Revolution

MARCH 10, 2025

Years of offshoring, bottlenecks, and climate-driven disruptions have made it clear: we need to rethink where and how we source materials. billion board feet of usablewood. Now, as we double down on our investment, we know that this model isnt just a clever ideaits a necessary reimagining of American supplychains.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Contributed by Amanda Ma, founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group and EO Los Angeles member. In March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the US shut down, the events industry was completely disrupted. In March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the US shut down, the events industry was completely disrupted. The result?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

This round is about seizing the opportunities ahead for our next phase of growth, including driving innovation with new products, exploring acquisitions, and ensuring long-term financial flexibility, said Immad Akhund, co-founder and CEO of Mercury.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

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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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

If you’re creating truly innovative products, you often have no idea whether the proverbial dog will eat the dog food. And having too much money certainly raises board expectations that you will do big things quickly. I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. It takes options off of the table.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2017

This Goliath imposed fight by ADT is particularly annoying for me because Ring is literally my family’s single favorite tech innovation of the past several years. And the giant gets disrupted precisely because its cost structure to serve its customers and its cash cow, high-priced offering makes it nearly impossible for it to try compete.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m an entrepreneur at heart so I’m always inspired when I hear stories about innovation. David Cohen deserves much credit for building TechStars into an internationally recognized brand name for innovation. You can help local entrepreneurs get their first deal done and the innovation ought to benefit you.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 29, 2012

You're going to want syndication partners on the deals you find and sounding boards on the thesis behind each of your potential investments. Investors with industry expertise are invaluable in helping disruptive startups cross the chasm. 2) Network with as many other angel investors as possible. 3) Start with funds.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 4, 2022

We’re less than a month away from TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco! Hershenson also serves on the board of trustees of Harvey Mudd College and on the Advisory Council of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He also serves on the board of Friends of Hudson River Park.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

And this month we announced that Maker Studios, where I am an investor and board member, crossed 3 billion views. This is classic “Innovator’s Dilemma” market conditions. Ynon started as shareholder, board member & advisor and switches to full-time executive. This has been a very welcome addition.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 — our flagship global event — takes over the internet on September 21-23. Time to get on board: It costs less than $100 to attend TechCrunch Disrupt until this Monday. Time to get on board: It costs less than $100 to attend TechCrunch Disrupt until this Monday.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

But as I rose in my career (and post MBA) I moved into a role in which I was to advise board-level executives on topics where I was expected to rapidly become an expert. We are their sparring partners, their sounding boards. Any true disruption will change all the rules. It is unknowable.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

He then brought her to board meetings so nobody could accuse him of not having a business model. INNOVATOR’S DILEMMA. I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! But if you have time later – please watch video with Bill. He’s awesome to learn from.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I apply visual thinking for nearly everything I do: preparing for important phone calls (I imagine my opening lines, I imagine the responses), writing keynote presentations, deciding whether or not to invest in a company, preparing for board meetings – you name it. Debate is one of the most important ingredients in innovation.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The future of TV will follow the rule of Deflationary Economics as I outline influenced by the book The Innovator’s Dilemma. The production quality is terrible” I say, “ Please study The Innovator’s Dilemma because it predicts the disruption of your industry presciently.” billion views.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Today’s interview was with Tige ( interesting to follow on Twitter ), who has been involved with funded and/or sitting on the boards of Revolution Money, Living Social, Flexcar (now ZipCar) and UberMedia. Big companies just don’t seem to innovate the same way. It is very unique to have a single source of a fund that size.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2023

The reinvention of banking is well underway, and we’re excited to welcome three key players — Peter Hazlehurst, co-founder and CEO, Synctera; Laura Spiekerman, co-founder and president, Alloy; and Amanda Swoverland, chief compliance officer, Unit — to the Fintech Stage on September 19 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Tickets will sell out.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Fragmented markets can be a great target for disruption. They are the classic case of the Innovator’s Dilemma because they fundamentally can’t innovate on their product and can’t lower costs or their business craters. They have high-priced property and zero innovation. Public Storage does about $2.4

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. So Fox ludicrously set up a quasi internal innovation center called Slingshot Labs. It isn’t new stuff.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

The next Battlefield takes place at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. If you want a shot to compete against some of the most innovative early-stage startups in the world, apply to Startup Battlefield here before the application window closes on May 13 at 11:59 pm (PT). We’re thrilled to have her on board. Yeah, them.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

