This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

We're seeing, for the first time, investment and some disruption in huge areas like education, food, healthcare, government and even hardware based startups. The Wall Street Journal not only can't seem to take the temperature of the venture market correctly, they definitely don't know the market for YOUR business--which is totally unique.

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JUNE 22, 2011

I’m no great scholar on bubbles – I have more interesting things to spend my time worrying about than the exact definition , but having been around a few I have at least given them intellectual consideration. In contrast, when the market is falling, by definition your investment is worth less THE DAY AFTER you have invested.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2012

At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. 46:00 Do you believe that most of the disruption over the last few years has some from Elon Musk and Sebastian Thrun? I remember this lesson well. I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London.

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JUNE 4, 2013

I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! If it’s the former your company will definitely start to top out at some point. He then brought her to board meetings so nobody could accuse him of not having a business model. My take on his argument is this: 1.

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JANUARY 25, 2015

So you need to really know what to measure as a definition of success. They are most susceptible to being disrupted by better versions. There is no better post to read on this topic than Ev Williams “ A Mile Wide and An Inch Deep.” ” I wish I had written this myself since it’s a saying I often espouse.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MAY 11, 2021

These are all important and disruptive changes to the startup, tech, and business sectors. We definitely have not figured this all out, but we are starting to see some patterns and some benefits of both work modes, and we are trying to navigate to a good middle ground. And investors in NYC can access investments in Singapore with ease.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 6, 2015

I''m probably biased against just out of school hackers who think that just because they built a thing, they''re going to disrupt an industry they don''t care about understanding. We all have biases--and not all bias is bad. Am I wrong to have that? Do I want to change that? I''m not sure I think of that as a "mistake" to be fixed.

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APRIL 27, 2014

The ones above are the ones I’ve prioritized this year (other than Disrupt – I never seem to get invited to that one). By definition this means others will doubt you. Angels have been prolific for years now and they, too, rely on downstream money to cover their bets. And there’s conferences. Oh, the conferences.

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OCTOBER 17, 2010

Your new idea won’t resonate with people the way “check-ins&# does because they’ve never heard of it by definition. The way many people are currently thinking about DataSift , “It looks cool but I kind of don’t get it?&# (I’m not an investor, I’m just judging by people’s reactions at TC Disrupt.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 22, 2020

You have to go back to the Depression and World War II to find a disruption of this magnitude—and that shaped an entire generation. This will definitely be a generation shaping event—one in which we’re going to undergo a lot of pain and difficulty, but ultimately, for the better.

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Dream It

AUGUST 29, 2019

The definition of Exit Strategy from Investopedia: “The method by which a venture capitalist or business owner intends to get out of an investment that he or she has made in the past. But it’s also not smart to go into a meeting having just achieved product-market fit and tell an investor that you plan to IPO. This is risky.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

” So how should you feel about Web Summit, DreamForce, TechCrunch Disrupt, CES, SxSW or any of the myriad of tech events that are put on every year? I’ve noticed your Twitter handle over the years so definitely know who you are. But if you want a great trip to Dublin then you should definitely go!

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 5, 2016

We don't really even have a consistent definition of what a co-founder is--so it seems preposterous that there could be such universal agreement that everyone needs one. I don't think you can get into YC with this kind of "Godfather"-type co-founder as your partner if they're not going to be there day in and day out.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Kara Goldin is a force of nature: Authentic, unafraid of failure, and creative in pushing boundaries and disrupting the status quo. That’s not accurate; I definitely had fears. When you’re trying to disrupt an established category: Go outside of your business to search for inspiration and ideas. Who is this “ Wonder Woman ”?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The production quality is terrible” I say, “ Please study The Innovator’s Dilemma because it predicts the disruption of your industry presciently.” It is – by definition – participation. ” Let me remind you of the math: Gangnam Style = 1.3 billion views. What exactly is World of Warcraft?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

The definition of “temporarily” is yet another unknown. Expect a disruption of normal terms (expect to get paid slower, but you may have to pay faster). During economic disruption, customers will take longer to pay and vendors will need to be paid faster.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. When I tell audiences that Americans consume 6 hours of video per day people seldom believe me (thus I publish the data).

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TechCrunch

MAY 19, 2021

Tess Hatch, vice president and partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, will join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 as a judge for our Startup Battlefield competition. We’ve been lucky enough to have Tess onstage at prior Disrupt events , and our TC Sessions: Space event as well.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I pointed out that when you become a partner in a VC firm almost by definition you’ve seen years of businesses that failed or concepts that didn’t quite work. ” Such simple yet poignant advice. Kara and I discussed what we thought that meant to each of us. So you become jaded. Disappearing messages?

