Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. That’s a bit like imagining Apple launching the 2007 iPhone and then not having 10-years of constant improvements to maintain its market leadership position.

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Founders Coop

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This post is an attempt to unpack the changes we observed both during and after our time with Techstars, to draw out potentially useful lessons about how things might have gone differently. ——— In the Beginning: Champions of the Local Startup Ecosystem Techstars launched its first program in Boulder in 2007.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers. AI has also begun to play a bigger role in the construction supply chain, production scheduling, labor management, insurance and financing, risk assessment etc.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

That success has been bolstered by the fact that the UK is among the world’s most innovative financial services regulatory environments. Regulation is generally a blocker to innovation. In 2007, it became one of the first markets in the world to issue contactless (tap-to-pay) cards. (A A full 8 years earlier than the U.S.)

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?).

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 23, 2024

April 23, 2024 ) – Phase Sensitive Innovations – a veteran-owned, University of Delaware spinoff that specializes in radio-frequency components, devices and systems – has chosen to expand operations in its hometown of Newark, Delaware, to support its continued growth within the domestic defense and global semiconductor industries.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

The company was founded in 2007 by T. This landmark investment allows us to continue scaling our technology, service and financing capabilities so we can meet the needs of the next billion energy consumers,” he said. Its current systems can power lights, mobile phones and small home appliances like TVs.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

On a much larger scale, Sun King pointed out that since its founding in 2007 by chief executive officer Patrick Walsh and Anish Thakkar , its products have provided light and power to 95 million people throughout its African and Asian markets, including Cameroon, Mozambique, and Togo, three countries it recently expanded into.

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Paul G. Silva

JULY 11, 2018

Due diligence doesn’t completely “de-risk” a deal, but it helps eliminate deals in which there are clear problems that lead to failure – things like products with no real customers, CEOs with integrity issues, and no true right to sell the innovation. So what is the right amount of due diligence for you?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Monkey has developed what it describes as Supply Chain Finance (SCF) programs for small and medium enterprises. We actually think that what they’re doing is fundamentally different to the way that Supply Chain Finance has been done anywhere around the globe,” Whittle said. So what does that mean exactly?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

The increase in entrepreneurs often brings in many people not in the system to “innovate” but rather to make a quick buck. You’ll see here that in 2007 people were willing to pay 7.7x Why Financing in Falling Markets is So Damn Difficult. Most smart VCs (again, privately) think it is not. And so it goes.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

Finance teams were constantly needing them for things like creating pitch decks. Plus, in his view, there has been very little innovation in cloud storage since Dropbox launched in 2007. . “We spent a lot of money on photo shoots because we couldn’t find new things, or people would have to recreate designs,” she said. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

There are so many trailblazing innovations that we don’t talk about a lot about Nigeria, like the BVN and the NIP system. Nigeria has consistently been at the forefront of payments innovation for over a decade, and it was all possible because of the forward-looking CBN policies,” he said.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Here are four startup myths that hold innovation back. businesses that were started during a recent eight-year period (2007 to 2014). industry, financing, patenting, location) and outcomes (i.e. Diverse startups are the key to innovation, creative thinking and growth, which is now more critical than ever before.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 22, 2016

in 2007 during the collapse of the housing market, precisely because I believe change and chaos breed opportunity. And, according to research by Gartner , by 2017, 50% of product investment projects will be redirected to customer experience innovations. By Cindy Koebele, EO Minnesota member and President of TitleSmart, Inc. ,

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

FIS bought eFunds in 2007 for about $1.8 He was inspired to start Payall after concluding that there “had been essentially no innovation, or marginal innovation, in the cross-border payments space in over 50 years.”. A group of strategic individual investors also participated in the latest financing.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2020

(iMCI) and Ten-Nine Technologies ([link] are pleased to announce the closure of $5 million in Series A financing for new research and development facilities as well as a manufacturing plant capable of tonnage battery material production. Since 2007, iMCI and i2E, Inc. The iMCI-led investment in Ten-Nine Technologies includes $1.65

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The Ben Franklin Program invests in and supports technology-based start-ups, innovative manufacturers, and a technology-based ecosystem throughout the state. Since 2007-08, funding for Ben Franklin has dropped approximately 50 percent, from $28 million to $14.5 million per year.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2018

