deal architect
MAY 12, 2023
In the 88th episode of Burning Platform, we host Clare Henry of SAP. Nice of her to take time out of a hectic week with last minute prep to provide us a curtain raiser on the Sapphire event next week.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 30, 2023
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. From my own experience and from the best entrepreneurs I know, I always offer some basic business realities, and assure you that conditions will never be perfect.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 8, 2023
Are you one of those business owners planning to create a health and fitness app? Here are some things that you must consider. The post Things To Consider For Building A Successful Fitness App appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. 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
Rembrandt Communications
MAY 1, 2023
Where does your public relations budget go, anyway? You just hired a PR, or public relations, company to help you get some publicity. Things are moving forward just fine. Then, you get your big, monthly retainer bill. Yikes! Since public relations’ activities take a lot of time and effort, they can be expensive. Plus, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes research, media pitching, copywriting, and follow-up that goes on.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
The course is free and starts on March 21, 2022. This is the third time we are running the new version of the course (v2!) that was co-created with Techstars and Kauffman Fellows. If interested, sign up now. I hope to see you there in one of the AMAs we will host for anyone who takes the course. The post Venture Deals Spring 2023 Course appeared first on Brad Feld.
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VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Taking stock of the venture capital market in 2023, it’s clear to see that we’re in a transition point. For the past 10 years, with interest rates near zero, VC investors plowed record amounts into tech startups and enjoyed a seemingly ‘easy’ investing environment. Prices went up from round to round, and startups were encouraged to grow, grow, grow, and not to worry about profitability.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 22, 2023
The Metaverse, a virtual universe where people can interact with each other in a 3D environment, is rapidly gaining traction as an emerging market, attracting businesses, investors, and talent from all over the world. However, despite the hype surrounding the concept, Europe still faces significant challenges if it wants to establish a strong presence in the Metaverse.
Gust
MAY 17, 2023
Imagine that you are the founder of a Brazilian B2B SaaS startup that has landed a few enterprise clients and has some good traction. Your sights are now set on raising capital in Silicon Valley to scale your business and reach new markets. While your conversations with U.S. based investors are productive, you soon realize that they are unwilling to invest in your Brazilian startup as it is governed by laws they are not familiar with.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Despite economic obstacles triggered by geopolitical risks, inflation, and labor shortages, worldwide software spending will continue to increase. According to Gartner’s latest forecast , global IT spending will reach $4.5 trillion in 2023, with software spending reaching $856,029 from $783,462 in 2022. The wave of inflation, layoffs, and consumers cutting spending, managing a startup, has become more complex than ever.
deal architect
APRIL 30, 2023
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 Torsten Welte, Global VP and Head of Industrial Business Unit for Aerospace.
Steve Blank
APRIL 4, 2023
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. John F. Kennedy Humans have mastered lots of things that have transformed our lives, created our civilizations, and might ultimately kill us all. This year we’ve invented one more. Artificial Intelligence has been the technology right around the corner for at least 50 years.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2023
If you are one of the new age of entrepreneurs who hates the thought of doing a business plan as a first step in starting your new venture you will love this message. More and more professionals agree that a better strategy is to explore and fine tune your assumptions before declaring a specific plan with financial projections based only on your dream and passion.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 23, 2023
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.
Rembrandt Communications
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The secret side to publicity uncovered… You get an email every other day about a new press release service… “Your competitors are using us. Why aren’t you?” “We’ll get your news on the top media sources.” “Promote your business for just a few hundred dollars per month.” These marketing messages sound great. After all, you have a lot to do, and you could just sign up for this service and be done with the matter.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 15, 2023
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. Others, especially those in the crypto industry, were saying some version of “ Well, FTX Might Looking Like a Ponzi Scheme, But Crypto is Legit and Isn’t a Ponzi Scheme.” But then someone else in the Crypto industry, on the same website, wrote Crypto Ponzi Schemes: How to Identify and Protect Yourself From These Scam
SiliconHills
MARCH 13, 2023
By Laura Kobylecky, Special Contribution to Silicon Hills News South by Southwest announced the 2023 Innovation Award winners during an awards ceremony at the Austin Convention Center on Monday evening. The winners are Move.ai of London, For Tomorrow: an Innovation Ecosystem of Los Angeles, Time Investigators of Bourne End, U.K.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 13, 2023
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. That’s why to keep up with the rapid changes in the tech industry, we’re always on the lookout for new, updated landscapes.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 8, 2023
Keeping up with trends is the reality show of the e-commerce world, which is constantly developing, gaining a significant market share, and driving online sales. It becomes even more interesting in the world of emerging technologies and the IoT. Trendwatching is one of the most effective ways to have a competitive advantage over rivals and become a leader in the industry.