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JANUARY 18, 2014

It’s in an area that has no hardware and no software and definitely isn’t a company you’d read about on TechCrunch. Be willing to invest in things that uncool or unpopular if you find an entrepreneur whom you believe in and who has a thesis for how to disrupt a big market. Avoid the herd.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Students are great source of ideas because they’re willing to challenge the existing norms – the basis for all disruption.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

We always say that great opportunities are composed of a world-class team addressing a big & disruptive market opportunity. By definition the market is already large and therefore crowded or it’s nascent and the opportunity is not totally clear. Market Opportunity. But what about markets? I would like to say it again.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 25, 2011

I was sitting at lunch at Techcrunch Disrupt in the middle of a bunch of people. I've been thinking about bread for the last couple of days. No, not bread. bre.ad , a new startup launching whose founder has perfected the art of the conference pitch.

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Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 8, 2023

Psychological safety refers to an individual’s perception of the consequences of taking an interpersonal risk or a belief that a team is safe for risk taking in the face of being seen as ignorant, incompetent, negative, or disruptive. In a team with high psychological safety, teammates feel safe to take risks around their team members.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I would definitely recommend UCL educate program for that side. They failed to cope with the disruption in the market. Getting research evidence: This challenge continues in the upcoming stages but you should start thinking about it from the beginning. Usually, this is the stage where you start reaching out to investors as well.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was sick of hyperbole articles pronouncing that VCs were “scared or AngelList&# or “it was disrupting VC&# or some other BS exaggeration like that. Naval says valuations are definitely going up, but isn’t completely sure why. Let’s be clear: AngelList doesn’t scare a single VC I know. It is additive.

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Onevest

APRIL 27, 2015

Feeling the need to change up the musical instrument scene while also making an environmental impact, the brothers are definitely disrupting the industry with Bohemian Guitars. The South African native along with his brother Shaun, launched Bohemian Guitars on Kickstarter in June of 2013.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

I put my definitions on them because I didn’t want my thinking to be constrained by industry-defined boundaries or definitions. Where do the new entrants like YouTube, Pandora, iTunes, Huffington Post, Boxee, Netflix, Demand Media and other disruptive offerings fit into that equation and how is it changing?

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Gust

JUNE 29, 2014

This is the “truly disruptive technology” that startups often claim. It’s definitely worth a look. The first phase of a hype cycle is the technology trigger or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest. Peak of inflated expectations.

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Gust

JUNE 29, 2014

This is the “truly disruptive technology” that startups often claim. It’s definitely worth a look. The first phase of a hype cycle is the technology trigger or breakthrough, product launch or other event that generates significant press and interest. Peak of inflated expectations.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Great entrepreneurs invest countless hours reinventing, reimagining and disrupting products and services of all kinds. Definitely. Reinvention is the key to successful entrepreneurship. What’s in it for you to get better at this? Will it help your company grow and thrive? Will it help you become a more effective businessperson?

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

It’s when it feels like the New Thing has limitless upside, that “anything is possible and everything before will be disrupted” mindset. Source: AVC But from an economic point of view, let’s better understand what a ‘bubble’ actually means, because it’s often expanded and abused beyond the classic definition. SaaS and Cloud perhaps?)

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TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2021

Those are probably the people that are more naturally intuitive investments, so it definitely does skew that direction.”. Sydney Thomas is coming to judge startups at Disrupt. And while some startups are still severely disrupted, offering a helping hand to the nation has become the priority for most. Around TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

With other outlets like media publications WeeTracker and Disrupt Africa disclosing different results for the African venture capital market, we compared and contrasted their results last year. billion while Disrupt Africa, $496 million for the same year. of the total African VC funding counted by Disrupt Africa.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

“We basically just chased the opportunity wherever it was,” he tells TechCrunch, summing up how Bounce tackled the last two years of pandemic disruption. Now almost half (45%) of its revenue comes from outside the U.S., ” The platform itself launched on Product Hunt in February 2019, ahead of the pandemic.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

In many senses the KPIs of a business should be driven by the finance / ops team more than the sales & marketing teams because the latter is wont to use the most liberal definitions of CAC to justify spend where the former has to make sure you don’t run out of cash. One big, beginners mistake people make in LTV is to measure revenue.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2022

TechCrunch Disrupt is next week, somehow. Safe travels to those of you traveling into town, and apologies to those of us who are already based in San Francisco and now definitely won’t be able to get a table at Che Fico. Remember that you can use code “STARTUPS” for a special reader discount for Disrupt tickets. A few notes.

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