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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. What are your key Startup Metrics ? If you launched tomorrow, how many users would you forecast? eCommerce Does your startup run on a subscription model? Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)?

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10 Reasons You Don’t Qualify for an SBA Disaster Loan

Up and Running

They often require that you’ve been in business for a couple of years, or, when do they lend to new companies or startups, they generally expect the owners to have experience in the industry. Many startups are small, local businesses with hopes of eventually rapidly scaling—but they’re still establishing a track record. Risky industry.

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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

Gust

Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them & entrepreneurs that run them. One of my earliest excursions into market research was working for a research firm doing a 1979 forecast on ATMs. Investment and startups problem : we all want disruptive and game-changing businesses. Subscribe by email. Invested Interests.

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

Today, 100s of billions of dollars in private capital have been invested in 1,000s of AI startups. But they herald a sea change in what computers are capable of doing, how they do it, and what hardware and software is needed to do it. Classic Computers – Software Updates, New Features. But What Is It?

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Why India Will Become The SaaS Hotbed Of Tomorrow

YoungUpstarts

Some industry insiders expect that there will be 10,000 SaaS startups from India in the coming decade, which means thousands upon thousands of new roles. Customer success manager, team leaders, specialist developers and more will be required – further strengthening the country’s prowess in IT and development.

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Former Head of Microsoft Israel Dreams of Billion Dollar Israeli Startups

VC Cafe

about Moshe Lichtman, and why he is one of few men or women capable of leading an Israeli startup to global billions. Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. Moshe says that the Israeli economy is in good shape and has momentum, yet has a cloudy forecast ahead of it.

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Twitter Link Roundup #172 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! 3 Things I Did Wrong with My Last Startup – [link]. How Groupthink Can Ruin Startups | The Next Web – [link]. Forecasting Fox | NYTimes – [link].