Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2012

I often hear the qualms of business-smart but non-technical entrepreneurs, wondering if they really have a chance in this high-technology marketplace. I tell them that if their idea or solution is technology intensive, they clearly need technology strength on the team. Then use their insights in questioning other candidates.

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View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

They often invest in the technology industry and in other areas with great potential for growth. They may be interested in consumer products, software, fintech, AI, or green technologies. The corporate governance section defines the power distribution between the founders and the investors. Pitch Decks and Presentations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 12, 2019

For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC days, it could easily cost half a million dollars for a team of professionals to produce a commercial product. Now, with powerful high-level tools and open source software, winning smartphone apps can be built by a good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Connell-Tombs stresses that any concern that intends to provide services to clients, directly or as a supplier to financial institutions, must be aware of due diligence questions and related activities. Because Compliance is involved in most, if not all, aspects of the firm’s business, its expertise is continuing to be leveraged.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Do you have legal (Founder Agreement, IP, etc.) Are there other founders, business leaders, partners, or administrators? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Fulfillment?

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

On the other side of the spectrum, the idea of finding a unicorn has attracted many investors toward the much riskier venture capital and emerging technologies. Over the past decade, advancing technologies and social consciousness have been causing unprecedented and exciting shifts in every sector of the economy, not just the tertiary.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 29, 2019

by Manish Dudharejia, President and Founder of E2M Solutions Inc. This is why having a robust library of honest customer reviews is so essential for building trust and confidence with new customers. Furthermore, nine out of ten consumers report they trust a customer review just as much as a personal recommendation from a friend.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Review Your Software Subscriptions “Reviewing your software subscriptions can be a quick way to reduce costs. ” — Phil Norton, Founder of Leave Dates In today’s digital age, software subscriptions have become integral to business operations. ” — Carl Jenson, Founder of Compare Bank.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2023

The Calm Within the Storm for Startups Productivity gains from software, which have been hard to discern in the last decade, will become blindingly evident as new AI, such as ChatGPT, abolishes all manner of drudgery. LastPass, a cloud-based software company for storing passwords, suffered a major intrusion via an unsecured employee laptop.)

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

To stay competitive in our digital world, small and medium-sized businesses need to be equipped with and proficient in the latest technologies. Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise. Tech Debt 2.0

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

After all, as a transformative technology that can be employed inexpensively, artificial intelligence has enormous appeal to leaders looking at limits both in budget and staff and volunteer time. How can leaders ensure the technology is truly being used for the greater good? Understand where and how AI will be used.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I did a presentation recently for a graduate class from The Founder Institute around getting online/mobile products out the door. I LOVED it because, the presenting part was over quickly and we got into specific issues that the founders had in terms of getting things built. Review the code being built.

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Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

Often, a business plan introduces a new technology that requires some explaining. On one hand, as a reader of business plans for investors, I see way too many business plans that ask a reader to wade neck-deep through technology to get to the business. Establish technology as a differentiator, when it is.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A receiver thin enough to be a sleeve on a phone and small enough in surface area requiring the right materials (they can transmit & receive with devices thinner than 5 millimeters), Precision tracking software so they can focus the sound beam to concentrate the sound wave exactly to your receiver and avoid inefficiencies of diffusion.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2019

by Peter Johnston , founder and CEO of Kalo. There’s a genuine need for technology that can provide insights and automation in the freelance economy, especially as it relates to collecting the right tax forms and adhering to the right employment laws. But what type of technology can help? But what about freelancers?

