Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 9, 2023

Alexander Osterwalder and the team at Strategizer published a small eBook chock-full of best practices on corporate innovation called From Innovation Theater to Growth Engine. Ahead of the book they also released a set of videos explaining some of the concepts. So too with innovation.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JANUARY 15, 2020

His drive and passion for education eventually led him to establish an innovative English language school in Costa Rica, where he now provides life-changing courses to his community. Building sustainable societies. Creating unique lesson plans.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

The phrase needle in a haystack is commonly credited to the book Don Quixote from the early 1600s (“needle is a bottle of hay”) but there’s also a Fujian proverb “To dive into the sea, to feel for a needle” that is thought to be even older and gets to the same point. First, a piece of literary history.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book. Oh, and buy Brad’s book. Here are mine: 1.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

One of the books that first made me aware of the “creative brain&# was “ Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain &# by Betty Edwards. All are known creativity drivers and are covered in the book mentioned above. But for many people the most important driver of innovation is this kind of visualization & self talk.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

And make sure to pick up a copy of his book. 14:45 Eric: The vital function of a startup is to learn how to build a sustainable business. 22:10 Eric: Innovation Accounting. 22:53 Eric’s book: The Lean Startup. There are many in this episode. 13:43 Why would you talk to journalist? Why waste energy? 34:00 Imvu.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

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. The video industry will be disrupted just as books, newspapers and music before it. Mobility really changes everything. And the future?

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Paul G. Silva

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Greg Satell was interviewed on the You Are Not So Smart podcast (excellent, highly recommended) about his book Cascades. Cascades explains Greg’s observations on what it takes for innovation of all kinds (political movements, cultural change, startups, re-orgs, etc.) People tend to oppose innovation for five reasons.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. Why did you write this book? How do you define future-first?

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Hear her takes on fundable companies in the space and what sustainable protein innovators she thinks will come out ahead. What we did: Revolution Growth Partner, Fazeela Rashid , discussed investing in the future of food at October’s Reducetarian Summit. Read highlights from the annual meeting.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2018

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. I want to encourage more innovative thinking.”. Promoting Disruption.

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Tomasz Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I’ve been steadily progressing through the excellent books in the Stripe Press catalog. It’s the best book I’ve read on engineering management. The book abstracts out the wisdom of those times into theory abstracted from experience, not just hypothetical ideas. First, I read High Growth Handbook. Morale is low.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 18, 2025

Taking place in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, the premiere event will present pioneers in business, innovation and leadership, including innovative founders Brianne West , Nadia Lim , Sam Stubbs , Iyia Liu , special guest Dan Carter and more.

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Founders Coop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The GFC kicked off the most sustained period of fiscal and monetary stimulus in modern times. – Startups booking sales to other startups laundered the money flood and called it “blitzscaling”. The money fountain is sputtering just as the first real innovation in a decade roars into view. The tide will keep going out.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

As the field of entrepreneurial ecosystem building has started to grow over the last decade a few books dedicated exclusively to the topic have become valuable sources of information for ecosystem builders. I suspect many ecosystem builders will find the final sections of the book the most rewarding.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It is built on what is called “ aquaponics ” in which food is grown in water (not soil) and connected to a self-sustaining symbiotic ecosystem through the use of a fish tank with acquatic animals that become part of a biosystem to grow organic and fresh veg 7/365 and year round.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

If you expect to seek investors, or you expect to have a sustainable competitive advantage against sleeping giants, you need to register all your patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets early. Without effective and innovative marketing across the range of media, you won’t have a business. No intellectual property.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A number of startups and entrepreneurial initiatives working to address challenges in the transport sector have been approved for funding in round one of the Waka Kotahi Hoe ki angitū- Innovation Fund , with a second round of challenges now announced. It will support a range of private and non-government sector innovators and innovations.

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Ian Hathaway

JULY 28, 2020

After three eventful years , I’m excited to say that my new book— The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem , with Brad Feld —is officially available to the public today! It’s my first book, so this is a new feeling. It wasn’t always fun; writing a book of this nature is really hard work.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Editor’s Note – Huge props to Mailchimp for always INNOVATING. Via their Mailchimp Presents production studio, Mailchimp continues to innovate and be creative in how they spotlight and showcase creators, entrepreneurs and small business owners.

