Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Governments blocking acquisitions, the curtailment of company expansion, more scrutiny on overseas operations of U.S. This was the big consumer behavior story of 2018, behind the rapid rise of digitally-native vertical brands (like the breakout , Hims), and the rise of prosumer-level data applications (like breakout Airtable).

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Steve Blank

MAY 11, 2021

For example, “flying taxi” startup Joby Aviation aligned its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with the Air Force’s stated interest in advancing the market for air mobility vehicles. ai entered the defense market having already built a successful commercial business in the energy vertical.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

It wasn’t like we were packaging software we were producing the highest performing vertical axis wind turbine. Unfortunately the US government has muddied the waters by not implementing real industrial and technology policies. But it wasn’t an Atlas rocket either. Engineers are aging.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2020

Unable to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them.” This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries. What’s your actual super power? Creative thinking. What motto or quote do you live by?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 22, 2016

The issues on Sundaresan’s radar are security and mobility , security and cloud computing , and how these topics relate to industry verticals like healthcare, retail, financial services and government entities.

Security 100

Security Small Business Technical Review Vertical 100

deal architect

APRIL 5, 2015

While they have previously announced they would focus on the services sector, I thought that would mostly be around local government and. Enterprise Software (other vendors) Vertical Markets (Banking, Retail etc)' As part of a corporate re-branding exercise, UNIT4 hosted an analyst call last week – see replay here.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

The government has already given them millions in grants so it’s a good start. Still, I think that to succeed they really need to focus on vertical niches where they can differentiate and have more focus on content quality and user acquisition. I for one will be routing for them, though. I first met the team at TechCrunch50.

San Francisco 254

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2017

John Jantsch: One of the ways to really drive up profit is to specialize, is to go into a vertical market, is to go have a niche, to get known as an expert in X, Y, or Z. That could be a market vertical, or that could be an audience. Market vertical would be what you said, dentists. Dentists would be market vertical.

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Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

work (collection, processing, reporting, analysis), processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps , metrics ladders of awesomeness , and… so… much… more. Remember, tools, work, processes, org structure, governance models, last-mile gaps, metrics ladders of awesomeness, and… so… much… more. The Implications of Complexity.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Neil Billock´s skills can be attested with the rapid growth of Vertical Direct Marketing Group where it became a forerunner in mainland US advertising industry. With the US colony pleading for help, our current government still finds blame in the country´s problems within Puerto Rico itself.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

As is the case in other countries with a relatively new, rapidly growing tech sector, e-commerce is Russia’s fastest growing vertical. It is also worth noting that the laws which govern the tech sector, although less developed than the West, will eventually offer the same level of protection and clarity as in the EU.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Vertical boreholes are the alternative to achieving results. The Government likes them, as well. A practical way of extracting this energy is via pipes in the ground. The pipes in the ground are in a loop laid out from horizontal trenches that go as deep as two metres. Heat pumps can both cool in the summer and heat in the winter.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

We have developed a product that first meets the needs of public safety agencies and organizations, but we have seen a ton of interest from corporations across multiple verticals?—?hospitality, I’d love to hear what she has to say on the entrepreneurship and government. Do you see Geospiza implemented on a larger scale?

Denver 48

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2019

Opportunities and threats: Are there any entrepreneur opportunities or resources offered by the government or local bodies? Attend events to scout for any opportunities of vertical and horizontal mergers and tie-ups. Is the restaurant located in an area that is convenient for your target market?

Technical Review 86

Technical Review SBA Merger Customer 86

Steve Blank

AUGUST 17, 2009

The university found government contracts profitable as the government reimbursed their overhead charges (their indirect costs.) Over a hundred government contractors reviewed Stanford’s work on tubes and systems. The lab would repeat the conference the following week for government agencies doing military work.

Silicon Valley 142

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 14, 2009

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Silicon Valley Government RSS California 120

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Palantir has been able to repeatedly pair it’s core analytics platform with human investigators who unlock business value across a variety of vertical domains. For example, Government intelligence departments function as separate teams.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

We’re seeing more governments, organizations, and corporate enterprises start to realize the impact this technology could have on how they operate. It’s estimated that 20 to 25 percent of funds are lost to corruption globally at the government level, so this is a really important issue. ETHDenver , which took place Feb.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 6, 2011

Clearshore is a “matchmaker&# that helps small businesses get their fair share of the $60-billion US government budget for R&D and innovation. His big payoff from this effort is the chance to put a few lines of copy about his latest venture, Clearshore, at the bottom of each podcast link email.

Silicon Valley 195

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 1, 2019

After a couple of weeks, you figure out that your inbox is bombarded with email of different business verticals. Email marketing is regulated and governed by Federal law of the US. When you follow these simple regulations passed by the government, you’ll make your prospects happier and steer clear of email-related legal problems.

