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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most influential books of my career is The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clay Christensen. Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology&# or “the innovator’s dilemma&# without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts. Enter Salesforce.com.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. THAT is disruption. The Funding Problem.

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How to Get a VC's Attention at an IRL Event

This is going to be BIG.

A few years ago, I was at Techcrunch Disrupt and this guy taps me on the shoulder as I was chatting in a group. 4) Don’t push for me to say yes or no right then—because I see 2000 things in a year and do 8-10 of them. He simply extended a handshake and said: “Hi, sorry to interrupt. My name is Alan.

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The Coming Zombie Startup Apocalypse

This is going to be BIG.

It took the NASDAQ fifteen years to get back to it''s March 2000 peak--and I think that it''s possible we''re looking ahead at the same kind of period, but one without the huge trough. Innovation continues to disrupt older industries, create opportunities, and create new streams of revenue. They''ll be around 10 years from now.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. A 90% disruption in cost spawns innovation – believe me. I believe the changes to the industry will be lasting rather than temporal change.

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Has VC Become So Big It Must Be Disrupted?

Tomasz Tunguz

The key question he poses is: has the industry become so large that it needs to be disrupted? This supply/demand shift that provides founders more leverage in conversations has catalyzed some innovation in venture. 2018 and 2019 exceeded the heady days of 2000 in terms of dollars deployed. in the New Yorker.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

Both Sides of the Table

And so it happened that between 2000-2008 I was the biggest buzz kill at dinner parties. Argument two says, “big companies can’t innovate anymore so Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc. I believe that huge financial, productivity and technical gains come from new innovation rather than derivative thinking.