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View from Seed

MAY 24, 2021

You have 4-6 years of professional experience as a technology operator, founder, or investor in New York. You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You act as an “ invited guest.”. You are hungry.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2019

One example is their relationship with technology. All of us, regardless of which generation we belong to, have been impacted by technology. You could think of it this way: If technology were a geyser, Baby Boomers and Generation Xers have been sprayed by its impact, but Millennials got drenched. Information is essential.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2023

There are a ton of different ways to promote your app or software. But one of the most effective (and affordable) ways to promote your app is through online directories and review sites. Why it’s great: Product Hunt is a great way to promote your mobile app or software.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

You are a “digital native” with a strong interest in new technology and have hands-on proficiency with many online tools for managing social media interactions, event production, and project management. You have an authentic passion for technology, startups, and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. You act as an “ invited guest.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

There were startups and a software industry but barely. SEEING THINGS FROM THE VC SIDE OF THE TABLE While I was a VC in 2007 & 2008 those were dead years because the market again evaporated due the the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). There was no money train. It was 1991. We still loved every moment.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

by Kevin Manship , co-founder of Gamer One. Do your due diligence on market research. Facebook hasn’t said exactly how many VR headsets it’s sold under its Oculus brand, but Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey says the number is “well over” 10 million units. Kevin Manship is the co-founder of Gamer One.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2016

by Shane Kenny, founder of Filtersnap. In a flash of brilliance, we took our dial-up filter technology and built a software product that would run on any computer regardless of its Internet connection type. We had no experience in running an Internet filtering software business, but this didn’t concern us.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 31, 2020

by Roland Polzin , MBA and Co-founder of Wing AI. In addition, not everyone has the privilege of having a real personal assistant due to high costs. What is the Role of Technology? Due to advancements in technology, assistants are now becoming a common good — even for businesses — and are no longer limited to the high-earners.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 21, 2017

by Julian Lee, founder and CEO of Ambi Labs. Along with due diligence for glowing reviews, users should be aware of the security concerns that arise with turning your home into a smart home , giving hackers different avenues to breach. Keeping software updated and changing passwords regularly is not enough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. If your software or your manufacturing process is your secret sauce, you need to keep the work in-house. The same applies to manufacturing and almost any process these days.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2017

by Mark Gilbert, founder and CEO of MBS Accounting Technology & Advisory. Startups don’t demonstrate due diligence. These software programs are more efficient for managing a company’s finances. These accounting software programs were designed to scale the financials with the business.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The startup industry is littered with stories of founders being taken for a ride by their app developer. The founder, Managing Director or CEO. Research the founder, MD or CEO of the company. Finally, review the apps they have built. Also consider Google reviews – are they all in one period or spread over time?

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2012

Icon, innovator, brilliant entrepreneur and creator of “insanely great” products, Jobs was the founder and CEO of Apple. Jobs’ death on 5 Oct 2011 at the age of 56 due to pancreatic cancer has been one of the most talked about death in recent history. Often, it was either his way or the highway.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2021

million investment round into Strap Technologies (“STRAP”), an innovative company that has developed the world’s first total technology replacement of the white cane for the blind and visually impaired. For a video overview of STRAP’s technology in action, click here. Globally, at least 2.2

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Adriana Rozo-Angulo, founder of international consulting firm MAS Connections and author of The Buoyant Business: How Simplicity Can Keep Organizations Afloat in a Stormy Economy. Adriana Rozo-Angulo, President & Co-Founder, MAS Connections.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. Suse Reynolds, Angel Association New Zealand. Underpinning this growth is good governance. Accountability.

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Scott Edward Walker

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In a couple of cases, the founders played lawyer on their own; in the other cases, the founders either used (i) a Web service that did not address IP issues or (ii) an inexperienced law firm. This would arise as a result of a founder improperly “moonlighting” (i.e., Any IP created by a founder (e.g.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 26, 2023

In December 2022, just a month after the introduction of ChatGPT, Google understood the risk as well and launched a ‘code red’ – a company-wide emergency effort to tackle generative AI and come back with an adequate response to ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Metaverses are emerging concepts that combine technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, blockchain, etc. Metaverse Growth As the metaverse grows, an array of powerful technologies come to the forefront: Virtual Reality (VR): A fully immersive environment allows users to explore and engage with digital worlds.

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