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deal architect
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
In the 77th episode of Burning Platform, we host Oliver Pilgerstorfer, CMO of IFS, a repeat guest of ours He provides a sneak preview of their upcoming Customer Event, Unleashed scheduled from October 10 to 14 in Miami. We discuss. Burning Platform Industry Commentary
Steve Blank
MARCH 22, 2022
If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics. Richard Feynman. IBM Quantum Computer. Tens of billions of public and private capital are being invested in Quantum technologies.
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Every entrepreneur I know is dismayed by the number of friends who approach them with a line such as “I have an even better idea that will change the world, and one of these days I’m going to get around to starting my own business.”
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
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 their own ecosystem. He'll also go over metrics we can use to measure the health of our ecosystems as we build more resources for innovators.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 20, 2022
According to Bert Thornton and Dr. Sherry Hartnett, a mentoring program might just become your secret weapon in navigating uncertain, chaotic times and coming out on top. Here are nine ways mentoring can help you meet the challenges of 2022.
Rembrandt Communications
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Transform Your Bottom Line by Year-End (Yes. I’m talkin’ to you!). It’s September, and the busy, holiday sales season is here. Your phone rings, online purchases flood your inbox, and you hire more people to keep up with the growing demand. Money flows.
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Feld Thoughts
JULY 31, 2022
Registration is open for the 2022 Q4 Leadership Bootcamp , which is happening in Boulder, Colorado, on Nov 10-13, 2022. Regular readers of this blog know about my long-time (back to 1996) friendship with Reboot co-founder and CEO Jerry Colonna.
View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
It’s become a cliche in our technology startup world: disruptive technologies start as toys and are dismissed as such. The criticism gets louder as the realization starts setting in… the realization of just how much the tech will truly change the status quo.
deal architect
JANUARY 3, 2022
Welcome back. Hope you had a relaxing break and are ready for a hectic, very different 2022. Actually, “very different year” has been our annual guiding principle and reflects Deal Architect’s business model. Every year our revenue stream varies and. Industry Commentary
deal architect
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
In the 69th episode of Burning Platform, we host Dan Miklovic of The Analyst Syndicate. He was a colleague of mine at Gartner and has over five decades of manufacturing experiences in various roles and industries. We discuss massive changes.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 25, 2022
The last year has seen a ton written about the semiconductor industry: chip shortages, the CHIPS Act , our dependence on Taiwan and TSMC , China, etc. But despite all this talk about chips and semiconductors, few understand how the industry is structured.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Winning customers as an entrepreneur in a startup has many parallels to a young army trying to penetrate some formidable new and unfamiliar territory. You need a strategy as well as a goal, and you need to pick your battles well.
deal architect
JULY 20, 2022
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 Bob Buday of Buday Thought Leadership Partners. For over 3 decades, he. Analyst Cam Industry Commentary
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 26, 2022
Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 3, 2022
For all online businesses, there are so many other effective search engine optimization strategies beyond on-page SEO. Ray Blakney shares some of them. The post 5 Highly Effective Search Engine Optimization Tips Beyond On-Page SEO appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Rembrandt Communications
AUGUST 1, 2022
Does Your Content Give You The Results You Want? You distribute articles, blogs, emails, newsletters, videos, podcasts, press releases, and more… but you don’t see results. Why doesn’t your content work? What’s going on?! You may be guilty of one of these B.O.R.I.N.G. content sins! B-ad Copy.
deal architect
JUNE 18, 2022
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 Chris Knight, Global Industry Director for Construction and Engineering presenting on trends.
deal architect
JUNE 30, 2022
I have spent a lifetime watching new market segments emerge, mature, get disrupted, morph and consolidate. The energy sector is going through a massive disruption and renewal.
Steve Blank
MAY 17, 2022
Artificial Intelligence is a once-in-a lifetime commercial and defense game changer. download a PDF of this article here ). Hundreds of billions in public and private capital is being invested in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning companies.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
As a business owner in this age of rapid technological change, with the surge of worldwide competitors, setbacks and adversity are virtually guaranteed.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. In fact, I have found from personal experience and mentoring that both of these are necessary, but not sufficient, for building a business.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 2, 2022
If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring.
deal architect
MARCH 10, 2022
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 Wilhelm Myrer, Founder and CEO of Empower.eco, an Oslo, Norway based.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Despite the rush in every academic institution to offer more courses on entrepreneurship, I still haven’t found it to be something you can learn in school.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ozi ??. I just had lunch with Shenwei, one of my ex-students who had just taken a job in a mid-sized consulting firm. After a bit of catching up I offered he was looking a bit lost. “I
YoungUpstarts
MAY 29, 2022
Owning and running a startup can also be one of the most difficult responsibilities to manage if you don’t know what you’re doing. The post How To Launch Your First Startup appeared first on Young Upstarts. Advice For The Young At Heart startup advice
Rembrandt Communications
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Is Cupid’s arrow missing your customers right now? Valentine’s Day is near, but you may not feel the love… especially when you look at the financial statements for your business. If this sounds familiar, it’s time to make some communication changes for better results!
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 4, 2022
Every so often a promising entrepreneur seems to freeze in the oncoming headlights and gets run over by his competition. Why is it that his idea which seemed so fundable only months ago fails to attract investors today? The team is the same. The company's market is the same.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 28, 2022
Many entrepreneurs still don’t understand that building a business culture today of doing good, like helping people (society) and planet (sustainability), is also a key to maximizing profit. Employees and customers alike are looking for meaning, not simply employment and commodity prices.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 2, 2022
Outside of dreams, there is no real business opportunity without risk. Serious entrepreneurs know that, but too many “wannabes” still fall for that elusive get-rich-quick scheme with no risk.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 27, 2022
Entrepreneurs are usually highly creative and innovative, but many innovative people are not entrepreneurs. Since it takes a team of people to build a great company, the challenge is to find that small percentage of innovative people, and then nurture the tendency, rather than stifle it.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 30, 2022
Perhaps sparked by the recent pandemic, I’m seeing a new era of the entrepreneur, with startups springing up all around. Based on my own mentoring and investing experience, the best entrepreneurs are pragmatic problem solvers.
Steve Blank
APRIL 26, 2022
This article previously appeared in TechCrunch. Cram downs are back – and I’m keeping a list. At the turn of the century after the dotcom crash, startup valuations plummeted, burn rates were unsustainable, and startups were quickly running out of cash.
deal architect
JANUARY 31, 2022
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 Jujhar Singh, EVP and GM, Salesforce Industries. He presents an update.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that the strength of their initial idea somehow defines them as a leader, as well as the success potential of their derivative business. In my experience, it’s a lot more complicated than that.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 16, 2022
We are living in a new generation of business, where customers drive the experience, and highly engaged employees are required to keep up with customer expectations. Traditional business leadership practices, including autocratic, reactive, and narcissistic, aren’t good enough.
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