to analysts this past week in prep for NRF, the big retail show in New York. However, too often there is. Vertical Markets (Banking, Retail etc

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9 Point Checklist For Success In People Communication

Startup Professionals Musings

Every business professional and entrepreneur believes they are good communicators, but how do they know? It’s really the perception of the recipients that counts, and poor communicators are almost always poor listeners, so they don’t hear the shortcomings.

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Be Where Your Business Is

Steve Blank

This post previously appeared on the readwrite blog. A CEO running a B-to-B startup in needs to live in the city where their business is – or else they’ll never scale. I was having breakfast with Erin, an ex-student, just off a red-eye flight from New York.

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From Execution To Insight: How Fintech Is Shaping The Future Of Accounts Payable

YoungUpstarts

Today's fintech solutions can deliver technology and services that take costs and inefficiencies out of the accounts payable process. The post From Execution To Insight: How Fintech Is Shaping The Future Of Accounts Payable appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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4 Advantages Of Online Employee Scheduling Software

The Startup Magazine

Creating and managing employee schedules can be a complicated and time-consuming task for any business. Fortunately, with the help of online employee scheduling software, businesses can easily create and manage schedules for their employees.

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AI and the HyperEncabulator

Feld Thoughts

Dave Jilk and I had a long discussion last night, which included some rambling about AI. If you have been following me for a while, you know that in 2010 I stated that the machines have already taken over for us and are patiently waiting for us to feed all human knowledge into them.

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Analyst Cam: Visier – Workforce Analytics

deal architect

As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. This time it is Jake Sorofman, CMO at Visier, a Vancouver, BC based vendor focused on. Analyst Cam

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5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Transforming Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

No matter how well your business seems to have worked for you up to this point, you can be certain that it will need to be heavily transformed for tomorrow’s new world-wide economy and no industry sector boundaries.

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New Year, New & Improved NextView Accelerator

View from Seed

With three accelerator cohorts under our belts and 17 graduated teams to turn to for feedback, we’re more confident than ever that our white-glove approach has lent itself well to the kind of program our industry was lacking.

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Beyond “Us And Them”: A New Approach To Inclusion

YoungUpstarts

While so many inclusion programs focus on fervent advocacy for single groups, inclusion should come from a “humanity” standpoint, says Amri B. Johnson. The post Beyond “Us And Them”: A New Approach To Inclusion appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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5 Predictions for Gaming, Metaverse and Entertainment Tech in 2023

VC Cafe

The future is impossible to predict, but that doesn’t stop us from trying. At Remagine Ventures, we’re constantly on the lookout for the next big thing in gaming, metaverse, and consumer tech.

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NYC Public Schools' Move to Ban ChatGPT Exposes Adults' Failures to Teach Healthy and Responsible Technology Usage

This is going to be BIG.

Prompt: “A Cartoon Teacher being crushed by the weight of society’s problems” - Stable Diffusion 2.1. This past Tuesday, New York City's Department of Education announced a ban on the popular chatbot ChatGPT from its schools' devices and networks. It’s easy to understand why.

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SAP BAU Videos – Ch.4 New Customer Pathways

deal architect

The SAP Business as Unusual book by Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier was released at the end of December. click on badge on left to link to the Amazon page). The book relies heavily on conversations with SAP, customer, partner, SAP Business as Unusual

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8 Strategies To Capitalize On Untapped Global Markets

Startup Professionals Musings

In my experience, the Silicon Valley startup model, focused on disrupting established industries, has treated the USA well and created some great global businesses.

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Five Reasons to Invest In Field Service Software For Your Startup Business

The Startup Magazine

The advent of off-site operations raises the inescapable need for a system of managing, supervising, and coordinating activities in field service management. Field service management offers the much-needed opportunity to manage field operations remotely.

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What You Need To Know About The Short-Form Video Trend In 2023

YoungUpstarts

Short-form videos are here to stay. They are an excellent way to communicate a message in a concise and engaging manner. The post What You Need To Know About The Short-Form Video Trend In 2023 appeared first on Young Upstarts. Uncategorized Luke Lintz marketing short-form video video video marketin

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State of Israeli tech ecosystem 2022 and what to expect in 2023

VC Cafe

Happy New Year! 2022 is behind us now and the end of year reports are trickling in. 2022 was a year of two tales in Israeli tech – the first half, when it seemed that it was ‘business as usual’ and the second half, when it was clear it’s everything but usual.

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The MIT Banana Lounge

Feld Thoughts

I’ve co-founded or been an early investor in many things. One of my favorites is the MIT Banana Lounge. I will be hanging out there Tuesday afternoon and doing an AMA from 2pm to 4pm. It began with an email from Zoe Sheill.

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SAP BAU excerpts  – Ch. 4 – New Customer Pathways

deal architect

As part of the launch of the Business as Unusual book (click on badge on left to get to the Amazon page) by Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier that we helped conduct interviews and research for, we will share excerpts. SAP Business as Unusual

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10 Tips To Ensure That Your New Venture Is Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to become the next unicorn. But what does that really mean? Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost.

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Utilizing Financial Aid During a Global Crisis: A Guide for Business Owners

The Startup Magazine

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the global economy, with businesses in every sector feeling the strain of the crisis. As business owners struggled to keep their companies afloat, many turned to business financial aid programs for relief.

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Business Growth Starts From Within: How To Attract Top Talent

YoungUpstarts

Looking to grow your business? Employees are the foundation of business growth which is why you need to attract top talent. The post Business Growth Starts From Within: How To Attract Top Talent appeared first on Young Upstarts. Others attracting talent business growth

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

ReadWriteStart

When it comes to launching a startup, most founders think they should reside in the United States, Silicon Valley, in particular, to have a successful business.

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I Don’t Hate Crypto

Feld Thoughts

Well, that was interesting. I get many more private emails in response to blog posts than comments. Yesterday, in response to Reflecting on Ponzi Schemes , I got a few that said anyone under 35 needs a net native currency, and that’s crypto. A few others said some versions of all governments are Ponzi schemes. And I got a few that implied I hated crypto.

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SAP BAU Videos – Ch.9 Resilient Supply Networks

deal architect

The SAP Business as Unusual book by Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier was released on December 20. click on badge on left to link to the Amazon page). The book relies heavily on conversations with SAP, customer, partner, research firm. SAP Business as Unusual