“The Middle East consists of developing nations and, sadly, we are consumers of innovation and create very little of it ourselves. I want to encourage more innovative thinking.”. Promoting Disruption. The first-ever FALAK UTS launched in May 2017 as a two-day summit on innovation and disruption.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Most were either trying to play catch up to startups that had come out of nowhere to disrupt their industries or to existing competitors who had gotten an earlier start at digital transformation. Of course, these boards were missing the point. . Finding ways to mitigate risk and save money always seems easier than growing the business.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

We are on a mission to modernize estate planning through innovative technology,” said Ra fael Loureiro , chief executive officer at Wealth.com. Ready industry adoption attracted top investor funding for the three-year-old startup’s innovative platform. GV (formerly Google Ventures) led the recently closed $30 million Series A round.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

We are proud to share EO member James Kilkelly ‘s efforts to disrupt the linear economy with his innovative approach to addressing electronic waste. Their metals, plastics and circuit boards can be separated and reused for other products. Earth’s population is expected to swell to 9 billion people by 2030.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 29, 2025

Tulikas focus on fostering a culture of innovation not only inspires her team but also ensures customer success, consistently delivering exceptional value and creating substantial improvements for clients. I saw an opportunity to innovate and bring a unique solution that wasnt being fully addressed by existing players.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 25, 2024

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) continues its mission of catalyzing innovation and fostering growth in the technology sector with its recent investments in eight dynamic companies. This innovative approach is set to make significant contributions to cancer research and treatment.

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Paul G. Silva

JUNE 30, 2022

Some companies create innovation divisions… only to discover that the high-risk approach needed there is incompatible with the company’s failure-averse culture. Other companies buy into an enterprise platform just to learn they are costly, take years to generate results, and disrupt the core business. Learn more.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Investors: TomorrowVentures (Eric Schmidt’s investment vehicle; Court Coursey joining board), CompuCredit Holdings, with existing investors Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Omidyar Network, QED Investors, Volition Capital. Other deals. 2.2mm in Series A. It’s a freakin’ cool feature.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Competitors can leapfrog you on features or outspend you on customer acquisitions but communities are very hard to disrupt. It’s what venture capital teams at innovators like First Round Capital and True Ventures realized 15 years ago?—?they Ryan Smith, the founder of Qualtrics, also invested and has joined the board of directors.

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TechCrunch

JULY 6, 2022

It’s a vital question, and it’s why we’ve invited three investors — who we think know their stuff — to share their insight and advice on the TechCrunch+ stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18-20 in San Francisco. She is currently a board director for Workwhile and a board observer for Outschool. .

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Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

Tell us about your experience as a UN Women Metro New York Chapter board member. What industries are you excited for the next generation of founders to disrupt? UN Women’s primary mission is to strive for gender equality by delivering programs, policies, and standards that uphold women’s rights globally.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JUNE 25, 2024

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (Ben Franklin CNP) continues its mission of catalyzing innovation and fostering growth in the technology sector with its recent investments in eight dynamic companies. This innovative approach is set to make significant contributions to cancer research and treatment.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield is one of the most popular parts of our annual TechCrunch Disrupt conference which is happening on September 21-23 this year. Garvey herself currently sits on the boards of Riipen, FourthRev, Holberton School and Ellevation Education. Her experience in edtech extends back years.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Image Credits: WaveOne WaveOne’s main innovation was a “content-aware” video compression and decompression algorithm that could run on the AI accelerators built into many phones and an increasing number of PCs. WaveOne also claimed that its video compression tech was robust to sudden disruptions in connectivity.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 7, 2023

The acquisition will support businesses throughout the region in enhancing their innovation capabilities and successfully launching and expanding new ventures. program, a SGD 20 million initiative introduced by the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 17, 2022

In today’s innovation-led marketplace, spotting opportunities offers a first mover advantage. Being able to see patterns helps you steer towards, or away from, disruptive trends. So I searched around and got someone on board who would share the vision and do the development.”. Bradley Walker. Becks West.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2021

Nuro’s delivery autonomous vehicles (AVs) don’t have a human driver on board. If Nuro is to become the generation-defining company its founders desire, it will be due as much to innovation in regulation as advances in the technology it develops. So when the company petitioned the U.S. They were wrong.

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