A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Small companies operate this way by necessity, and it works! “Founder trouble” is a leading cause of startup death (though data also show that companies with only one founder are more likely to fail , so the conclusion is just that startups are just always likely to fail!). A team of one is brittle, but fast.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 12, 2023

Canoo, an EV startup based in California that debuted its futuristic-looking electric van in 2021 , is having a hard time making ends meet. In spite of this, the federal government has kept doing business with the startup, saving it from certain doom. However, the outlook is not good.

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United States Government Startup California 127

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In my experience as an angel investor for new startups, I’m always surprised by how many entrepreneurs are looking for funding without outside advisors. He seemed to ignore the fact that hungry people rarely have money, and governments are very unpredictable customers. Board members provide inexpensive expertise.

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Advisory Board Bandwidth Cofounder Technical Review 356

Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

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. They do the most to de-risk the early stages of a startup. Reducing Startup Risk. Carlos stirred his coffee.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2023

In 2022, we saw unusual supply constraints — lingering post-coronavirus supply chain issues, a persistently tight labor market , and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — converge with high demand — partly fueled by heavy government stimulus during the first two years of the pandemic.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review Ukraine Software Review ChatGPT 148

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Reading the NY Times article “ Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $1 Billion for Short-Form Video Venture, ” I realized it was time for a new startup heuristic: the amount of customer discovery and product-market fit you need to find is inversely proportional to the amount and availability of risk capital. It’s the antithesis of the Lean Startup.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 5, 2023

government agencies, our federal research labs, and government contractors no longer have exclusive access to these advanced technologies. Government agencies to provide context and perspective on commercial technologies and national security. Class Organization. We focused on the challenges created when U.S. Guest Speakers.

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Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Technology China 353

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of every small business CEO in the country must be spinning. There are certainly some people who are publicly saying that VC-backed businesses shouldn’t take government money.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Applicants were told that ERA was doing electronics work for government and industry. Unfortunately for the company they couldn’t tell anyone as their customer was the most secret government agency in the country – the National Security Agency. Paul was the place to be. How Did ERA Grow So Quickly? million today.)

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Minnesota Engineer Minneapolis Silicon Valley 281

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

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

The Serbian government is now looking to capitalize on this by launching a new initiative that will allow citizens to trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Serbian government is hoping that the launch of NFT trading will help the country attract more foreign investment. For more information you should check NFT code.

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Serbia Technical Review Government Software Review 144

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

Managing Your Startup Board?—?A Hearing views from Bill Gates on how the world deals with issues like climate change, Jack Dorsey talk about the role of social platforms and government and discussions with Kevin Systrom (Instagram), Todd McKinnon (Okta), etc were fascinating. link] Managing Your Startup Board?—?A

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

I have often been asked about Startup Funding by entrepreneurs. Many myths surround the subject of startup funding. Here is Startup Funding, a Comprehensive Guide for Entrepreneurs. Reasons for funding. ? Scale up your operations. Now you may want to scale up your operations or expand your presence.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Yet despite the overarching negative outlook, startups seem to be weathering the storm. Quartz mentions that startups seem to be dealing with the pressures of the pandemic far more effectively than larger businesses and conglomerates. Much of this success is due to the flexibility of startups and their ability to adapt.

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Bankruptcy Startup Agile Technical Review 165

NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. To generate growth in a startup, it is almost always necessary to raise external capital to run the necessary. Underpinning this growth is good governance. A startup board is brave and supportive.

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Technical Review Software Review New Zealand Due Diligence 88

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Rate limiters govern the frequency or quantity of user or IP requests, which helps to prevent distributed denial of service attacks. The United States Federal Government makes use of it. Another paradigm is the ACL (Access Control List), which lists all of the operations that a particular user is allowed to conduct.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review Web API 88

VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

A few months ago, VC Cafe launched a series on startup engagement and outreach programs of large tech companies. After covering Google startup outreach and support (from first hand experience), today I’m happy to add Amazon and AWS, by looking into the variety of ways startups can engage with the commerce and cloud giant.

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Technical Review Startup Venture Capital Incubator 174

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

From Europe to Asia-Pacific and the Americas, sustainability reporting is the new denominator for businesses and project operations. Sustainability reporting is the process of comprehensive disclosure and communication about a company’s efforts to achieve environmental, social, and governance goals.

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Software Review Software Framework Asia 167

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2020

These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. Even non-profits need a profitable business model to offset staff and operating costs.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Viral Distribution 436

Steve Blank

JUNE 27, 2017

As more and more companies face disruption from globalization, new technology, and startups that have more capital than the incumbents, the continuing cry from Wall Street investors is, “Why can’t companies be as innovative as startups?”. Here’s one reason why: Startups can do anything. Startups can do anything.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All startup businesses have to go through extensive research of government or state laws and administrative processes before their establishment. A restaurant startup is faced with double the work regarding food safety regulations , and this particular type of business requires quite an extensive opening checklist.