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
“Extend your runway.” That’s what every VC is telling their portfolio companies these days. The very important part they’re leaving out, however, is, “But keep growing at the same pace before the cuts.” In other words, they’re telling companies that, in order to get next round funding, they’re somehow supposed to stay the same fast growers they were before the tech downturn, but just do that longer and get to higher aggregate revenue and performance numbers.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 9, 2023
Starting a new business can be an exciting journey where you’re bound to experience your fair share of ups and downs along the way. In this regard, one of the necessary evils startups have to deal with is finances, especially when it comes to managing payroll. The issue is, how can you even think about scaling your business when such a bottleneck is staring you right in the eyes, with each mistake having costly ramifications to boot?
deal architect
JANUARY 22, 2023
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.
Hunter Walker
MARCH 2, 2023
Why I’m Participating in SeedChecks’ “Submit Your Deck” Community We’ve never believed in hiding. Our email addresses are on our website , and there’s no junior staffer or AI Bot replying on our behalf. A strong Cold Email always beats a weak Warm Email. And we’ve backed successful startups where the relationship began exactly this way.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 21, 2023
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. The biggest complaint I hear from fellow investors is that startup founders often talk way too long, and neglect to cover the most relevant points. Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 13, 2023
Alex Brueckmann shares some of the critical skills and insights that every young entrepreneur needs to develop to create a thriving business and build a life filled with happiness. The post The 3 + 1 Essential Success Skills Every Business Leader Should Master appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Rembrandt Communications
JANUARY 1, 2023
What is Your Publicist Doing? (Psst. 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? You may see some fantastic results in their monthly reports, but you may not be aware of what’s really going on.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 8, 2023
Startup Snapshot, a data-sharing platform for the entrepreneurial ecosystem, recently released its latest report, The Untold Toll: The Impact of stress on the well-being of startup founders and CEOs. Clearly, the emotional state of founders and entrepreneurs in any period, especially now in this economic environment, is a critical driver of success.
SiliconHills
MARCH 14, 2023
Colossal is on track to produce a woolly mammoth by 2028, said Ben Lamm, the company’s CEO, and Co-founder. “I think we’re on the path for that,” Lamm said during a discussion on Colossal’s De-Extinction Mission at South by Southwest Tuesday afternoon.
VC Cafe
MAY 1, 2023
Like many ideas, this post started with a Tweet… Until Now: – Smartphone wars (Apple won) – Console wars – (Microsoft won) – Streaming wars (still going) – App store wars (Apple won) – Bundle wars (Apple won) What's next? – LLM wars – Smart cars wars – GPU wars – Space race 2.0 What else?
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 7, 2023
In many organizations, security risks can arise from nearly any digital transaction and communication in today’s ultra-complex world of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Hackers and fraudulent entities typically monitor an establishment’s business protocols and patterns and search for vulnerable avenues to target. It’s especially common for bad actors to pursue financial pathways to infiltrate a company.
This is going to be BIG.
JANUARY 8, 2023
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. The bot can write essays instantaneously, opening up a pandora’s box of ways to cheat, right?
The Startup Magazine
APRIL 12, 2023
It’s so easy to become addicted to our smartphones, but it doesn’t have to be. If you want to break the cycle of addiction, it’s important that you take control over your smartphone habits. As much as we like our phones, too much time spent on it can lead us into a trap where we are checking emails first thing in the morning and scrolling through Facebook at night or before even getting out of bed.
deal architect
APRIL 27, 2023
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 Jeff Howell, Global Vice President, Head of High-Tech Industry Business Unit at.
Hunter Walker
MAY 13, 2023
“Worst case scenario we’ll sell to a larger startup or public company for about ~$1.5m per engineer.” Yes, this was the ‘fallback plan’ for many team in the web2 era and they weren’t wrong. Especially in the early days of mobile/iOS engineering, if you hired strong technical talent into your early stage company, you basically created an acquisition outcome floor.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 21, 2023
As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). Startups which display real innovation, such as alternative energy sources and new medical treatments, are still rare.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 19, 2023
Selling things on social media? You need your online store hosted on a good eCommerce platform to ensure business success. The post How To Choose Your E-Commerce Platform For Your Startup appeared first on Young Upstarts.
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