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StartupNation

MARCH 30, 2021

The following is excerpted from the book “Why Startups Fail” by Tom Eisenmann. If you read books and blogs that offer encouragement to first-time founders like you, you’ll see six points emphasized repeatedly: Related: How to Overcome the Self-Sabotage of Self-Doubt. Copyright © 2021 by Tom Eisenmann. All rights reserved.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: how to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. Immigrants to the US contribute to the success of the US innovation economy at a vastly disproportionate rate. VC firms looking for fundable founders. Canada : iNovia Capital.

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Jason Malki

JUNE 22, 2023

DC founded two successful startups in the enterprise IT space, then transitioned to investing in and mentoring startups focusing on energy sustainability. While financial returns are important, I’m more interested in seeing the companies I invest in succeed and bring important innovations to market. The list goes on and on.

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EntreWorks Consulting

JANUARY 22, 2020

If you’re intrigued about the history and potential future of DARPA or DARPA-like institutions, you’d be hard pressed to find a better guide than a new book entitled The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies. (A potential alternative title? If we want to see more successful innovation polices, we can’t just clone DARPA.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s not about being rich, it’s about repeatedly building value What some people think will happen when you become a founder | source I love the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Rich Founder’ is someone who creates a sustainable ‘lifestyle business’ with a high probability of success. ? It was my favorite growing up.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

2050 wants to focus on five fundamental areas — the future of food, better healthcare, improving education, shaping a sustainable lifestyle and fostering trust in the media and financial institutions. What we’re doing is quite innovative, so we’re learning by doing,” Ekeland said. Let’s start with the investment thesis.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 17, 2023

Elisa is now Vice President of Sales at Omneky , an innovator and leader in Generative AI which creates AI-powered personalized ads and content at scale. Elisa is driven to make a lasting impact that contributes to innovation and sustainable business growth. How did you break into a career in tech sales?

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Impact Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Impact Hub proudly announces a partnership with sustainable hotel booking platform, Goodwings. We are very keen to promote this opportunity to our members and partners, thousands of small and growing businesses around the world” — to facilitate them to travel Net Zero by booking their travels through the Goodwings platform.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Our innovative solution opens an exciting era of personalized medicine in diabetes.”. This results in operational cost reduction by eliminating the need to replace their existing fleet and yields a safer, more efficient and sustainable transportation system,” CEO Raghavender Sahdev tells TechCrunch. NuPort Robotics. The Hurd Co.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

The new round from Cowen Sustainable Investments (CSI), labeled a Series B, follows the company reaching profitability in April 2020 and gives Quip more than $160 million in total funding since the company was founded in 2015. Quip is focused on growth, innovation and community building among its over 7.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 23, 2019

In my new book, Take that Leap: Risking It All for What Really Matters, I re-count how joining EO helped my transformation from a drowning entrepreneur to living the entrepreneurial dream. For more information on my book, go to Amazon or www.nigeljbennett.com. When we opened up to the group, magic happened.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

billion in research and innovation it has to spend this year. Around 7,000 tech workers have joined the ranks of the Armed Forces or Territorial Defense Only last month, OneUkraine sprang up from a host of major European tech founders and investors, who plan to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. innovation economy at a vastly disproportionate rate. More posts by this contributor. 6 career options for ex-founders seeking their next adventure. Next are VC firms looking for founders.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Udacity said that part of the business is growing fast, with Q3 bookings up by 120% year-over-year and average run rates up 260% in H1 2020. Given Udacity’s growth, focus on sustainable business practices, and expanding reach across multiple industries, we are excited to provide this investment.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

It’s not like these companies were equipped to do much more than that: most of their executive teams lacked the skill set to drive organic growth and invest for long-term innovation, anyway. As they focused on the bottom of the pyramid, only a few companies enjoyed breakthrough and sustainable success. . The result?

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Ian Hathaway

MARCH 31, 2020

The Act, which allocates $2 billion to states under the “Innovation and Startups Equity Investment Program,” enables investors in undercapitalized regions to leverage federal dollars into startup investments. No one tells this story better than Harvard Business School professor Tom Nicholas in his recent book VC: An American History.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 1, 2016

Although we didn’t have any experience in the industry, we believed our innovative approach to education, combined with our strong business knowledge, would offer a sustainable solution to the education crisis in South Africa.”. You’re strengthening communities through an innovative approach to education.

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