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Startup Technical Review Green Government 114

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2019

Startup funding is undeniably an essential part of any new business launch, which is typically a hard nut to crack. However, here, we have attempted to shortlist a few easier ways for funding a startup. The working capital loan is required to run a complete cycle of revenue-generating operations. Government programs.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2022

After all, nonprofits have operational expenses such as rent, energy bills, and salaries. Government Grants. Many nonprofits raise significant sums of money through government grants. Check opportunities with your provincial and federal government. But funds are just as important to a nonprofit.

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Social Media Government Salary Software Review 146

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched – Startup Weekend Next. A partnership of Startup Weekend , Startup America , TechStars and Udacity , Startup Weekend Next brings four weeks of amazing hands-on training learning to build your startup to cities around the world.

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Startup Lean Incubator Business Model 335

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2013

We all know that every startup is risky. Yet every investor has his own “rules of thumb” on what makes a specific startup too high a risk for his investment taste. They look for people with real experience in the business domain of the startup, and people with real experience running a startup. No risk means no reward.

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Russia Startup Software Review Government 272

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

I observed that teaching case studies and/or how to write a business plan as a capstone entrepreneurship class didn’t match the hands-on chaos of a startup. Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence community or other government agencies. Stay tuned.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 7, 2021

One major reason is that unless you don’t put effort into hiring the right talent, the operational functions suffer. Not to mention, today’s workforce is already gearing up to operate 100% remotely and still perform their best. 10 Important Hiring Tips for Startups in Post COVID Era. Consider Remote Hiring.

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Hiring Technical Review Software Review Startup 159

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 22, 2019

Stay compliant with ATO and government legislation through automated updates to tax and payroll processes. Utilise Cloud based operation which reduces the need for bulky servers and enables staff to work remotely from their laptops or computers. Allow for multi-user interaction from remote locations. Automate data processing.

Software Review 176

Software Review Due Diligence Startup Stock 176

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Government grants. A nonprofit is still a business, maybe even tougher than for-profit to run successfully, so the best angel is a great entrepreneur at the helm for fund-raising, as well as operations. As in any company, they can lead to employee problems, or messy legal issues. That’s a higher calling. Marty Zwilling.

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Equity Angel Investor Technical Review Exit Strategy 235

View from Seed

JULY 5, 2022

Connor Cash (CC): ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has become a crucial part of corporate strategy, yet companies lack the tools and resources to collect and track this highly scrutinized ESG data. As a first-time founder, the comfort in knowing that I can bounce ideas off of experienced operators and investors is huge.

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DC Software Review Government Boston 156

Steve Blank

JANUARY 11, 2022

Original problem statement : Chinese investment in US startups with critical technologies poses a threat to US military capabilities, but the lack of transparency in venture capital makes it challenging to track them. compete more effectively through new operational concepts, organizations, and/or strategies. Team Aurora. Team Catena.

Technical Review 281

Technical Review Technology Taiwan Venture Capital 281

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. I was 33 years in industry, before coming into government. Prior to this appointment, Ms. How do we get going?

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Acquisition Technical Review Technology Security 284

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

These are people that didn’t make their money through a tech startup or startup investing. Some of these folks are founders and CEOs, but not at high-growth tech startups. They might not understand how a pre-revenue startup could be worth anything, let alone be valued at $5mm. Perhaps they inherited it.

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.Net Cap Table Startup Technical Review 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Even though the color of their money is always green, all startup investors are not the same. Investor due diligence on a startup is not a mysterious black art, but is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. It’s no fun for either side.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Offshore 310

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Where there’s been the overthrowing of governments, mass protests and even outright civil war, there’s… entrepreneurship. “ Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East “, written by seasoned U.S. internet executive and venture investor Christopher M.

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Technical Review Saudi Arabia Egypt Startup 248

David Teten

MARCH 31, 2012

I’m exceptionally excited to announce that I’m now Chairman and lead investor with some other angels in a new company, Spright Governance Inc. Spright is a spinoff of the Singaporean government, which will leverage their proven expertise and technology to run other cities, states, and nations globally. at $47,568. was ranked #71.

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Government Singapore New York City Non-Compete 154

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

Source: NVCA , “Startup Ecosystem Faces Capital Crunch over Coming Months” USA – SBA Loans and PPP. The $349 billion aid package issued by the US Government and distributed in the form of SBA loans was quickly gobbled up by a large number of applications, many of which were from venture-backed or PE-backed startups.

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SBA Technical Review Startup 124