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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. 33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica?

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The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte

Both Sides of the Table

Around 2003, Quigo was doing tens of millions of dollars in revenue with two main products: a ready-to-use, search engine marketing solution for advertisers called FeedPoint and a contextual advertising platform for publishers called AdSonar. Quigo Lands Overture as Client, Rejects Their Acquisition Offer.

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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017: Failing Forward

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The two riff on topics including martial arts, disrupting the financial industry, the perils of being kicked out of college multiple times and how strong foundational values guide future successes. Shelley joined the EO Brisbane chapter in 2003. Did you miss Thursday’s spotlight on work-life balance?

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The Types Of Startups That Exist Today

Feedough

While all disruptive high-growth businesses can be termed startups, it’s still a heterogeneous group with subtypes characterised by the industry served, market disrupted, funding raised, motive, and valuation. The space exploration market existed but was largely untapped before SpaceX disrupted the functioning of the market.

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WJR Business Beat: Industry Sectors Facing Major Change In 2022 (Episode 348)

StartupNation

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff talks about sectors undergoing sustained disruption and what it means for entrepreneurs. This morning on the Business Beat, we’re focused on an industry sector predicted to see continuing disruption well after the pandemic is finally behind us. for the WJR Business Beat.

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5 noteworthy startup-led trends of the 21st century that transformed industries | Propel(x)

propel(x)

Deep tech refers to scientific or engineering innovations that disrupt existing industries through years of research, patent application, and other forms of intellectual property. This list primarily looks at deep tech sectors, with many of the mentioned startups having grown into household names and multibillion-dollar companies today.

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Ibex Investors’ newest fund is betting on a mobility revolution

TechCrunch

” Ibex Investors , which is based in Denver with offices in New York and Tel Aviv, was founded in 2003 with a “multi-stage” and “multi-strategy” investment strategy. Borus told TechCrunch that he believes trucking will be among the first sectors to be disrupted by autonomous vehicle technology. ”