2007 / KPIs and company dashboards help ensure your customers, employees and financial stakeholders are all being considered. At the start of 2007, KPIs and dashboards were foreign to us. Bonus lesson: Mistakes are the fertile ground of innovation! The organization serve as an informal business advisory board.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Cormac McCarthy’s Apocalypse (originally published in 2007) is offered as premium content behind the Longreads subscription wall. He offers advice on everything from running a BOD meeting to maintaining innovation in a large company. Two of my favorite innovative thinkers from history are Charles Darwin and Adam Smith.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

million Series A financing led by i2E Management Company Inc., with co-investment from OSF Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Dreampact Ventures. million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). . – September 3, 2020 – PhotoniCare, Inc., i2E Management Company, Inc.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Scott remained at Adobe, managing the deep integration of Behance into the Adobe Creative Cloud and leading Adobe’s innovative mobile product efforts. In 2007 he founded 99U, an annual conference attended by thousands of design leaders and creative professionals.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The real innovation was a business one, with Klarna’s young and non-technical founders, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niklas Adalberth and Victor Jacobsso, taking an old idea and reconfiguring it for the burgeoning e-commerce industry. However, what is made less explicit is that there was likely very little technology involved.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Steve Jobs did not attempt to make another flip phone or a Blackberry lookalike back in 2007; he absolutely revolutionized the mobile phone industry. No matter what kind of phone you carry today, remember that it’s because of Steve Jobs that you have it.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 14, 2020

convertible note follow on round of financing with participation from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, members of the SeedStep Angels group and private investors. Since 2007, iMCI and i2E, Inc. In late 2019, i2E Management Company, Inc. About i2E and iMCI i2E Management Company, Inc.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JULY 22, 2021

Prior to 2010, Hauger spent 25 years with Procter and Gamble, starting in operations and finance management roles, and culminating as Global Financial Operations Manager, enabling progressive change in sales, research, and administrative systems. iMCI currently manages $88 million across five venture funds.

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Don Dodge

APRIL 6, 2015

They were part of the Ycombinator Cambridge class of 2007, after being rejected by YC in 2005 and 2006. I remember the Demo Day in 2007 where DropBox presented to about 30 Boston area Angels and Venture Capital investors. Two years later in 2007 I interviewed Paul and asked him why he started Ycombinator.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MARCH 20, 2021

In October 2019 PrivacyBrain received a $100,000 Technology Business Finance Program investment for version 1 product development and further customer validation. Since 2007, iMCI and i2E, Inc. Adams began working with an i2E Venture Advisor in August 2019 to further develop a product roadmap and path to market.

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Impact Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

finance, transforming India into an Impact Startup nation.”. “We ecosystems to drive collaboration and entrepreneurial innovation around the UN’s Sustainable. Amit Bhatia, Founder of Aspire Circle & Aspire Impact (since 2007), was Inaugural CEO of The Global. programs, across 60 countries to India.” Impact Hub builds.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The real innovation was a business one, with Klarna’s young and non-technical founders, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niklas Adalberth and Victor Jacobsso, taking an old idea and reconfiguring it for the burgeoning e-commerce industry. However, what is made less explicit is that there was likely very little technology involved.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

Independent sponsors (groups seeking to acquire a company which do not have the equity financing needed in advance) earn nothing upfront, but earn 20% of the deals they facilitate. Similarly, certain Revenue-Based Finance investors (e.g., Helps daring companies with innovative consumer-facing solutions expand to new markets.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2021

While Nigeria and Kenya have been at the forefront of African fintech innovation, activities in Egypt are beginning to shape up nicely. As earlier iterated, fintech is on the rise in Egypt with startups like Moneyfellows, NowPay, Raseedi, Flick providing lending, payments, wealth and personal finance management services, etc.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2021

“When we joined forces with Intuit, we knew there would be opportunities for our businesses to partner to build a more holistic financial ecosystem for members to manage all aspects of their finances all in one place and their paycheck is a major part of that,” said Ken Lin, Founder and CEO of Credit Karma. Member FDIC. About Credit Karma.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

Yes, I studied Ricardo’s theory of Comparative Advantage in college that says that lower-skilled jobs should move to countries with lower labor costs, but Andy Grove’s point about loss of skills in manufacturing leading to a decline in innovation in the next technology wave is both real and troubling.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 28, 2016

As President and co-owner of the 102-year-old Lamey Wellehan shoe stores, Jim Wellehan used sustainability to foster innovation and remain relevant in the face of fierce competition. In 2007, as the most affluent people in the world were meeting the first iPhone, another mobile innovator entered the market. billion in sales.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 2, 2021

Interestingly, many years later, Square would use other innovative “cash giveaway” strategies to steal market share from Paypal (in addition to copying the give $5, get $5 model ). Also, as many founders and CEOs only go public once, it is much easier to take the traditional conservative route, vs doing something innovative and courageous.

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