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Email Marketing Advertising Government 100

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Techstars funds all types of startups, working across all verticals, applying all types of business models. City governments connect with local entrepreneurs, corporations, and community leaders to grow and sustain a vibrant startup economy. Large companies make connections with the best startups to future-proof their business.

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Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

We have some engaging and topical new content on our VC-InsideOut podcast program– Episode 7 in our Governance Series, "Best Practices for the High-Performance Board"  This is a first for VC InsideOut as we recorded a live, 92 minute program at the Pillsbury Winthrop law firm this past Thursday morning. 42in;text-indent:-.42in;text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 13, 2009

Home Books for Startups Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Resources Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Categories Air Force (9) Ardent (9) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (29) California Coastal Commission (3) Conservation (2) Convergent Technologies (1) Customer Development (98) Customer Development Manifesto (..)

Silicon Valley 179

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Some of the obvious vertical markets have been around cleantech and bio / life sciences but some of the more subtle ones have been around government services and non-profits.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2023

That what used to be more vertically integrated efforts by different companies are being picked apart by especially entrepreneurs coming in and taking various pieces of their value chain, again, leveraging digital. And then perhaps even more fundamental, we're seeing things like what we call the de construction of the value chain.

ChatGPT 69

ChatGPT Technical Review Generative AI Technology 69

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Alex has helped bring more than $160 million in funding to Texas startups through SBIR, STTR and other government funding programs for companies like Essentium, ICON 3D, and LIFT Aircraft. STOIKY is his callsign. Notley also serves as a powerful resource platform for scaling innovative nonprofit organizations.

Austin 110

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ConversionXL

MARCH 16, 2014

Now, of course , this isn’t going to be uniform across all verticals. While that may seem arbitrary, the muscles associated with frowning have been linked to the amygdalia - the area of your brain responsible for governing emotions, forming new memories, and associating them with emotional events.

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Conversion Georgia Technical Review Design 133

ConversionXL

APRIL 18, 2019

Government and university sites? That context can help sites rank in a vertical like recipes, where search engines can’t differentiate a good chocolate chip cookie from a life-changing one. In SERPs, Google shows its hand. Top-ranking search results are ample evidence of what users want: Which types of sites rank highly? Aggregators?

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Search Aggregator New York SEO 126

David Teten

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

We assume it will be a 2-3 day discussion, but may be much longer, because of the CR (Continuing Resolution) to fund the government overall. Dickinson: If government shuts down, only political appointees can work. Our process to process appeals is particularly bad; # appeals not yet heard forms a vertical line if we graph it.

Intellectual Property 60

Intellectual Property Detroit Technical Review Software Review 60

Lightspeed Venture Partners

APRIL 13, 2015

I believe most of the greenfield opportunities in SaaS today are beyond the traditional horizontal/vertical enterprise software areas. Traditionally, selling to governments has been associated with long sales cycles and conservative buyers. What are the areas that haven’t seen a modern piece of software in years?

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Sales Cycle Government Demand Distribution 60

David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. His description: “We announced a new $500 million fund in Q1 of 2019, in our 10th year.

Revenue 60

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

Over the last 3 decades, IT has evolved from providing infrastructure and hardware to a more strategic role that is intimately woven with business verticals as shown below: - 1980s to 1990s: Servers, Storage, and Communications Infrastructure. 2005 to Today: Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, Government Specific, etc.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 9, 2016

We can generalise this into a blueprint for ecosystems generally: Find a vertical market where there is a comparative advantage – Silicon Valley started with military technology, in London fintech and ecommerce are good candidates. The UK government’s support has been important for our startup ecosystem.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Venture Capital eCommerce Startup 60

View from Seed

JUNE 23, 2022

Long-term: Influencers across the world with 10K+ followers and across all major verticals (e.g. legal, bank accounts, government filings, etc) behind setting up a startup. DC: Short-term: Do-it-yourself (DIY) social media influencers in the United States with 100K+ followers. And your least? Would you recommend it?

DC 156

DC Cambodia eCommerce Social Media 156

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Instrument Landing Systems – to help automate landings by giving the aircraft horizontal and vertical guidance. The flight management system also automates vertical and lateral navigation, fuel and balance optimization, throttle settings, critical speed calculation and execution of take-offs and landings. Lessons Learned.

Technical Review 292

Technical Review Engineer New York Design 292

Steve Blank

APRIL 6, 2009

The Arms Factories that Won the Cold War Were Semiconductor Factories Who was the government official pushing all of this? Upon his return he became a public figure but he was never allowed an access to any classified information let alone advise the government on SDI – nor anything else for that matter.

Silicon Valley 171

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Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2009

Government Regulations I turned to the class and said, “The rest of you can keep building your company and shipping your product because you don’t need to worry about government regulations. So the first heuristic is: do not assume the startup rules are the same for all vertical markets.

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